Indra–Brahmanaspati Yajña at Vasishtha Vedic Tapovanam

On every Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Caturthī—Sankashtahara / Sankatahara Caturthi, the sacred lunar tithi of Lord Gaṇapati—we at Vasishtha Vedic Tapovanam perform the Indra–Brahmanaspati Yajña. As revealed by Śrī Gaṇapati Muni, Brahmanaspati of the Vedas is the Gaṇapati of the Tantric system, and in the Vedas his name first appears as Gaṇapati. On this auspicious day, alongside invoking Indra, we specially invoke Brahmanaspati and Bṛhaspati, offering oblations with powerful Ṛgvedic mantra-sūktas dedicated to them.

Lord Brahmanaspati—the creator of mantras, divine inspirer, awakener of wisdom, remover of obstacles, giver of success, and eternal well-wisher—is honoured as the foremost deity in all paths of knowledge.

In this yajña, we follow the prayoga-vidhāna (ritual procedure) recommended by Śrī Ganapati Muni and meticulously structured by his beloved disciple Brahmarṣi Daivarāta Vaiśvāmitra. Through the chanting of ancient Ṛgvedic mantras, we invoke the blessings of the Vedic deities: Indra, Brahmaṇaspati, Agni, Vāyu, Savitṛ, Rudra (Śiva), Indrāṇī, Viśve Devas,…