Saraswati Vandana & Moola Mantra
Recommended Recitation
Daily before study or artistic practice
Spiritual Fruit & Benefits
Bestows mastery of speech, exceptional memory, artistic creativity, and dispels intellectual dullness.
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिతా सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥ ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः॥
Transliteration & Pronunciation
Yā Kundendu Tuṣāra Hāra Dhavalā Yā Śubhra Vastrāvṛtā, Yā Vīṇā-vara-daṇḍa-maṇḍita-karā Yā Śveta-padmāsanā, Yā Brahmācyuta-śaṅkara-prabhṛtibhir-devaiḥ Sadā Vanditā, Sā Māṃ Pātu Sarasvatī Bhagavatī Niḥśeṣa-jāḍyāpahā. Om Aiṃ Sarasvatyai Namaḥ
Sacred Meaning & Understanding
May Goddess Saraswati protect me and remove all inertia of the mind — She who is fair as jasmine, the moon, and snow, draped in pristine white, holding the divine Veena, seated on a white lotus, and worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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