सरस्वती सूक्त — ऋग्वेद ६.६१
Saraswati Sukta — Rigveda 6.61
The complete fourteen-verse Rigvedic hymn praising Saraswati as a mighty river and a power that protects inspired thought.
समर्पितमाँ सरस्वतीiyamadadaadrabhasamrinachyutn divodaasn vadhryashvaaya daashushe.yaa shashvantamaachakhaadaavasn panin taa te daatraani tavishaa sarasvati (1)
iyn shushmebhirbisakhaa ivaarujatsaanu gireenaan tavishebhiroormibhih.paaraavataghneemavase suvriktibhih sarasvateemaa vivaasema dheetibhih (2)
sarasvati devanido ni barhaya prajaan vishvasya brisayasya maayinh.uta kshitibhyo'vaneeravindo vishamebhyo asravo vaajineevati (3)
pra no devee sarasvatee vaajebhirvaajineevatee.dheenaamavitryavatu (4)
yastvaa devi sarasvatyupabroote dhane hite.indrn na vritratoorye (5)
tvn devi sarasvatyavaa vaajeshu vaajini.radaa poosheva nh sanim (6)
uta syaa nh sarasvatee ghoraa hiranyavartanih.vritraghnee vashti sushtutim (7)
yasyaa ananto ahrutastveshashcharishnurarnavh.amashcharati roruvat (8)
saa no vishvaa ati dvishh svasreeranyaa ritaavaree.atannaheva sooryh (9)
uta nh priyaa priyaasu saptasvasaa sujushtaa.sarasvatee stomyaa bhoot (10)
aapaprushee paarthivaanyuru rajo antariksham.sarasvatee nidaspaatu (11)
trishadhasthaa saptadhaatuh panycha jaataa vardhayantee.vaajevaaje havyaa bhoot (12)
pra yaa mahimnaa mahinaasu chekite dyumnebhiranyaa apasaamapastamaa.ratha iva brihatee vibhvane kritopastutyaa chikitushaa sarasvatee (13)
sarasvatyabhi no neshi vasyo maapa sphareeh payasaa maa na aa dhak.jushasva nh sakhyaa veshyaa cha maa tvatkshetraanyaranaani ganma (14)
Sanskrit Wikisource — Rigveda 6.61
Ancient public-domain Vedic hymn; cited Wikisource transcription is CC BY-SA
All fourteen verses of the cited sukta are included. The summary distinguishes the Vedic river imagery from later iconography.