Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavali
sarasvatī aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ śrī sarasvatyai namaḥ
oṃ mahābhadrāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāmāyāyai namaḥ
oṃ varapradāyai namaḥ
oṃ śrīpradāyai namaḥ
oṃ padmanilayāyai namaḥ
oṃ padmākṣyai namaḥ
oṃ padmavaktrikāyai namaḥ
oṃ śivānujāyai namaḥ
oṃ pustakahastāyai namaḥ (10)
oṃ jñānamudrāyai namaḥ
oṃ ramāyai namaḥ
oṃ kāmarūpāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāvidyāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāpātaka nāśinyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāśrayāyai namaḥ
oṃ mālinyai namaḥ
oṃ mahābhogāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahābhujāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahābhāgāyai namaḥ (20)
oṃ mahotsāhāyai namaḥ
oṃ divyāṅgāyai namaḥ
oṃ suravanditāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahākālyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāpāśāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahākārāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāṅkuśāyai namaḥ
oṃ sītāyai namaḥ
oṃ vimalāyai namaḥ
oṃ viśvāyai namaḥ (30)
oṃ vidyunmālāyai namaḥ
oṃ vaiṣṇavyai namaḥ
oṃ candrikāyai namaḥ
oṃ candralekhāvibhūṣitāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāphalāyai namaḥ
oṃ sāvitryai namaḥ
oṃ surasāyai namaḥ
oṃ devyai namaḥ
oṃ divyālaṅkāra bhūṣitāyai namaḥ
oṃ vāgdevyai namaḥ (40)
oṃ vasudhāyai namaḥ
oṃ tīvrāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahābhadrāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahābalāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhogadāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhāratyai namaḥ
oṃ bhāmāyai namaḥ
oṃ gomatyai namaḥ
oṃ jaṭilāyai namaḥ
oṃ vindhyāvāsāyai namaḥ (50)
oṃ caṇḍikāyai namaḥ
oṃ subhadrāyai namaḥ
oṃ surapūjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ vinidrāyai namaḥ
oṃ vaiṣṇavyai namaḥ
oṃ brāhmyai namaḥ
oṃ brahmajñānaikasādhanāyai namaḥ
oṃ saudāminyai namaḥ
oṃ sudhāmūrtaye namaḥ
oṃ suvīṇāyai namaḥ (60)
oṃ suvāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ vidyārūpāyai namaḥ
oṃ brahmajāyāyai namaḥ
oṃ viśālāyai namaḥ
oṃ padmalocanāyai namaḥ
oṃ śumbhāsura pramathinyai namaḥ
oṃ dhūmralocana mardinyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvātmikāyai namaḥ
oṃ trayīmūrtyai namaḥ
oṃ śubhadāyai namaḥ (70)
oṃ śāstrarūpiṇyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvadevastutāyai namaḥ
oṃ saumyāyai namaḥ
oṃ surāsura namaskṛtāyai namaḥ
oṃ raktabīja nihantryai namaḥ
oṃ cāmuṇḍāyai namaḥ
oṃ muṇḍakāmbikāyai namaḥ
oṃ kālarātryai namaḥ
oṃ praharaṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ kalādhārāyai namaḥ (80)
oṃ nirañjanāyai namaḥ
oṃ varārohāyai namaḥ
oṃ vāgdevyai namaḥ
oṃ vārāhyai namaḥ
oṃ vārijāsanāyai namaḥ
oṃ citrāmbarāyai namaḥ
oṃ citragandhāyai namaḥ
oṃ citramālya vibhūṣitāyai namaḥ
oṃ kāntāyai namaḥ
oṃ kāmapradāyai namaḥ (90)
oṃ vandyāyai namaḥ
oṃ rūpasaubhāgyadāyinyai namaḥ
oṃ śvetānanāyai namaḥ
oṃ rakta madhyāyai namaḥ
oṃ dvibhujāyai namaḥ
oṃ surapūjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ nirañjanāyai namaḥ
oṃ nīlajaṅghāyai namaḥ
oṃ caturvargaphalapradāyai namaḥ
oṃ caturānana sāmrājjyai namaḥ (100)
oṃ brahmaviṣṇu śivātmikāyai namaḥ
oṃ haṃsāsanāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāvidyāyai namaḥ
oṃ mantravidyāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāsarasvatyai namaḥ
oṃ vidyāyai namaḥ
oṃ jñānaikatatparāyai namaḥ (108)
iti śrīsarasvatyaṣṭottaraśatanāmāvaliḥ samāptā ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali of 108 names of Goddess Saraswati, presented in the standard "Om... Namah" format of the namavali genre. Each name captures a specific attribute or form of the Goddess, such as her association with the Veena, books, the gesture of knowledge (jnana mudra), and the lotus. The text belongs to the Saraswati devotional tradition within Hinduism.
What are the benefits of chanting Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Attainment of knowledge and intellectual clarity
- Improvement in artistic skill and creative expression
- Success in education and competitive examinations
- Removal of mental obstacles to learning
When is the best time to recite this?
Mornings are the preferred time. Vasant Panchami is the annual festival most closely associated with this namavali's recitation. It is also recited during study periods, before creative work, and during Navratri on days designated for Saraswati worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Namavalis for Saraswati appear across various Puranic and Tantric compilations and have been maintained in educational and temple worship contexts throughout India. The 108-name format is a conventional structure that signals a complete invocation of the deity. The author of this specific namavali is unknown, as is common for compilations of this type. Saraswati's identity as the patron of learning gave her namavali a practical association with formal education and arts training.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Saraswati 108 Names — a closely related namavali of Saraswati in the same format
- Saraswati Dwadasa Nama Stotram — a shorter twelve-name stotram for Saraswati in this collection