The Benediction of Śaunaka Gṛtsamada to Brahmaṇaspati
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In this sacred hymn composed by the venerable sage Śaunaka Gṛtsamada in the stately cadence of Jagatī Chandas within the Rigveda, the seer turns his consciousness toward Brahmanaspati, the divine Lord of prayer, sacred utterance, and illumined intelligence. Brahmaṇaspati is the presiding power behind mantra, the force that gives shape to thought, meaning…
