buddhi mantaṃ trilokeśaṃ taṃ namāmi bṛhaspatim || 1 ||
- devānām ca ṛṣīṇām caof gods and of seers
- gurumthe teacher
- kāñcanasannibhamlike gold
- buddhimantampossessed of understanding
- trilokeśamlord of the three worlds
- tam namāmi bṛhaspatimto that Bṛhaspati I bow
puṣyarāgāṅkitaṃ pītaṃ varadāṃ bhāvayet gurum || 2 ||
- varākṣamālāmthe excellent rosary
- daṇḍamthe staff
- kamaṇḍaludharambearing the water-pot
- vibhumthe mighty
- puṣyarāgāṅkitammarked with topaz
- pītamyellow
- varadamboon-giving
- bhāvayet gurumlet one contemplate the teacher
sarvakāryartha siddhyarthaṃ praṇamāmi bṛhaspatiṃ sadā || 3 ||
- abhīṣṭavaradamgiver of the desired boon
- devamthe god
- sarvajñamall-knowing
- surapūjitamworshipped by the gods
- sarvakāryārthasiddhyarthamfor success in every undertaking
- praṇamāmi bṛhaspatim sadāI bow always to Bṛhaspati
indrādidevo deveśo devatābhīṣṭadāyikaḥ || 4 ||
- āṅgirasābdasañjātaḥborn in the year Āṅgirasa
- aṅgirasakulodbhavaḥsprung from the line of Aṅgiras
- indrādidevaḥgod of Indra and the rest
- deveśaḥlord of the gods
- devatābhīṣṭadāyakaḥgiving the gods what they wish
caturbhuja samanvitaṃ devaṃ taṃ guruṃ praṇamāmyaham || 5 ||
- brahmaputraḥson of Brahmā
- brāhmaṇeśaḥlord of the brāhmaṇas
- brahmavidyāviśāradaḥskilled in the knowledge of Brahman
- caturbhujasamanvitampossessed of four arms
- devam tam gurum praṇamāmi ahamto that god, the teacher, I bow
