Saraswati Slokam

Goddess Saraswati – Goddess of wisdom

Saraswati Slokam

Goddess Saraswati – Goddess of wisdom

Goddess Saraswathi is the consort of Lord Brahma (Lord of Creation) and is the Goddess of wisdom and learning. Saraswati is the one who gives the essence (sara) of our own self (swa). She is considered as the personification of all knowledge – arts, sciences, crafts and other skills. She has a beautiful and elegant presence, is pure white in colour, clad in a white sari, seated on a white lotus, representing purity and brilliance. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has the sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus (a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on the veena. 

She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a white goose (swan). The swan is known for its pecliar characteristic of being capable of separating water from milk, indicating that we should possess discrimination in separating the bad from the good. The seat being a lotus or peacock implies that the teacher is well-established in the subjective experience of truth. When sitting on a peacock she reminds us that wisdom suppresses ego.

Like Brahma, she is not worshipped much in temples. However, every year Saraswathi Pooja (Navarathiri ) is celebrated by people all over India, be it students, workers, craftsmen, businessmen offering their prayers for a successful and fruitful year. However, Saraswathi does have a temple in Koothanur in Tanjavur district (Tamil Nadu).

Saraswati Namasthuvyam
Varadhe Kamaroopini
Vidyarambham Karishyami
Siddhahi Bavathumeh Sadah

Sree Saraswathi Dhyanam

Soorasoora Sevidha Pankaja
Gare Viraajat kamaneeya Pustakaa
Virinji Pathni kamalasana sthathitha
Saraswathee nruthyathu vasimeh sada

Sree Saraswathi Ashtothram

Om Sarasvatyai namah 
Om Maha-bhadrayai namah 
Om Maha-mayayai namah 
Om Vara-pradayai namah 
Om Sree pradayai namah 
Om Padma-nilayayai namah 
Om Padmakshmai namah 
Om Padma-vaktri-kayai namah 
Om Shivanu-jayai namah 
Om Pustaka-stayai namah 

Om Gynana-mudrayai namah 
Om Ramayai namah 
Om Kama-rupayai namah 
Om Maha-vidyayai namah 
Om Maha-pataka-nashinyai namah 
Om Maha-shrayayai namah 
Om Malinyai namah 
Om Maha-bhogayai namah 
Om Maha-bhujayai namah 
Om Maha-bagayai namah 

Om Maho-tsahayai namah 
Om Divyamgayai namah 
Om Sura-vandi-tayai namah 
Om Mahakalyai namah 
Om Maha-pashayai namah 
Om Maha-karayai namah 
Om Mahamkushayai namah 
Om Peetayai namah 
Om Vimalayai namah 
Om Vishvayai namah 

Om Vidyunma-layai namah 
Om Vaishnavyai namah 
Om Chandri-kayai namah 
Om Chandra-lekha-vibhu-shitayai namah 
Om Bhoga-dayai namah 
Om Savitryai namah 
Om Surasayai namah 
Om Devyai namah 
Om Divya-lankara-bhushitayai namah 
Om Vagdevyai namah 

Om Vasudayai namah 
Om Teevrayai namah 
Om Maha-bhadrayai namah 
Om Maha-phalayai namah 
Om Gomatyai namah 
Om Bharatyai namah 
Om Bhamayai namah 
Om Govimdayai namah 
Om Jati-layai namah 
Om Vindhya-vasayai namah 

Om Chandi-kayai namah 
Om Vaishnavyai namah 
Om Bramhyai namah 
Om Bramha-gynanaika-sadhanayai namah 
Om Soudaminyai namah 
Om Sudha-murtayai namah 
Om Subha-drayai namah 
Om Sura-puji-tayai namah 
Om Suvaa-sinyai namah 
Om Suveenayai namah 

Om Vini-drayai namah 
Om Padma-lochanayai namah 
Om Vidya-rupayai namah 
Om Vishalayai namah 
Om Bramha-jayayai namah 
Om maha palayai namah
Om Traeimurtyai namah 
Om Traeikalanjyai namah 
Om Traeikalanjyai namah 
Om Shastra-rupinyai namah 

Om Shumbha-sura-pramadhinyai namah
Om Shubha-dayai namah 
Om Sarvatmi-kayai namah 
Om Rakta-beejani-hantrai namah 
Om Chamundayai namah 
Om Ambikayai namah
Om Munda-kambi-katai namah 
Om Dhumra-lochana-mardhinyai namah 
Om Sarva-devastu-tayai namah 
Om Soumyayai namah 

Om Sura-sura-namaskrutayai namah 
Om Kala-ratryai namah 
Om Kala-dharayai namah 
Om Vagdevyai namah 
Om Vara-rohayai namah 
Om Varahyai namah 
Om Varijaa-sanayai namah 
Om Chitrambarayai namah 
Om Chitra-gamdhayai namah 
Om Chitra-malya-vibhushitayai namah 

Om Kantayai namah 
Om Kama-pradayai namah 
Om Vindyayai namah 
Om Rupa-soubhagya-daeinyai namah 
Om Shweta-sanayai namah 
Om Neela-bhujayai namah
Om Sura-puji-tayai namah 
Om Rakta-madhyayai namah 
Om Neela-jamghayai namah 
Om Niranja-nayai namah 

Om Chaturana-nasamrajyai namah 
Om Chaturvarga-phala-pradayai namah 
Om Hamsa-sanayai namah 
Om Bramha-vishu-sivatmi-kayai namah 
Om Sarva-mangalaya namah
Om Vedamathre namah
Om Saratayai namah 
Om Sri Saraswatyai namah 

Om Naanavidha Parimal Pathra Pushpaani Samarpayami