Basontika Saraswati Vandana (Saraswati Bhajans)
mantra
saraswati
Vandana, Bhajan, Stuti
hinduism
Specific Sanskrit text varies for different Basontika Saraswati Vandanas/Bhajans. They typically include traditional Saraswati Stutis, Dhyana Mantras, and devotional verses praising her attributes as the Goddess of knowledge, music, and art. Example excerpts commonly found (not exhaustive, and specific to a given Vandana): या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता। या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना॥ या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता। सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥ नमस्ते शारदे देवि वीणापुस्तकधारिणी। विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि प्रसन्ना भव सर्वदा॥