Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.210
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.210
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v2.c4.s2.210
Bṛhaspati, ‘lord of prayer,’ is the name of a god in the Vedic texts. The view of Thibaut,¹ that the name designates the planet Jupiter, is certainly not supported by good evidence. Oldenberg² seems clearly right in rejecting it.