Monday, August 15, 2011

Intellect

Courtesy:sri.KV.Anantanarayanan
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*मेधा म इन्द्रो ददातु मेधां देवी सरस्वतीः
मेधां मे अश्विनावुभावाधत्तां पुष्करस्रजौ॥१॥
अप्सरासु च या मेधा गन्धर्वेषु च यन्मनः
देवी मेधा सरस्वती स मां मेधा सुरभिर्जुषताग्ँ स्वाहा॥२॥
महानारयणोपनिषद्॥ ४२॥
आ मां मेधा सुरभिर्विश्वरूपा हिरण्यवर्णा जगती जगम्या।
ऊर्जस्वती पयसा पिन्वमाना स मां मेधा सुप्रतीका जुषताम्॥१॥
महानारयणोपनिषद्॥ ४३॥
medhā ma indro dadātu medhāṁ devī sarasvatīḥ
medhāṁ me aśvināvubhāvādhattāṁ puṣkarasrajau||1||
apsarāsu ca yā medhā gandharveṣu ca yanmanaḥ
devī medhā sarasvatī sa māṁ medhā surabhirjuṣatāg svāhā||2||
mahānārayaṇopaniṣad|| 42||
ā māṁ medhā surabhirviśvarūpā hiraṇyavarṇā jagatī jagamyā|
ūrjasvatī payasā pinvamānā sa māṁ medhā supratīkā juṣatām||1||
mahānārayaṇopaniṣad|| 43||

This is a prayer found in Mahanarayanopanisat, Taittariiyaaranyakam and
partilally in a slightly modified form in Rgvedakhila. This is also chanted
as part of Medhaasooktham, prayer to the Universal Mother for kindling our
intellect.

"May the leader of Gods Indra bestow on me the greatest Intellect. May the
Goddess Saraswathi grant us intellect. May the divine twin master physicians
Ashwins wearing beautiful garlands, enhance our intellect.
I hail the sacred divinities.May the intellect that is present in the
dancers of heaven the Apsaraas, visit me. May the intellect that is
present as discretion and stability of mind in the divine singers called
gandharvaas, visit me. May the Goddess Saraswathi who is fragrant and pure,
be with me in the form of the sacred scriptures,

May that goddess of muses Saraswathi come me with Her most pleasant
demeanour and bless me with success,. That Goddess of intelligence pervades
the entire universe like fragrance. She is the one who is possessing the
letters(sripts) resplendent in golden colours, Her vision covers the entire
realm of knowledge.,She is the dispenser of all that a man can
desire...dharma, artha, kama and moksha and she is waited upon always by
the seekers. She is the origin of all positive energy. She nourishes me
with all elixirs like milk. and makes my life eminently pleasant for me
with wealth and prosperity. "

All that is great in our lives ultimately comes to us through Divine
favour alone . The greatest faculty that contributes to our wholesome
existence is our intellect which is kindled in us by the mother of Muses
Devi Saraswathi, who is also addressed as Devi Medhaa or intellect
personified. The faculty of fine arts are manifested in the Apsaras and
gandharvas and in the divine manifestation of intelligence in golden
scripts (through which we communicate). That beloved mother's blessings are
sought throught these vedic mantras
We are praising the mother only with the faculty of intellect that is
bestowed upon us by Her through her most benign will. Without her motherly
nourishment neither our individual intellect or the collective intellect of
the universe can function.
Let us pray the most benign mother to be with all of us for ever.

--
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.

  Every moment, thank God

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