Vāstoṣpati
deity figure · 2 works · 5 mentions · 6 anchored passages
Lord of the Dwelling · Lord of the Homestead · Lord of the homestead
spoken of as
1 expressionLord of the Dwelling“Vāstoṣpati”1 mention
Rigveda (Sanskrit)
I sing for you prosperous, wealth-giving men — for the Lord of the Dwelling and for Tvaṣṭṛ who gives freely;
in the texts
Rigveda
Guardian deity of the homestead, invoked for health, prosperity, and friendship.
O Lord of the homestead, recognize us;
O Lord of the homestead, may we join your gracious and joyful assembly that opens a path.
O Lord of the homestead, dispeller of disease, entering all forms, be a gentle and kindly friend to us.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Guardian-god of the homestead, invoked for shelter, protection of the village/king, and driving away the hostile Kaṇvās.
O Vāstoṣpati, grant us shelter here in the thick of the slaying of obstacles, in the assembly of the Vasus;
O Vāstoṣpati, lord of the homestead, [grant us] good offspring and good heroes — I shall live out six hundred autumns;
O Lord of the Homestead, grant us shelter here;