Saraswati Suktam
Saraswati Suktam
sarasvatI sUktam
-(R.ve.6.61)
i॒yam॑dadAdrabha॒samR॑Na॒cyuta॒-ndivo᳚dAsaM-va~drya॒zvAya॑ dA॒zuSe᳚ |
yA zazva᳚ntamAca॒khazadA᳚va॒sa-mpa॒Ni-ntA te᳚ dA॒trANi॑ tavi॒SA sa॑rasvati || 1 ||
i॒yaM zuSme᳚bhirbisa॒khA i॑vAruja॒tsAnu॑ girI॒NA-nta॑vi॒Sebhi॑rU॒rmibhiH॑ |
pA॒rA॒va॒ta॒ghnImava॑se suvR॒ktibhi॑ssara॑svatI॒ mA vi॑vAsema dhI॒tibhiH॑ || 2 ||
sara॑svati deva॒nido॒ ni ba॑rhaya pra॒jAM-vi~zva॑sya॒ bRsa॑yasya mA॒yinaH॑ |
u॒ta kSi॒tibhyo॒-'vanI᳚ravindo vi॒Same᳚bhyo asravo vAjinIvati || 3 ||
praNo᳚ de॒vI sara॑svatI॒ vAje᳚bhirvA॒jinI᳚vatI |
dhI॒nAma॑vi॒trya॑vatu || 4 ||
yastvA᳚ devi sarasvatyupabrU॒te dhane᳚ hi॒te |
indra॒-nna vR॑tra॒tUrye᳚ || 5 ||
tva-nde᳚vi sarasva॒tyavA॒ vAje᳚Su vAjini |
radA᳚ pU॒Seva॑ na-ssa॒nim || 6 ||
u॒ta syA na॒-ssara॑svatI gho॒rA hira᳚NyavartaniH |
vR॒tra॒ghnI va॑STi suSTu॒tim || 7 ||
yasyA᳚ ana॒nto ahru॑tastve॒Sazca॑ri॒SNura᳚rNa॒vaH |
ama॒zcara॑ti॒ roru॑vat || 8 ||
sA no॒ vizvA॒ ati॒ dviSa॒-ssvasRR᳚ra॒nyA R॒tAva॑rI |
ata॒nnahe᳚va॒ sUryaH॑ || 9 ||
u॒ta naH॑ pri॒yA pri॒yAsu॑ sa॒ptasva॑sA॒ suju॑STA |
sara॑svatI॒ stomyA᳚ bhUt || 10 ||
A॒pa॒pruSI॒ pArthi॑vAnyu॒ru rajo᳚ a॒ntari॑kSam |
sara॑svatI ni॒daspA᳚tu || 11 ||
tri॒Sa॒dhasthA᳚ sa॒ptadhA᳚tuH॒ paJca॑ jA॒tA va॒rdhaya᳚ntI |
vAje᳚vAje॒ havyA᳚ bhUt || 12 ||
pra yA ma॑hi॒mnA ma॒hinA᳚su॒ ceki॑te dyu॒mnebhi॑ra॒nyA a॒pasA᳚ma॒pasta॑mA |
ratha॑ iva bRha॒tI vi॒bhvane᳚ kR॒topa॒stutyA᳚ ciki॒tuSA॒ sara॑svatI || 13 ||
sara॑svatya॒bhi no᳚ neSi॒ vasyo॒ mApa॑ spharIH॒ paya॑sA॒ mA na॒ A dha॑k |
ju॒Sasva॑ na-ssa॒khyA ve॒zyA᳚ ca॒ mA tva-tkSetrA॒Nyara॑NAni ganma || 14 ||
–(R.ve.7.95)
pra kSoda॑sA॒ dhAya॑sA sasra e॒SA sara॑svatI dha॒ruNa॒mAya॑sI॒ pUH |
pra॒bAba॑dhAnA ra॒thye᳚va yAti॒ vizvA᳚ a॒po ma॑hi॒nA sindhu॑ra॒nyAH || 15 ||
ekA᳚ceta॒tsara॑svatI na॒dInAM॒ zuci᳚rya॒tI gi॒ribhya॒ A sa॑mu॒drAt |
rA॒yazceta᳚ntI॒ bhuva॑nasya॒ bhUre᳚rghR॒ta-mpayo᳚ duduhe॒ nAhu॑SAya || 16 ||
sa vA᳚vRdhe॒ naryo॒ yoSa॑NAsu॒ vRSA॒ zizu᳚rvRSa॒bho ya॒jJiyA᳚su |
sa vA॒jina᳚-mma॒ghava॑dbhyo dadhAti॒ vi sA॒taye᳚ ta॒nva᳚-mmAmRjIta || 17 ||
u॒ta syA na॒-ssara॑svatI juSA॒Nopa॑ zravatsu॒bhagA᳚ ya॒jJe a॒sminn |
mi॒tajJu॑bhirnama॒syai᳚riyA॒nA rA॒yA yu॒jA ci॒dutta॑rA॒ sakhi॑bhyaH || 18 ||
i॒mA juhvA᳚nA yu॒SmadA namo᳚bhiH॒ prati॒ stomaM᳚ sarasvati juSasva |
tava॒ zarma᳚npri॒yata॑me॒ dadhA᳚nA॒ upa॑ stheyAma zara॒Na-nna vR॒kSam || 19 ||
a॒yamu॑ te sarasvati॒ vasi॑STho॒ dvArA᳚vR॒tasya॑ subhage॒ vyA᳚vaH |
vardha॑ zubhre stuva॒te rA᳚si॒ vAjA॑nyU॒ya-mpA᳚ta sva॒stibhi॒-ssadA᳚ naH || 20 ||
(R.ve.7.96)
bR॒hadu॑ gAyiSe॒ vaco᳚-'su॒ryA᳚ na॒dInA᳚m |
sara॑svatI॒minma॑hayA suvR॒ktibhi॒sstomai᳚rvasiSTha॒ roda॑sI || 21 ||
u॒bhe yatte᳚ mahi॒nA zu॑bhre॒ andha॑sI adhikSi॒yanti॑ pU॒ravaH॑ |
sA no᳚ bodhyavi॒trI ma॒rutsa॑khA॒ coda॒ rAdho᳚ ma॒ghonA᳚m || 22 ||
bha॒dramidbha॒drA kR॑Nava॒tsara॑sva॒tyaka॑vArI cetati vA॒jinI᳚vatI |
gR॒NA॒nA ja॑madagni॒vatstu॑vA॒nA ca॑ vasiSTha॒vat || 23 ||
ja॒nI॒yanto॒ nvagra॑vaH putrI॒yantaH॑ su॒dAna॑vaH |
sara॑svantaM havAmahe || 24 ||
ye te᳚ sarasva U॒rmayo॒ madhu॑manto ghRta॒zcutaH॑ |
tebhi᳚rno-'vi॒tA bha॒va || 25 ||
pI॒pi॒vAMsaM॒ sara॑svata॒-sstanaM॒-yo~ vi॒zvada॑rzataH |
bha॒kSI॒mahi॑ pra॒jAmiSam᳚ || 26 ||
(R.ve.2.41.16)
ambi॑tame॒ nadI᳚tame॒ devi॑tame॒ sara॑svati |
a॒pra॒za॒stA i॑va smasi॒ praza॑stimamba naskRdhi || 27 ||
tve vizvA᳚ sarasvati zri॒tAyUM᳚Si de॒vyAm |
zu॒naho᳚treSu matsva pra॒jA-nde᳚vi didiDDhi naH || 28 ||
i॒mA brahma॑ sarasvati ju॒Sasva॑ vAjinIvati |
yA te॒ manma॑ gRtsama॒dA R॑tAvari pri॒yA de॒veSu॒ juhva॑ti || 29 ||
(R.ve.1.3.10)
pA॒va॒kA na॒-ssara॑svatI॒ vAje᳚bhirvA॒jinI᳚vatI |
ya॒jJaM-va~॑STu dhi॒yAva॑suH || 30 ||
co॒da॒yi॒trI sU॒nRtA᳚nA॒-Jceta᳚ntI sumatI॒nAm |
ya॒jJa-nda॑dhe॒ sara॑svatI || 31 ||
ma॒ho arNa॒-ssara॑svatI॒ pra ce᳚tayati ke॒tunA᳚ |
dhiyo॒ vizvA॒ vi rA᳚jati || 32 ||
(R.ve.10.17.7)
sara॑svatI-ndeva॒yanto᳚ havante॒ sara॑svatImadhva॒re tA॒yamA᳚ne |
sara॑svatIM su॒kRto᳚ ahvayanta॒ sara॑svatI dA॒zuSe॒ vArya᳚-ndAt || 33 ||
sara॑svati॒ yA sa॒rathaM᳚-ya~॒yAtha॑ sva॒dhAbhi॑rdevi pi॒tRbhi॒rmada᳚ntI |
A॒sadyA॒sminba॒rhiSi॑ mAdayasvAnamI॒vA iSa॒ A dhe᳚hya॒sme || 34 ||
sara॑svatIM॒-yA~-mpi॒taro॒ hava᳚nte dakSi॒NA ya॒jJama॑bhi॒nakSa॑mANAH |
sa॒ha॒srA॒rghami॒lo atra॑ bhA॒gaM rA॒yaspoSaM॒-ya~ja॑mAneSu dhehi || 35 ||
(R.ve.5.43.11)
A no᳚ di॒vo bR॑ha॒taH parva॑tA॒dA sara॑svatI yaja॒tA ga᳚ntu ya॒jJam |
hava᳚-nde॒vI ju॑juSA॒NA ghR॒tAcI᳚ za॒gmA-nno॒ vAca॑muza॒tI zR॑Notu || 36 ||
(R.ve.2.32.4)
rA॒kAma॒haM su॒havAM᳚ suSTu॒tI hu॑ve zR॒Notu॑ na-ssu॒bhagA॒ bodha॑tu॒ tmanA᳚ |
sIvya॒tvapaH॑ sU॒cyAcchi॑dyamAnayA॒ dadA᳚tu vI॒raM za॒tadA᳚yamu॒kthyam᳚ || 37 ||
yAste᳚ rAke suma॒tayaH॑ su॒peza॑so॒ yAbhi॒rdadA᳚si dA॒zuSe॒ vasU᳚ni |
tAbhi᳚rno a॒dya su॒manA᳚ u॒pAga॑hi sahasrapo॒SaM su॑bhage॒ rarA᳚NA || 38 ||
sinI᳚vAli॒ pRthu॑STuke॒ yA de॒vAnA॒masi॒ svasA᳚ |
ju॒Sasva॑ ha॒vyamAhu॑ta-mpra॒jA-nde᳚vi didiDDhi naH || 39 ||
yA su॑bA॒hu-ssva᳚Ggu॒ri-ssu॒SUmA᳚ bahu॒sUva॑rI |
tasyai᳚ vi॒zpatnyai᳚ ha॒vi-ssi॑nIvA॒lyai ju॑hotana || 40 ||
yA gu॒GgUryA si॑nIvA॒lI yA rA॒kA yA sara॑svatI |
i॒ndrA॒NIma॑hva U॒taye᳚ varuNA॒nIM sva॒staye᳚ || 41 ||
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
Related Scriptures
सरस्वती कवचम्
31 verses
सरस्वती सहस्र नामावलि
1000 verses
1000 Names of Goddess Saraswati
1000 verses
108 Names of Goddess Saraswati
108 verses
सरस्वती अष्टोत्तर शत नामावलि
108 verses
Jai Shri Sakal Buddhi Balrasi
0 verses
About This Stotram
Overview
The Saraswati Suktam is a collection of 41 Vedic hymn verses dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, drawn primarily from the Rigveda, with references including RV 6.61. In Vedic literature, Saraswati appears both as a river deity and as the embodiment of sacred speech and knowledge. The text belongs to the Vedic layer of Hindu scripture and represents one of the earliest documented invocations of this deity.
What are the benefits of chanting Saraswati Suktam?
- Cultivation of sharp intellect and mastery of sacred knowledge
- Improvement in artistic, musical, and expressive abilities
- Attainment of wisdom and clarity of thought
- Continuity of the Vedic recitation tradition through which these hymns are transmitted
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning recitation is traditional for Vedic suktams. Vasant Panchami is the primary annual occasion. It is also recited before beginning Vedic study sessions, examinations, and significant creative undertakings.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Rigveda is among the oldest extant religious texts, with its composition period generally placed between 1500 and 1000 BCE. The Saraswati Suktam is sourced from this Vedic corpus, specifically from hymns within the sixth and seventh Mandalas of the Rigveda where Saraswati appears prominently. In Vedic usage, Saraswati was associated with the Saraswati River of northwestern India as well as with Vak (sacred speech). The 41-verse compilation of these hymns as a named Suktam likely reflects a later editorial arrangement for devotional use. Authorship is traditionally attributed to the Vedic Rishis who received these hymns.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Saraswati Stotram — a later Sanskrit devotional stotram honoring the same deity within the Puranic tradition
- Sanusvara Prasna — another Vedic text in this collection drawn from the Taittiriya Brahmana of the Krishna Yajurveda
