Saraswati Suktam
Saraswati Suktam
Saraswati Suktam
sarasvatī sūktam
-(ṛ.ve.6.61)
i॒yam̭dadādrabha॒samṛ̭ṇa॒cyuta॒-ndivo᳚dāsaṃ-va~drya॒śvāya̭ dā॒śuṣe᳚ |
yā śaśva᳚ntamāca॒khaśadā᳚va॒sa-mpa॒ṇi-ntā te᳚ dā॒trāṇi̭ tavi॒ṣā sa̭rasvati || 1 ||
i॒yaṃ śuṣme᳚bhirbisa॒khā i̭vāruja॒tsānṷ girī॒ṇā-nta̭vi॒ṣebhi̭rū॒rmibhiḥ̭ |
pā॒rā॒va॒ta॒ghnīmava̭se suvṛ॒ktibhi̭ssara̭svatī॒ mā vi̭vāsema dhī॒tibhiḥ̭ || 2 ||
sara̭svati deva॒nido॒ ni ba̭rhaya pra॒jāṃ-vi~śva̭sya॒ bṛsa̭yasya mā॒yinaḥ̭ |
u॒ta kṣi॒tibhyo॒-'vanī᳚ravindo vi॒ṣame᳚bhyo asravo vājinīvati || 3 ||
praṇo᳚ de॒vī sara̭svatī॒ vāje᳚bhirvā॒jinī᳚vatī |
dhī॒nāma̭vi॒trya̭vatu || 4 ||
yastvā᳚ devi sarasvatyupabrū॒te dhane᳚ hi॒te |
indra॒-nna vṛ̭tra॒tūrye᳚ || 5 ||
tva-nde᳚vi sarasva॒tyavā॒ vāje᳚ṣu vājini |
radā᳚ pū॒ṣeva̭ na-ssa॒nim || 6 ||
u॒ta syā na॒-ssara̭svatī gho॒rā hira᳚ṇyavartaniḥ |
vṛ॒tra॒ghnī va̭ṣṭi suṣṭu॒tim || 7 ||
yasyā᳚ ana॒nto ahrṷtastve॒ṣaśca̭ri॒ṣṇura᳚rṇa॒vaḥ |
ama॒ścara̭ti॒ rorṷvat || 8 ||
sā no॒ viśvā॒ ati॒ dviṣa॒-ssvasṝ᳚ra॒nyā ṛ॒tāva̭rī |
ata॒nnahe᳚va॒ sūryaḥ̭ || 9 ||
u॒ta naḥ̭ pri॒yā pri॒yāsṷ sa॒ptasva̭sā॒ sujṷṣṭā |
sara̭svatī॒ stomyā᳚ bhūt || 10 ||
ā॒pa॒pruṣī॒ pārthi̭vānyu॒ru rajo᳚ a॒ntari̭kṣam |
sara̭svatī ni॒daspā᳚tu || 11 ||
tri॒ṣa॒dhasthā᳚ sa॒ptadhā᳚tuḥ॒ pañca̭ jā॒tā va॒rdhaya᳚ntī |
vāje᳚vāje॒ havyā᳚ bhūt || 12 ||
pra yā ma̭hi॒mnā ma॒hinā᳚su॒ ceki̭te dyu॒mnebhi̭ra॒nyā a॒pasā᳚ma॒pasta̭mā |
ratha̭ iva bṛha॒tī vi॒bhvane᳚ kṛ॒topa॒stutyā᳚ ciki॒tuṣā॒ sara̭svatī || 13 ||
sara̭svatya॒bhi no᳚ neṣi॒ vasyo॒ māpa̭ spharīḥ॒ paya̭sā॒ mā na॒ ā dha̭k |
ju॒ṣasva̭ na-ssa॒khyā ve॒śyā᳚ ca॒ mā tva-tkṣetrā॒ṇyara̭ṇāni ganma || 14 ||
–(ṛ.ve.7.95)
pra kṣoda̭sā॒ dhāya̭sā sasra e॒ṣā sara̭svatī dha॒ruṇa॒māya̭sī॒ pūḥ |
pra॒bāba̭dhānā ra॒thye᳚va yāti॒ viśvā᳚ a॒po ma̭hi॒nā sindhṷra॒nyāḥ || 15 ||
ekā᳚ceta॒tsara̭svatī na॒dīnāṃ॒ śuci᳚rya॒tī gi॒ribhya॒ ā sa̭mu॒drāt |
rā॒yaśceta᳚ntī॒ bhuva̭nasya॒ bhūre᳚rghṛ॒ta-mpayo᳚ duduhe॒ nāhṷṣāya || 16 ||
sa vā᳚vṛdhe॒ naryo॒ yoṣa̭ṇāsu॒ vṛṣā॒ śiśu᳚rvṛṣa॒bho ya॒jñiyā᳚su |
sa vā॒jina᳚-mma॒ghava̭dbhyo dadhāti॒ vi sā॒taye᳚ ta॒nva᳚-mmāmṛjīta || 17 ||
u॒ta syā na॒-ssara̭svatī juṣā॒ṇopa̭ śravatsu॒bhagā᳚ ya॒jñe a॒sminn |
mi॒tajñṷbhirnama॒syai᳚riyā॒nā rā॒yā yu॒jā ci॒dutta̭rā॒ sakhi̭bhyaḥ || 18 ||
i॒mā juhvā᳚nā yu॒ṣmadā namo᳚bhiḥ॒ prati॒ stomaṃ᳚ sarasvati juṣasva |
tava॒ śarma᳚npri॒yata̭me॒ dadhā᳚nā॒ upa̭ stheyāma śara॒ṇa-nna vṛ॒kṣam || 19 ||
a॒yamṷ te sarasvati॒ vasi̭ṣṭho॒ dvārā᳚vṛ॒tasya̭ subhage॒ vyā᳚vaḥ |
vardha̭ śubhre stuva॒te rā᳚si॒ vājā̭nyū॒ya-mpā᳚ta sva॒stibhi॒-ssadā᳚ naḥ || 20 ||
(ṛ.ve.7.96)
bṛ॒hadṷ gāyiṣe॒ vaco᳚-'su॒ryā᳚ na॒dīnā᳚m |
sara̭svatī॒minma̭hayā suvṛ॒ktibhi॒sstomai᳚rvasiṣṭha॒ roda̭sī || 21 ||
u॒bhe yatte᳚ mahi॒nā śṷbhre॒ andha̭sī adhikṣi॒yanti̭ pū॒ravaḥ̭ |
sā no᳚ bodhyavi॒trī ma॒rutsa̭khā॒ coda॒ rādho᳚ ma॒ghonā᳚m || 22 ||
bha॒dramidbha॒drā kṛ̭ṇava॒tsara̭sva॒tyaka̭vārī cetati vā॒jinī᳚vatī |
gṛ॒ṇā॒nā ja̭madagni॒vatstṷvā॒nā ca̭ vasiṣṭha॒vat || 23 ||
ja॒nī॒yanto॒ nvagra̭vaḥ putrī॒yantaḥ̭ su॒dāna̭vaḥ |
sara̭svantaṃ havāmahe || 24 ||
ye te᳚ sarasva ū॒rmayo॒ madhṷmanto ghṛta॒ścutaḥ̭ |
tebhi᳚rno-'vi॒tā bha॒va || 25 ||
pī॒pi॒vāṃsaṃ॒ sara̭svata॒-sstanaṃ॒-yo~ vi॒śvada̭rśataḥ |
bha॒kṣī॒mahi̭ pra॒jāmiṣam᳚ || 26 ||
(ṛ.ve.2.41.16)
ambi̭tame॒ nadī᳚tame॒ devi̭tame॒ sara̭svati |
a॒pra॒śa॒stā i̭va smasi॒ praśa̭stimamba naskṛdhi || 27 ||
tve viśvā᳚ sarasvati śri॒tāyūṃ᳚ṣi de॒vyām |
śu॒naho᳚treṣu matsva pra॒jā-nde᳚vi didiḍḍhi naḥ || 28 ||
i॒mā brahma̭ sarasvati ju॒ṣasva̭ vājinīvati |
yā te॒ manma̭ gṛtsama॒dā ṛ̭tāvari pri॒yā de॒veṣu॒ juhva̭ti || 29 ||
(ṛ.ve.1.3.10)
pā॒va॒kā na॒-ssara̭svatī॒ vāje᳚bhirvā॒jinī᳚vatī |
ya॒jñaṃ-va~̭ṣṭu dhi॒yāva̭suḥ || 30 ||
co॒da॒yi॒trī sū॒nṛtā᳚nā॒-ñceta᳚ntī sumatī॒nām |
ya॒jña-nda̭dhe॒ sara̭svatī || 31 ||
ma॒ho arṇa॒-ssara̭svatī॒ pra ce᳚tayati ke॒tunā᳚ |
dhiyo॒ viśvā॒ vi rā᳚jati || 32 ||
(ṛ.ve.10.17.7)
sara̭svatī-ndeva॒yanto᳚ havante॒ sara̭svatīmadhva॒re tā॒yamā᳚ne |
sara̭svatīṃ su॒kṛto᳚ ahvayanta॒ sara̭svatī dā॒śuṣe॒ vārya᳚-ndāt || 33 ||
sara̭svati॒ yā sa॒rathaṃ᳚-ya~॒yātha̭ sva॒dhābhi̭rdevi pi॒tṛbhi॒rmada᳚ntī |
ā॒sadyā॒sminba॒rhiṣi̭ mādayasvānamī॒vā iṣa॒ ā dhe᳚hya॒sme || 34 ||
sara̭svatīṃ॒-yā~-mpi॒taro॒ hava᳚nte dakṣi॒ṇā ya॒jñama̭bhi॒nakṣa̭māṇāḥ |
sa॒ha॒srā॒rghami॒lo atra̭ bhā॒gaṃ rā॒yaspoṣaṃ॒-ya~ja̭māneṣu dhehi || 35 ||
(ṛ.ve.5.43.11)
ā no᳚ di॒vo bṛ̭ha॒taḥ parva̭tā॒dā sara̭svatī yaja॒tā ga᳚ntu ya॒jñam |
hava᳚-nde॒vī jṷjuṣā॒ṇā ghṛ॒tācī᳚ śa॒gmā-nno॒ vāca̭muśa॒tī śṛ̭ṇotu || 36 ||
(ṛ.ve.2.32.4)
rā॒kāma॒haṃ su॒havāṃ᳚ suṣṭu॒tī hṷve śṛ॒ṇotṷ na-ssu॒bhagā॒ bodha̭tu॒ tmanā᳚ |
sīvya॒tvapaḥ̭ sū॒cyācchi̭dyamānayā॒ dadā᳚tu vī॒raṃ śa॒tadā᳚yamu॒kthyam᳚ || 37 ||
yāste᳚ rāke suma॒tayaḥ̭ su॒peśa̭so॒ yābhi॒rdadā᳚si dā॒śuṣe॒ vasū᳚ni |
tābhi᳚rno a॒dya su॒manā᳚ u॒pāga̭hi sahasrapo॒ṣaṃ sṷbhage॒ rarā᳚ṇā || 38 ||
sinī᳚vāli॒ pṛthṷṣṭuke॒ yā de॒vānā॒masi॒ svasā᳚ |
ju॒ṣasva̭ ha॒vyamāhṷta-mpra॒jā-nde᳚vi didiḍḍhi naḥ || 39 ||
yā sṷbā॒hu-ssva᳚ṅgu॒ri-ssu॒ṣūmā᳚ bahu॒sūva̭rī |
tasyai᳚ vi॒śpatnyai᳚ ha॒vi-ssi̭nīvā॒lyai jṷhotana || 40 ||
yā gu॒ṅgūryā si̭nīvā॒lī yā rā॒kā yā sara̭svatī |
i॒ndrā॒ṇīma̭hva ū॒taye᳚ varuṇā॒nīṃ sva॒staye᳚ || 41 ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
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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
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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
