![]() While the manuscripts of Brihaspati Smriti ( Bṛhaspatismṛti) have not survived into the modern era, its verses were cited in other Indian texts. The reverence for sage Brihaspati endured through the medieval period, and one of the many Dharmasastras was named after him. His wife is Tara (or goddess who personifies the stars in the sky). In the Vedic literature and other ancient texts, sage Brihaspati is also called by other names such as Bramanaspati, Purohita, Angirasa (son of Angiras) and Vyasa he is sometimes identified with god Agni (fire). His knowledge and character is revered, and he is considered Guru (teacher) by all the Devas. Sage īrihaspati appears in the Rigveda (pre-1000 BCE), such as in the dedications to him in the hymn 50 of Book 4 he is described as a sage born from the first great light, the one who drove away darkness, is bright and pure, and carries a special bow whose string is Rta or "cosmic order" (basis of dharma). In some later texts, the word refers to the largest planet of the solar system, Jupiter, and the deity is associated with the planet as a Navagraha. In the ancient Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Brihaspati is a deity associated with fire, and the word also refers to a rishi (sage) who counsels the devas (gods). Brihaspati ( Sanskrit: बृहस्पति, IAST: Bṛhaspati), also known as Guru, is a Hindu deity. ![]()
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