Devotional · Saraswati Stotram (traditional)

Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala

~30 second read · suited to sadhana, focus

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

ya kundendutusharaharadhavala ya shubhravastravrita ya vinavaradandamanditakara ya shvetapadmasana . ya brahmachyutashankaraprabhritibhirdevaih sada pujita sa mam patu sarasvati bhagavati nihsheshajadyapaha ..

Meaning

White as jasmine and moonlight, veena in hand, throned on a white lotus and adored by the gods. May Saraswati protect us and clear away all dullness of mind.

Practice it daily

In Niyam, this mantra can stand between you and your most distracting apps — it appears for 15 seconds, in your script with its meaning, each time you open them. Read, breathe, continue. Fourteen days of those pauses become a sadhana.

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