वसंत पंचमीVasant Panchami

Also called Basant Panchami · Saraswati Puja · Sri Panchami

The day of Sarasvatī, when children are given their first letters and instruments and books are laid before her.

When it falls

The fifth tithi of the bright fortnight of Māgha, the first day of spring.

The tithi, not a date — the calendar date is a pañchāṅga reckoning and differs by region. Check your local pañchāṅga for this year.

The Reading

Yā Kundendu — the Sarasvatī Vandanā every schoolchild learns — with the Medhā Sūktam for a clear mind.

  1. 1सरस्वती वन्दनाSaraswati VandanaTraditionalRead →
  2. 2श्री सरस्वती स्तुतिSri Saraswati StutiTraditionalRead →
  3. 3मेधासूक्तम्Medha SuktamTraditional (Vedic Rishi)Read →
  4. 4सरस्वती स्तोत्रम् (याज्ञवल्क्य कृतम्)Saraswati Stotram (Yajnavalkya Krutam)Sage YajnavalkyaRead →
  5. 5श्रीसरस्वत्यष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम्Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanama StotramFrom Skanda PuranaRead →
  6. 6श्री वाग्देवी स्तवःSri Vagdevi StavaTraditionalRead →
  7. 7श्री सरस्वती चालीसाSaraswati ChalisaRead →

More for Vasant Panchami

52 further texts in the library belong to this occasion.

Where the Rest Lives