Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara
By Traditional (Saraswati Vandana) · संस्कृत
The classic invocation of Saraswati, remover of ignorance.
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या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥
She who is white as the jasmine, the moon, and a garland of snow; robed in spotless white; whose hand is graced by the veena; who is seated on a white lotus; ever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the gods — may that Goddess Saraswati, remover of all dullness, protect me.
Om hiranya-varnam harinim suvarna-rajata-srajam, Chandram hiranmayim Lakshmim jatavedo ma avaha.
Rigveda (Khila Sukta)
Angam hareh pulaka-bhushanam ashrayanti Bhringangana iva mukula-bharanam tamalam,
Adi Shankaracharya
Saraswati namastubhyam varade kama-rupini, Vidyarambham karishyami siddhir bhavatu me sada.
Traditional Sanskrit prayer
Shanta-akaram bhujaga-shayanam padma-nabham suresham Vishva-adharam gagana-sadrisham megha-varnam shubha-angam,
Traditional (Vishnu Dhyana)
Mangalam bhagavan Vishnuh mangalam garuda-dhvajah, Mangalam pundarika-akshah mangala-ayatano Harih.
Traditional (Mangala shloka)
Gaja-ananam bhuta-gana-adi-sevitam kapittha-jambu-phala-sara-bhakshitam, Uma-sutam shoka-vinasha-karanam namami vighneshvara-pada-pankajam.
Traditional (Ganesha Dhyana)
Public domain — traditional Saraswati vandana.