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Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali

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Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali

Sri Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali

  1. Om Sarasvatyai Namah
  2. Om Mahaabhadraayai Namah
  3. Om Mahaa Mayaayai Namah
  4. Om Varapradaayai Namah
  5. Om Shree Pradaayai Namah
  6. Om Shree Padmaanilayaayai Namah
  7. Om Padmaakshyai Namah
  8. Om Padma Vaktraayai Namah
  9. Om Shree Shivaanujaayai Namah
  10. Om Jnyaanamudraayai Namah
  11. Om Ramaayai Namah
  12. Om Paraayai Namah
  13. Om Kaamaroopaayai Namah
  14. Om Mahaavidyaayai Namah
  15. Om Mahaa Paataka Naashinyai Namah
  16. Om Mahaashrayaayai Namah
  17. Om Maalinyai Namah
  18. Om Mahaabhaagaayai Namah
  19. Om Mahaabhujaayai Namah
  20. Om Mahaabhaagyaayai Namah
  21. Om Mahotsaahaayai Namah
  22. Om Divyaamgaayai Namah
  23. Om Suravanditaayai Namah
  24. Om Mahaakaalyai Namah
  25. Om Mahaapaashaayai Namah
  26. Om Mahaakaaraayai Namah
  27. Om Mahaankushaayai Namah
  28. Om Seetaayai Namah
  29. Om Vimalaayai Namah
  30. Om Vishvaayai Namah
  31. Om Vidyunmaalaayai Namah
  32. Om Vaishnavyai Namah
  33. Om Chandrikaayai Namah
  34. Om Chandravadanaayai Namah
  35. Om Chandralekhaavibhooshitaayai Namah
  36. Om Saavitryai Namah
  37. Om Suraapaayai Namah
  38. Om Devyai Namah
  39. Om Divyaalankaarabhooshitaayai Namah
  40. Om Vaagdevyai Namah
  41. Om Vasudhaayai Namah
  42. Om Teevraayai Namah
  43. Om Mahaabhadraayai Namah
  44. Om Mahaabalaayai Namah
  45. Om Bhogadaayai Namah
  46. Om Bhaaratyai Namah
  47. Om Bhaamaayai Namah
  48. Om Govindaayai Namah
  49. Om Gomaatyai Namah
  50. Om Shivaayai Namah
  51. Om Jatilaayai Namah
  52. Om Vindhyavaasaayai Namah
  53. Om Vindhyaachala Viraajitaayai Namah
  54. Om Chandikaayai Namah
  55. Om Vaishnavyai Namah
  56. Om Braahmyai Namah
  57. Om Brahmajnyaanaika Saadhanaayai Namah
  58. Om Saudaamanyai Namah
  59. Om Sudaamurtyai Namah
  60. Om Subhadraayai Namah
  61. Om Surapoojitaayai Namah
  62. Om Suvaasinyai Namah
  63. Om Suvaasaayai Namah
  64. Om Vinidraayai Namah
  65. Om Padmalochanaayai Namah
  66. Om Vidyaaroopaayai Namah
  67. Om Vishaalaakshyai Namah
  68. Om Brahmajaayaayai Namah
  69. Om Mahaabalaayai Namah
  70. Om Trayeemoorhyai Namah
  71. Om Trikaalajnyaayai Namah
  72. Om Trigunaayai Namah
  73. Om Shaastraroopinyai Namah
  74. Om Shumbhaasurapramadinyai Namah
  75. Om Shubhadaayai Namah
  76. Om Sarvaatmikaayai Namah
  77. Om Raktabeeja Nihantryai Namah
  78. Om Chaamundaayai Namah
  79. Om Veenaapaanine Namah
  80. Om Ambikaayai Namah
  81. Om Chandakaaya Praharanaayai Namah
  82. Om Dhoomralochanamardhanaayai Namah
  83. Om Sarvadevastutaayai Namah
  84. Om Saumyaayai Namah
  85. Om Suraasura Namaskritaayai Namah
  86. Om Kaalaraatryai Namah
  87. Om Kalaadhaaraayai Namah
  88. Om Roopasaubhaagya Daayinyai Namah
  89. Om Vaagdevyai Namah
  90. Om Varaarohaayai Namah
  91. Om Varaahyai Namah
  92. Om Vaarijaasanaayai Namah
  93. Om Chitraambaraayai
  94. Om Chitragandhaayai Namah
  95. Om Chitramaalya Vibhooshitaayai Namah
  96. Om Kaantaayai Namah
  97. Om Kaamapradaayai Namah
  98. Om Vandyaayai Namah
  99. Om Vidyaadharasupoojitaayai Namah
  100. Om Shvetaasanaayai Namah
  101. Om Neelabhujaayai Namah
  102. Om Chaturvarga Phalapradaayai Namah
  103. Om Chaturaasana Saamraajyai Namah
  104. Om Rakta Madyaayai Namah
  105. Om Niranjanaayai Namah
  106. Om Himsaashanaayai Namah
  107. Om Neelajanghaayai Namah
  108. Om Brahmavishnushivaatmikaayai Namah

|| Iti Shree Sarasvatee Devee Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali Samaaptam ||

Meaning

One hundred and eight names of Saraswati, said with a white flower or a few grains of rice offered at each. The opening runs Om Sarasvatyai Namah, Om Mahaabhadraayai Namah, Om Mahaa Maayaayai Namah, Om Varapradaayai Namah. In Karnataka it is used on Vasant Panchami, through the Sharada Navaratri days when books and instruments are set before the goddess, and at a child's vidyarambha.

Significance

By the third name the list has already said something people do not expect of her: Mahamaya. Saraswati here is more than the calm figure with the veena and the book. Names further down belong to the Devi Mahatmya's frame, where Mahasaraswati is one of three great forms alongside Mahakali and Mahalakshmi, and the list carries that weight forward. Varaprada, the fourth name, is the one people come for — she who grants the boon. Tradition holds that what is asked of her is not cleverness but medha and smriti, the ability to hold and recall, which is why the archana is done at the start of learning rather than before an exam. At Shringeri, where Sharadamba sits as the presiding goddess of the matha Adi Shankara established, Navaratri is her season and the archana is offered through all nine days.

How and when to chant

Any day for a student; Wednesday and Thursday are commonly chosen, and Vasant Panchami in Magha is the one fixed date. White is the rule for her — white flowers, jasmine, white cloth, and a naivedya kept plain, often ksheera or sweet pongal. Place books, a pen, and for musicians the instrument, in front of her, say the names one by one, offer akshate or petals at each. In Karnataka the archana is most often done on the Mula nakshatra day of Sharada Navaratri, when the books are laid down, and again on Vijayadashami before they are picked up, which is the day children are taught their first letters in rice.

Frequently Asked Questions

When should the Saraswati Ashtottara be recited?
Vasant Panchami in Magha is the one fixed date. Beyond that, the Sharada Navaratri days in Karnataka carry the most weight, especially the Mula nakshatra day when books are laid before her and Vijayadashami when they are taken up again. Students often keep Wednesdays or Thursdays through the year.
What should be offered during the archana?
White, as far as possible. White flowers and jasmine, white cloth under the image, akshate for the names. Naivedya stays plain — ksheera, sweet pongal, or simply sugar and milk. Books, a pen, and a musician's instrument are placed before her rather than offered, and taken back after.
Is this the same Saraswati worshipped at Shringeri?
Yes. Sharadamba at Shringeri is Saraswati, installed as the presiding goddess of the matha by Adi Shankaracharya, and the same hundred and eight names are used there. The name Sharada is the one Karnataka uses most; Saraswati and Vagdevi are the same goddess by other names.
Can the archana be done for a child's vidyarambha at home?
It is commonly done that way. Light a lamp, place the child's slate or notebook before the goddess, do the archana, then have the child trace the first letters in rice spread on a plate. Families who want a priest usually do it at a temple on Vijayadashami instead.
Why is Saraswati called Mahamaya in the third name?
Because the list draws on the Devi Mahatmya frame, in which Mahasaraswati stands with Mahakali and Mahalakshmi as one of three great forms of the one Devi. Read that way, she is more than the goddess of learning; knowledge and the world's illusion are being named as one power.
Should students recite it before an exam?
There is no rule against it, but the tradition places the archana at the start of study rather than at its testing. What the names ask for is medha and smriti, the holding and recalling of what is learnt, which is built over a year and not on one morning.
What is the difference between this and the Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram?
The same names in two formats. The namavali sets each name between Om and Namah so an offering can go with every one, which is what archana needs. The stotram runs them into verses for continuous recitation. Students who recite while walking or travelling usually prefer the stotram.

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