StreamingA Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom – Medha Suktam (मेधासूक्तम्)
Medha Suktam Verses:
oM yashChanda’saamRRishhabho vishvaroo’paH | Chandobhyo.adhyamRRitaa”thsambabhoova’ | sa mendro’ medhayaa” spRRiNotu | amRRita’sya devadhaara’No bhooyaasam | sharee’raM me vicha’rshhaNam | jihvaa me madhu’mattamaa | karNaa”bhyaaM bhoorivishru’vam | brahma’NaH kosho’.asi medhayaa pi’hitaH | shrutaM me’ gopaaya ||
oM shaantiH shaantiH shaanti’H ||
oM medhaadevee jushhamaa’Naa na aagaa”dvishvaachee’ bhadraa su’manasya maa’naa | tvayaa jushhTaa’ nudamaa’naa duruktaa”n bRRihadva’dema vidathe’ suveeraa”H | tvayaa jushhTa’ RRishhirbha’vati devi tvayaa brahmaa’.a.agatashree’ruta tvayaa” | tvayaa jushhTa’shchitraM vi’ndate vasu saa no’ jushhasva dravi’No na medhe ||
medhaaM ma iMdro’ dadaatu medhaaM devee sara’svatee | medhaaM me’ ashvinaa’vubhaa-vaadha’ttaaM pushhka’rasrajaa | apsaraasu’ cha yaa medhaa ga’Mdharveshhu’ cha yanmana’H | daivee”M medhaa sara’svatee saa maa”M medhaa surabhi’rjushhataag svaahaa” ||
aamaa”M medhaa surabhi’rvishvaroo’paa hira’NyavarNaa jaga’tee jagamyaa | oorja’svatee paya’saa pinva’maanaa saa maa”M medhaa supratee’kaa jushhantaam ||
mayi’ medhaaM mayi’ prajaaM mayyagnistejo’ dadhaatu mayi’ medhaaM mayi’ prajaaM mayeeMdra’ iMdriyaM da’dhaatu mayi’ medhaaM mayi’ prajaaM mayi sooryo bhraajo’ dadhaatu ||
oM haMsa haMsaaya’ vidmahe’ paramahaMsaaya’ dheemahi | tanno’ haMsaH prachodayaa”t ||
oM shaantiH shaantiH shaanti’H ||
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