What is Brihaspati?
{{no sources|date=April 2024}} {{wikify|date=April 2024}} [[File:Brihaspati on an elephant.jpg|thumb|Brihaspati]] [[File:GuruTara.jpg|thumb|Brihaspati sculpture in surendrapuri temple, [[India]] ]] '''Brihaspati''' (Sanskrit: बृहस्पति, IAST: Bṛhaspati), also known as Guru, is a [[Hindu gods|Hindu god]]. In the ancient [[Vedas|Vedic scriptures]] of [[Hinduism]], Brihaspati is a [[deity]] associated with [[fire]], and the word also refers to a rishi ([[sage]]) who counsels the devas (gods). [[Category:Hindu gods and goddesses]] {{religion-stub}}