Sharada Stotram Meaning — Line by Line
शारदा स्तोत्रम्
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Meaning — Line by Line
Every verse of Sharada Stotram with its English meaning. Tap any word to hear it, or ▶ to recite the verse.
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- Verse 1. Namaste Shaarade Devi Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini
- Verse 2. Yaa Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa Vaag-devee Vidhi-vallabhaa
- Verse 3. Namaami Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaalankrita-kuntalaam
- Verse 4. Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam Saraswatyai Namo Namah
- Verse 5. Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee
- Verse 6. Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Shashvaj-jeevan-mritam Bhavet
- Verse 7. Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Mookam-unmattavat Sadaa
Namaste Shaarade Devi Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini
नमस्ते शारदे देवि काश्मीरपुरवासिनि। त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं विद्यादानं च देहि मे॥१॥
Namaste Shaarade Devi Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini Tvaam-aham Praarthaye Nityam Vidyaa-daanam Cha Dehi Me (1)
MeaningSalutations to you, O Goddess Sharada, dweller in the abode of Kashmir. I pray to you daily — please grant me the gift of knowledge.
Yaa Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa Vaag-devee Vidhi-vallabhaa
या श्रद्धा धारणा मेधा वाग्देवी विधिवल्लभा। भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना शमादिगुणदायिनी॥२॥
Yaa Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa Vaag-devee Vidhi-vallabhaa Bhakta-jihvaagra-sadanaa Shamaadi-guna-daayinee (2)
MeaningTo 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.
Namaami Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaalankrita-kuntalaam
नमामि यामिनीनाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम्। भवानीं भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम्॥३॥
Namaami Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaalankrita-kuntalaam Bhavaaneem Bhava-santaapa-nirvaapana-sudhaa-nadeem (3)
MeaningI 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.
Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam Saraswatyai Namo Namah
भद्रकाल्यै नमो नित्यं सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः। वेदवेदाङ्गवेदान्तविद्यास्थानेभ्य एव च॥४॥
Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam Saraswatyai Namo Namah Veda-vedaanga-vedaanta-vidyaa-sthaanebhya Eva Cha (4)
MeaningEternal salutations to Bhadrakali, salutations again and again to Saraswati, and to all the seats of learning — the Vedas, the Vedangas and the Vedanta.
Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee
ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ज्योतीरूपा सनातनी। सर्वविद्याधिदेवी या तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः॥५॥
Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee Sarva-vidyaadhi-devee Yaa Tasyai Vaanyai Namo Namah (5)
MeaningTo 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.
Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Shashvaj-jeevan-mritam Bhavet
यया विना जगत्सर्वं शश्वज्जीवन्मृतं भवेत्। ज्ञानाधिदेवी या तस्यै सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः॥६॥
Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Shashvaj-jeevan-mritam Bhavet Jnaanaadhi-devee Yaa Tasyai Saraswatyai Namo Namah (6)
MeaningWithout 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.
Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Mookam-unmattavat Sadaa
यया विना जगत्सर्वं मूकमुन्मत्तवत्सदा। या देवी वागधिष्ठात्री तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः॥७॥
Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Mookam-unmattavat Sadaa Yaa Devee Vaagadhishthaatree Tasyai Vaanyai Namo Namah (7)
MeaningWithout 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.
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Origin & History
Source: Traditional Sharada (Saraswati) stotra associated with the Sharada Peetham; the opening verse is widely recited across India
Author: Traditional (anonymous); transmitted in the Sharada Peetham and stotra tradition
Period: 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.
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