Goddess Saraswati

sarasvatī stotram

(Saraswati Stotram in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Saraswati Stotram is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the embodiment of wisdom, fine arts, music, and learning. Revered for its poetic elegance, the stotram describes her ethereal appearance, adorned in white and seated upon a lotus. Chanting this hymn is believed to dispel the darkness of ignorance, sharpen the intellect, and enhance creative expression. It is widely recited by students, scholars, and artists seeking divine guidance and clarity of speech. Devotees believe that consistent practice of this stotra purifies the mind and bestows the blessings of knowledge, wisdom, and success in all intellectual pursuits.

yā kundendu tuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā
yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā |
yā brahmācyuta śaṅkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaissadā pūjitā
sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niśśeṣajāḍyāpahā || 1 ||
dorbhiryuktā caturbhiḥ sphaṭikamaṇinibhai rakṣamālāndadhānā
hastenaikena padmaṃ sitamapica śukaṃ pustakaṃ cāpareṇa |
bhāsā kundenduśaṅkhasphaṭikamaṇinibhā bhāsamānāzsamānā
sā me vāgdevateyaṃ nivasatu vadane sarvadā suprasannā || 2 ||
surāsuraissevitapādapaṅkajā kare virājatkamanīyapustakā |
viriñcipatnī kamalāsanasthitā sarasvatī nṛtyatu vāci me sadā || 3 ||
sarasvatī sarasijakesaraprabhā tapasvinī sitakamalāsanapriyā |
ghanastanī kamalavilolalocanā manasvinī bhavatu varaprasādinī || 4 ||
sarasvati namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi |
vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā || 5 ||
sarasvati namastubhyaṃ sarvadevi namo namaḥ |
śāntarūpe śaśidhare sarvayoge namo namaḥ || 6 ||
nityānande nirādhāre niṣkalāyai namo namaḥ |
vidyādhare viśālākṣi śuddhajñāne namo namaḥ || 7 ||
śuddhasphaṭikarūpāyai sūkṣmarūpe namo namaḥ |
śabdabrahmi caturhaste sarvasiddhyai namo namaḥ || 8 ||
muktālaṅkṛta sarvāṅgyai mūlādhāre namo namaḥ |
mūlamantrasvarūpāyai mūlaśaktyai namo namaḥ || 9 ||
manonmani mahābhoge vāgīśvari namo namaḥ |
vāgmyai varadahastāyai varadāyai namo namaḥ || 10 ||
vedāyai vedarūpāyai vedāntāyai namo namaḥ |
guṇadoṣavivarjinyai guṇadīptyai namo namaḥ || 11 ||
sarvajñāne sadānande sarvarūpe namo namaḥ |
sampannāyai kumāryai ca sarvajñe te namo namaḥ || 12 ||
yogānārya umādevyai yogānande namo namaḥ |
divyajñāna trinetrāyai divyamūrtyai namo namaḥ || 13 ||
ardhacandrajaṭādhāri candrabimbe namo namaḥ |
candrādityajaṭādhāri candrabimbe namo namaḥ || 14 ||
aṇurūpe mahārūpe viśvarūpe namo namaḥ |
aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhāyai ānandāyai namo namaḥ || 15 ||
jñāna vijñāna rūpāyai jñānamūrte namo namaḥ |
nānāśāstra svarūpāyai nānārūpe namo namaḥ || 16 ||
padmajā padmavaṃśā ca padmarūpe namo namaḥ |
parameṣṭhyai parāmūrtyai namaste pāpanāśinī || 17 ||
mahādevyai mahākālyai mahālakṣmyai namo namaḥ |
brahmaviṣṇuśivāyai ca brahmanāryai namo namaḥ || 18 ||
kamalākarapuṣpā ca kāmarūpe namo namaḥ |
kapālikarmadīptāyai karmadāyai namo namaḥ || 19 ||
sāyaṃ prātaḥ paṭhennityaṃ ṣaṇmāsātsiddhirucyate |
coravyāghrabhayaṃ nāsti paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāmapi || 20 ||
itthaṃ sarasvatī stotramagastyamuni vācakam |
sarvasiddhikaraṃ nṝṇāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 21 ||

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