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Saraswati
MantraSanskrit
ॐ ऐं वाग्देव्यै विद्महे कामराजाय धीमहि । तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात् ॥
Transliteration
Oṃ Aiṃ Vāgdevyai Vidmahe Kāmarājāya Dhīmahi, Tanno Devī Pracodayāt
Translation
Om, let us come to know the Goddess of Speech; let us meditate on the giver of fulfillment; may that Goddess illumine our understanding.
Meaning
Built on the classical Gayatri pattern, this verse asks Saraswati — addressed as Vagdevi, deity of speech — to awaken clear thought and articulate expression.
Source
Gayatri-pattern mantra dedicated to Saraswati, Puranic/Tantric tradition
Om, salutations to Saraswati.
She who is white as jasmine, moonlight, snow, and a pearl garland, robed in pure white, holding the graceful staff of the veena, seated on a white lotus, ever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the other gods — may that radiant goddess Saraswati, destroyer of all dullness, protect me.
Endowed with four arms, she holds a rosary of crystal-like beads, a white lotus in one hand, and in another a parrot and a book.
Salutations to you, O Saraswati, giver of boons and fulfiller of wishes. I begin my studies; may I always attain success.