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सरस्वती द्वादशनाम स्तोत्रम्
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- Verse 1. Saraswatim Namasyaami Veenaa-pustaka-dhaarineem
- Verse 2. Prathamam Bhaaratee Naama Dviteeyam Cha Saraswatee
- Verse 3. Panchamam Jagatee Khyaataa Shashtham Vaageeshwaree Tathaa
- Verse 4. Navamam Buddhi-daatree Cha Dashamam Varadaayinee
- Verse 5. Braahmee Dvaadasha-naamaani Tri-sandhyam Yah Pathen-narah
Saraswatim Namasyaami Veenaa-pustaka-dhaarineem
सरस्वतीं नमस्यामि वीणापुस्तकधारिणीम्। हंसवाहसमायुक्तां विद्यादानकरीं मम॥
Saraswatim Namasyaami Veenaa-pustaka-dhaarineem Hamsa-vaaha-samaayuktaam Vidyaa-daana-kareem Mama
Meaningमैं सरस्वती देवी को प्रणाम करता हूँ, जो वीणा और पुस्तक धारण करती हैं, जिनका वाहन हंस है, और जो मुझे विद्या का दान देती हैं॥
Prathamam Bhaaratee Naama Dviteeyam Cha Saraswatee
प्रथमं भारती नाम द्वितीयं च सरस्वती। तृतीयं शारदा देवी चतुर्थं हंसवाहिनी॥
Prathamam Bhaaratee Naama Dviteeyam Cha Saraswatee Triteeyam Shaaradaa Devee Chaturtham Hamsa-vaahinee
Meaningपहला नाम भारती है, दूसरा सरस्वती; तीसरा शारदा देवी, और चौथा हंसवाहिनी है॥
Panchamam Jagatee Khyaataa Shashtham Vaageeshwaree Tathaa
पञ्चमं जगती ख्याता षष्ठं वागीश्वरी तथा। कौमारी सप्तमं प्रोक्ता अष्टमं ब्रह्मचारिणी॥
Panchamam Jagatee Khyaataa Shashtham Vaageeshwaree Tathaa Kaumaaree Saptamam Proktaa Ashtamam Brahmachaarinee
Meaningपाँचवाँ नाम जगती के रूप में प्रसिद्ध है, और छठा वागीश्वरी; सातवाँ कौमारी कहा गया है, और आठवाँ ब्रह्मचारिणी॥
Navamam Buddhi-daatree Cha Dashamam Varadaayinee
नवमं बुद्धिदात्री च दशमं वरदायिनी। एकादशं क्षुद्रघण्टा द्वादशं भुवनेश्वरी॥
Navamam Buddhi-daatree Cha Dashamam Varadaayinee Ekaadasham Kshudra-ghantaa Dvaadasham Bhuvaneshwaree
Meaningनवाँ बुद्धिदात्री, दसवाँ वरदायिनी; ग्यारहवाँ क्षुद्रघण्टा, और बारहवाँ भुवनेश्वरी॥
Braahmee Dvaadasha-naamaani Tri-sandhyam Yah Pathen-narah
ब्राह्मी द्वादशनामानि त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः। सर्वसिद्धिकरी तस्य प्रसन्ना परमेश्वरी। सा मे वसतु जिह्वाग्रे ब्रह्मरूपा सरस्वती॥
Braahmee Dvaadasha-naamaani Tri-sandhyam Yah Pathen-narah Sarva-siddhi-karee Tasya Prasannaa Parameshwaree Saa Me Vasatu Jihvaagre Brahma-roopaa Saraswatee
Meaningये ब्राह्मी (सरस्वती) के बारह नाम हैं। जो मनुष्य इन्हें तीनों सन्ध्याओं में पढ़ता है, उस पर प्रसन्न होकर परमेश्वरी सब सिद्धियाँ प्रदान करती हैं। वह ब्रह्मस्वरूपा सरस्वती सदा मेरी जिह्वा के अग्रभाग पर निवास करें॥
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Origin & History
Source: Traditional Sanskrit dwadasa-nama (twelve-name) stotra of Goddess Saraswati, recited in the Devi and Saraswati worship tradition
Author: Traditional (anonymous); preserved in the Puranic and stotra tradition
Period: Ancient/medieval (exact date unknown)
Dwadasa-nama (twelve-name) stotras are a classical genre in which a deity is praised through a fixed garland of twelve names, each name carrying a distinct shade of the deity's power. This Saraswati Dwadasanama gathers her most beloved epithets — from Bharati and Sharada to Vagishwari and Bhuvaneshwari — into a compact hymn. Beginning with the icon of the veena-and-book-bearing Goddess on her swan, it teaches that simply remembering these twelve names at the three sandhyas opens the flow of knowledge and speech, which is why it became a cherished daily prayer of students.
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