Yaschandasam Rishabho
Shanti
Shloka
Taittiriya Upanishad
Sanskrit
omOm:
Om (primordial sound) yaschandasamrsabhoyaśchanda̍sāmṛṣa̱bho: visvarupahvi̱śvarū̍paḥ:
Universal form chandobhyo'dhyamrtatsambabhuva sachando̱bhyo'dhya̱mṛtā̎tsamba̱bhūva̍: mendrosa:
That (Supreme) medhayamendro̍: sprnotume̱dhayā̎:
With intellect amrtasyaspṛṇotu:
may he bless devaa̱mṛta̍sya:
Of immortality dharanodeva̱:
O divine bhuyasamdhāra̍ṇo: sarirambhūyāsam:
may I become meme:
in vicarsanamme̱:
my jihvavica̍rṣaṇam:
vigorous, strong meme:
in madhumattamame̱:
my karnabhyammadhu̍mattamā:
most sweet or pleasant bhurivisruvamkarṇā̎bhyā̱ṃ:
Ears brahmanahbhūri̱viśru̍vam: koso'si medhayabrahma̍ṇaḥ:
Of Brahman pihitahko̱śo̍'si: srutamme̱dhayā:
With intellect meme:
in gopayaśru̱taṃ:
Knowledge omOm:
Om (primordial sound) santihgopāya:
may it be safeguarded santihoṃ:
The sacred syllable representing the ultimate reality and universal consciousness santihśāntiḥ:
Om (primordial sound) yaschandasamrsabhoyaśchanda̍sāmṛṣa̱bho: visvarupahvi̱śvarū̍paḥ:
Universal form chandobhyo'dhyamrtatsambabhuva sachando̱bhyo'dhya̱mṛtā̎tsamba̱bhūva̍: mendrosa:
That (Supreme) medhayamendro̍: sprnotume̱dhayā̎:
With intellect amrtasyaspṛṇotu:
may he bless devaa̱mṛta̍sya:
Of immortality dharanodeva̱:
O divine bhuyasamdhāra̍ṇo: sarirambhūyāsam:
may I become meme:
in vicarsanamme̱:
my jihvavica̍rṣaṇam:
vigorous, strong meme:
in madhumattamame̱:
my karnabhyammadhu̍mattamā:
most sweet or pleasant bhurivisruvamkarṇā̎bhyā̱ṃ:
Ears brahmanahbhūri̱viśru̍vam: koso'si medhayabrahma̍ṇaḥ:
Of Brahman pihitahko̱śo̍'si: srutamme̱dhayā:
With intellect meme:
in gopayaśru̱taṃ:
Knowledge omOm:
Om (primordial sound) santihgopāya:
may it be safeguarded santihoṃ:
The sacred syllable representing the ultimate reality and universal consciousness santihśāntiḥ:
This verse from the Taittiriya Upanishad and also the opening invocation in the Medha Suktam, is a comprehensive prayer for gaining and retaining sacred knowledge. Its essence is an invocation to the supreme principle of knowledge, seeking its grace not just for intellectual understanding, but for a complete transformation of the seeker into a worthy vessel of wisdom.
Om, may that Supreme Lord, who is the essence of the Vedas and who manifests in universal form, who has emerged from the nectar of immortality, bestow upon me wisdom and intellect. May I become a bearer of divine knowledge and immortality. May my body be vigorous, my speech sweet, and my ears receptive to abundant wisdom. You, O Lord, are the treasure of Brahman and the protector of wisdom. Preserve my knowledge and what I have heard. Om, may there be peace.
oṃ yaśchanda̍sāmṛṣa̱bho vi̱śvarū̍paḥ
chando̱bhyo'dhya̱mṛtā̎tsamba̱bhūva̍
sa mendro̍ me̱dhayā̎ spṛṇotu
a̱mṛta̍sya deva̱ dhāra̍ṇo bhūyāsam
śarī̍raṃ me̱ vica̍rṣaṇam
jiẖvā me̱ madhu̍mattamā
karṇā̎bhyā̱ṃ bhūri̱viśru̍vam
brahma̍ṇaḥ ko̱śo̍'si me̱dhayā pi̍hitaḥ
śru̱taṃ me̍ gopāya
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | The sacred syllable representing the ultimate reality and universal consciousness | oṃ |
| यः | Who | yaḥ |
| चन्दसाम् | of the Vedas | candasām |
| ऋषभः | the essence or chief | ṛṣabhaḥ |
| विश्वरूपः | Universal form | viśvarūpaḥ |
| छन्दोभ्यः | From the Vedas | chandobhyaḥ |
| अमृतात् | from immortality | amṛtāt |
| सम्भभूव | emerged | sambhabhūva |
| सः | That (Supreme) | saḥ |
| मे | to me | me |
| इन्द्रः | the Lord | indraḥ |
| मेधया | with wisdom | medhayā |
| स्पृणोतु | may he bless | spṛṇotu |
| अमृतस्य | Of immortality | amṛtasya |
| देव | O divine | deva |
| धारणः | bearer | dhāraṇaḥ |
| भूयासम् | may I become | bhūyāsam |
| शरी॑रं | Body | śarī̍raṃ |
| मे | my | me |
| विचर्षणम् | vigorous, strong | vicarṣaṇam |
| जिह्वा | Tongue | jihvā |
| मे | my | me |
| मधुमत्तमा | most sweet or pleasant | madhumattamā |
| कर्णाभ्यां | Ears | karṇābhyāṃ |
| भूः | the source | bhūḥ |
| विस्रुवम् | receptive to abundant knowledge | visruvam |
| ब्रह्मणः | Of Brahman | brahmaṇaḥ |
| कोशः | treasury | kośaḥ |
| असि | you are | asi |
| मेधया | With intellect | medhayā |
| अपिहितः | covered or endowed | apihitaḥ |
| श्रुतं | Knowledge | śrutaṃ |
| मे | my | me |
| गोपाय | may it be safeguarded | gopāya |
| ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः | Oṃ peace, peace, peace (at all levels) | oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ |