Shri Saraswati Stotram

Famous Invocation Verse

Yā Kuṇḍendu-Tuṣāra-Hāra-Dhavalā Yā Śubhra-Vastrāvṛtā
Yā Vīṇā-Varadaṇḍa-Maṇḍitakarā Yā Śveta-Padmāsanā ।
Yā Brahmācyuta-Śaṅkara-Prabhṛtibhir-Devaiḥ Sadā Vanditā
Sā Māṃ Pātu Sarasvatī Bhagavatī Niḥśeṣa-Jāḍyāpahā ॥ 1 ॥

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Core Verses

Verse 2

Śuklāṃ Brahmavicāra-Sāra-Paramām-Ādyāṃ Jagad-Vyāpinīṃ
Vīṇā-Pustaka-Dhāriṇīm-Abhayadāṃ Jāḍyāndhakārāpahām ।
Haste Sphāṭikamālikāṃ Vidadhatīṃ Padmāsane Saṃsthitām
Vande Tāṃ Parameśvarīṃ Bhagavatīṃ Buddhipradāṃ Śāradām ॥ 2 ॥

Verse 3

Sarasvati Namastubhyaṃ Varade Kāmarūpiṇi ।
Vidyārambhaṃ Kariṣyāmi Siddhir-Bhavatu Me Sadā ॥ 3 ॥

Verse 4

Sarasvati Mahābhāge Vidye Kamala-Locane ।
Vidyārūpe Viśālākṣi Vidyāṃ Dehi Namostute ॥ 4 ॥

Verse 5

Yā Śraddhā Dhāraṇā Medhā Vāgdevī Vidhyasvarūpiṇī ।
Sarasvatī Samun-Mīlayatu Māṃ Paśustha-Svarūpiṇī ॥ 5 ॥

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Sarasvatyaḥ Stotram-Idaṃ Puṇyaṃ Yaḥ Paṭhet-Śuci-Mānasaḥ ।
Sa Labhet-Sakalāṃ Vidyāṃ Buddhi-Medhā-Samannvitām ॥ 6 ॥

Meaning of Phalashruti

Whoever recites this holy Saraswati Stotram every morning with a pure mind will be blessed with all branches of knowledge, sharp intellect, and extraordinary memory.

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Om Shri Saraswatyai Namah!
Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala Ya Shubhra Vastravrita |
Ya Vina Varadanda Manditakara Ya Sveta Padmasana ||

O Divine Mother Sharada, white like jasmine, snow, and pearls, seated on a white lotus, holding the Veena! Protect me and eradicate all dullness from my mind.

Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

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