In the stanza of the Yajurved 32/14 has given us the message that — O God! Give us also the 'medhavi intelligence by which the learned, philosophical and self-realized persons carry our excellent deeds.
Message: There are many levels of intelligence and many names. Buddhimata (intelligence), chaturai (cleverness), hoshiyari (alertness), soojhboojh (insight) tikshna buddhi (sharp intelligence), deerghadristhi (farsightedness) are the terms used to denote intelligence. Generally, the power of the brain is called intelligence. One whose brain is more powerful, more subtle and more energetic is called buddhimaan (intelligent). But this definition is very much insufficient. Many persons are very cunning and treacherous, who use their intelligence for wicked acts, breach of trust and treachery. This type of intelligence is useless and is easily available everywhere in the world. Should we pray to God to grant us such harmful intelligence?
Intelligence is also necessary for success in the world and also for moving ahead on the path of progress. Through intelligence, man achieves success in every field.
The Sanskrit saying 'budhiryasya balum tasya' means one who has intelligence is powerful. We should desire to obtain such intelligence from our Supreme Father, which is clean and pure. This only can inspire us sanmarg (the good path), liberate us from bad tendencies, save us from going on the bad path and lead us on to the good moral path. Only such intelligence is called medha which helps us to differentiate properly between truth and untruth, morality and immorality, pulls us from the darkness of ignorance and makes us bright with sadgyan (good knowledge of morality and truth including spiritual truth or god). Only by medhavi intelligence, our ancient sages and monks, by their good deeds and works of public welfare went on rising in the level of excellence and achieved immorality.
With medhavi intelligence, we get money, fame, happiness and everything. It fulfills all our wishes and makes all our work successful. In Gayatri mantra also we pray to the Lord for inspiring 'dhi' (medha) and we say 'dheeyo yo nah prachodayat'. The main aim of worshipping God is that God should make us intelligent with the 'medhavi' intelligence and make us philosophical by which we get real self-knowledge and arouse in us 'satya-aacharan' i.e. the truthful moral conduct. All the excellent persons in the world have achieved immorality by this 'medhavi' intelligence only. By renouncing selfishness and with pure hearts, they were always involved in works of welfare.
Ultimately only the 'medha' intelligence goes on adding to the strength of the soul and gives us such powers that even adverse situations cannot sway us from the path of truth. With it our mind becomes 'nirmal' (free from dirt), clean and pure and it becomes easy to control the mind. Mental perversities like anger, fear, jealousy, hatred, desires, greed, hypocrisy, attachment etc become subdued by the 'saatvik' influence of 'medha' intelligence.
The blessing of 'medha' intelligence is obtained only by God's grace. The increase of divine qualities in man is in direct proportion to the extent of his efforts of becoming one with the authority of God and with increased divine qualities, man experiences heavenly bliss.
Only the 'medha' intelligence increases the strength of the soul or the will power of the man.
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