Saraswati Vandana
Transliteration
Mantra language
Ya kundendu-tushara-hara-dhavala ya shubhra-vastravrita,
ya veena-vara-danda-mandita-kara ya shveta-padmasana,
ya brahmachyuta shankara-prabhritibhir devaih sada pujita,
sa mam patu sarasvati bhagavati nihshesha-jadyapaha.
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता ।
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।
या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता ।
सा मां पातु सरस्वति भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥
யா குந்தே³ந்து³துஷாரஹாரத⁴வலா யா ஶுப்⁴ரவஸ்த்ராவிருதா ।
யா வீணாவரத³ண்ட³மண்டி³தகரா யா ஶ்வேதபத்³மாஸநா ।
யா ப்³ரஹ்மாச்யுத ஶம்கரப்ரபிரு⁴திபி⁴ர்தே³வைஃ ஸதா³ பூஜிதா ।
ஸா மாம் பாது ஸரஸ்வதி ப⁴க³வதீ நிஃஶேஷஜாட்³யாபஹா ॥
యా కున్దేన్దుతుషారహారధవలా యా శుభ్రవస్త్రావృతా ।
యా వీణావరదణ్డమణ్డితకరా యా శ్వేతపద్మాసనా ।
యా బ్రహ్మాచ్యుత శంకరప్రభృతిభిర్దేవైః సదా పూజితా ।
సా మాం పాతు సరస్వతి భగవతీ నిఃశేషజాడ్యాపహా ॥
Converted automatically from Devanagari as a reading aid.
Tamil letters with a small number show the extra Sanskrit sounds, for example க² for kha.
Meaning
Salutations to Goddess Saraswati, who is as pure and white as the jasmine flower, the moon, and snow, and who is robed in radiant white garments.
Whose hands are graced by the veena and the boon-giving staff, and who is seated upon a white lotus.
Who is ever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu (Achyuta), Shiva (Shankara) and all the other gods.
May that goddess Saraswati, the divine one, protect me and completely remove all my dullness and ignorance.