यश्छन्दसामृषभो विश्वरूपः ।छन्दोभ्योऽध्यमृतात्संबभूव ।स मेन्द्रो मेधया स्पृणोतु ।अमृतस्य देव धारणो भूयासम् ।शरीरं मे विचर्षणम् ।जिह्वा मे मधुमत्तमा ।कर्णाभ्यां भूरि विश्रुवम् ।ब्रह्मणः कोशोऽसि मेधया पिहितः ।श्रुतं मे गोपाय ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
He who is the bull of the metres, of every form, who came to be out of the metres, out of the immortal — may that Indra strengthen me with understanding. May I, O God, become a holder of the immortal. May my body be nimble, my tongue most sweet; may I hear much with my ears. Thou art the sheath of Brahman, covered over by understanding. Guard what I have heard.