yaa kundendutushaarahaaradhavalaa yaa shubhravastraavritaa yaa veenaavaradandamanditakaraa yaa shvetapadmaasanaa. yaa brahmaachyutashankaraprabhritibhirdevaih sadaa vanditaa saa maan paatu sarasvatee bhagavatee nihsheshajaadyaapahaa.
She who is white as the kunda flower, the moon, snow and a pearl string; who is wrapped in bright cloth; whose hand is graced by the vina; who is seated on the white lotus; whom Brahma, Vishnu, Shankar and the devtas praise always — may she, Saraswati Maa, who takes away all dullness, keep me.
aashaasu raasheebhavadangavallee-bhaasaiv daaseekritadugdhasindhum. mandasmitairninditashaaradendun vande'ravindaasanasundari tvaam.
Lovely one seated on the lotus — the light of your body gathered in every quarter makes a servant of the sea of milk, and your slight smile puts the autumn moon to shame. I bow to you.
shaaradaa shaaradaambhojavadanaa vadanaambuje. sarvadaa sarvadaasmaakan sannidhin sannidhin kriyaat.
Sharada, her face the autumn lotus, giver of every wish — may she dwell always, with every good thing, in the lotus of my mouth.
sarasvateen ch taan naumi vaagadhishthaatridevataam. devatvan pratipadyante yadanugrahato janaah.
I bow to Saraswati, the devi who presides over speech, by whose grace a person comes to share in the nature of the devtas.
paatu no nikashagraavaa matihemnah sarasvatee. praajnetaraparichchhedan vachasaiv karoti yaa.
May Saraswati keep us — the touchstone for the gold that is the mind, who tells the learned from the foolish by their speech alone.
shuklaan brahmavichaarasaaraparamaamaadyaan jagadvyaapineen veenaapustakadhaarineemabhayadaan jaadyaandhakaaraapahaam. haste sphaatikamaalikaan ch dadhateen padmaasane sansthitaan vande taan parameshvareen bhagavateen buddhipradaan shaaradaam.
White of form, the very heart of the enquiry into Brahman, first and all-pervading, holding the vina and the book, giving fearlessness, driving off the dark of dullness, the crystal mala in her hand, seated on the lotus, giver of understanding — I bow to Sharada, the supreme Devi.
veenaadhare vipulamangaladaanasheele bhaktaartinaashini viranchihareeshavandye. keertiprade'khilamanorathade mahaarhe vidyaapradaayini sarasvati naumi nityam.
Holder of the vina, whose nature is to give abundant blessing, undoer of your people's grief, bowed to by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, giver of renown and of every wish, most worthy, giver of learning — Saraswati, I bow to you daily.
shvetaabjapoornavimalaasanasansthite he shvetaambaraavritamanoharamanjugaatre. udyanmanojnasitapankajamanjulaasye vidyaapradaayini sarasvati naumi nityam.
Seated on the clear seat heaped with white lotuses, your lovely form wrapped in white, your face sweet as an opening white lotus, giver of learning — Saraswati, I bow to you daily.
maatastvadeeyapadapankajabhaktiyuktaa ye tvaan bhajanti nikhilaanaparaanvihaay. te nirjaratvamih yaanti kalevaren bhoovahnivaayugaganaambuvinirmiten.
Mother — those who hold your lotus feet in love and adore you, letting all others go, become as the devtas even in this body made of earth, fire, air, sky and water.
mohaandhakaarabharite hridaye madeeye maatah sadaiv kuru vaasamudaarabhaave. sveeyaakhilaavayavanirmalasuprabhaabhih sheeghran vinaashay manogatamandhakaaram.
Generous Mother — dwell always in my heart, which is full of the dark of delusion, and with the clear light of your every limb quickly undo the darkness in my mind.
brahmaa jagat srijati paalayateendireshah shambhurvinaashayati devi tav prabhaavaih. n syaatkripaa yadi tav prakataprabhaave n syuh kathanchidapi te nijakaaryadakshaah.
Devi, it is by your power that Brahma makes the world, Vishnu keeps it and Shiva unmakes it; you whose power is plain — without your grace not one of the three could do his own work at all.
lakshmeermedhaa dharaa pushtirgauree tushtih prabhaa dhritih. etaabhih paahi tanubhirashtaabhirmaan sarasvati.
Saraswati — keep me with these eight forms of yours: Lakshmi, Medha, Dhara, Pushti, Gauri, Tushti, Prabha, Dhriti.
sarasvatyai namo nityan bhadrakaalyai namo namah. vedavedaantavedaangavidyaasthaanebhy ev ch.
Salutation always to Saraswati, salutation to Bhadrakali, and to the Veda, the Vedanta, the Vedangas and every seat of learning.
sarasvati mahaabhaage vidye kamalalochane. vidyaaroope vishaalaakshi vidyaan dehi namo'stu te.
Saraswati, greatly blessed, learning itself, lotus-eyed — you whose form is knowledge, wide of eye, give me learning; my salutation to you.
yadaksharan padan bhrashtan maatraaheenan ch yadbhavet. tatsarvan kshamyataan devi praseed parameshvari.
Devi — whatever letter, word or measure has been dropped, forgive it all; be pleased with me, supreme one.