
Sukta 7.97
Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7; hymn to Bṛhaspati/Brāhmaṇaspati)
Bṛhaspati / Brāhmaṇaspati (with a relational horizon that includes Indra as allied power in the hymn)
Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical for Maṇḍala 7 praise/invocation)
这首瓦西什塔的赞歌祈请布里哈斯帕提/婆罗门斯帕提,称其为神圣的朋友与司祭之力:使祭祀得以成就,净化言语,并为丰饶开启道路。赞颂置于榨取苏摩之祭中,同时也迎请因陀罗;祈愿敬拜者在慷慨的施与者面前“无过无瑕”,并获得力量、喜悦与正当的引导。
Mantra 1
यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्या नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति । इन्द्राय यत्र सवनानि सुन्वे गमन्मदाय प्रथमं वयश्च ॥
在祭献中,于天与地的人间座处——在那里,求神的男子欢欣;在那里,为因陀罗(Indra)备办榨取(Soma)之奠——愿他为狂喜而来,并赐予我们存在之初的广大。
Mantra 2
आ दैव्या वृणीमहेऽवांसि बृहस्पतिर्नो मह आ सखायः । यथा भवेम मीळ्हुषे अनागा यो नो दाता परावतः पितेव ॥
我们拣择并召唤那神圣的援助;愿我们强大的朋友布里哈斯帕提近临——使我们在那慷慨的施与者面前成为无过者;他自遥远彼岸赐予我们,如父亲一般。
Mantra 3
तमु ज्येष्ठं नमसा हविर्भिः सुशेवं ब्रह्मणस्पतिं गृणीषे । इन्द्रं श्लोको महि दैव्यः सिषक्तु यो ब्रह्मणो देवकृतस्य राजा ॥
我以敬礼与供献赞颂那位最年长者——梵语之主(Brāhmaṇaspati),吉祥施惠者。愿那伟大的神圣颂歌依附于因陀罗——他是由诸神所造之“梵”(圣言)的君王。
Mantra 4
स आ नो योनिं सदतु प्रेष्ठो बृहस्पतिर्विश्ववारो यो अस्ति । कामो रायः सुवीर्यस्य तं दात्पर्षन्नो अति सश्चतो अरिष्टान् ॥
愿布里哈斯帕提——最亲爱者、具一切可欲恩赐者——在我们生长的胎座中安坐。那渴慕财富圆满与英勇威力者——愿他赐予那一切,并载我们越过那些逼迫我们的人,使我们不受伤害。
Mantra 5
तमा नो अर्कममृताय जुष्टमिमे धासुरमृतासः पुराजाः । शुचिक्रन्दं यजतं पस्त्यानां बृहस्पतिमनर्वाणं हुवेम ॥
我们呼唤他——不倦的布里哈斯帕提:愿此颂歌为不死者所悦;这些古生的诸不死者、施与者扶持它。那清净而发出呼号者、居处之中可祭可敬者——我们祈请布里哈斯帕提,无可阻遏者。
Mantra 6
तं शग्मासो अरुषासो अश्वा बृहस्पतिं सहवाहो वहन्ति । सहश्चिद्यस्य नीलवत्सधस्थं नभो न रूपमरुषं वसानाः ॥
那些强健的赤色骏马,同轭并驱,载运布里哈斯帕提。即便他的座处也如苍穹般深蓝;而他披着赤红的形相——大力者,以合一的驱策而行。
Mantra 7
स हि शुचिः शतपत्रः स शुन्ध्युर्हिरण्यवाशीरिषिरः स्वर्षाः । बृहस्पतिः स स्वावेश ऋष्वः पुरू सखिभ्य आसुतिं करिष्ठः ॥
因为他确是清净者,百重广阔者;他是净化者,金声之宣告者,激励者,负持光辉之力者。布里哈斯帕提——善于入临者,高峻而雄伟——将为众多同伴成就苏摩(Soma)的压榨与倾注,喜悦之流。
Mantra 8
देवी देवस्य रोदसी जनित्री बृहस्पतिं वावृधतुर्महित्वा । दक्षाय्याय दक्षता सखायः करद्ब्रह्मणे सुतरा सुगाधा ॥
天与地二女神——神之母——以其伟力增广了布里哈斯帕提。诸同伴啊,为洞察之业而习熟;为婆罗门(brahman)造成稳妥而易渡的津梁。
Mantra 9
इयं वां ब्रह्मणस्पते सुवृक्तिर्ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे अकारि । अविष्टं धियो जिगृतं पुरंधीर्जजस्तमर्यो वनुषामरातीः ॥
婆罗门之主啊,这篇精工之颂辞已为你而作——作为献给执金刚的因陀罗之婆罗门(brahman)。愿诸思得护佑而被高举;愿丰盈的慧解驱散狭隘之心的敌意群。
Mantra 10
बृहस्पते युवमिन्द्रश्च वस्वो दिव्यस्येशाथे उत पार्थिवस्य । धत्तं रयिं स्तुवते कीरये चिद्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
布里哈斯帕提啊,你与因陀罗同为天界与地界财富之主。请把丰盛之资安置于歌者、赞颂者之中;而你们——以赐安之和谐,恒常护佑我们。
The hymn opens in the living arena of sacrifice—where devayavaḥ (god-seeking men) rejoice and the Soma pressings are prepared for Indra.
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.’
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.
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.
yathā bhavema mīḻhuṣe anāgāḥ
hiraṇyavāśīḥ
यज्ञे दिवो नृषदने पृथिव्या नरो यत्र देवयवो मदन्ति । इन्द्राय यत्र सवनानि सुन्वे गमन्मदाय प्रथमं वयश्च ॥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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