𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 is a Vedic prayer for luminous intelligence, memory, speech, receptivity, and noble learning. The text itself identifies its source as Taittiriya Aranyaka 4, prapathaka 10, anuvakas 41-44, within the Krishna Yajurveda tradition. It is therefore not merely a general student prayer; it is rooted in Vedic recitation and the discipline of receiving sacred knowledge correctly.

This Vedic hymn presents 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 as far more than cleverness. It is the power by which 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍, what has been heard, is retained, organized, understood, and expressed as truthful conduct. The student asks not only for memory but for a body fit for study, a sweet tongue, attentive ears, long life, and protection of what has been learned.

𑌤𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 - 4, 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌕𑌃 - 10, 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌃 - 41-44

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This citation identifies the Medha Suktam passage within the Taittiriya Aranyaka tradition, in the fourth section, tenth prapathaka, anuvakas 41 through 44.

𑌓𑌂-𑌯𑌁𑌶𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌦॑𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌷॒𑌭𑍋 𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂॑𑌪𑌃 ।
𑌛𑌂𑌦𑍋॒𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯॒𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾᳚𑌥𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌬॒𑌭𑍂𑌵॑ ।
𑌸 𑌮𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌯𑌾᳚ 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌣𑍋𑌤𑍁 ।
𑌅॒𑌮𑍃𑌤॑𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌵॒𑌧𑌾𑌰॑𑌣𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌶𑌰𑍀॑𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌚॑𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌜𑌿॒𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌮𑌧𑍁॑𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾᳚𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂॒ 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌿॒𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁॑𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣𑌃 𑌕𑍋॒𑌶𑍋॑𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌿॑𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁॒𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑍇॑ 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌯 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the all-formed Lord, the foremost power of the meters, born of immortal sacred sound, fill me with medha. May I become a bearer of immortal knowledge. May my body be fit, my speech sweet, my ears capable of abundant hearing, and may the treasure of sacred knowledge protect what I have learned.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that study may become clear and undisturbed.

𑌓𑌂 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌜𑍁॒𑌷𑌮𑌾॑𑌣𑌾 𑌨॒ 𑌆𑌗𑌾᳚-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍀॑ 𑌭॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌸𑍁॑𑌮𑌨॒𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌾॑𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾॑ 𑌨𑍁॒𑌦𑌮𑌾॑𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑍁॒𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾᳚𑌨𑍍 𑌬𑍃॒𑌹𑌦𑍍𑌵॑𑌦𑍇𑌮 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑌥𑍇॑ 𑌸𑍁॒𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃᳚ ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟॑ 𑌋॒𑌷𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭॑𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿॒ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌽𑌽𑌗॒𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀॑𑌰𑍁॒𑌤 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾᳚ ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾॒ 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟॑𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌂॑𑌦𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌸𑍁॒ 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌵॒ 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿॑𑌣𑍋 𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑍇 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the auspicious, all-reaching Goddess Medha come to us with gracious mind. Favored by her, may we cast away harmful speech and speak nobly in the assembly. By her grace one becomes seer-like, learned, radiant, and able to obtain many kinds of worthy wealth. O Medha, favor us with true resources.

𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌮॒ 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋॑ 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 ।
𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍇॑ 𑌅॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾॑𑌵𑍁॒𑌭𑌾-𑌵𑌾𑌧॑𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂॒ 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕॑𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾 ।
𑌅॒𑌪𑍍𑌸॒𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁॑ 𑌚॒ 𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌗𑌂॑𑌧॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁॑ 𑌚॒ 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃॑ ।
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀𑌂᳚ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀॒ 𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌂᳚ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍁॒𑌰𑌭𑌿॑-𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌤𑌾॒𑌗𑍍॒ 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾᳚ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May Indra give me medha; may Goddess Sarasvati give me medha; may the lotus-garlanded Ashvins establish medha in me. May the divine, fragrant medha connected with celestial refinement and Sarasvati graciously favor me.

𑌆𑌮𑌾𑌂᳚ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍁॒𑌰𑌭𑌿॑-𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂॑𑌪𑌾॒ 𑌹𑌿𑌰॑𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾॒ 𑌜𑌗॑𑌤𑍀 𑌜𑌗॒𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌜॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀॒ 𑌪𑌯॑𑌸𑌾॒ 𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌵॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾॒ 𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌂᳚ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑍁॒𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀॑𑌕𑌾 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May Medha, fragrant, manifold, golden, moving through the world, full of vigor and nourishing abundance, come to me and favor me with her auspicious presence.

𑌮𑌯𑌿॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌿॑ 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑍍𑌯॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋॑ 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁॒,
𑌮𑌯𑌿॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌿॑ 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰॑ 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌯𑌂 𑌦॑𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁॒,
𑌮𑌯𑌿॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌿॑ 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌿॒ 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋॒ 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍋॑ 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May Agni place medha, creative power, and brilliance in me. May Indra place medha, creative power, and strength of the faculties in me. May the Sun place medha, creative power, and radiant splendor in me.

[𑌓𑌂 𑌹𑌂॒𑌸॒ 𑌹𑌂॒𑌸𑌾𑌯॑ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇॑ 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌹𑌂॒𑌸𑌾𑌯॑ 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋॒𑌦𑌯𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 ॥ (𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀)]

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we know the Hamsa; we meditate on the supreme Hamsa. May that Hamsa inspire and guide our understanding.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that memory, speech, and understanding may remain protected.

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