Guru Brihaspati Bhagavan Namavali
Brihaspati is the planet Jupiter, and he is one among the Navagrahas. According to ancient texts, Brihaspati is a guru for Lord Indra, at Swarka loka. He is the god for Thursday, according to Hindu calendar.
His name is mentioned in Rig Veda and also in several ancient texts.
His wife name is Tara and his son is Rishi Bharadvaja.
His famous temple is situated in Jaipur, known as Brihaspati dham.
Another famous Apatsahayesvarar temple is situated in Alangudi,Thiruvarur District,Tamil nadu.
It is considered as a famous temple for Guru Brihaspati and it was worshipped by devotees from all parts of India.
Bengal gram dal rice can be offered as naivedyam(Holy Prasad) to him, and we can perform puja to him using jasmine flowers.
In general, people are worshipping Lord Dakshinamurthy as Brahaspati. Dakshinamurthy is another form of Lord Shiva and he is the universal guru for everybody. Both are divine gods and Gurus and they are one and the same. Worshipping Dakshinamoorthy and doing abhishekham to him will also bring better prospects in our life.
If we want particularly to worship Brahaspati, we can approach any of the Shiva temples, and in the navagraha sannidhi, for brahaspati idol we can do abhishekham and archanai and offer prayers to him.
Guru Brahaspati is the giver of good fortunes in our life, and can be worshipped on Thursdays. We will get good grasping power and we would be able to work properly in our work place, by praying to him. He is expecting a true bhakti from us.
By worshipping Lord Brahaspati, we can get good knowledge, courage and wisdom, and we will have a bright future.
In the field of astrology, Lord Brahaspati is considered as a great person, and the giver of all prosperity in our life, based on our planetary position.
Let us worship the great guru Brihaspati by chanting his 108 divine names, and let us be blessed.
- om gurave namah
- om gunavaraya namah
- om goptre namah
- om gocaraya namah
- om gopatipriyaya namah
- om gunine namah
- om gunavataṁ sreṣthaya namah
- om gurunam gurave namah
- om avyayaya namah
- om jetre namah
- om jayantaya namah
- om jayadaya namah
- om jivaya namah
- om anantaya namah
- om jayavahaya namah
- om angirasaya namah
- om adhvarasaktaya namah
- om viviktaya namah
- om adhvarakrtparaya namah
- om vacaspataye namah
- om vasine namah
- om vasyaya namah
- om varisthaya namah
- om vagvicaksanaya namah
- om cittasuddhikaraya namah
- om srimate namah
- om caitraya namah
- om citrasikhandijaya namah
- om brhadrathaya namah
- om brhadbhanave namah
- om brhaspataye namah
- om abhistadaya namah
- om suracayaya namah
- om suraradhyaya namah
- om surakaryahitankaraya namah
- om girvanaposakaya namah
- om dhanyaya namah
- om gispataye namah
- om girisaya namah
- om anaghaya namah
- om dhivaraya namah
- om dhisanaya namah
- om divyabhusanaya namaḥ
- om devapujitaya namaḥ
- om dhanurdharaya namah
- om daityahantre namah
- om dayasaraya namah
- om dayakaraya namah
- om daridryanasanaya namah
- om dhanyaya namah
- om daksinayanasambhavaya namah
- om dhanurminadhipaya namah
- om devaya namah
- om dhanurbanadharaya namah
- om haraye namah
- om angirasabjasanjataya namah
- om angirasakulodbhavaya namah
- om sindhudesadhipaya namah
- om dhimate namah
- om svarṇavarnaya namah
- om caturbhujaya namah
- om hemangadaya namah
- om hemavapuse namah
- om hemabhusanabhusitaya namah
- om pusyanathaya namah
- om pusyaragamsitaya namah
- om kaspuspasamanabhaya namah
- om kalidosanivarakaya namah
- om indradidevodevesaya namah
- om devatabhistadayakaya namah
- om asamanabalaya namah
- om sattvagunasampadvibhasuraya namah
- om bhusurabhiṣtadaya namah
- om bhuriyasase namah
- om punyavivardhanaya namah
- om dharmarupaya namah
- om dhanadhyaksaya namah
- om dhanadaya namah
- om dharmapalanaya namah
- om sarvavedarthatattvajnaya namah
- om sarvapadvinivarakaya namah
- om sarvapapaprasamanaya namah
- om svamatanugatamaraya namah
- om rgvedaparagaya namah
- om rksarasimargapracaravate namah
- om sadanandaya namah
- om satyasandhaya namah
- om satyasankalpamanasaya namah
- om sarvagamajnaya namah
- om sarvajnaya namah
- om sarvavedantavide namah
- om varaya namah
- om brahmaputraya namah
- om brahmanesaya namah
- om brahmavidyavisaradaya namah
- om samanadhikanirmuktaya namah
- om sarvalokavasamvadaya namah
- om sasurasuragandharvavanditaya namah
- om satyabhasanaya namah
- om brhaspataye namah
- om suracaryaya namah
- om dayavate namah
- om subhalaksanaya namah
- om lokatrayagurave namah
- om srimate namah
- om sarvagaya namah
- om sarvato vibhave namah
- om sarvesaya namah
“OM”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR