Brihaspati Dev Story: In the scriptures of Sanatan Dharma, Jupiter has been described as the guru of the gods. Devguru Jupiter also has an important place among the nine planets. Thursday is considered to be the day of Lord Vishnu, the protector of the world, as well as Jupiter, the guru of the gods. Special worship of Guru Brihaspati on this day has been prescribed in Sanatan Dharma scriptures and astrology. In astrology, Jupiter is considered a very auspicious planet. In astrology, Jupiter is considered to be the planet responsible for education, knowledge, wealth, religion and children etc.
Along with worship, some special measures related to Guru Brihaspati are also done. It is an astrological belief that by doing remedies related to Lord Jupiter on Thursday, his presence in the horoscope can be further strengthened. The strength of Jupiter in the horoscope leads to immense success, but do you know that Brihaspati Dev had done severe penance to Mahadev to become the Guru of the Gods and get a place among the nine planets? Let us know the story of the Guru of the Gods.
According to the story of Skanda Purana…
According to a story in Skanda Purana, Rishi Angira was the mental son of Lord Brahma. His son’s name was Jeeva. The creatures were very intelligent. He was of very calm nature. Jeeva very soon became knowledgeable about the Vedas. Once Jeeva went to Kashi and established Shivalinga there. After this he performed severe penance for Mahadev of Gods. This harsh penance of his continued for many years. Eventually Mahadev was pleased with the difficult penance of the creature and appeared to him in person.
Mahadev made him the guru of the gods
Mahadev told the creature that he would definitely get the fruits of his rigorous penance. Mahadev gave a boon to the creature and told him that he would be famous in the world by the name Brihaspati. Mahadev also gave him the post of Guru of the Gods and asked him to guide the Gods with his knowledge. Teach the lessons of religion and ethics. Not only this, Mahadev gave place to Jupiter in Navagraha Mandal.
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