Saraswati
Saraswati Vandana
Sacred Sanskrit
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता। या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना॥ या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता। सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥
Transliteration
yā kundendu tuṣāra hāra dhavalā yā śubhra vastrāvṛtā yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍita karā yā śvetapadmāsanā yā brahmācyuta śaṅkara prabhṛtibhir devaiḥ sadā pūjitā sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā
Meaning & Significance
She who is as white as jasmine, moon, snow, and pearl necklace, who is adorned in white clothes, whose hands are decorated with the veena and blessing staff, who sits on a white lotus, who is always worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and other gods - may that Goddess Saraswati protect me, who removes all ignorance and dullness.