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Sharada Stotram

Sharada Stotram in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Early morning, during Navaratri and Vasant Panchami, or before study and exams·📜 Traditional Sharada (Saraswati) stotra associated with the Sharada Peetham; the opening verse is widely recited across India

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✦ Meaning

The Sharada Stotram, beginning 'Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini', is a beloved seven-verse prayer to Goddess Sharada (Saraswati) as enshrined at the Sharada Peetham. It salutes her as faith, intelligence and the Goddess of speech, declaring that without her the whole world would be as the living-dead, mute and deranged. The opening verse is one of the most widely recited Saraswati prayers, chanted by students seeking the gift of knowledge.

Origin & Story

Traditional Sharada (Saraswati) stotra associated with the Sharada Peetham; the opening verse is widely recited across India · Traditional (anonymous); transmitted in the Sharada Peetham and stotra tradition · Medieval (exact date unknown)

Goddess Sharada — Saraswati in her aspect as the deity of learning — has long been worshipped at the renowned Sharada Peetham, one of the great ancient seats of knowledge of the Indian subcontinent, from which the very Sharada script takes its name. This stotra, opening 'Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini', venerates her as that Kashmira-dwelling Goddess and prays simply for vidya-dana, the gift of knowledge. Its first verse became one of the most cherished and universally chanted Saraswati prayers, while the remaining verses extol her as faith, intelligence and the very speech without which the world would fall silent.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that the Sharada Peetham was such a fountainhead of wisdom that the goddess herself examined the learning of those who came; and devotees say that sincere recitation of 'Namaste Sharade Devi' has loosened the tongues of the dull and the stammering, for the hymn declares that without her grace the whole world would remain mute and as the living-dead.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

Namaste Shaarade Devi Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini Tvaam-aham Praarthaye Nityam Vidyaa-daanam Cha Dehi Me (1)

Meaning:Salutations to you, O Goddess Sharada, dweller in the abode of Kashmir. I pray to you daily — please grant me the gift of knowledge.

Verse 2

Yaa Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa Vaag-devee Vidhi-vallabhaa Bhakta-jihvaagra-sadanaa Shamaadi-guna-daayinee (2)

Meaning:To her who is faith, retention and intelligence, the Goddess of speech, beloved of Brahma, who resides on the tip of the devotee's tongue and bestows the virtue of inner calm and the rest — salutations.

Verse 3

Namaami Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaalankrita-kuntalaam Bhavaaneem Bhava-santaapa-nirvaapana-sudhaa-nadeem (3)

Meaning:I bow to her whose tresses are adorned with the crescent moon, to Bhavani, who is a river of nectar that quenches the burning sorrows of worldly existence.

Verse 4

Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam Saraswatyai Namo Namah Veda-vedaanga-vedaanta-vidyaa-sthaanebhya Eva Cha (4)

Meaning:Eternal salutations to Bhadrakali, salutations again and again to Saraswati, and to all the seats of learning — the Vedas, the Vedangas and the Vedanta.

Verse 5

Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee Sarva-vidyaadhi-devee Yaa Tasyai Vaanyai Namo Namah (5)

Meaning:To her who is supreme, of the very nature of Brahman, of the form of light, eternal, the presiding deity of all knowledge — to that Goddess of speech, salutations again and again.

Verse 6

Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Shashvaj-jeevan-mritam Bhavet Jnaanaadhi-devee Yaa Tasyai Saraswatyai Namo Namah (6)

Meaning:Without whom this entire world would forever be as the living-dead — to her, the presiding deity of knowledge, to that Saraswati, salutations again and again.

Verse 7

Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Mookam-unmattavat Sadaa Yaa Devee Vaagadhishthaatree Tasyai Vaanyai Namo Namah (7)

Meaning:Without whom this entire world would always be as if mute and deranged — to that Goddess who presides over speech, to that Vani, salutations again and again.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Namaste Shaarade Devi🔊Salutations to you, O Goddess Sharada

Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini🔊O dweller in the abode of Kashmir (Sharada Peetham)

Tvaam-aham Praarthaye Nityam🔊I pray to you every day

Vidyaa-daanam Cha Dehi Me🔊Please grant me the gift of knowledge

Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa🔊Who is (the power of) faith, retention and intelligence

Vaag-devee🔊The Goddess of speech

Vidhi-vallabhaa🔊The beloved consort of Brahma (Vidhi, the creator)

Bhakta-jihvaagra-sadanaa🔊Who resides on the tip of the devotee's tongue

Shamaadi-guna-daayinee🔊Who bestows the virtues of inner calm (shama) and the like

Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaa🔊The crescent of the moon (lord of the night)

Bhava-santaapa-nirvaapana🔊Who quenches the burning sorrows of worldly existence

Sudhaa-nadeem🔊Who is a river of nectar

Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam🔊Eternal salutations to Bhadrakali

Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa🔊Who is supreme, of the very nature of Brahman

Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee🔊Of the form of light, the eternal one

Sarva-vidyaadhi-devee🔊The presiding deity of all knowledge

Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam🔊Without whom the entire world

Jeevan-mritam Bhavet🔊Would be ever as the living-dead

Mookam-unmattavat🔊Would be as mute and as if mad/deranged

Vaagadhishthaatree🔊The presiding deity of speech

Benefits of Chanting Sharada Stotram

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Invokes Goddess Sharada (Saraswati) for the direct gift of knowledge (vidya-dana)

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The famous first verse is a complete daily prayer for students and seekers

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Bestows faith (shraddha), retention (dharana) and intelligence (medha)

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Grants clear, fluent and pleasing speech

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Calms the mind and instils the virtue of inner control (shama)

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Especially recited during Navaratri, Vasant Panchami and before study or exams

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Connects the devotee to the Sharada Peetham tradition of learning

How to Chant Sharada Stotram

Repetitions11times

Best TimeEarly morning, during Navaratri and Vasant Panchami, or before study and exams

Sit facing east or north before an image of Goddess Sharada or Saraswati, with a book and pen placed before you. Begin with the first verse, 'Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini', which may be repeated 11 or 108 times on its own as a powerful prayer for knowledge. To recite the full hymn, chant all seven verses with devotion, concluding with the salutations to the Goddess of speech. Students often recite it at the start of every study session.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sharada Stotram written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Sharada Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn to Goddess Sharada, a form of Saraswati, beginning 'Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini'. Its seven verses praise her as the Goddess of knowledge and speech and pray for the gift of learning.

Sharada is Goddess Saraswati, deity of knowledge, speech and the arts. 'Kashmirapuravasini' means 'she who dwells in the city of Kashmir', referring to the ancient Sharada Peetham, a celebrated seat of learning sacred to her.

Yes. 'Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini, Tvamaham Prarthaye Nityam Vidyadanam Cha Dehi Me' is itself a complete and very popular prayer, recited daily by students and often repeated 11 or 108 times for the blessing of knowledge.

It is especially auspicious during Navaratri and on Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja), and is recited in the morning or before study, exams, teaching, writing or any pursuit of learning.