Goddess Saraswati

sarasvatī sūktam (yajurvedīya)

(Saraswati Suktam (Yajurvediya) in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Samhita

The Saraswati Suktam, found within the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krishna Yajurveda, is a profound Vedic hymn dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the embodiment of wisdom, speech, and artistic inspiration. Invoking her as the source of nourishment and intellect, this hymn seeks her divine intervention to enlighten the mind and refine communication. Chanting this sacred text is believed to sharpen cognitive faculties, foster eloquence, and remove obstacles to learning. It serves as a spiritual tool for students and scholars alike, aimed at invoking the grace of the Goddess to attain clarity, academic excellence, and the ultimate realization of truth.

om ||
(tai.saṃ.1.8.22)
pra ṇo̭ de॒vī sara̭svatī॒ vājḙbhirvā॒jinī̭vatī |
dhī॒nāma̭vi॒trya̭vatu ||
ā no̭ di॒vo bṛ̭ha॒taḥ parva̭tā॒dā sara̭svatī yaja॒tā ga̭ntu ya॒jñam |
hava̭-nde॒vī jṷjuṣā॒ṇā ghṛ॒tācī̭ śa॒gmā-nno॒ vāca̭muśa॒tī śṛ̭ṇotu ||
(tai.saṃ.4.1.11)
pāvī̭ravī ka॒nyā̭ ci॒trāyu॒-ssara̭svatī vī॒rapa̭tnī॒ dhiya̭-ndhāt |
gnābhi॒racchi̭dragṃ śara॒ṇagṃ sa॒joṣā̭ durā॒dhar​ṣa̭-ṅgṛṇa॒te śarma̭ yagṃsat ||
(ṛ.ve.7.95.5)
i॒mā juhvā᳚nā yu॒ṣmadā namo᳚bhiḥ॒ prati॒ stomaṃ᳚ sarasvati juṣasva |
tava॒ śarma᳚npri॒yata̭me॒ dadhā᳚nā॒ upa̭ stheyāma śara॒ṇa-nna vṛ॒kṣam ||
(ṛ.ve.1.164.49)
yaste॒ stanaḥ̭ śaśa॒yo yo ma̭yo॒bhūryena॒ viśvā॒ puṣya̭si॒ vāryā̭ṇi |
yo ra̭tna॒dhā va̭su॒vidya-ssu॒datra॒-ssara̭svati॒ tami॒ha dhāta̭ve kaḥ ||
(ṛ.ve.6.61.14)
sara̭svatya॒bhi no᳚ neṣi॒ vasyo॒ māpa̭ spharīḥ॒ paya̭sā॒ mā na॒ ā dha̭k |
ju॒ṣasva̭ na-ssa॒khyā ve॒śyā᳚ ca॒ mā tva-tkṣetrā॒ṇyara̭ṇāni ganma ||
(ṛ.ve.6.61.2)
i॒yaṃ śuṣme᳚bhirbisa॒khā i̭vāruja॒tsānṷ girī॒ṇā-nta̭vi॒ṣebhi̭rū॒rmibhiḥ̭ |
pā॒rā॒va॒ta॒ghnīmava̭se suvṛ॒ktibhi̭ssara̭svatī॒ mā vi̭vāsema dhī॒tibhiḥ̭ ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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