Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ ब्रह्मण्याय विद्महे
ब्रह्मकृते धीमहि
तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Brahmanyaya Vidmahe
Brahmakrite Dhimahi
Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the patron of austerity, Vedas, and knowers of Brahman,
And meditate deeply upon the initiator of creative tapas;
May Lord Vishnu illuminate our intellect.