Saraswathi suktam
(From rigveda samhita)
Om sri gurubhyo namah harihi om
Om Gananam twa Ganapatim havamahe kavimkaveenaa mupavasravastavam
Jyestharajam brahmanam brahmanaspata aana srunvotibhi seedha saadhanam
Maha Ganapataye namah
Iyamadadaad rabhasamruNachyutaM divodaasam vadhraya shvaaya daashushe |
yaa shashvantamaachakhaashadaavasam paNim taa te daatraaNi tavishaa saraswati
iyam shushmebhirbisakhaa ivaarujat saanu gireeNaam tavishebhiroormibhihi |
paaraavataghneemavase suvruktibhih saraswatee maa vivaasema dheetibhihi
Saraswati devanido ni barhaya prajaam vishvasya bru sayasya maayinaha |
uta kshitibhyo avaneeravindo vishamebhyo asravo vaajineevati
praNo devee saraswatee vaajebhirvaajineevatee |
dheenaamavitryavatu |
yastvaa devi sarasvatyupabroote dhane hite |
indram na vrutratoorye tvam devi sarasvatyavaa vaajeshu vaajini |
radaa poosheva nah sanim uta syaa nah sarasvatee ghoraa hiraNyavartnihi |
vrutraghnee vashTi sushTutim yasyaa ananto ahrutastveshashcharishNurarNavaha |
amashcharati roruvat saa no vishvaa ati dvishah svasruranyaa rutaavaree
atannaheva sooryahauta nah priyaa priyaasu saptasvasaa sujushTaa |
sarasvatee stomyaa bhootaapaprushee paarthivaanyuru rajo antariksham |
sarasvatee nidaspaatu trishadhasthaa saptadhaatuh pancha jaataa vardhayantee |
vaajevaaje havyaa bhootpra yaa mahimnaa mahinaasu chekite dyumnebhiranyaa apasaamapastamaa |
ratha iva bruhatee vibhvane krutopastutyaa chikitushaa saraswatee
sarasvatyabhi no neshi vasyo maapa spharee: payasaamaa na aa dhak |
jushasva na: sakhyaa veshyaa cha maa tvat kshetraayaraNaani ganma
pra kshodasaa dhaayasaa sasra eshaa saraswatee dharuNamaayasee poohu |
prabaabadhaanaa rathyeva yaati vishvaa apo mahinaa sindhuranyaaha
ekaachetat saraswatee nadeenaam shuchiryatee giribhya aa samudraat |
raayashchetantee bhuvanasya bhoorerghrutaM payo duduhe naahushaaya
sa vaavrudhe naryo yoshaNaasu vrushaa shishurvrushabho yagyiyaasu |
sa vaajinam maghavadbhyo dadhaati vi saataye tanvammaamrujeeta
uta syaa nah sarasvatee jushaaNopa shravat subhagaayagye asmin |
mitagyubhirnamasyairiyaanaa raayaa yujaa chiduttaraa sakhibhyaha
imaa juhvaanaa yushmadaa namobhi: prati stomam sarasvati jushasva |
tava sharman priyatame dadhaanaa upa stheyaama sharaNam na vruksham
ayamu te sarasvati vasishTho dvaaraavrutasya subhage vyaavaha |
vardha shubhre stuvate raasi vaajaan yooyam paata svastibhih sadaa naha
bruhadu gaayishe vacho asuryaa nadeenaam |
sarasvateeminmahayaa suvruktibhih stomairvasish Tharodasee
ubhe yat te mahinaa shubhre andhasee adhikshiyanti pooravaha |
saa no bodhyavitree marutsakhaa choda raadho maghonaam
bhadramid bhadraa kruNavat sarasvatyakavaaree chetati vaajineevatee |
gruNaanaa jamadagnivat stuvaanaa cha vasishThavat |
janeeyanto nvagravah putreeyantah sudaanavaha |
sarasvahantam havaamaheye te sarasva oormayo madhumanto ghrutashchutaha |
tebhirno avitaa bhava peepivaamsam sarasvatah stanam yo vishvadarshataha|
bhaksheemahi prajaamishamambitame nadeetame devitame sarasvati |
aprashastaa iva smasi prashastimamba naskrudhitve vishvaa sarasvati shchitaayoomshi devyaam |
shunahotreshu matsva prajaam devi didiDDhi nahaimaa brahma sarasvati jushasva vaajineevati |
yaa te manma grutsamadaa rutaavari priyaa deveshu juhvati
paavakaa nah sarasvatee vaajebhirvaajineevatee |
yagyam vashTu dhiyaavasuhuchoyitree soonrutaanaam chetantee sumateenaam |
yagyam dadhe saraswateemaho arNah saraswatee pra chetayati ketunaa |
dhiyo vishvaa vi raajatisaraswateem devayanto havante saraswateemadhvare taayamaane |
saraswateem sukruto ahvayanta sarasvatee daashushe vaaryamdaat
sarasvati yaa saratham yayaatha svadhaabhirdevi pitrubhirmadantee |
aasadyaasmin barhishi maadayasvaa anameevaa isha aadhehyasme
saraswateem yaam pitaro havante dakshiNaa yagyamabhinakshamaaNaaha |
sahasraarghamiLo atra bhaagam raayasposham yajamaaneshu dhehi
aa no divo bruhata: parvataadaa sarasvatee yajataagantu yagyam |
havam devee jujushaaNaa ghrutaachee shagmaam no vaachamushatee shruNotu
raakaamaham suhavaam sushTutee huve shruNotu nah subhagaa bodhatu tmanaa |
seevyatvapah soochyaachChidyamaanayaa dadaatu veeram shatadaayamukthyam
yaaste raake sumatayah supeshaso yaabhirdadaasi daashushe vasooni |
taabhirno adya sumanaa upaagahi sahasraposham subhage raraaNaa
sineevaali pruthushTuke yaa devaanaamasi svasaa |
jushasva havyamaahutam prajaam devi didiDDhi naha |
yaa subaahuh svangurih sushoomaa bahusoovaree |
tasyai vishpatnyai havih sineevaalyai juhotana yaa gungooryaa sineevaalee yaa raakaa yaa saraswatee |
indraaNeemahva ootaye varuNaaneem svastaye
om shaantih shaantih shaantihi |
