TAITTAREYA UPANISHAD: Post-7. - Rishi Yajnavalkya.

 

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Saturday 17, January 2026, 17:25. 05::00.
TAITTAREYA UPANISHAD 
1: Sheeksha Valli:  
Science of Vedic Chanting” - 
MEGHA & SHREE UPASANA:  
Anuvaka 1.4: Retentive Memory & Wealth:
The “Great Word-Junctions
Rishi Yajnavalkya 
on the Series of 14 Lectures by Swami Advayananda.
Reflections:  SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA.
Post-7.

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MEGHA & SHREE UPASANA: 
Anuvaka 1.4: Retentive Memory & Wealth:

WHILE THE PREVIOUS SECTION built up the student’s understanding of actions, that alone is insufficient in performing them. Other supporting help is needed. We now focus on three primary ingredients in action that make them succeed in producing results. 

The Upasanas prescribed take the form of three Mantras by repeating which the student holds before his mind’s eye the goal he is seeking. The three Mantras are for: 

i) Medha Shakti: Medha is intellectual vigour and good memory to retain the teaching. Students especially will find these Mantras very helpful in their studies. 

ii) More Students: for the growth of the Guru’s mission. 

iii) Shree: for wealth to be used for the propagation of knowledge. 

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Mantram - 1.4:1: Medha Shakti or Intellectual Vigour.

1 

yah chhandasaam rishabhah = He whose form is manifold, and is pre-eminent

vishwaroopah; = among the sacred hymns of the Vedas. 

2 

chhandobhyah adhi-amritaat = From the sacred, immortal hymns 

sambabhuva; = he who has sprung up;  

3 

sah maa indrah =  May that Lord Indra bestow upon me  

medhayaa sprinotu; = intellectual vigour to the maximum!  

4 

amritasya deva = O Lord among the Immortals, 

dhaaranah bhooyaasam; = may I, too, become possessor (of immortality)! 

5 

shareeram me vicharshanam; = May my body become able and active.  

6 

jihvaa me madhu-mattamaa; = May my speech become most agreeable.  

7 

karnaabhyaam bhoori vishruvam; = May I listen abundantly with my ears; 

8 

brahmanah koshah asi = For the Brahmin, Thou art the sheath   

medhayaa pihitah; = that covers (protects) his intellect

9 

shrutam me gopaaya = May Thou preserve all that I gather by listening! 

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This is a well-known Mantra that is chanted in class regularly. It is one of the Mantras chanted by a gathering of students prior to the study of a text from the Yajur Veda. 

The prayer is for Medha Shakti – the power of retaining all that one hears in class  from his Guru. Included with this retentive power is intellectual vigour, a strong and sound body, an efficient hearing capacity, and an intellect that is protected from dissipation. 

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Next

Mantram -1.4:2: More Bright Students.

Continues

on the Series of 14 Lectures by Swami Advayananda.

Reflections:  SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA.

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