Maha Sarasvati Stavam

aśvatara uvācha । jagaddhātrīmahaṃ dēvīmārirādhayiṣuḥ śubhām । stōṣyē praṇamya śirasā brahmayōniṃ sarasvatīm ॥ 1 ॥ sadasaddēvi yatkiñchinmōkṣavachchārthavatpadam । tatsarvaṃ tvayyasaṃyōgaṃ yōgavaddēvi saṃsthitam ॥ 2 ॥ tvamakṣaraṃ paraṃ dēvi yatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam । akṣaraṃ paramaṃ dēvi saṃsthitaṃ paramāṇuvat ॥ 3 ॥ akṣaraṃ paramaṃ brahma viśvañchaitatkṣarātmakam । dāruṇyavasthitō vahnirbhaumāścha paramāṇavaḥ ॥ 4 ॥ tathā tvayi sthitaṃ brahma jagachchēdamaśēṣataḥ । ōṅkārākṣarasaṃsthānaṃ yattu dēvi sthirāsthiram ॥ 5 ॥ tatra mātrātrayaṃ sarvamasti yaddēvi nāsti cha । trayō lōkāstrayō vēdāstraividyaṃ pāvakatrayam ॥ 6 ॥ trīṇi jyōtīṃṣi varṇāścha trayō dharmāgamāstathā । trayō guṇāstrayaḥ śabdastrayō vēdāstathāśramāḥ ॥ 7 ॥ trayaḥ kālāstathāvasthāḥ pitarō'harniśādayaḥ । ētanmātrātrayaṃ dēvi tava rūpaṃ sarasvati ॥ 8 ॥ vibhinnadarśināmādyā brahmaṇō hi sanātanāḥ । sōmasaṃsthā haviḥ saṃsthāḥ pākasaṃsthāścha sapta yāḥ ॥ 9 ॥ tāstvaduchchāraṇāddēvi kriyantē brahmavādibhiḥ । anirdēśyaṃ tathā chānyadardhamātrānvitaṃ param ॥ 10 ॥ avikāryakṣayaṃ divyaṃ pariṇāmavivarjitam । tavaitatparamaṃ rūpaṃ yanna śakyaṃ mayōditum ॥ 11 ॥ na chāsyēna cha tajjihvā tāmrōṣṭhādibhiruchyatē । indrō'pi vasavō brahmā chandrārkau jyōtirēva cha ॥ 12 ॥ viśvāvāsaṃ viśvarūpaṃ viśvēśaṃ paramēśvaram । sāṅkhyavēdāntavādōktaṃ bahuśākhāsthirīkṛtam ॥ 13 ॥ anādimadhyanidhanaṃ sadasanna sadēva yat । ēkantvanēkaṃ nāpyēkaṃ bhavabhēdasamāśritam ॥ 14 ॥ anākhyaṃ ṣaḍguṇākhyañcha vargākhyaṃ triguṇāśrayam । nānāśaktimatāmēkaṃ śaktivaibhavikaṃ param ॥ 15 ॥ sukhāsukhaṃ mahāsaukhyarūpaṃ tvayi vibhāvyatē । ēvaṃ dēvi tvayā vyāptaṃ sakalaṃ niṣkalañcha yat । advaitāvasthitaṃ brahma yachcha dvaitē vyavasthitam ॥ 16 ॥ yē'rthā nityā yē vinaśyanti chānyē yē vā sthūlā yē cha sūkṣmātisūkṣmāḥ । yē vā bhūmau yē'ntarīkṣē'nyatō vā tēṣāṃ tēṣāṃ tvatta ēvōpalabdhiḥ ॥ 17 ॥ yachchāmūrtaṃ yachcha mūrtaṃ samastaṃ yadvā bhūtēṣvēkamēkañcha kiñchit । yaddivyasti kṣmātalē khē'nyatō vā tvatsambandhaṃ tvatsvarairvyañjanaiścha ॥ 18 ॥ iti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē trayōviṃśō'dhyāyē aśvatara prōkta mahāsarasvatī stavam ।

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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