Saraswati Puja

Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma and is the Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge. She is the personification of knowledge - arts, science, crafts. She represents Shakti, creativity and inspiration and presents herself when the weather is pleasant and Nature is in its full grandeur. Saraswati Puja, the ritual worship of the goddess Saraswati, is done on Vasant Panchami day every year. The festival is celebrated to pay obeisance to Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and learning.

Sri Saraswati ShatanAma Stotram (108 names):

sarasvatI mahAbhadrA mahAmAyA varapradA
shrIpradA padmanilayA padmAkShI padmavaktragA
shivAnujA pustakadhR^it j~nAnamudrA ramA parA
kAmarUpA mahAvidyA mahApAtakanAshinI
mahAshrayA mAlinI cha mahAbhogA mahAbhujA
mahAbhAgA mahotsAhA divyA~NgA surava.nditA
mahAkAlI mahApAshA mahAkArA mahA~NkushA
sItA cha vimalA vishvA vidyunmAlA cha vaiShNavI
cha.ndrikA cha.ndravadanA cha.ndralekhAvibhUShitA
sAvitrI surasA devI divyAla.nkArabhUShitA
vAgdevI vasudhA tIvrA mahAbhadrA mahAbalA
bhogadA bhAratI bhAmA govi.ndA gomatI shivA
jaTilA vi.ndhyavAsA cha vi.ndhyAchalavirAjitA
cha.nDikA vaiShNavI brAhmI brahmaj~nAnaikasAdhanA
saudAminI sudhAmUrtissubhadrA surapUjitA
suvAsinI sunAsA cha vinidrA padmalochanA
vidyArUpA vishAlAkShI brahmajAyA mahAphalA
trayImUrtI trikAlaj~nA triguNA shAstrarUpiNI
shuMbhAsurapramathinI shubhadA cha sarvAtmikA
raktabIjaniha.ntrI cha chAmuNDA chAMbikA tathA
muNDakAya praharaNA dhUmralochanamardanA
sarvadevastutA saumyA surAsuranamaskR^itA
kAlarAtrI kalAdhArA rUpa saubhAgyadAyinI
vAgdevI cha varArohA vArAhI vArijAsanA
chitrAMbarA chitraga.ndhA chitramAlyavibhUShitA
kA.ntA kAmapradA va.ndyA vidyAdharA sUpUjitA
shvetAsanA nIlabhujA chaturvargaphalapradA
chaturAnanasAmrAjyA raktamadhyA nira.njanA
ha.nsAsanA nIlaja~NghA brahmaviShNushivAtmikA

evaM sarasvatI devyA nAmnAmaShTottarashatam.h iti shrI sarasvatyaShTottarashatanAmastotram sampUrNam


Sarasvathee namasthubhyam varadae kaamaroopinee

Vidyaarambam karishyaami siddhirbhavathumae sadaa

Yaa daevee sthooyathae nithyam vibudairvedapaaragaihsaa mae vasathu jihvaagrae brahmaroopa sarasvathee

Sree vidyaroopini sarasvathi sakala kalaavalli chaaru bimbhaadharee

s(h)aradaa devi s(h)asthravalli veenaa pusthaka dharinee vanee kamala paanee vaagdevee varadaayaki pusthaka hasthae namasthae

Yaa devee sarva bhoothaeshu smruthi roopaena samsthithaa

Namasthasyai namasthasyai namasthasyai namo nama:

Yaa kundendu thushaara haara davalaa yaa s(h)ubra vasthraavruthaa

Yaa veena varadanda mandithakaraa yaas(h)wetha padmaasanaa

Yaabrahmaachyutha s(h)ankara prabrithibhih daevaih sadaa poojithaasaamaam paathu sarasvathi nisaesha jaadyaapahaa 

Om Sri Saraswatyai namah