Saraswati Stotram
Saraswati Stotram
Saraswati Stotram
sarasvatI stotram
yA kundendu tuShArahAradhavalA yA shubhravastrAvRRitA
yA vINAvaradaNDamaNDitakarA yA shvetapadmAsanA |
yA brahmAchyuta sha~NkaraprabhRRitibhirdevaissadA pUjitA
sA mAM pAtu sarasvatI bhagavatI nishsheShajADyApahA || 1 ||
dorbhiryuktA chaturbhiH sphaTikamaNinibhai rakShamAlAndadhAnA
hastenaikena padmaM sitamapicha shukaM pustakaM chApareNa |
bhAsA kundendusha~NkhasphaTikamaNinibhA bhAsamAnAzsamAnA
sA me vAgdevateyaM nivasatu vadane sarvadA suprasannA || 2 ||
surAsuraissevitapAdapa~NkajA kare virAjatkamanIyapustakA |
viri~nchipatnI kamalAsanasthitA sarasvatI nRRityatu vAchi me sadA || 3 ||
sarasvatI sarasijakesaraprabhA tapasvinI sitakamalAsanapriyA |
ghanastanI kamalavilolalochanA manasvinI bhavatu varaprasAdinI || 4 ||
sarasvati namastubhyaM varade kAmarUpiNi |
vidyArambhaM kariShyAmi siddhirbhavatu me sadA || 5 ||
sarasvati namastubhyaM sarvadevi namo namaH |
shAntarUpe shashidhare sarvayoge namo namaH || 6 ||
nityAnande nirAdhAre niShkalAyai namo namaH |
vidyAdhare vishAlAkShi shuddhaj~nAne namo namaH || 7 ||
shuddhasphaTikarUpAyai sUkShmarUpe namo namaH |
shabdabrahmi chaturhaste sarvasiddhyai namo namaH || 8 ||
muktAlaNkRRita sarvANgyai mUlAdhAre namo namaH |
mUlamantrasvarUpAyai mUlashaktyai namo namaH || 9 ||
manonmani mahAbhoge vAgIshvari namo namaH |
vAgmyai varadahastAyai varadAyai namo namaH || 10 ||
vedAyai vedarUpAyai vedAntAyai namo namaH |
guNadoShavivarjinyai guNadIptyai namo namaH || 11 ||
sarvaj~nAne sadAnande sarvarUpe namo namaH |
sampannAyai kumAryai cha sarvaj~ne te namo namaH || 12 ||
yogAnArya umAdevyai yogAnande namo namaH |
divyaj~nAna trinetrAyai divyamUrtyai namo namaH || 13 ||
ardhachandrajaTAdhAri chandrabimbe namo namaH |
chandrAdityajaTAdhAri chandrabimbe namo namaH || 14 ||
aNurUpe mahArUpe vishvarUpe namo namaH |
aNimAdyaShTasiddhAyai AnandAyai namo namaH || 15 ||
jnAna vijnAna rUpAyai j~nAnamUrte namo namaH |
nAnAshAstra svarUpAyai nAnArUpe namo namaH || 16 ||
padmajA padmavaMshA cha padmarUpe namo namaH |
parameShThyai parAmUrtyai namaste pApanAshinI || 17 ||
mahAdevyai mahAkAlyai mahAlakShmyai namo namaH |
brahmaviShNushivAyai cha brahmanAryai namo namaH || 18 ||
kamalAkarapuShpA cha kAmarUpe namo namaH |
kapAlikarmadIptAyai karmadAyai namo namaH || 19 ||
sAyaM prAtaH paThennityaM ShaNmAsAtsiddhiruchyate |
choravyAghrabhayaM nAsti paThatAM shRRiNvatAmapi || 20 ||
itthaM sarasvatI stotramagastyamuni vAchakam |
sarvasiddhikaraM nRRINAM sarvapApapraNAshanam || 21 ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Saraswati Stotram is a Sanskrit devotional hymn of 21 verses dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, wisdom, music, and arts. The verses describe her serene form, her role as the dispeller of ignorance, and her attributes as the source of eloquent speech and learning. The text belongs to the Saraswati devotional tradition within Sanskrit stotra literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Saraswati Stotram?
- Enhancement of knowledge and intellectual faculty
- Improvement in memory and clarity of expression
- Removal of ignorance and mental dullness
- Success in studies and other intellectual or artistic pursuits
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning recitation is standard. Vasant Panchami is the primary festival occasion for this stotram. It is also recited before examinations and at the start of any new course of study.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Saraswati devotional literature has roots in the Vedic period, with hymns to the Goddess found in the Rigveda. The stotra genre expanded significantly during the Puranic and medieval periods, producing numerous compositions describing Saraswati's attributes and seeking her blessings. This 21-verse stotram's authorship is unknown, and its specific scriptural source is not documented. Its style is consistent with Sanskrit devotional hymns composed during the medieval or later period, when such compositions were compiled into devotional anthologies.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sarasvati Kavacham — a protective kavacham for Saraswati drawn from the Brahmavaivarta Purana in this collection
- Saraswati Suktam — the Vedic hymns to Saraswati from the Rigveda, representing an earlier stratum of the same devotional tradition