Who is Brihaspati Bhagwan?

The Guru

Brihaspati Dev — origins

Brihaspati appears in the Rigveda 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 of cosmic order (the basis of dharma). His knowledge and character is revered, and he is considered Guru (teacher) by all the Devas.

In the Mahabharata, the son of Brihaspati named Bharadvaja is the counsellor of the Pandavas. His wife is Tara — the goddess who personifies the stars in the sky.

The reverence for sage Brihaspati endured through the medieval period; one of the many Dharmasastras was named after him. Although the manuscripts of Brihaspati Smriti (Bṛhaspatismṛti) have not survived into the modern era, its verses were cited in other Indian texts — scholars have reconstructed the work partially through secondary literature.