📿 Chalisa · Saraswati
Saraswati Chalisa
40-verse Chalisa to Goddess Saraswati.
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Best occasion
Vasant Panchami, before exams, before performances
🕉️ Sanskrit / Devanagari
जनक जननि पद कमल रज, निज मस्तक पर धारि। बन्दौं मातु सरस्वती, बुद्धि बल दे दातारि॥ पूर्ण जगत में व्याप्ति तवारी। तीनहुँ लोक में महिमा न्यारी॥
Roman Transliteration
Janak janani pad kamal raj, nij mastak par dhari Bandau matu Saraswati, buddhi bal de datari Purna jagat me vyapti tavari Teenhun lok me mahima nyari
English
Placing the dust from the lotus-feet of parents upon my head, I salute Mother Saraswati: giver of intelligence and strength. Your pervasion is complete in the world; In all three worlds, your glory is unique.
Meaning & Significance
Recited by students, artists, and scholars — especially on Vasant Panchami. Invokes the Goddess of learning, music, and speech.
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