Sri Saraswati Dashashloki Stuti
shree sarasvatee dashashlokee stutih'
ri'shaya oochuh' |
katham' saarasvatapraaptih' kena dhyaanena suvrata |
mahaasarasvatee yena tusht'aa bhavati tadvada || 1 ||
ashvalaayana uvaacha |
shri'nvantu ri'shayah' sarve guhyaadguhyatamam' mahat |
dashashlokeestutimimaam' vadaami dhyaanapoorvakam || 2 ||
dhyaanam' –
ankusham' chaakshasootram' cha paasham' pustam' cha dhaarineem |
muktaahaaraih' samaayuktaam' deveem' dhyaayechchaturbhujaam || 3 ||
sitena darpanaabhena vaktrena paribhooshitaam |
sustaneem' vedimadhyaam' taam' chandraardhakri'tashekharaam || 4 ||
jat'aakalaapasam'yuktaam' poornachandranibhaananaam |
trilochaneem' mahaadeveem' svarnanoopuradhaarineem || 5 ||
kat'akasvarnaratnaad'hyamahaavalayabhooshitaam |
kambukant'heem' sutaamrosht'eem' sarvaabharanabhooshitaam || 6 ||
keyoorairmekhalaadyaishcha dyotayanteem' jagattrayam |
shabdabrahmaaranim' dhyaayeddhyaanakaamah' samaahitah' || 7 ||
vakshye saarasvatam' stotram' vaakpravri'ttikaram' shubham |
lakshmeevivardhanam' chaiva vivaade vijayapradam || 8 ||
parabrahmaatmikaam' deveem' bhuktimuktiphalapradaam |
pranamya staumi taameva jnyaanashaktim' sarasvateem || 9 ||
stutih' –
yaa vedaantoktatattvaikasvaroopaa paramaarthatah' |
naamaroopaatmikaa vyaktaa saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 10 ||
yaa saangopaangavedeshu chaturshvekaiva geeyate |
advaitaa brahmanah' shaktih' saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 11 ||
yaa varnapadavaakyaarthasvaroopenaiva vartate |
anaadinidhanaanantaa saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 12 ||
adhyaatmamadhidevam' cha devaanaam' samyageeshvaree |
pratyagaatmeva santee yaa saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 13 ||
antaryaamyaatmanaa vishvam' trailokyam' yaa niyachchhati |
rudraadityaadiroopasthaa saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 14 ||
yaa pratyagdri'sht'ibhirjnyaanairvyajyamaanaanubhooyate |
vyaapinee jnyaptiroopaikaa saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 15 ||
naamajaatyaadibhirbhedairasht'adhaa yaa vikalpitaa |
nirvikalpaatmikaa chaiva saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 16 ||
vyaktaavyaktagirah' sarve devaadyaa vyaaharanti yaam |
sarvakaamadughaa dhenuh' saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 17 ||
yaam' viditvaakhilam' bandham' nirmathyaamalavartmanaa |
yogee yaati param' sthaanam' saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 18 ||
naamajaatyaadikam' sarvam' yasyaamaavishya taam' punah' |
dhyaayantee brahmaroopaikaa saa maam' paatu sarasvatee || 19 ||
phalashrutih' –
yah' kavitvam' niraatankam' bhuktim' muktim' cha vaanchhati |
so'bhyarchyainaam' dashashlokyaa bhaktyaa stautu sarasvateem || 20 ||
tasyaivam' stuvato nityam' samabhyarchya sarasvateem |
bhaktishraddhaabhiyuktasya shanmaasaat pratyayo bhavet || 21 ||
tatah' pravartate vaanee svechchhayaa lalitaaksharaa |
gadyapadyaatmikaa vidyaa prameyaishcha vivartate || 22 ||
ashruto budhyate granthah' praayah' saarasvatah' kavih' |
shrutam' cha dhaarayedaashu skhaladvaak spasht'avaagbhavet || 23 ||
prakhyaatah' sarvalokeshu vaagmee bhavati poojitah' |
ajitah' pratipakshaanaam' svayam' jetaa'dhijaayate || 24 ||
ayodhyairvedabaahyairvaa vivaade prastute sati |
aham' vaachaspatirvishnuh' shivo vaasmeeti bhaavayet || 25 ||
evam' bhaavayataa tena bri'haspatirapi svayam |
na shaknoti param' vaktum' nareshvanyeshu kaa kathaa || 26 ||
na kaanchana striyam' nindet na devaannaapi cha dvijaan |
anaaryairnaabhibhaasheta sarvatraiva kshamee bhavet || 27 ||
sarvatraiva priyam' brooyaat yathechchhaalabdhamaatmanah' |
shlokaireva tiraskri'tya dvishantam' prativaadinam || 28 ||
prativaadigajaanaam' tu sim'ho bhavati tadvachah' |
yadvaagitidvyri'chenaiva deveem' yo'rchati suvratah' |
tasya naasam'skri'taa vaanee mukhaaduchchaaritaa kvachit || 29 ||
prathamam' bhaaratee naama dviteeyam' cha sarasvatee |
tri'teeyam' shaaradaa devee chaturtham' kam'samardanee || 30 ||
panchamam' tu jaganmaataa shasht'ham' chaiva tu paarvatee |
saptamam' chaiva kaamakshee hyasht'amam' brahmachaarinee || 31 ||
navamam' chaiva vaaraahee dashamam' brahmaputrikaa |
ekaadasham' cha vaagdevee dvaadasham' varadaambikaa || 32 ||
dvaadashaitaani naamaani trisandhyam' yah' pat'hennarah' |
tasya saarasvatam' chaiva shanmaasenaiva sidhyati || 33 ||
yasyaah' smaranamaatrena vaagvibhootirvijri'mbhate |
saa bhaaratee prasannaakshee ramataam' manmukhaambuje || 34 ||
ityaashvalaayanamunirnijagaada devyaah'
stotram' samastaphalabhoganidhaanabhootam |
etat pat'han dvijavarah' shuchitaamupaiti
sandhyaasu vaanchhitamupaitina sam'shayo'tra || 35 ||
iti ashvalaayana prokta shree sarasvatee dashashlokee stutih' ||
Meaning
This Sri Saraswati Dashashloki Stuti is a sacred dialogue between the sages and Sage Ashvalayana, who reveals the secret way to attain the grace of Goddess Saraswati.
Meditation (Verses 3–9):
She is envisioned with four arms — holding a rosary, book, goad, and noose. Her face shines like the full moon, adorned with ornaments, jewels, and white garments. She is pure, radiant, and seated upon a lotus — the embodiment of the Word (Vak).
Hymn (Verses 10–19):
• Saraswati is the eternal Truth spoken of in Vedanta, the essence behind all words, meanings, and sounds.
• She is the non-dual power of Brahman, manifest and unmanifest, pervading all creation.
• The universe is sustained by her consciousness, and all deities act through her divine speech.
• She is the cow of plenty, fulfilling all noble desires, and the light of self-realization for yogis.
Phalashruti (Verses 20–35):
• The one who worships Saraswati with this ten-verse stotra gains eloquence, knowledge, and liberation.
• Within six months of devoted recitation, spontaneous and fluent speech arises.
• Such a devotee becomes celebrated among scholars, victorious in debates, and revered for wisdom.
• The twelve divine names of the Goddess — Bharati, Saraswati, Sharada, Parvati, Kamakshi, etc. — grant speech mastery when recited thrice daily.
Essence:
Saraswati here is not merely the Goddess of learning — she is the Shakti of Brahman, the eternal awareness that manifests as sound, word, and understanding. Reciting this hymn refines speech, awakens wisdom, and leads to the unity of knowledge and devotion.
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