Sharada Stotram

Sharada Stotram Adi Shankara Sanskrit
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Lyrics
namaste śārade devi kāśmirapuravāsini । tvāmaham prārthaye nityam vidyādānam ca dehi me yā śraddhā dhāraņā medhā vāgdevi vidhivallabhā | bhaktajihvāgrasadana samadigunadayini namāmi yāminī nāthalekhālaṅkṛtakuntalām. bhavānī bhavasantāpanirvāpaṇasudhānadīm bhadrakālyai namo nityam sarasvatyai namo namah | veda vedānga vedānta vidyāsthānebhya eva ca brahmasvarūpā paramā jyotirūpā sanātani | sarvavidyādhidevi yā tasyai vānyai namo namah yayā vinā jagatsarvaṁ Śaśvajjivanmſtam bhavet। jñānādhidevi yā tasyai sarasvatyai namo namah yayā vinā jagatsarvam mūkamunmattavatsadā । yā devi vāgadhisthātri tasyai vāṇyai namo namah
Purport
Obeisance to Thee, O effulgent Sarada, worshipped in the City of Kashmir, I always beseech Thee to vouchsafe to me Pure Knowledge. You are faith, memory, intelligence, the divinity of speech, the spouse of creator, Brahma. You grace the devotees speech, you are the bestower of inner peace, and all other excellences. I bow down to Bhavani who is decorated with ear ornament studded with the flash of lightning, who is a river of nectar that cures the torments of worldly life. Constant salutations to Thee, O Mother Beneficent! You are the stay of Veda and the auxillary branches of the Veda, of the Vedanta and all other forms of learning. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Learning O Mother, You are the personification of Brahman. You are the supreme spirit, the light divine, the eternal being. You are the presiding deity in all branches of learning. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Learning. But for you the whole world would appear lifeless. You are the presiding deity of knowledge. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Learning. But for you the whole world would appear dumb and demented. You are the presiding deity of speech. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Speech.
Translations
  • [नमस्ते] namaste: obeisance to you
  • [शारदे] śārade: O Sarada
  • [देवि] devi: O goddess
  • [काश्मीरपुरवासिनि] kāśmīrapuravāsini: dwelling in Kashmir city
  • [त्वाम्] tvām: you
  • [अहम्] aham: I
  • [प्रार्थये] prārthaye: beseech
  • [नित्यम्] nityam: always
  • [विद्यादानम्] vidyādānam: gift of knowledge
  • [च] ca: and
  • [देहि] dehi: give
  • [मे] me: to me
  • [या] yā: who
  • [श्रद्धा] śraddhā: faith
  • [धारणा] dhāraṇā: memory
  • [मेधा] medhā: intelligence
  • [वाग्देवी] vāgdevī: divinity of speech
  • [विधिवल्लभा] vidhivallabhā: spouse of creator
  • [भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना] bhaktajihvāgrasadanā: grace the devotees speech
  • [शमादिगुणदायिनी] śamādiguṇadāyinī: bestower of inner peace
  • [नमामि] namāmi: I bow down
  • [यामिनी] yāminī: night
  • [नाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम्] nāthalekhālaṅkṛtakuntalām: adorned with moonlight
  • [भवानी] bhavānī: Bhavani
  • [भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम्] bhavasantāpanirvāpaṇasudhānadīm: nectar river curing worldly torments
  • [भद्रकाल्यै] bhadrakālyai: to Bhadrakali
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [नित्यम्] nityam: always
  • [सरस्वत्यै] sarasvatyai: to Sarasvati
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [वेदवेदाङ्गवेदान्तविद्यास्थानेभ्यः] vedavedāṅgavedāntavidyāsthānebhyaḥ: to the abodes of Veda, Vedanga, Vedanta, and knowledge
  • [एव] eva: indeed
  • [च] ca: and
  • [ब्रह्मस्वरूपा] brahmasvarūpā: personification of Brahman
  • [परमा] paramā: supreme
  • [ज्योति रूपा] jyotirūpā: light divine
  • [सनातनी] sanātanī: eternal
  • [सर्वविद्याधिदेवी] sarvavidyādhidevī: presiding deity of all learning
  • [या] yā: who
  • [तस्यै] tasyai: to her
  • [वाण्यै] vāṇyai: to Vani
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [यया] yayā: by whom
  • [विना] vinā: without
  • [जगत्] jagat: world
  • [सर्वम्] sarvam: all
  • [शश्वत्] śaśvat: eternal
  • [जीवन्मृतम्] jīvanmṛtam: living dead
  • [भवेत्] bhavet: would be
  • [ज्ञानाधिदेवी] jñānādhidevī: presiding deity of knowledge
  • [या] yā: who
  • [तस्यै] tasyai: to her
  • [सरस्वत्यै] sarasvatyai: to Sarasvati
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [यया] yayā: by whom
  • [विना] vinā: without
  • [जगत्] jagat: world
  • [सर्वं] sarvaṃ: all
  • [मृकम्] mṛkam: dumb
  • [उन्मत्तवत्] unmattavat: like demented
  • [सदा] sadā: always
  • [या] yā: who
  • [देवी] devī: goddess
  • [वागधिष्ठात्री] vāgadhiṣṭhātrī: presiding deity of speech
  • [तस्यै] tasyai: to her
  • [वाण्यै] vāṇyai: to Vāṇī
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations
  • [नमः] namaḥ: salutations