Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Saraswati Vandana

Yaa Kundendu tushaara haara-dhavalaa,
Yaa shubhra-vastra'avritha
Yaa veena-vara-danda-manditakara,
Yaa shwetha padma'asana
Yaa brahma'achyutha shankara prabhritibhir
Devai-sadaa Vanditha
Saa Maam Paatu Saraswati Bhagavatee
Nihshesha jaadyaa-pahaa

Shuklam Brahmavicara-saraparamam
Adyam jagadvvyapinim,
vinapustaka-dharinim abhayadam
jadyandhakarapaham,
haste sphatika-malikam ca dadhatim
padmasane sansthitam,
vande tam Parameshvarim Bhagavatim
buddhipradam Sharadam