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Saraswati Stotram - Ya Kundendu

The Saraswati Stotram - the beloved "Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala" prayer to Goddess Saraswati, deity of knowledge, music and speech.

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना।
या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥१॥

दोर्भिर्युक्ता चतुर्भिः स्फटिकमणिनिभैरक्षमालां दधाना हस्तेनैकेन पद्मं सितमपि च शुकं पुस्तकं चापरेण।
भासा कुन्देन्दुशङ्खस्फटिकमणिनिभा भासमानाऽसमाना सा मे वाग्देवतेयं निवसतु वदने सर्वदा सुप्रसन्ना॥२॥

सुरासुरसेवितपादपङ्कजा करे विराजत्कमनीयपुस्तका।
विरिञ्चिपत्नी कमलासनस्थिता सरस्वती नृत्यतु वाचि मे सदा॥३॥

सरस्वती सरसिजकेसरप्रभा तपस्विनी सितकमलासनप्रिया।
घनस्तनी कमलविलोललोचना मनस्विनी भवतु वरप्रसादिनी॥४॥

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि।
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा॥५॥

सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वदेवि नमो नमः।
शान्तरूपे शशिधरे सर्वयोगे नमो नमः॥६॥

नित्यानन्दे निराधारे निष्कलायै नमो नमः।
विद्याधरे विशालाक्षि शुद्धज्ञाने नमो नमः॥७॥

शुद्धस्फटिकरूपायै सूक्ष्मरूपे नमो नमः।
शब्दब्रह्मि चतुर्हस्ते सर्वसिद्ध्यै नमो नमः॥८॥

मुक्तालङ्कृतसर्वाङ्ग्यै मूलाधारे नमो नमः।
मूलमन्त्रस्वरूपायै मूलशक्त्यै नमो नमः॥९॥

मनोमणिमहायोगे वागीश्वरि नमो नमः।
वाग्भ्यै वरदहस्तायै वरदायै नमो नमः॥१०॥

वेदायै वेदरूपायै वेदान्तायै नमो नमः।
गुणदोषविवर्जिन्यै गुणदीप्त्यै नमो नमः॥११॥

सर्वज्ञाने सदानन्दे सर्वरूपे नमो नमः।
सम्पन्नायै कुमार्यै च सर्वज्ञे ते नमो नमः॥१२॥

योगानार्ये उमादेव्यै योगानन्दे नमो नमः।
दिव्यज्ञानत्रिनेत्रायै दिव्यमूर्त्यै नमो नमः॥१३॥

अर्धचन्द्रजटाधारि चन्द्रबिम्बे नमो नमः।
चन्द्रादित्यजटाधारि चन्द्रबिम्बे नमो नमः॥१४॥

अणुरूपे महारूपे विश्वरूपे नमो नमः।
अणिमाद्यष्टसिद्ध्यायै आनन्दायै नमो नमः॥१५॥

ज्ञानविज्ञानरूपायै ज्ञानमूर्ते नमो नमः।
नानाशास्त्रस्वरूपायै नानारूपे नमो नमः॥१६॥

पद्मजा पद्मवंशा च पद्मरूपे नमो नमः।
परमेष्ठ्यै परामूर्त्यै नमस्ते पापनाशिनि॥१७॥

महादेव्यै महाकाल्यै महालक्ष्म्यै नमो नमः।
ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवायै च ब्रह्मनार्यै नमो नमः॥१८॥

कमलाकरपुष्पा च कामरूपे नमो नमः।
कपालि कर्मदीप्तायै कर्मदायै नमो नमः॥१९॥

सायं प्रातः पठेन्नित्यं षण्मासात्सिद्धिरुच्यते।
चोरव्याघ्रभयं नास्ति पठतां शृण्वतामपि॥२०॥

इत्थं सरस्वतीस्तोत्रमगस्त्यमुनिवाचकम्।
सर्वसिद्धिकरं नॄणां सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्॥२१॥

ya kundendutusharaharadhavala ya shubhravastravrita ya vinavaradandamanditakara ya shvetapadmasana।
ya brahmachyutashankaraprabhritibhirdevaih sada pujita sa mam patu sarasvati bhagavati nihsheshajadyapaha॥1॥

dorbhiryukta chaturbhih sphatikamaninibhairakshamalam dadhana hastenaikena padmam sitamapi cha shukam pustakam chaparena।
bhasa kundendushankhasphatikamaninibha bhasamana'samana sa me vagdevateyam nivasatu vadane sarvada suprasanna॥2॥

surasurasevitapadapankaja kare virajatkamaniyapustaka।
virinchipatni kamalasanasthita sarasvati nrityatu vachi me sada॥3॥

sarasvati sarasijakesaraprabha tapasvini sitakamalasanapriya।
ghanastani kamalavilolalochana manasvini bhavatu varaprasadini॥4॥

sarasvati namastubhyam varade kamarupini।
vidyarambham karishyami siddhirbhavatu me sada॥5॥

sarasvati namastubhyam sarvadevi namo namah।
shantarupe shashidhare sarvayoge namo namah॥6॥

nityanande niradhare nishkalayai namo namah।
vidyadhare vishalakshi shuddhajnane namo namah॥7॥

shuddhasphatikarupayai sukshmarupe namo namah।
shabdabrahmi chaturhaste sarvasiddhyai namo namah॥8॥

muktalankritasarvangyai muladhare namo namah।
mulamantrasvarupayai mulashaktyai namo namah॥9॥

manomanimahayoge vagishvari namo namah।
vagbhyai varadahastayai varadayai namo namah॥10॥

vedayai vedarupayai vedantayai namo namah।
gunadoshavivarjinyai gunadiptyai namo namah॥11॥

sarvajnane sadanande sarvarupe namo namah।
sampannayai kumaryai cha sarvajne te namo namah॥12॥

yoganarye umadevyai yoganande namo namah।
divyajnanatrinetrayai divyamurtyai namo namah॥13॥

ardhachandrajatadhari chandrabimbe namo namah।
chandradityajatadhari chandrabimbe namo namah॥14॥

anurupe maharupe vishvarupe namo namah।
animadyashtasiddhyayai anandayai namo namah॥15॥

jnanavijnanarupayai jnanamurte namo namah।
nanashastrasvarupayai nanarupe namo namah॥16॥

padmaja padmavamsha cha padmarupe namo namah।
parameshthyai paramurtyai namaste papanashini॥17॥

mahadevyai mahakalyai mahalakshmyai namo namah।
brahmavishnushivayai cha brahmanaryai namo namah॥18॥

kamalakarapushpa cha kamarupe namo namah।
kapali karmadiptayai karmadayai namo namah॥19॥

sayam pratah pathennityam shanmasatsiddhiruchyate।
choravyaghrabhayam nasti pathatam shrinvatamapi॥20॥

ittham sarasvatistotramagastyamunivachakam।
sarvasiddhikaram nrinam sarvapapapranashanam॥21॥

Frequently asked questions about Saraswati Stotram

What does Ya Kundendu describe?

The goddess white as the kunda flower, the moon and fresh snow, clothed in white, holding the vina, seated on a white lotus, worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and Shankara. One long picture, then the prayer for protection from inertia.

When is it recited?

Vasant Panchami above all, on Thursdays, and before study, an examination, a performance or a talk. It is the verse recited at the start of the school day in countless institutions.

What does the closing line ask for?

Sa mam patu Saraswati - may that Saraswati protect me, specifically from jadya, dullness and inertia. It is a prayer against a sluggish mind rather than for marks.

What is offered with it?

Yellow or white flowers, white sweets or kheer, and books, a pen or an instrument placed at her feet - see the Saraswati puja samagri.

Can children recite it?

They are the ones who most often do. It is a single verse, easily learnt, and Vasant Panchami is the traditional day for a child to write the first letters while it is recited.

About the Saraswati Stotram - Ya Kundendu

The Saraswati Stotram - the beloved "Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala" prayer to Goddess Saraswati, deity of knowledge, music and speech.

Meaning

It pictures Saraswati as white as jasmine, the moon and snow, robed in white, holding the veena, seated on a white lotus and worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva - and prays for the removal of dullness.

Benefits

Recited by students and seekers for knowledge, memory, eloquence, success in studies and the arts, and the removal of ignorance and mental dullness.

The Saraswati Stotram - Ya Kundendu above is given in both Devanagari (Sanskrit) and Roman transliteration so you can read it in whichever script you are comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above, share the link, or download a PDF.

A stotram is a longer Sanskrit hymn of praise, not a forty-verse chalisa and not the lamp-song of an aarti. Browse every stotra on the Stotram index. For japa of a short formula use a mantra. The steps of worship around the recitation are in Puja Vidhi.