Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala (Saraswati vandana)
Traditional verse
Text
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।
या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥
yā kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā yā śubhravastrāvṛtā
yā vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā yā śvetapadmāsanā |
yā brahmācyutaśaṅkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ sadā vanditā
sā māṃ pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā ||
Meaning
She who is white as the jasmine, the moon, snow and a pearl garland, clothed in white, whose hands are adorned with the fine staff of the veena, seated on a white lotus, ever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shankara and the other gods — may that Goddess Saraswati, who removes all dullness, protect me.
Word by word
| Word | Roman | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| या | yā | she who |
| कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला | kundendutuṣārahāradhavalā | white as jasmine, moon, snow and pearls |
| शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता | śubhravastrāvṛtā | clothed in white garments |
| वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा | vīṇāvaradaṇḍamaṇḍitakarā | hands adorned with the fine veena |
| श्वेतपद्मासना | śvetapadmāsanā | seated on a white lotus |
| ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः | brahmācyutaśaṅkaraprabhṛtibhirdevaiḥ | by Brahma, Vishnu, Shankara and other gods |
| सदा | sadā | always |
| वन्दिता | vanditā | worshipped |
| सा | sā | she |
| मां | māṃ | me |
| पातु | pātu | may protect |
| सरस्वती | sarasvatī | Saraswati |
| भगवती | bhagavatī | the Goddess |
| निःशेषजाड्यापहा | niḥśeṣajāḍyāpahā | remover of all dullness |
Pronunciation trainer
याyā कुkuन्देndeन्दुnduतुtuषाṣāरraहाhāरraधdhaवvaलाlā याyā शुśuभ्रbhraवvaस्त्राstrāवृvṛताtā याyā वीvīणाṇāवvaरraदdaण्डṇḍaमmaण्डिṇḍiतtaकkaराrā याyā श्वेśveतtaपpaद्माdmāसsaनाnā । याyā ब्रbraह्माhmāच्युcyuतtaशśaङ्कṅkaरraप्रpraभृbhṛतिtiभिbhiर्देrdeवैःvaiḥ सsaदाdā वvaन्दिndiताtā साsā मांmāṃ पाpāतुtu सsaरraस्वsvaतीtī भbhaगgaवvaतीtī निःniḥशेśeषṣaजाjāड्याḍyāपpaहाhā ॥
76 syllables, 120 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.
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