Sharada Stotram शारदा स्तोत्रम्
नमस्ते शारदे देवि काश्मीरपुरवासिनि ।
त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं विद्यादानं च देहि मे ॥ १ ॥
namaste sărade devi kāśmirapuravāsini |
tvāmahaṁ prārthaye nityaṁ vidyādānaṁ ca dehi me || 1 ||
Obeisance to Thee, O effulgent Sarada, worshipped in the City of Kashmir, I always beseech Thee to vouchsafe to me Pure Knowledge.
या श्रद्धा धारणा मेधा वाग्देवी विधिवल्लभा ।
भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना शमादिगुणदायिनी ॥ २ ॥
yā śraddha dhāraṇā medhā vāgdevi vidhivallabhā |
bhaktajihvāgrasadanā śamādigunadāyinī || 2 ||
You are faith, memory, intelligence, the divinity of speech, the Spouse of Creator, Brahma. You grace the devotees speech, You are the bestower of inner peace, and all other excellences.
नमामि यामिनीं नाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम् ।
भवानीं भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम्॥ ३॥
namāmi yāminim nathalekhālankṛtakuntalām |
bhavānīm bhavasantāpanirvāpaṇasudhānadīm || 3 ||
I bow down to Bhavani who is decorated with ear ornament studded with the flash of lightning, who is a river of nectar that cures the torments of worldly life.
भद्रकाल्यै नमो नित्यं सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः ।
वेदवेदाङ्गवेदान्तविद्यास्थानेभ्य एव च ॥ ४॥
bhadrakalyai namo nityam sarasvatyai namo namaḥ |
vedavedängavedäntavidyästhānebhya eva ca || 4 ||
Constant Salutations to Thee, O Mother Beneficent! You are the stay of Veda and the auxillary branches of the Veda, of the Vedanta and all other forms of learning. Salutations to You, O Goddess of Learning.
ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ज्योतिरूपा सनातनी ।
सर्वविद्याधिदेवी या तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः ॥ ५ ॥
brahmasvarūpā paramā jyotirūpā sanātani│
sarvavidyadhidevi yā tasyai vāṇyai namo namaḥ || 5 ||
O Mother, You are the personification of Brahman. You are the Supreme Spirit, the light Divine, the Eternal Being. You are the Presiding Deity in all branches of learning. Salutations to You, O Goddess of Learning.
यया विना जगत्सर्वं शश्वज्जीवन्मृतं भवेत् ।
ज्ञानाधिदेवी या तस्यै सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः ॥ ६ ॥
yaya vinā jagatsarvam śaśvajjivanmṛtam bhavet |
jñānādhidevi yā tasyai sarasvatyai namo namaḥ || 6 ||
But for You the whole world would appear lifeless. You are the Presiding Deity of Knowledge. Salutations to You, O Goddess of Learning.
यया विना जगत्सर्वं मृकमुन्मत्तवत्सदा ।
या देवी वागधिष्ठात्री तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः ॥ ७ ॥
yaya vinā jagatsarvaṁ mūkamunmattavatsadā |
yā devi vāgadhiṣṭhātri tasyai vāṇyai namo namaḥ || 7 ||
But for You the whole world would appear dump and demented. You are the Presiding Deity of Speech. Salutations to You, O Goddess of Speech.