सरस्वती पाद स्तोत्र — आठ स्तुति श्लोक
Saraswati Pada Stotram — Eight Praise Verses
Eight traditional verses bowing to Saraswati's feet as a refuge for discernment, learning and freedom from fear.
समर्पितमाँ सरस्वतीravirudrapitaamahavishnunutn harichandanakungkumapangkayutam.munivrindagajendrasamaanayutn tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (1)
shashishuddhasudhaahimadhaamayutn sharadambarabimbasamaanakaram.bahuratnamanoharakaantiyutn tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (2)
kanakaabjavibhooshitabhootibhavn bhavabhaavavibhaashitabhinnapadam.prabhuchittasamaahitasaadhupadn tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (3)
bhavasaagaramajjanabheetinutn pratipaaditasantatikaaramidam.vimalaadikashuddhavishuddhapadn tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (4)
matiheenajanaashrayapaadamidn sakalaagamabhaashitabhinnapadam.paripooritavishvamanekabhavn tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (5)
paripoornamanorathadhaamanidhin paramaarthavichaaravivekanidhim.surayoshitasevitapaadataln tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (6)
suramaulimanidyutishubhrakarn vishayaadimahaabhayavarnaharam.nijakaantivilepitachandrashivn tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (7)
gunanaikakulasthitibheetapadn gunagauravagarvitasatyapadam.kamalodarakomalapaadataln tava naumi sarasvati paadayugam (8)
Source: Sanskrit Wikisource — Saraswati Stotram ↗
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Traditional Sanskrit Saraswati stotra
Traditional public-domain hymn; cited Wikisource transcription is CC BY-SA
The eight praise verses are included; the two later benefit verses on the source page are omitted.
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सरस्वती पाद स्तोत्र — आठ स्तुति श्लोक का अर्थ
Each verse returns to the act of bowing at Saraswati's feet. The poem uses moonlight, lotus, jewels and purity as devotional images for refuge, discernment and the search for higher truth.