Goddess Saraswati

sarasvatī stotram (yājñavalkya kṛtam)

(Saraswati Stotram (Yajnavalkya Krutam) in English (IAST))

Sage Yajnavalkya

This profound hymn was composed by the great sage Yajnavalkya after he lost his Vedic knowledge due to a guru's curse. By performing severe penance and chanting this stotram, he successfully propitiated Goddess Saraswati, the embodiment of wisdom, speech, and the arts. The stotra is highly revered for its power to bestow academic excellence, intellectual brilliance, and mastery over language. It serves as a spiritual remedy for those seeking to overcome ignorance, regain lost knowledge, or sharpen their memory and creative faculties through divine grace.

nārāyaṇa uvāca |

vāgdevatāyāḥ stavanaṃ śrūyatāṃ sarvakāmadam |
mahāmuniryājñavalkyo yena tuṣṭāva tāṃ purā || 1 ||
guruśāpācca sa munirhatavidyo babhūva ha |
tadā jagāma duḥkhārto ravisthānaṃ ca puṇyadam || 2 ||
samprāpyatapasā sūryaṃ koṇārke dṛṣṭigocare |
tuṣṭāva sūryaṃ śokena ruroda ca punaḥ punaḥ || 3 ||
sūryastaṃ pāṭhayāmāsa vedavedāṅgamīśvaraḥ |
uvācastuhi vāgdevīṃ bhaktyā ca smṛtihetave || 4 ||
tamityuktvā dīnanātho hyantardhānaṃ jagāma saḥ |
muniḥ snātvā ca tuṣṭāva bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || 5 ||
yājñavalkya uvāca|
kṛpāṃ kuru jaganmātarmāmevaṃ hatatejasam |
guruśāpātsmṛtibhraṣṭaṃ vidyāhīnaṃ ca duḥkhitam || 6 ||
jñānaṃ dehi smṛtiṃ dehi vidyāṃ vidyādhidevate |
pratiṣṭhāṃ kavitāṃ dehi śaktiṃ śiṣyaprabodhikām || 7 ||
granthanirmitiśaktiṃ ca sacchiṣyaṃ supratiṣṭhitam |
pratibhāṃ satsabhāyāṃ ca vicārakṣamatāṃ śubhām || 8 ||
luptāṃ sarvāṃ daivavaśānnavaṃ kuru punaḥ punaḥ |
yathāṅkuraṃ janayati bhagavānyogamāyayā || 9 ||
brahmasvarūpā paramā jyotirūpā sanātanī |
sarvavidyādhidevī yā tasyai vāṇyai namo namaḥ || 10 ||
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ śaśvajjīvanmṛtaṃ sadā |
jñānādhidevī yā tasyai sarasvatyai namo namaḥ || 11 ||
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ mūkamunmattavatsadā |
vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā tasyai vāṇyai namo namaḥ || 12 ||
himacandanakundendukumudāmbhojasannibhā |
varṇādhidevī yā tasyai cākṣarāyai namo namaḥ || 13 ||
visarga bindumātrāṇāṃ yadadhiṣṭhānameva ca |
itthaṃ tvaṃ gīyase sadbhirbhāratyai te namo namaḥ || 14 ||
yayā vinā'tra saṅkhyākṛtsaṅkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śaknute |
kālasaṅkhyāsvarūpā yā tasyai devyai namo namaḥ || 15 ||
vyākhyāsvarūpā yā devī vyākhyādhiṣṭhātṛdevatā |
bhramasiddhāntarūpā yā tasyai devyai namo namaḥ || 16 ||
smṛtiśaktirjñānaśaktirbuddhiśaktisvarūpiṇī |
pratibhā kalpanāśaktiryā ca tasyai namo namaḥ || 17 ||
sanatkumāro brahmāṇaṃ jñānaṃ papraccha yatra vai |
babhūva jaḍavatso'pi siddhāntaṃ kartumakṣamaḥ || 18 ||
tadājagāma bhagavānātmā śrīkṛṣṇa īśvaraḥ |
uvācasattamaṃ stotraṃ vāṇyā iti vidhiṃ tadā || 19 ||
sa ca tuṣṭāva tāṃ brahmā cājñayā paramātmanaḥ |
cakāra tatprasādena tadā siddhāntamuttamam || 20 ||
yadāpyanantaṃ papraccha jñānamekaṃ vasundharā |
babhūva mūkavatso'pi siddhāntaṃ kartumakṣamaḥ || 21 ||
tadā tvāṃ ca sa tuṣṭāva santrastaḥ kaśyapājñayā |
tataścakāra siddhāntaṃ nirmalaṃ bhramabhañjanam || 22 ||
vyāsaḥ purāṇasūtraṃ ca samapṛcchata vālmikim |
maunībhūtaḥ sa sasmāra tvāmeva jagadambikām || 23 ||
tadā cakāra siddhāntaṃ tvadvareṇa munīśvaraḥ |
sa prāpa nirmalaṃ jñānaṃ pramādadhvaṃsakāraṇam || 24 ||
purāṇa sūtraṃ śrutvā sa vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇakalodbhavaḥ |
tvāṃ siṣeve ca dadhyau ca śatavarṣaṃ ca puṣkare || 25 ||
tadā tvatto varaṃ prāpya sa kavīndro babhūva ha |
tadā vedavibhāgaṃ ca purāṇāni cakāra ha || 26 ||
yadā mahendre papraccha tattvajñānaṃ śivā śivam |
kṣaṇaṃ tvāmeva sañcintya tasyai jñānaṃ dadhau vibhuḥ || 27 ||
papraccha śabdaśāstraṃ ca mahendraśca bṛhaspatim |
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ ca sa tvāṃ dadhyau ca puṣkare || 28 ||
tadā tvatto varaṃ prāpya divyaṃ varṣasahasrakam |
uvācaśabdaśāstraṃ ca tadarthaṃ ca sureśvaram || 29 ||
adhyāpitāśca yaiḥ śiṣyāḥ yairadhītaṃ munīśvaraiḥ |
te ca tvāṃ parisañcintya pravartante sureśvari || 30 ||
tvaṃ saṃstutā pūjitā ca munīndramanumānavaiḥ |
daityendraiśca suraiścāpi brahmaviṣṇuśivādibhiḥ || 31 ||
jaḍībhūtaḥ sahasrāsyaḥ pañcavaktraścaturmukhaḥ |
yāṃ stotuṃ kimahaṃ staumi tāmekāsyena mānavaḥ || 32 ||
ityuktvā yājñavalkyaśca bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ |
praṇanāma nirāhāro ruroda ca muhurmuhuḥ || 33 ||
tadā jyotissvarūpā sā tenādṛṣṭāpyuvācatam |
sukavīndro bhavetyuktvā vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca jagāma ha || 34 ||
yājñavalkya kṛtaṃ vāṇīstotraṃ yaḥ saṃyataḥ paṭhet |
sa kavīndro mahāvāgmī bṛhaspati samo bhavet || 35 ||
mahāmūrkhaśca durmedhā varṣamekaṃ ca yaḥ paṭhet |
sa paṇḍitaśca medhāvī sukaviśca bhaveddhruvam || 35 ||
iti śrī brahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe prakṛti khaṇḍe nārada nārāyaṇa saṃvāde yājñavalkyokta vāṇī stavanaṃ nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

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