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Saraswati
Dhyana verseSanskrit
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता । या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ॥ या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता । सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥
Transliteration
Yā Kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā Yā Śubhravastrāvṛtā, Yā Vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā Yā Śvetapadmāsanā, Yā Brahmācyutaśaṅkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ Sadā Pūjitā, Sā Māṃ Pātu Sarasvatī Bhagavatī Niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā
Translation
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.
Meaning
The classic dhyana (visualization) verse pictured before worship or study. Its whiteness imagery signals purity and clarity; the closing line names her central gift — dispelling mental dullness.
Om, salutations to Saraswati.
Om, let us come to know the Goddess of Speech; let us meditate on the giver of fulfillment; may that Goddess illumine our understanding.
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.