Saraswathi Namasthubhyam

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि ।

विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥

Goddess Saraswathi, the presiding deity of learning, knowledge and wisdom is also referred to as Vaakk Devi, the Goddess of Speech. For any student, poet, writer, analyst, journalist, astrologer, musician, singer, preacher, philosopher, etc. to become proficient and to excel in their field, Divine blessings and Grace of Vaakk Devi is very much essential.

Saraswathi worship is necessary for spiritual enlightenment.

In HarikathaAmruthasaara (Mangalacharana Sandhi - sloka # 5) Sri Jagannatha Dasaru eulogizes Goddess Saraswathi as follows....

ಚತುರವದನನ ರಾಣಿ ಅತಿರೋ |

ಹಿತ ವಿಮಲ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿ ನಿಗಮ |

ಪ್ರತತಿಗಳಗಭಿಮಾನಿ ವೀಣಾಪಾಣಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣಿ |

ನುತಿಸಿ ಬೇಡುವೆ ಜನನಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ |

ಪತಿಯ ಗುಣಗಳ ತುತಿಪುದಕೆಸ |

ನ್ಮತಿಯ ಪಾಲಿಸಿ ನೆಲೆಸು ನೀ ಮದ್ವದನ ಸದನದಲಿ ||

चतुरवदनन राणि अतिरो |

हित विमल विज्ञानि निगम |

प्रततिगळगभिमानि वीणापाणि ब्रह्माणि |

नुतिसि बेडुवॆ जननि लक्ष्मि |

पतिय गुणगळ तुतिपुदकॆस |

न्मतिय पालिसि नॆलॆसु नी मद्वदन सदनदलि ||

చతురవదనన రాణి అతిరో |

హిత విమల విజ్ఞాని నిగమ | ప్రతతిగళగభిమాని వీణాపాణి బ్రహ్మాణి | నుతిసి బేడువె జనని లక్ష్మి | పతియ గుణగళ తుతిపుదకెస | న్మతియ పాలిసి నెలెసు నీ మద్వదన సదనదలి ||

chaturavadanana rANi atirO
hita vimala vijnAni nigama
pratatigaLigabhimAni vINApANi brahmANi
natisi bEDuve janani lakumI
patiya guNagaLa tutipudake
sanmatiya pAlisi nelasu nI madvadana sadanadali

Meaning: Oh! Goddess Saraswati, the queen of the four-faced Brahma! You hold the Veena in your hand and possess the ultimate, pure knowledge that survives even the destruction of the universe. You are the ruling deity of all the Vedas.

Oh! Janani (Veda-Janani), I bow to you and beg of you: please grant me a noble, righteous intellect, and come reside on my tongue so that I may effortlessly sing and glorify the divine qualities of Bhagawan Vishnu, the Lord of Lakshmi (Sri Hari).

A human being cannot even utter the names of God or comprehend scriptural truths without the grace of the presiding deities of speech and intellect. Sri Jagannatha Dasaru beautifully acknowledges that his own capacity to compose this great spiritual work is entirely dependent on Goddess Saraswati clearing his mind and speaking through him.

Goddess Saraswati the consort of Chaturmukha Brahma is VedaAbhimaani Devata without whose (Brahmani) blessings it is impossible to get the yathartha gnyaana of Vedas.

As VedaAbhimaani Devata, Saraswathi Devi is placed in 4th Kakshya along with Bharati dEvi as per Tattvavaada Taratamya.

Anusandhana:

Saraswathi antargatha > BraHmaAntargata > MaAyaVaAsudeva

In the very first sloka of VaayuStuti; Sri Thrivikrama Panditaachaarya is making a reference and adoration to Goddess Saraswathi (VaakkDevi) who is also known as SharadaDevi along with Lord Vishnu, Goddess LakshmiDevi, and Sri Aananda Theertharu (Lord Vaayu), indicating that, one should always offer salutations to these divine quartet before commencing any literary work or making any stothra, parayana, pravachana etc.

Anything that we acquire in this life may perish but, the knowledge acquired through Akshara Gnana will never perish and will be an eternal asset. Blessings and Grace of Goddess Saraswathi Devi the presiding deity of such Akshara Gnyaana is very much essential for anyone to acquire and excel in the filed of learning/education (Vidya-Buddhi-Gnyaana).

विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्।

(Vidyā dadāti vinayaṃ, vinayād yāti pātratām)

"True education gives humility; from humility comes worthiness."

Vidya will excel, only when there is Vinaya/humility. VIDYA will shine, only where there is Neeti/Samskaara. When there is no Vinaya, where there is no Neeti/Samskaara such a person even though educated is a literately uneducated person. In such places/with such persons Vidya Lakshmi will not reside.

Though Goddess Saraswathi Devi to be prayed/worshipped on a daily basis, special focus is given during Navarathri days. Starting from the day of Moola Nakshathra Goddess Saraswathi Devi is specially worshipped with shodasa-upachara pooja.

In Sanatana Dharma worship of Saraswathi is mainly in three forms viz... As Devatha (Goddess), consort of Chaturmukha Brahma (Brahmani), as VedaAbhimaani Devata, presiding deity of learning, knowledge and wisdom, as Vaakk Devi the Goddess of Speech.

As River Goddess (Saraswathi River) अम्बि॑तमे॒ नदी॑तमे॒ देवि॑तमे॒ सर॑स्वति । When Jupiter (Guru) enters into Gemeni (Mithuna Raasi) sign in the zodiac, it is reckoned as Saraswathi Nadi Pushkara. As Pushkarini (Swami Pushkarini at Tirumala Kshetra)

Did you know?

According to Brahma Purana-anthargatha Sri Venkatachala Mahatmya, Swami Pushkarini at Tirumala Kshethra is a manifestation of the Saraswathi who did severe penance and got a boon from Bjhagawan Vishnu and has positioned there at Tirumala as per directions of the supreme God Sri Hari. As per the boon, Bhagawan Vishnu accorded Swami Pushkarini the status of Sreshtattva (superiorirty) among all the Theerthas (Pushkarinis’) Two specific days in Hindu calendar are exclusively earmarked for worshiping Goddess Saraswathi Devi viz. On the day of Vasantha Panchami during Maagha Maasam. On the day of Moola Nakshatra during Devi Navarathri in Aaswayuja Maasam.

Symbolism:

Seated on a fully blossomed white lotus, Goddess Saraswathi is generally depicted as Chaturbhuja (four-armed). She holds the Veena with two of her hands, while her other two hands hold the Vedas (sacred scriptures) and a mala (sacred rosary). A white Hamsa (swan) is depicted as her vehicle, symbolizing a sattvik nature, purity, high intellectual capability, and discrimination.

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि।
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा॥
पद्मपत्र विशालाक्षि, पद्मकेसरवर्णिनि।
नित्यं पद्मालया देवी सा मां पातु सरस्वती॥
भगवति निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥

ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ವರದೇ ಕಾಮರೂಪಿಣಿ|

ವಿದ್ಯಾರಮ್ಭಂ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಿರ್ಭವತು ಮೇ ಸದಾ||

ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರ ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಪದ್ಮಕೇಸರವರ್ಣಿನಿ|

ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪದ್ಮಾಲಯಾ ದೇವೀ ಸಾ ಮಾಂ ಪಾತು ಸರಸ್ವತೀ||

ಭಗವತಿ ನಿಃಶೇಷಜಾಡ್ಯಾಪಹಾ||

సరస్వతి నమస్తుభ్యం వరదే కామరూపిణి|

విద్యారమ్భం కరిష్యామి సిద్ధిర్భవతు మే సదా||

పద్మపత్ర విశాలాక్షి, పద్మకేసరవర్ణిని|

నిత్యం పద్మాలయా దేవీ సా మాం పాతు సరస్వతీ||

భగవతి నిఃశేషజాడ్యాపహా||

sarasvati namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi|

vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā||

padmapatra viśālākṣi, padmakesaravarṇini|

nityaṃ padmālayā devī sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī||

bhagavati niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā||

Meaning:

Oh Goddess Saraswati, the giver of boons and fulfiller of pure desires! I bow to you as I begin my education. May you always bless my efforts with success and fulfillment.

Oh! Mother with beautiful eyes like lotus petals, whose brilliant form shines like golden lotus pollen, and who eternally dwells in the pure lotus—protect me always. You are the divine Mother who completely destroys every trace of mental dullness, lethargy, and spiritual blindness.

सरस्वती द्वादश नाम स्तोत्रं

सरस्वती त्वियं दृष्टा वीणा पुस्तक धारिणी

हंस वाह समायुक्ता विद्या दानकरी मम

प्रथमं भारती नाम द्वितीयं च सरस्वती

तृतीयं शारदा देवी चतुर्धं हम्सवाहना

पंचमं जगती ख्यातं शष्टमं वागीश्वरी तधा

कौमारी सप्तमं प्रोक्तं अष्टमं ब्रह्मचारिणी

नवमं बुद्धिदात्री च दशमं वर दायिनी

एकादशं क्षुद्रघंटा द्वादशं भुवनेश्वरी

ब्राह्मी द्वादश नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठे न्नरः

सर्व सिद्धि करी तस्य प्रसन्ना परमेश्वरी

सा मे वसतु जिह्वाग्रे ब्रह्म रूपा सरस्वती

इति सरस्वती द्वादश नाम स्तोत्रं समाप्तं

ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ದ್ವಾದಶ ನಾಮ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ತ್ವಿಯಂ ದೃಷ್ಟಾ ವೀಣಾ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಧಾರಿಣೀ ಹಂಸ ವಾಹ ಸಮಾಯುಕ್ತಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ದಾನಕರೀ ಮಮ ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಭಾರತೀ ನಾಮ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ಚ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ತೃತೀಯಂ ಶಾರದಾ ದೇವೀ ಚತುರ್ಧಂ ಹಮ್ಸವಾಹನಾ ಪಂಚಮಂ ಜಗತೀ ಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಶಷ್ಟಮಂ ವಾಗೀಶ್ವರೀ ತಧಾ ಕೌಮಾರೀ ಸಪ್ತಮಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಅಷ್ಟಮಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಣೀ ನವಮಂ ಬುದ್ಧಿದಾತ್ರೀ ಚ ದಶಮಂ ವರ ದಾಯಿನೀ ಏಕಾದಶಂ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಘಂಟಾ ದ್ವಾದಶಂ ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರೀ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೀ ದ್ವಾದಶ ನಾಮಾನಿ ತ್ರಿಸಂಧ್ಯಂ ಯಃ ಪಠೇ ನ್ನರಃ ಸರ್ವ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಕರೀ ತಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾ ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರೀ ಸಾ ಮೇ ವಸತು ಜಿಹ್ವಾಗ್ರೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ರೂಪಾ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ಇತಿ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ದ್ವಾದಶ ನಾಮ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಸಮಾಪ್ತಂ

సరస్వతీ ద్వాదశ నామ స్తోత్రం

సరస్వతీ త్వియం దృష్టా వీణా పుస్తక ధారిణీ

హంస వాహ సమాయుక్తా విద్యా దానకరీ మమ

ప్రథమం భారతీ నామ ద్వితీయం చ సరస్వతీ

తృతీయం శారదా దేవీ చతుర్థం హంసవాహన

పంచమం జగతీ ఖ్యాతం షష్ఠం వాగీశ్వరీ తథా

కౌమారీ సప్తమం ప్రోక్తం అష్టమం బ్రహ్మచారిణీ

నవమం బుద్ధిదాత్రీ చ దశమం వరదాయినీ

ఏకాదశం క్షుద్రఘంటా ద్వాదశం భువనేశ్వరీ

బ్రాహ్మీ ద్వాదశ నామాని త్రిసంధ్యం యః పఠేన్నరః

సర్వ సిద్ధికరీ తస్య ప్రసన్నా పరమేశ్వరీ

సా మే వసతు జిహ్వాగ్రే బ్రహ్మ రూపా సరస్వతీ

ఇతి సరస్వతీ ద్వాదశ నామ స్తోత్రం సమాప్తం

SrI SarasvatI dvAdaSanAma stOtraM....

sarasvatI tviyaM dRuShTvA vINApustaka dhAriNI |
haMsavAha samAyuktA vidyAdAnakarI mama || 1 ||

prathamaM BAratInAma dvitIyaMca sarasvatI |
tRutIyaM SAradAdEvi caturthaM haMsavAhini || 2 ||

paMcamaM jagatIKyAtaM ShaShThaM vAgISvarI tathA |
kaumArI saptamaM prOktaM aShTamaM brahmacAriNi || 3 ||

navamaM buddhidhAtrIca daSamaM varadAyini |
EkAdaSaM kShudraGaMTA dvAdaSaM BuvanESvari || 4 ||

brAhmE dvAdaSanAmAni trisandhyaM yaH paThEnnaraH |
jihvAgrE vasatE nityaM brahmarUpA sarasvatI || 5 ||

|| iti SrI sarasvatI dvAdaSanAma stOtraM saMpUrNaM ||

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि।

विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा॥

पद्मपत्र विशालाक्षि, पद्मकेसरवर्णिनि।

नित्यं पद्मालया देवी सा मां पातु सरस्वती॥

भगवति निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥ 

ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ವರದೇ ಕಾಮರೂಪಿಣಿ|

ವಿದ್ಯಾರಮ್ಭಂ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಿರ್ಭವತು ಮೇ ಸದಾ||

ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರ ವಿಶಾಲಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಪದ್ಮಕೇಸರವರ್ಣಿನಿ|

ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪದ್ಮಾಲಯಾ ದೇವೀ ಸಾ ಮಾಂ ಪಾತು ಸರಸ್ವತೀ||

ಭಗವತಿ ನಿಃಶೇಷಜಾಡ್ಯಾಪಹಾ||

సరస్వతి నమస్తుభ్యం వరదే కామరూపిణి|

విద్యారమ్భం కరిష్యామి సిద్ధిర్భవతు మే సదా||

పద్మపత్ర విశాలాక్షి, పద్మకేసరవర్ణిని|

నిత్యం పద్మాలయా దేవీ సా మాం పాతు సరస్వతీ||

భగవతి నిఃశేషజాడ్యాపహా|| 

sarasvati namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi|

vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā||

padmapatra viśālākṣi, padmakesaravarṇini|

nityaṃ padmālayā devī sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī||

bhagavati niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā|| 

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