Saraswati Vandana (Ya Kundendu) · सरस्वती वंदना (या कुन्देन्दु)
The Sanskrit verse to Saraswati, white as jasmine and the moon, asking her to remove all dullness of mind.
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता ।या कुन्देन्दु तुषार हार धवला या शुभ्र वस्त्रावृता ।ya kundendu tushara hara dhavala ya shubhra vastravrita |या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।या वीणा वर दण्ड मण्डित करा या श्वेत पद्मासना ।ya vina vara danda mandita kara ya shweta padmasana |या ब्रह्माच्युत-शंकर-प्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता ।या ब्रह्माच्युत-शंकर-प्रभृतिभिर् देवैः सदा पूजिता ।ya brahmachyuta-shankara-prabhritibhir devaih sada pujita |सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेष जाड्यापहा ॥sa mam patu saraswati bhagavati nihshesha jadyapaha ||
yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā । yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā । yā brahmācyuta-śaṃkara-prabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā pūjitā । sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā ॥
जो कुंद के फूल, चंद्रमा, हिम और मोतियों के हार के समान श्वेत हैं, जो श्वेत वस्त्र धारण किए हैं; जिनके हाथ श्रेष्ठ वीणा से सुशोभित हैं, जो श्वेत कमल पर विराजमान हैं; ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, शिव आदि देवता जिनकी सदा पूजा करते हैं: वे सारी जड़ता को दूर करने वाली भगवती सरस्वती मेरी रक्षा करें।
She who is white as the jasmine, the moon, snow and a pearl necklace, who is dressed in pure white; whose hands are adorned with the excellent veena, who is seated on a white lotus; who is always worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the other gods: may that goddess Saraswati, who removes every trace of dullness, protect me.
शुक्लां ब्रह्मविचार सार परमामाद्यां जगद्व्यापिनीं ।शुक्लां ब्रह्म विचार सार परमामाद्यां जगद् व्यापिनीं ।shuklam brahma vichara sara paramamadyam jagad vyapinim |वीणा-पुस्तक-धारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम् ।वीणा-पुस्तक-धारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम् ।vina-pustaka-dharinimabhayadam jadyandhakarapaham |हस्ते स्फटिकमालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थिताम् ।हस्ते स्फटिक मालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थिताम् ।haste sphatika malikam vidadhatim padmasane sansthitam |वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवतीं बुद्धिप्रदां शारदाम् ॥वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवतीं बुद्धि प्रदां शारदाम् ॥vande tam parameshwarim bhagavatim buddhi pradam sharadam ||
śuklāṃ brahmavicāra sāra paramāmādyāṃ jagadvyāpinīṃ । vīṇā-pustaka-dhāriṇīmabhayadāṃ jāḍyāndhakārāpahām । haste sphaṭikamālikāṃ vidadhatīṃ padmāsane saṃsthitām । vande tāṃ parameśvarīṃ bhagavatīṃ buddhipradāṃ śāradām ॥
मैं उन बुद्धि देने वाली परमेश्वरी भगवती शारदा की वंदना करता हूँ जो श्वेत वर्ण की हैं, ब्रह्म-विचार का परम सार, आदिशक्ति और जगत में व्याप्त हैं; जो वीणा और पुस्तक धारण करती हैं, अभय देती हैं, जड़ता रूपी अंधकार को दूर करती हैं, हाथ में स्फटिक की माला लिए हैं और कमल के आसन पर विराजमान हैं।
I bow to Sharada, the supreme goddess, giver of understanding: fair and white, the highest essence of the contemplation of Brahman, primordial, pervading the world, holding the vina and the book, granting fearlessness, dispelling the darkness of dullness, holding a crystal rosary in her hand and seated on a lotus.
About this text
Ya Kundendu Tushara Haradhavala is a Sanskrit verse to Saraswati, recited in schools and at the start of study and performances across India. It describes her as white as jasmine, the moon, snow and a pearl necklace, dressed in white, holding the veena, seated on a white lotus and honoured by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and asks her to protect us and remove every trace of dullness. It is the opening verse of a Saraswati Stotram attributed to the sage Agastya.
It is often followed by a second verse beginning शुक्लां ब्रह्मविचारसारपरमाम्; too few of the sources compared include it for it to be given here yet.
How it is recited
It is recited at the start of study, exams and performances, in school assemblies, and on Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Puja. Practices vary.
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