Medha Suktam is a set of hymns addressed to Medha (i.e., intelligence, wisdom, memory), visualized as a goddess, and considered as a form of Goddess Saraswathi. “Medha” literally means “power of understanding endowed with consciousness”. Get Medha Suktam in English Pdf Lyrics here and chant it with devotion for the grace of Goddess Saraswathi and be blessed with intelligence, wisdom, and memory.
Medha Suktam in English – mēdhā sūktam
oṃ yaśchanda̍sāmṛṣa̱bho vi̱śvarū̍paḥ | chando̱bhyo’dhya̱mṛtā̎thsamba̱bhūva̍ |
sa mendro̍ me̱dhayā̎ spṛṇotu | a̱mṛta̍sya deva̱dhāra̍ṇo bhūyāsam |
śarī̍raṃ me̱ vica̍rṣaṇam | ji̱hvā me̱ madhu̍mattamā |
karṇā̎bhyā̱ṃ bhūri̱viśru̍vam | brahma̍ṇaḥ ko̱śo̎si me̱dhayā pi̍hitaḥ |
śru̱taṃ me̍ gopāya |
oṃ śānti̱: śānti̱: śānti̍: ||
oṃ me̱dhāde̱vī ju̱ṣamā̍ṇā na̱ āgā̎dvi̱śvācī̍ bha̱drā su̍mana̱syamā̍nā |
tvayā̱ juṣṭā̍ nu̱damā̍nā du̱ruktā̎n bṛ̱hadva̍dema vi̱dathe̍ su̱vīrā̎: | (ya|ve|10|41|1)
tvayā̱ juṣṭa̍ ṛ̱ṣirbha̍vati devi̱ tvayā̱ brahmā̎’ga̱taśrī̍ru̱ta tvayā̎ |
tvayā̱ juṣṭa̍ści̱traṃ vi̍ndate vasu̱ sāno̍ juṣasva̱ dravi̍ṇo na medhe ||
me̱dhāṃ ma̱ indro̍ dadātu me̱dhāṃ de̱vī sara̍svatī |
me̱dhāṃ me̍ a̱śvinā̍vu̱bhāvādha̍ttā̱ṃ puṣka̍rasrajā |
a̱psa̱rāsu̍ ca̱ yā me̱dhā ga̍ndha̱rveṣu̍ ca̱ yanmana̍: |
daivī̎ me̱dhā sara̍svatī̱ sā mā̎ṃ me̱dhā su̱rabhi̍rjuṣatā̱g̱ svāhā̎ |
ā mā̎ṃ me̱dhā su̱rabhi̍rvi̱śvarū̍pā̱ hira̍ṇyavarṇā̱ jaga̍tī jaga̱myā |
ūrja̍svatī̱ paya̍sā̱ pinva̍mānā̱ sā mā̎ṃ me̱dhā su̱pratī̍kā juṣantām ||
mayi̍ me̱dhāṃ mayi̍ pra̱jāṃ mayya̱gnistejo̍ dadhātu̱
mayi̍ me̱dhāṃ mayi̍ pra̱jāṃ mayīndra̍ indri̱yaṃ da̍dhātu̱
mayi̍ me̱dhāṃ mayi̍ pra̱jāṃ mayi̱ sūryo̱ bhrājo̍ dadhātu ||
oṃ ha̱ṃsa̱ ha̱ṃsāya̍ vi̱dmahe̍ paramaha̱ṃsāya̍ dhīmahi | tanno̍ haṃsaḥ praco̱dayā̎t ||
oṃ śānti̱: śānti̱: śānti̍: ||
