Statue of Saraswati in the Indian Museum, Kolkata

The Saraswati Vandana (Sanskrit: सरस्वती वन्दना, romanized: Sarasvatī Vandanā) is a Hindu mantra. It is addressed to the goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning.[1][2]

Hymn

The hymn comprises the following four verses:[3]

yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā
yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā |
yā brahmācyuta śaṃkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā pūjitā
sā māṃ pātu sarasvati bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā ||

(Salutations to Saraswati) Who is pure white like the jasmine, with the coolness of the moon, the brightness of the snow, and a sheen like the garland of pearls; Who is covered with pure white garments, whose hands are adorned with the veena (a stringed musical instrument) and the boon-giving staff; And who is seated on a pure white lotus, who is always adored by Brahma, Achyuta (Vishnu), Shankara (Shiva), and the other deities, O goddess Saraswati, please protect me and dispel all my ignorance.

References

  1. ↑ Kinsley, David (1988). Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious traditions. University of California Press. pp. 55–64. ISBN 0-520063392.
  2. ↑ Bijnan Bandyopadhyay; Shyam Kamal (22 July 2014). Stabilization and Control of Fractional Order Systems: A Sliding Mode Approach. Springer. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-3-319-08621-7.
  3. ↑ Shivakumar, K. N. (2021-01-14). Shlokas and Bhajans: with general knowledge and subhashitams. Sangeet Bharati. p. 9.
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