Stotra

सरस्वती वंदना — या कुन्देन्दु

Saraswati Vandana — Ya Kundendu

The beloved Sanskrit invocation beginning Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala.

समर्पितमाँ सरस्वती
Sacred textPronunciation

Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala Ya Shubhra Vastravrita

Ya Veena Varadanda Manditakara Ya Shveta Padmasana

Ya Brahmachyuta Shankara Prabhritibhir Devaih Sada Vandita

Sa Mam Patu Saraswati Bhagavati Nihshesha Jadyapaha

भावार्थ

सरस्वती वंदना — या कुन्देन्दु का अर्थ

The verse visualizes Saraswati in radiant white, holding the veena and seated on a white lotus, and asks the Goddess of learning to dispel dullness and ignorance.