Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali
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The Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali is a traditional garland of the 108 names of Saraswati. The 108 names of Goddess Saraswati — the goddess of knowledge, speech, music and the arts, mother of the Vedas — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, recited for learning, wisdom and eloquence, especially on Vasant Panchami.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to offer the 108 names of Saraswati with a sincere and devoted heart — a flower at each name — is to draw the lasting grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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oṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ oṃ bhagavatyai namaḥ oṃ kurukṣetravāsinyai namaḥ oṃ avantikāyai namaḥ oṃ kāśyai namaḥ oṃ madhurāyai namaḥ oṃ svaramayāyai namaḥ oṃ ayodhyāyai namaḥ oṃ dvārakāyai namaḥ oṃ trimedhāyai namaḥ oṃ kośasthāyai namaḥ oṃ kośavāsinyai namaḥ oṃ kauśikyai namaḥ oṃ śubhavārtāyai namaḥ oṃ kauśāmbarāyai namaḥ oṃ kośavardhinyai namaḥ oṃ padmakośāyai namaḥ oṃ kusumāvāsāyai namaḥ oṃ kusumapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ taralāyai namaḥ oṃ vartulāyai namaḥ oṃ koṭirūpāyai namaḥ oṃ koṭisthāyai namaḥ oṃ korāśrayāyai namaḥ oṃ svāyambhavyai namaḥ oṃ surūpāyai namaḥ oṃ smṛtirūpāyai namaḥ oṃ rūpavardhanāyai namaḥ oṃ tejasvinyai namaḥ oṃ subhikṣāyai namaḥ oṃ balāyai namaḥ oṃ baladāyinyai namaḥ oṃ mahākauśikyai namaḥ oṃ mahāgartāyai namaḥ oṃ buddhidāyai namaḥ oṃ sadātmikāyai namaḥ oṃ mahāgrahaharāyai namaḥ oṃ saumyāyai namaḥ oṃ viśokāyai namaḥ oṃ śokanāśinyai namaḥ oṃ sātvikāyai namaḥ oṃ satyasaṃsthāpanāyai namaḥ oṃ rājasyai namaḥ oṃ rajovṛtāyai namaḥ oṃ tāmasyai namaḥ oṃ tamoyuktāyai namaḥ oṃ guṇatrayavibhāginyai namaḥ oṃ avyaktāyai namaḥ oṃ vyaktarūpāyai namaḥ oṃ vedavedyāyai namaḥ oṃ śāmbhavyai namaḥ oṃ kālarūpiṇyai namaḥ oṃ śaṅkarakalpāyai namaḥ oṃ mahāsaṅkalpasantatyai namaḥ oṃ sarvalokamayā śaktyai namaḥ oṃ sarvaśravaṇagocarāyai namaḥ oṃ sārvajñavatyai namaḥ oṃ vāñchitaphaladāyinyai namaḥ oṃ sarvatatvaprabodhinyai namaḥ oṃ jāgratāyai namaḥ oṃ suṣuptāyai namaḥ oṃ svapnāvasthāyai namaḥ oṃ caturyugāyai namaḥ oṃ catvarāyai namaḥ oṃ mandāyai namaḥ oṃ mandagatyai namaḥ oṃ madirāmodamodinyai namaḥ oṃ pānapriyāyai namaḥ oṃ pānapātradharāyai namaḥ oṃ pānadānakarodyatāyai namaḥ oṃ vidyudvarṇāyai namaḥ oṃ aruṇanetrāyai namaḥ oṃ kiñcidvyaktabhāṣiṇyai namaḥ oṃ āśāpūriṇyai namaḥ oṃ dīkṣāyai namaḥ oṃ dakṣāyai namaḥ oṃ janapūjitāyai namaḥ oṃ nāgavallyai namaḥ oṃ nāgakarṇikāyai namaḥ oṃ bhaginyai namaḥ oṃ bhoginyai namaḥ oṃ bhogavallabhāyai namaḥ oṃ sarvaśāstramayāyai namaḥ oṃ vidyāyai namaḥ oṃ smṛtyai namaḥ oṃ dharmavādinyai namaḥ oṃ śrutismṛtidharāyai namaḥ oṃ jyeṣṭhāyai namaḥ oṃ śreṣṭhāyai namaḥ oṃ pātālavāsinyai namaḥ oṃ mīmāmsāyai namaḥ oṃ tarkavidyāyai namaḥ oṃ subhaktyai namaḥ oṃ bhaktavatsalāyai namaḥ oṃ sunābhāyai namaḥ oṃ yātanāliptyai namaḥ oṃ gambhīrabhāravarjitāyai namaḥ oṃ nāgapāśadharāyai namaḥ oṃ sumūrtyai namaḥ oṃ agādhāyai namaḥ oṃ nāgakuṇḍalāyai namaḥ oṃ sucakrāyai namaḥ oṃ cakramadhyasthitāyai namaḥ oṃ cakrakoṇanivāsinyai namaḥ oṃ jaladevatāyai namaḥ oṃ mahāmāryai namaḥ oṃ bhāratyai namaḥ oṃ śrī sarasvatyai namaḥ
Meaning:The 108 names of Goddess Saraswati — the goddess of knowledge, speech, music and the arts, mother of the Vedas — each chanted with “Om” and “namaḥ”, recited for learning, wisdom and eloquence, especially on Vasant Panchami.
Benefits of Chanting Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Chanting the 108 names (Ashtottara Shatanamavali) of Saraswati invokes the divine grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Each name is a meditation on a sacred quality; reciting all 108 with devotion purifies the mind and fulfils sincere prayers.
Traditionally offered as an archana — one name at a time with a flower or kumkum — especially on Wednesdays and Vasant Panchami.
Most auspicious during Vasant Panchami and Navaratri; suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Saraswati Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Recite each name beginning with “Om” (ॐ) and ending with “namaḥ” (नमः), offering a flower, tulsi leaf, bilva leaf or a pinch of kumkum at the Lord’s feet for each name (archana). The full garland of 108 names may be chanted daily, or especially on Wednesdays and Vasant Panchami and during Vasant Panchami and Navaratri.
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