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5. BRAHMANASPATI
All the Ganas had coalesced together to form the Brahma. The supreme leader of the Brahma was not only a Ganapati now. He became chief Ganapati of all the merging Ganas. Lord of Brahma was Bṛhaspati or Brahmanaspati. Bṛhaspati was the chief Ganapati established the institution of Brahma. The office of Bṛhaspati expanded and it rose to the eminence of Brahmanaspati. The military feats of Brahmanaspati are more fierceful and more violent than those of Bṛhaspati. Bṛhaspati in his new office became Brahmanaspati. He was chief of all the Ganapatis. Brahmanaspati is greater than Bṛhaspati and Indra. Ṛgvedic Sūkta 2. 3. 1 glorifies the institution of Brahmanaspati. He is the chief leader of the Ganas, destroyer of unrighteous enemies, victor in battles, consumer of the foes, the humiliator of the fierce and the destroyer of the oppressor. He by his might, humbled those who deserved humiliation and sent down dead the undescending enemies on their mountain castles and won the mountains (and the castles therein). Brahmanaspati, the Supreme Leader of the Brahma, with all the military might of Brahma under his command, threw open the shut gates of the mountainous castles of Vala and destroyed him.' This historical event occurs in the military exploits of both Bṛhaspati and Brahmanaspati. Bṛhaspati was only a leader of a Gana and kills Vala with the assistance of Gana. Brahmanaspati, not Bṛhaspati, kills Vala with assistance of the military might of Brahma. It appears that this military exploit of Brahmanaspati was later transferred to Bṛhaspati by the Vedic rhapsodist who had, purposely, forgotten the true events of history
BrahmanaspatiThe Supreme Commander
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