Brihaspati
Brihaspati ( Sanskrit बृहस्पति Brhaspati m. ) Is in the Hindu mythology, the priest of the gods, is in the traditional Hindu astronomy to the nine "planets", the Navagraha ; as God he corresponds to the planet Jupiter .
mythology
In the Rigveda , Brihaspati, which is sometimes also called Brahmanaspati, is a companion of the thunder god Indra . With the help of a magic song, he frees the cows that the demon Vala is holding captive and helps Indra to kill them. He is described as a shining, gold-colored man with a thunderous voice.
In post-Vedic times, Brihaspati became the embodiment of the planet named after him, which corresponds to the planet Jupiter . He is considered the son of the sage Angiras . His wife Tara ("star") is kidnapped by the moon god Chandra , whereupon the Tarakamaya war breaks out between the gods. Indra and the gods fight with Brihaspati, while the moon god is supported by Ushanas , Rudra , the Danava and the Daitya . Finally, Brahma orders the end of the fighting and the return of Tara, who then gives birth to the budha . With Brihaspati and Soma now both claiming paternity, the fighting threatens to break out again. At the behest of Brahma, Tara declares that the moon god is the father.
Through Mamata, Brihaspati is the father of the sage Bharadvaja .
The Indian epic Mahabharata reports that Indra appointed the Brihaspati as a priest after he had promised him not to sacrifice for King Marutta.
literature
- Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.): Gods and Myths of the Indian Subcontinent (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 5). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-12-909850-X , p. 54 f.
- Brihaspati . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, pp. 63-64 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
supporting documents
- ↑ bṛhaspati . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 737, col. 1 .
