Saraswati Vandana Mantra
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Saraswati Vandana Mantra is an important hindu mantra that is recited for music, knowledge and wisdom.
The goddess Saraswati is the authority on academics and the arts. Everybody from musicians to scientists following Hinduism pray to her for guidance and knowledge. The Saraswati Vandana Mantra is recited by her devotees every morning as obeisance to the Goddess. Everyone has a different version of the vandana, a prayer to the Goddess.
या कुंदेंदु तुषार हार धवला, या शुभ्र वस्त्रा वृता |
या वीणा वरदण्ड मंडित करा, या श्वेत पद्मासना ||
या ब्रह्मा अच्युत शंकर प्रभृतिभि: देवै: सदा वन्दिता |
सा माम् पातु सरस्वति भगवति निःशेष जाड्यापहा ||
शुक्लाम् ब्रह्मविचार सार परमाम् आद्याम् जगद्व्यापिनीम् |
वीणा पुस्तक धारिणीम् अभयदाम् जाड्यान्धकारापाहाम् ||
हस्ते स्फाटिक मालिकाम् विदधतीम् पद्मासने संस्थिताम् |
वन्दे ताम् परमेश्वरीम् भगवतीम् बुद्धि प्रदाम् शारदाम् ||
सरस्वत्यै नमो नित्यम् भद्रकाल्यै नमो नमः ।
वेद वेदान्त वेदांग विद्यास्थानेभ्यः एव च ||
सरस्वति महाभागे विद्ये कमल लोचने ।
विद्यारूपे विशालाक्षि विद्याम् देहि नमो अस्तु ते ||
वीणाधरे विपुल मंगल दान शीले भक्तार्त्तिनाशिनी विरञ्चि हरीशवन्द्ये। कीर्तिप्रदेऽखिल मनोरथदे महार्हे विद्या प्रदायिनि सरस्वति नौमि नित्यम् ।।
Meaning-
One who is so fair like garland of Kunda flower(a white flower) and snow flakes, who has worn white apparel;whose hand is placed on the stem of the Veena,
who sits on white lotus; one who has always been worshiped by lords like Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar; I need blessings of that goddess Saraswati who completely takes away lethargy from within.
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