Shri Saraswati Ashtakam Stotram

Verse 1

Yā Kundendu-Tuṣāra-Hāra-Dhavalā Yā Śubhra-Vastrāvṛtā
Yā Vīṇā-Varadaṇḍa-Maṇḍita-Karā Yā Śveta-Padmāsanā ।
Yā Brahmācyuta-Śaṅkara-Prabhṛtibhir-Devaiḥ Sadā Vanditā
Tāṃ Sarasvatīṃ Śāradāṃ Pranamāmy-Aham ॥ 1 ॥

Verse 2

Śuklāṃ Brahmavicāra-Sāra-Paramām-Ādyāṃ Jagad-Vyāpinīṃ
Vīṇā-Pustaka-Dhāriṇīm-Abhayadāṃ Jāḍyāndhakārāpahām ।
Haste Sphāṭikamālikāṃ Vidadhatīṃ Padmāsane Saṃsthitām
Tāṃ Sarasvatīṃ Śāradāṃ Pranamāmy-Aham ॥ 2 ॥

Verse 3

Varadāṃ Kāmarūpiṇīṃ Śubhadāṃ Vāgdevatāṃ Śubhām ।
Vidyā-Rūpāṃ Viśālākṣīṃ Praṇamāmi Sarasvatīm ।
Tāṃ Sarasvatīṃ Śāradāṃ Pranamāmy-Aham ॥ 3 ॥

Verse 4

Kāśmīra-Pura-Vāsinīṃ Varadāṃ Padma-Lochanām ।
Vidyādānakarīṃ Devīṃ Praṇamāmi Sarasvatīm ।
Tāṃ Sarasvatīṃ Śāradāṃ Pranamāmy-Aham ॥ 4 ॥

Verse 5

Nirmalām-Aghana-Gāttrāṃ Śukla-Vastrāvṛtāṃ Śubhām ।
Sarvabhūta-Hitodyatāṃ Praṇamāmi Sarasvatīm ।
Tāṃ Sarasvatīṃ Śāradāṃ Pranamāmy-Aham ॥ 5 ॥

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Sarasvatyaṣṭakaṃ Puṇyaṃ Prātar-Utthāya Yaḥ Paṭhet ।
Tasya Kaṇṭhe Vased-Devī Śāradā Vāg-Vilāsinī ॥ 9 ॥

Meaning of Phalashruti

Whoever recites this holy Saraswati Ashtakam every morning upon waking up will have Goddess Sharada reside permanently on their tongue, granting sweet, truthful, and persuasive speech (Vak Vilasini).

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Om Shri Saraswatyai Namah!
Tam Sarasvatim Sharadam Pranamamy-Aham ||

O Mother Sharada! Goddess of speech and wisdom! We bow down to Your lotus feet forever.

Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

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