Rig Veda Sukta 97
Mandala 7Sukta 9710 Mantras

Sukta 97

Sukta 7.97

Rishi

Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7; hymn to Bṛhaspati/Brāhmaṇaspati)

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical for Maṇḍala 7 praise/invocation)

Ten hymn Wasiṣṭhy wzywa Bṛhaspatiego/Brāhmaṇaspatiego jako boskiego Przyjaciela i kapłańską Moc, która czyni ofiarę skuteczną, oczyszcza mowę i otwiera drogę do obfitości. Umieszcza uwielbienie w kontekście tłoczenia Somy, gdzie witanym jest również Indra, prosząc, by czciciele stali się "bez winy" przed hojnym Dawcą i otrzymali siłę, radość oraz właściwe prowadzenie.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.97

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Brihaspati / BrahmanaspatiMantras 2, 4-8, 10Bṛhaspati / Brāhmaṇaspati (with a relational horizon that includes Indra as allied power in the hymn)

    Bṛhaspati is praised as the pure and purifying lord of sacred speech (brahman), “golden-voiced,” forceful and luminous, who grants divine help, removes fault, and makes the Soma-pressing fruitful for many companions.

  • IndraMantras 1, 10
  • Brahmanaspati / BrihaspatiMantras 3, 9Brāhmaṇaspati / Bṛhaspati

Mantras

Mantra 1

यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्या नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति । इन्द्राय यत्र सवनानि सुन्वे गमन्मदाय प्रथमं वयश्च ॥

W ofierze, w ludzkim siedlisku Nieba i Ziemi, gdzie ludzie szukający boga radują się; gdzie tłoczenia są przygotowane dla Indry, niech przyjdzie do zachwytu i przyniesie pierwszą rozległość naszego bytu.

Mantra 2

आ दैव्या वृणीमहेऽवांसि बृहस्पतिर्नो मह आ सखायः । यथा भवेम मीळ्हुषे अनागा यो नो दाता परावतः पितेव ॥

Wybieramy i wzywamy do siebie boskie wsparcia; niech Bṛhaspati, nasz potężny Przyjaciel, się zbliży, abyśmy stali się bez winy przed hojnym Dawcą, tym, który z dalekiego zaświatów obdarza nas jak ojciec.

Mantra 3

तमु ज्येष्ठं नमसा हविर्भिः सुशेवं ब्रह्मणस्पतिं गृणीषे । इन्द्रं श्लोको महि दैव्यः सिषक्तु यो ब्रह्मणो देवकृतस्य राजा ॥

Jego, najstarszego, z pokłonem i z ofiarami wysławiam, Brahmanaspatiego, dobroczynnego. Niech wielka boska pieśń przyłączy się do Indry, który jest królem bosko ukształtowanego Słowa.

Mantra 4

स आ नो योनिं सदतु प्रेष्ठो बृहस्पतिर्विश्ववारो यो अस्ति । कामो रायः सुवीर्यस्य तं दात्पर्षन्नो अति सश्चतो अरिष्टान् ॥

Niech Brihaspati, najdroższy i niosący wszystkie upragnione dary, zajmie swoje miejsce w naszym łonie wzrostu; on, który jest tęsknotą za duchową pełnią i heroiczną siłą, niech da to i przeniesie nas poza tych, którzy nas naciskają, zachowując nas nietkniętymi.

Mantra 5

तमा नो अर्कममृताय जुष्टमिमे धासुरमृतासः पुराजाः । शुचिक्रन्दं यजतं पस्त्यानां बृहस्पतिमनर्वाणं हुवेम ॥

Jego wzywamy, Brihaspatiego, nieznużonego, ten hymn miły Nieśmiertelnemu; ci dający, dawno zrodzeni nieśmiertelni, go podtrzymują. Czystogłosnego, czcigodnego wśród siedzib, wzywamy.

Mantra 6

तं शग्मासो अरुषासो अश्वा बृहस्पतिं सहवाहो वहन्ति । सहश्चिद्यस्य नीलवत्सधस्थं नभो न रूपमरुषं वसानाः ॥

Silne rude rumaki, niosąc razem, wiozą Brihaspatiego. Nawet jego siedzenie jest błękitne jak niebo, podczas gdy on przybiera rudą postać, potężny, poruszający się w zjednoczonym pędzie.

Mantra 7

स हि शुचिः शतपत्रः स शुन्ध्युर्हिरण्यवाशीरिषिरः स्वर्षाः । बृहस्पतिः स स्वावेश ऋष्वः पुरू सखिभ्य आसुतिं करिष्ठः ॥

Albowiem on jest czysty, o setnej szerokości, on jest oczyszczycielem, o złotym głosie, popychający, niosący świetlistą siłę. Brihaspati, o dobrym wejściu, wysoki i potężny, przygotuje dla wielu towarzyszy wyciskanie Somy, wylanie rozkoszy.

Mantra 8

देवी देवस्य रोदसी जनित्री बृहस्पतिं वावृधतुर्महित्वा । दक्षाय्याय दक्षता सखायः करद्ब्रह्मणे सुतरा सुगाधा ॥

Dwie boginie, Niebo i Ziemia, Matki boga, powiększyły Brihaspatiego swoją wielkością. O towarzysze, stańcie się biegli w dziele rozeznania; uczyńcie dla brahmana bezpieczną i łatwą przeprawę.

Mantra 9

इयं वां ब्रह्मणस्पते सुवृक्तिर्ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे अकारि । अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं पुरंधीर्जजस्तमर्यो वनुषामरातीः ॥

Ta dobrze ukształtowana mowa, o Panie Słowa, została stworzona dla was, jako brahman dla Indry dzierżącego piorun. Niech myśli będą chronione i wzniesione; niech pełnie zrozumienia przepędzą wrogości o wąskich sercach.

Mantra 10

बृहस्पते युवमिन्द्रश्च वस्वो दिव्यस्येशाथे उत पार्थिवस्य । धत्तं रयिं स्तुवते कीरये चिद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

O Brihaspati, ty i Indra jesteście panami bogactwa nieba i ziemi. Umieśćcie w śpiewaku, w wysławiającym, pełnię bytu; i wy, strzeżcie nas zawsze waszymi harmoniami dobrostanu.

Inside Sukta 97

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The hymn opens in the living arena of sacrifice—where devayavaḥ (god-seeking men) rejoice and the Soma pressings are prepared for Indra.

  2. Development

    Attention turns from the communal rite to the enabling spiritual agency: Bṛhaspati is called as the divine help and intimate Friend who grants faultlessness and fatherly giving from ‘beyond.’

  3. Climax

    Bṛhaspati is exalted in a crescendo of epithets—pure, purifier, golden-voiced, luminous—culminating in his power to establish the Soma outpouring for many companions.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn settles into confident petition: may the rite succeed, may the worshippers stand blameless before the generous Giver, and may prosperity and strength flow through right invocation.

The deity: Bṛhaspati / Brāhmaṇaspati

  • Cosmic functionGuardian and activator of ṛta through inspired speech and priestly power—he “opens” paths, strengthens the sacrifice, and secures prosperity and victory by right invocation.
  • Inner significanceThe awakened intelligence and truthful speech within the aspirant: the power that clarifies intention, purifies motives, and aligns action with a higher order, enabling inner strength and communal harmony.

The seer

  • VasiṣṭhaVasiṣṭha-gotra (Maṇḍala 7 family tradition) · Foremost seer-priest of the Rigveda, celebrated for brahman (sacred utterance), royal counsel, and hymns that unite ritual precision with spiritual insight.

Famous verses

yathā bhavema mīḻhuṣe anāgāḥ
Verse 7.97.2Central petition to ‘choose the divine helps’ and to have Bṛhaspati come near as mighty Friend, granting blamelessness before the generous Giver and fatherly protection.Read verse 7.97.2 →
hiraṇyavāśīḥ
Verse 7.97.7A signature portrait of Bṛhaspati’s nature—pure, purifying, golden-voiced, luminous—ending with the key ritual boon: he makes the Soma-pressing/outpouring effective for many comrades.Read verse 7.97.7 →
यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्या नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति । इन्द्राय यत्र सवनानि सुन्वे गमन्मदाय प्रथमं वयश्च ॥
Verse 7.97.1Sets the sacrificial scene and relational horizon: the Soma-pressings for Indra and the desired arrival of divine exhilaration and ‘first wideness’ (vayaḥ) of life-power.Read verse 7.97.1 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Lord of brahman (sacred utterance)
  • Purifier and remover of दोष/āpāpa (fault, blemish)
  • Golden-voiced, luminous, inspiring
  • Friend and guide of worshippers
  • Opener of ways; granter of bounty
  • Allied with Indra in Soma-sacrifice contexts

Also by this seer

  • Primary authorship association with Rigveda Maṇḍala 7 (many sūktas)
  • Vasiṣṭha-related praise of Agni, Indra, Varuṇa-Mitra, and the Ādityas across Maṇḍala 7
  • Vasiṣṭha traditions preserved in later Vedic-Brāhmaṇa and Itihāsa-Purāṇa lineages as paradigms of the purohita (royal chaplain)

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the yajña-space as the ‘human seat’ joining Heaven and Earth (nṛṣadana).
  • Kindle/establish Agni and arrange the Soma implements; ready the three pressings (savanāni).
  • Invite Indra to the exhilaration (mada) of Soma, establishing the atmosphere of shared divine-human gladness.
  • Invoke Bṛhaspati as mighty Friend and protector of the rite; ask for ‘divine helps’ (daivyā avāṃsi).
  • Recite praise emphasizing Bṛhaspati’s purity, purifying force, and golden speech; request removal of fault and right standing before the Giver.
  • Conclude with petitions for successful āsuti (Soma outpouring), strength, and prosperity for the community of ‘many comrades’ (purū sakhībhyaḥ).

Offerings

  • Soma juice (pressed and offered/āsuti)
  • Ghee and oblations into Agni (as customary supports of the Soma rite)
  • Sacred speech: stotra/śastra-style recitation as an offering of brahman

Frequently Asked Questions

The hymn mainly addresses Bṛhaspati (also called Brāhmaṇaspati), the divine lord of sacred speech and priestly power. Indra appears in the background as the Soma-drinking ally within the sacrifice.

It asks Bṛhaspati to come as a close Friend, remove fault, and make the sacrifice—especially the Soma outpouring—successful, so the worshippers receive strength, joy, and prosperity.

These titles point to his role as the power of luminous, truthful speech that cleanses the rite and the mind. In Vedic thought, right utterance sustains the sacrifice and brings the desired divine response.

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