Sukta 108

Mantra 1

मेधावर्धनम्। त्वं नो॑ मेधे प्रथ॒मा गोभि॒रश्वे॑भि॒रा ग॑हि । त्वं सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॒स्त्वं नो॑ असि य॒ज्ञिया॑

Increase of Intelligence. O Medhā, come first unto us, attended with kine, attended with steeds. Thou comest with the rays of Sūrya; thou, for us, art sacrificial and meet for holy work.

Mantra 2

मे॒धाम॒हं प्र॑थ॒मां ब्रह्म॑ण्वतीं॒ ब्रह्म॑जूता॒मृषि॑ष्टुताम्। प्रपी॑तां ब्रह्मचा॒रिभि॑र्दे॒वाना॒मव॑से हुवे

Medhā I call—the first and foremost—rich in brahman, driven on by brahman, lauded of the seers; yea, Medhā well imbibed by the brahmacārins: her I invoke for the gods’ succour.

Mantra 3

यां मे॒धामृ॒भवो॑ वि॒दुर्यां मे॒धामसु॑रा वि॒दुः । ऋष॑यो भ॒द्रां मे॒धां यां वि॒दुस्तां मय्या वे॑शयामसि

That Medhā which the R̥bhus know, that Medhā which the Asuras know; that auspicious Medhā which the seers know—her, even her, do we cause to enter and settle within me.

Mantra 4

यामृष॑यो भूत॒कृतो॑ मे॒धां मे॑धा॒विनो॑ वि॒दुः । तया॒ माम॒द्य मे॒धयाग्ने॑ मेधा॒विनं॑ कृणु

That Medhā which the seers, creators of beings, the wise in Medhā, have known—therewith, even with that Medhā, O Agni, make me to-day a man of understanding.

Mantra 5

मे॒धां सा॒यं मे॒धां प्रा॒तर्मे॒धां म॒ध्यन्दि॑नं॒ परि॑ । मे॒धां सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॒र्वच॒सा वे॑शयामहे

Medhā in the evening, Medhā in the morning, Medhā about us at the mid-day: Medhā, with Sūrya’s rays, with holy speech, do we cause to enter and to abide.