Maa Saraswati · Prayer

Saraswati Vandana

The classic invocation of Maa Saraswati for knowledge and wisdom.

मूल पाठ · Original Text

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥

English Transliteration

Yā Kundendu-tuṣāra-hāra-dhavalā Yā Śubhra-vastrāvṛtā, Yā Vīṇā-vara-daṇḍa-maṇḍita-karā Yā Śveta-padmāsanā, Yā Brahmācyuta-śaṅkara-prabhṛtibhir-devaiḥ Sadā Vanditā, Sā Māṁ Pātu Sarasvatī Bhagavatī Niḥśeṣa-jāḍyāpahā.

Meaning

May Goddess Saraswati — white as jasmine, the moon and snow, clad in pure white, holding the veena, seated on a white lotus, ever revered by the gods — protect me and remove all dullness of mind.

Benefits / when to read

Recited by students and seekers for clarity, learning, memory and creativity.

Suggested day / time

Mornings, before study, and on Vasant Panchami.

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