Editing Brihaspati (section)

==Sage==
Brihaspati appears in the [[Rigveda]] (pre-1000 BCE), such as in the dedications to him in the hymn 50 of Book 4;<ref>[https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/ऋग्वेद:_सूक्तं_४.५० ऋग्वेद: सूक्तं ४.५०], Wikisource (Sanskrit text of Rigveda)</ref> he is described 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 ''[[Rta]]'' or "cosmic order" (basis of [[dharma]]).<ref name="Dalal2010p86"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Hervey De Witt Griswold|title=The Religion of the Ṛigveda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vhkt5K1fw2wC&pg=PA168|year=1971|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-0745-7|pages=168–170}}</ref> His knowledge and character is revered, and he is considered [[Guru]] (teacher) by all the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]].<ref name=lochtefeld127>{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|url-access=registration|year=2002|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3179-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/n380 127]}}</ref> In the Vedic literature and other ancient texts, sage Brihaspati is also called by other names such as Bramanaspati, Purohita, Angirasa (son of [[Angiras]]) and [[Vyasa]];<ref name="CoulterTurner2013p108"/> he is sometimes identified with god [[Agni]] (fire). His wife is [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]] (or goddess who personifies the stars in the sky).<ref name="Dalal2010p86"/>

The reverence for sage Brihaspati endured through the medieval period, and one of the many [[Dharmasastra]]s was named after him.{{Sfn|Robert Lingat|1973|page=277}}{{Sfn|Mandagadde Rama Jois|1984|pp=22}}<ref>{{cite book|author=Benoy Kumar Sarkar |title=The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology |url=https://archive.org/details/positivebackgrou0000sark |url-access=registration |year=1985|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-2664-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/positivebackgrou0000sark/page/192 192]–194 }}</ref> While the manuscripts of ''Brihaspati Smriti'' (''{{IAST|Bṛhaspatismṛti}}'') have not survived into the modern era, its verses were cited in other Indian texts. Scholars have made an effort to extract these cited verses, thus creating a modern reconstruction of Bṛhaspatismriti.{{Sfn|Robert Lingat|1973|page=104}} Jolly and Aiyangar have gathered some 2,400 verses of the lost Bṛhaspatismṛti text in this manner.{{Sfn|Robert Lingat|1973|page=104}} Brihaspati Smriti was likely a larger and more comprehensive text than [[Manusmriti]],{{Sfn|Robert Lingat|1973|page=104}} and the available evidence suggests that the discussion of the judicial process and jurisprudence in Brihaspati Smriti was often cited.{{Sfn|Patrick Olivelle|2006|page=188}}{{Sfn|Robert Lingat|1973|pages=14, 109–110, 180–189}}