Brihat Jataka Verse 2.3

Sanskrit Verse

जीवोऽङ्गिराः सुर गुरुर्वचसांपतीज्यः शुक्रो भृगुर्भृगुसुतः सितास्फुजिच्च । राहुस्तमोऽगुरसुरश्च शिखीति केतुः पर्यायम् अन्यम् उपलभ्य वदेच्च लोकात् ॥ ३॥

Transliteration

jīvo’ṅgirāḥ sura gururvacasāṃpatījyaḥ śukro bhṛgurbhṛgusutaḥ sitāsphujicca | rāhustamo’gurasuraśca śikhīti ketuḥ paryāyam anyam upalabhya vadecca lokāt || 3||

Word meanings

jīvas—Jiva (a living being); aṅgirās—Angiras (a famous sage); suragurus—Suraguru (preceptor of the gods); vacasāmpatījyas—Vacasampatijya (the teacher of the gods); śukras—Shukra (white); bhṛgus—Bhrigu (a famous sage); bhṛgu—Bhrigu; suta—son; bhṛgusutas—Bhrigusuta (the son of Bhrigu); sitas—Sita (white); āsphujit—Asphujit; ca—and; rāhus—Rahu; tamas—Tamas; agus—Agu; asuras—Asura; ca—and; śikhī—Shikhin; iti—is known as; ketus—Ketu; paryāyam—a synonym; anyam—another; upalabhya—having observed; vadet—one should name; ca—and; lokāt—based on the culture

Translation

Synonyms for the planets: Jupiter is also known as Jiva, Angiras, Suraguru, and Vachaspati. Venus is called Shukra, Bhrigu, Bhrigusuta, Sita, and Asphujit. Rahu is Tamas, Agu, and Asura. Ketu is Shikhin. One may also use other traditional names based on local convention.

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Reference: Brihat Jataka