Stotra
Saraswati Vandana — Ya Kundendu
सरस्वती वंदना — या कुन्देन्दु
The beloved Sanskrit invocation beginning Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala.
Dedicated toMaa Saraswatiया कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता।
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ॥
या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता।
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥
Related prayers
Saraswati Stotram ↗Saraswati Sukta — Rigveda 6.61 ↗Saraswati Pada Stotram — Eight Praise Verses ↗What does Saraswati Vandana — Ya Kundendu mean?
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.