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सरस्वती मन्त्र

Saraswati Mantra

The Beej mantra is from the Tantric tradition. The Saraswati Vandana shloka is traditional Sanskrit; widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.

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Invocations of Goddess Saraswati — the deity of learning, speech, music, and wisdom. The Beej mantra Aim is used in japa at the start of any intellectual or creative endeavour. The Vandana shloka is traditionally recited at the beginning of study, schools, and sacred functions.

बीज मन्त्र — Beej Mantra

ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः ॥

oṃ aiṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ ||

Om Aim Sarasvatyai Namah ||

ॐ ऐं (सरस्वती-बीज), सरस्वती को नमन — जप व पूजा में प्रयुक्त।

Om — Aim (Saraswati's seed syllable) — salutation to Saraswati. Used in japa and at the start of study and creative work.

सरस्वती वन्दना — Saraswati Vandana

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।
या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥

yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā, yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā | yā brahmācyutaśaṃkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā pūjitā, sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā ||

Ya Kundhendu Tusharahara Dhavala Ya Shubhra Vastraavrita, ya Veena Varadanda Manditakara Ya Shveta Padmasana | Ya Brahmaachyuta Shankara Prabhritibhir Devaih Sada Pujita, sa Mam Patu Saraswati Bhagavati Nihshesha Jadyapaha ||

जो कुन्द-पुष्प, चन्द्र व तुषार-हार के समान श्वेत हैं, शुभ्र वस्त्र धारण किए हैं, जिनके हाथ में वीणा-दण्ड शोभित है, जो श्वेत कमल पर विराजमान हैं, जो ब्रह्मा, अच्युत (विष्णु), शंकर आदि देवताओं द्वारा सदा पूजित हैं — वे समस्त जड़ता को दूर करनेवाली भगवती सरस्वती मेरी रक्षा करें। (सरस्वती-वन्दना)

She who is white as jasmine, the moon, and snowflakes, clad in pure garments; whose hands are adorned with the vina and the boon-giving staff, who is seated on a white lotus. She who is forever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and all the gods — may that blessed Saraswati protect me, the remover of all dullness.

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The Beej mantra is from the Tantric tradition. The Saraswati Vandana shloka is traditional Sanskrit; widely attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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On 13 October 2026 every verse of this text was re-checked: the Devanagari for script and encoding errors, the IAST line letter by letter against the Devanagari, and the pronunciation line and the Hindi and English meanings for completeness. The Hindi and English meanings of every verse were also read against the original, and the errors found were corrected. This text has not been collated line by line against a published edition.

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What is the Saraswati Mantra?

Saraswati Mantra (सरस्वती मन्त्र) is a mantra dedicated to Saraswati. A Mantra is a sacred sound or formula, often Vedic, repeated in worship and meditation to invoke a deity and focus the mind.

Which deity is the Saraswati Mantra dedicated to?

The Saraswati Mantra is dedicated to Saraswati.

Is the Saraswati Mantra available in Hindi and English?

Yes. On Adiveda the Saraswati Mantra is given verse by verse in Devanagari (the script used for Sanskrit and Hindi) with Roman (IAST) transliteration, simple phonetics, and Hindi and English meanings, so you can read, pronounce and understand every line.

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