The sacred Saraswati Shlokas are traditionally chanted to invoke the divine grace of Goddess Saraswati for knowledge, wisdom, creativity, and success.
It is a common practice in several households to recite the Saraswati Shlokas, such as Sarawati Namastubhyam, Padmapatra vishalakshi, and Ya kundendu, before beginning any educational endeavours or creative activity.
Embracing these Shlokas in your daily life can transform your learning journey very positively. By the grace of the Devi, chanting the Shlokas removes dullness and ignorance in devotees, bestowing upon them the power of memory and intellect.
These Shlokas mainly explain the appearance and the form of Goddess Saraswati alongside her compassionate and divine attributes.
Here in this article, we have provided several Saraswati Shlokas from Puranas and other holy scriptures, which are very powerful invocations for Goddess Saraswati.
Saraswati Namastubhyam Shloka
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा
Sarasvatī Namastubhyam Varade Kāmarūpiṇi
Vidyārambhaṁ Kariṣyāmi Siddhir Bhavatu Me Sadā
My salutations to Goddess Saraswati, the giver of all wishes, who can take any form at will
I am starting my pursuit of knowledge (learning activity). May success be with me always.
Saraswathi Shloka for Meditation on the Devi
सरस्वतीं शुक्लवर्णां सस्मितां सुमनोहराम्
कोटिचन्द्रप्रभा मुष्टपुष्ट श्रीयुक्त विग्रहाम्
वह्निशुद्धां शुकाधानां वीणापुस्तक धारिणीम्
रत्न सारेन्द्र निर्माण नवभूषण भूषिताम्
सुपूजितां सुरगणैर्ब्रह्म विष्णु शिवादिभिः
वन्दे भक्त्या वन्दितां च मुनीन्द्र मनु मानवैः
Sarasvatīṁ Śuklavarṇāṁ Sasmītāṁ Sumanoharām
Koṭicandraprabhā Muṣṭa-Puṣṭa Śrīyukta Vigrahām
Vahni-Śuddhāṁ Śukādhānāṁ VīṇpPustaka Dhāriṇīm
Ratna Sārendra Nirmāṇa Navabhūṣaṇa Bhūṣitām
Supūjitāṁ Sura-gaṇair Brahma Viṣṇu Śivādibhiḥ
Vande Bhaktyā Vanditāṁ Ca Munīndra Manu Mānavāiḥ
I worship Goddess Saraswati, who is of white complexion, present with a gentle smile, and extremely charming form
Whose form is endowed with a radiance that is as if compacted and nourished by the effluence of millions of moons.
Who is pure like fire, seated upon a swan (or having a parrot in some contexts), and holding a veena and a book
The Goddess, who is adorned with nine ornaments made using the finest gemstones.
Well worshipped by the Sura Ganas along with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
Who is worshipped and venerated by the devotees, containing great sages, manus, and humans.
Vagdevi Shloka from Narada Purana
कर्पूर-कुन्द-धवलां पूर्ण-चन्द्रोज्ज्वलाननाम्
हंसाधिरूढां भालेंदु दिव्यालङ्कार शोभिताम्
Karpūra-Kunda-Dhavalāṁ Pūrṇa-Candrojjvalānanām
Haṁsādhirūḍhāṁ Bālendu Divyālaṅkāra Śobhitām
(I worship the Goddess Vagdevi) who is radiantly white as camphor and jasmine flowers, whose face shines like the full moon
Seated upon a swan and splendidly adorned with a crescent moon and divine ornaments on her forehead.
Saraswati Shloka – Padmapatra Visalakshi
पद्मपत्र विशालाक्षि पद्यकेसरवर्णिनी
नित्यं पद्मालया देवी सा मां पातु सरस्वती
Padmapatra Viśālākṣi Padyakesara Varṇinī
Nityaṁ Padmālayā Devī Sā Māṁ Pātu Sarasvatī
May Goddess Saraswati, the one with large eyes that resemble lotus petals, whose complexion is radiant like the filaments of a lotus.
The one who always resides in the lotus, protect me always.
Saraswati Vandana
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना
या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा
शुक्लां ब्रह्मविचारसारपरमां आद्यां जगद्व्यापिनीं
वीणापुस्तकधारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम्
हस्ते स्फाटिकमालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थिताम्
वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवतीं बुद्धिप्रदां शारदाम्
Yā Kundendu Tuṣāra Hāra Dhavalā Yā Śubhra Vastrāvṛtā
Yā Vīṇā Vara Daṇḍa Maṇḍita Karā Yā Śveta Padmasanā
Yā Brahmācyuta Śaṅkara Prabhṛtibhir Devais Sadā Vanditā
Sā Māṁ Pātu Sarasvatī Bhagavatī Niḥśeṣa Jāḍyāpahā
Śuklāṁ Brahma Vicāra Sāra Paramāṁ Ādyāṁ Jagad Vyāpinīm
Vīṇā Pustaka Dhāriṇīm Abhaya Dāṁ Jāḍyāndhakārāpahām
Haste Sphāṭika Mālikāṁ Vidadhatīṁ Padmāsane Saṁsthitām
Vande Tāṁ Parameśvarīṁ Bhagavatīṁ Buddhi Pradāṁ Śāradām
The one who is radiantly white like jasmines, moon, snow and pearls, clad in white garments
Whose hands are adorned with Veena and boon giving staff, the one seated on a white lotus
Who is always worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shankara, and other Gods
May that supreme Goddess Saraswati protect me completely, removing ignorance (dullness).
The one who is pure white, the essence and highest reflection of the supreme being (Absolute reality), O the primordial one pervading the entire universe
Holding a veena and a book, the Goddess who offers protection to seekers and removes their dullness and darkness
The one bearing a quartz garland of beads in her hands and seated on a lotus
I bow to her, the Supreme Goddess Sarada (a form of Devi Saraswati), the bestower of intellect.
Other Saraswati Shlokas
चतुर्मुखमुखावासां मातृकाक्षररूपिणीम्
चतुर्भुजां शुभ्रवर्णां वीणावादनतत्पराम्
घण्टापुस्तकहस्ताद्यां सर्वविद्याप्रदायिनीम्
वाग्मयीं सर्व-सम्पूज्यां शारदाम्बां भजाम्यहम्
Caturmukham-Mukhāvāsāṁ Mātr̥kākṣara-Rūpiṇīm
Caturbhujāṁ Śubhravarṇāṁ Vīṇāvādana Tatparām
Ghaṇṭāpustaka Hastādyāṁ Sarvavidyā Pradāyinīm
Vāgmayīṁ Sarva-Sampūjyāṁ Śāradāmbāṁ Bhajāmyaham
O Devi, who resides in the face of the four-faced lord Brahma, the very essence of the seed letters
The one having four arms, with a pure complexion and deeply adorned in playing the instrument Veena
Who has a pen and a book in her hands, the bestower of all forms of knowledge
The embodiment of speech and eloquence, the one revered by all, O Mother Sharada (Form of Goddess Saraswati), I adore you.
