Brihaddevata 4.87.6

4.87.6

gaṇānāṃ viśvamityasyāṃ sahendrābrāhmaṇaspatī .
bṛhaspatiṃ prasaṅgādvā brahmaṇaspatimeva ca .. 81 ..
tuṣṭāva karmaṇaikena prabhāvasyāntaraṃ dvayoḥ .
mitrāvaruṇadakṣāṃśātuvijātabhagāryamṇām . .82. .
ādityānāmimāḥ sūktam idaṃ vāruṇamucyate .
vāruṇī yo ma ityādyā duḥsvapnādyapraṇāśinī ..83 ..
dhṛtavratā vaiśvadevam śatamaindraṃ paraṃ tu yat .
pra hi kratumiti tvasyām indrāsomau saha stutau ..84. .
sarasvatī tvamityasminn ardharcaṃ madhyamā tu vāk .
bṛhaspatistutiryo nas taṃ va ṛṅ marutāṃ stutiḥ ..85..
asmākaṃ vaiśvadevaṃ syād ādāvasyeti cāsya ṛk .
dyāvāpṛthivyostvāṣṭryau vā athavaindryau pare tataḥ ..86 ..
dve dvai rākāsinovālyoḥ ṣaḍ guṅgvādyāstathāntyayā .
tatpūrvaṃ dve ṛcau kuhvāḥ kuhūmahamiti smṛte ..87

ii. 28 k, tamabhyabhi ° hdm'r 'rr 2 r 7. - bhirita kr", bhiriti, 0bhiriri hd, °bhireta 17, bhirata m1fr, ofb. a The Sarvanukramani has the same word drstalinga, which Sadgurusisya explains as follows: tatra brhaspate devanida ityadi-drsta-brhaspati-sabdad brhaspatidevatyah. b That is, Brahmanaspati as well as Indra: tam api referring back to brahmanaspatim in 79° because 80 ab is parenthetical. 81. (beginning) 'Of the hosts' (gananam: ii. 23. 1); in the All' (visvam ii. 24. 12) Indra and Brahmanaspati Ora (he praised) Brhaspati incidentally (prasangat) and Brahmanaspati strictly speaking (eva) b. (stanza) together. sahendrabrahmanaspati hrbfk, mahendrabrahmanaspati dm'. - °tim prasangadva hm 'r, °tiprasakta- tvad bfkr' r' - ° patimeva ca hm bfk, patimeva va 15. b a As an alternative way of stating what has been said in 80: that is, Brahmanaspati is suktabhaj, while Brhaspati is rgbhaj (80) or nipatabhaj (81). The Sarvanukramani gives the deity of ii. 23-26 as Brahmanaspati, adding barhaspatyas tu drstalingah. A 82. He praised the different power of the two by (lauding) one and the same deed a. To Mitra, Varuna, Daksa, Amsa, Tuvijata b, Bhaga, Aryaman, : hdr3, : m2r.-82 ab is not to be found in bfkr2r (doubtless also r'), that is, it belongs to A only. As the varga has six slokas with this line included, the latter is probably a later addition. Cp. note on 83 ed. b * That is, though praised under different names, their activity cannot be distinguished in these hymns. Though this word is an epithet of Varuna in Rg-veda ii. 27. I where the names of the Adityas are enumerated, it appears here to be meant as a proper name so as to make up seven Adityas. In this the author doubtless had Nirukta xii. 36 in his eye, where tuvijatah is explained as bahujatas ca dhata. In Brihaddevata vi. 147, 148 ab (B) twelve Adityas are enumerated, including Dhatr. 83. the Adityas, belongs the hymn 'These' (imah: ii. 27). (The hymn) 'This' (idam: ii. 28) is stated to be addressed to Varuna. (The stanza) addressed to Varuna beginning a 'Who me' (yo me ii. 28. 10) is destructive of evil dreams and the like b. - varune bfkr'17, varuni hdm' r' - ityadya hdm' r', ityesa brr 7. - svapnadya °r bfk, svapnagha ° m े, svapnaya ° hd. - pranasini k, pranasani fb, pranasinih hdm' r'. -83 cd occurs here in hdm1r3, but in the B MSS. it is found after 92, where with reference to

148 Rg-veda ii. 41. 20 it is quite out of place, but where its presence gives the varga five slokas (a matter of no importance there: cp. above, iv. 64, note °). Its present position is necessary, though its inclusion gives the varga one line beyond the normal number of five slokas. If any of the other lines are later additions, they are probably 82 ab, found in A only, and 81 cd, which could be spared from the text with advantage, though it is found in all the MSS. The reading of the B MSS. would mean: 'The (stanza) "Who me" in (this) hymn to Varuna.' The comparison of vi. 78 makes this reading varune seem more likely to have been the original one than varuni. b The reading of m1 looks like duhsvapnagha°, 'the sin (caused) by evil dreams.' Some MSS. of the Sarvanukramani add the words upantya duhsvapnanasini, and the Rgvidhana, i. 30. 1, describes this stanza as duhsvapnasamani. 84. 'Upholders of law' (dhrtavratah: ii. 29) is addressed to the All-gods, but that which follows, 'Right' (rtam: ii. 30), is addressed to Indra. In the (stanza) His power indeed' (pra hi kratum ii. 30. 6) Indra-Soma are praised together. " param tu yat hm`r, param tatah br", param tamah param yatah ", param matah k. 85. But in the hemistich 'O Sarasvati, thou' (Sarasvati tvam: ii. 30. 8 a) the Middle Vac (is praised). 'Who us' (yo nah: ii. 30. 9) is (in) praise of Brhaspati; the stanza 'That of yours' (tam vah: ii. 30. 11) is (in) praise of the Maruts. madhyama tu, madhyama nu hdm'b, madhyama nu fki". - brhaspatistutiryo nas b, brhaspate stutiryo masa tkr', brhaspate stutiryo usa ', brhaspatim tu yo nastu hdm'r.-tamba rn r', tvare rin fk, tatsavid b, uttama hmir: the reading of the B MSS. is supported by the Sarvanukramani: yo no barhaspatya tam vo maruti.-The end of the varga is here marked by 9 in hbfk, not in dm3.

86. 'Our' (asmakam: ii. 31) should be (regarded as) addressed to the All-gods; and the stanza at the beginning of (the hymn) Of this' (asya: ii. 32. 1) belongs to Heaven and Earth; the two following it (ii. 32. 2, 3) are addressed either to Tvastr or to Indra. syad bfkrºr', syat hm' r', tu . - adavasyemti casya tu b, adavasya casya nu rk f, adya rk cantimasya tu ' ', suktadavasya casya rk, suktadavasya casya tvrk hd, suktadavasya tvak m', suktadavuttamasya tu . - - 'vyostvayo m', 'vyostvadrau hdr", ॰vyostvathryo f, ॰vyordve tvathryo, 'vityrca '', (dyava ) nrvi tvathryo b. -br'rtr° have 4

ii. 34 rg at the beginning of the line before dyava ° (instead of at the end of the preceding line). - vatha dyau m', catha cemdro h, vatha caidyo d, vatha caindrdya r' (cp. Sarvanukramani: dve aindryau tvatyau va ), tathaivenyau, vemdriyothavam, vaidviyorvvaca b, cendrau varsom 1.7. r, 87. Two (stanzas) each belong to Raka (ii. 32.4, 5 ) and Sinivali (6, 7), while with the last (8) the six ( goddesses) Gungu and the rest (are praised) : B preceded by these (stanzas: tatpurve) there are two stanzas (beginning) 'Kuhu I' & (kuhum aham) traditionally held (to belong) to Kuhu. sat gungadyas b, sad gugvadyas m'd (sat d), sad gamgadyas b, sadumcadyas fk, sad bhugvadya ° r`r',', sad lainyogyas . - tathantyaya hm'rbfk, °ntaya stutah r r 4 r. - 870 d are found in B only, not in Am'. r.- * In Taittiriya Samhita iii. 3. 11 the two stanzas to Raka ( = Rg-veda ii. 32.4, 5 ) are followed by the above two stanzas to Kuhu, and are preceded by others to Anumati (Taittiriya Samhita iii. 3. 1134) ; these are again preceded by four to Dhatr (Taittiriya Samhita iii. 3. 112.3). B 88. Followed by these (taduttare) there are two, anu nah (and) anv it, traditionally held to belong to Anumati. At the beginning in the same place there are four ( stanzas) to Dhatr (beginning) - May the Creator grant us wealth' (dhata dadatu no rajim ). nviti te smrte ±r'r', tviditi smrtam b, tviti smrte fk - catasras 12 r°r', ca || tisras fk, ce tisras b.-tatradau fr' r'1', tatrada k, sutravo b. - dadhati no "rr', dadati na fk, dada no (dadatu no Taittiriya Samhita). 3r 7, 89. Now 'To thee' (a te : ii. 33 ) is addressed to Rudra (and) the following, 'Delighting in showers' (dharavaral : ii. 34) to the Maruts. Seeing a beast (mrgam) a on his left, the seer himself approaching in fear (bibhyad etya)b, vamatastu hm`r'r 4 r, vamadevastu b, vamadestu fk, vamadevo 1. - mrgam hm 213, mrgan bfkr'141° (mrgam in Rg-veda 1. 33.11 ) . - bibhyadetya rsih svayam hdm', vibhyatetya rsi svayam f, vibhya tebhya risi svayam b, vibhyattebhya rsih svayam 4, (svautya ) dhvani niprasthitamstuhi (the last two syllables come from the following line) r1r 4 r 6. a Or 'beasts' according to six MSS. several MSS. Or 'afraid of them' according to