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शारदा स्तोत्रम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

නමස්තේ ශාරදේ දේවි කාශ්මීරපුරවාසිනි. ත්වාමහං ප්රාර්ථයේ නිත්යං විද්යාදානං ච දේහි මේ..1..

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

Meaning:हे शारदा देवी, कश्मीरपुरवासिनी, आपको नमस्कार है। मैं नित्य आपसे प्रार्थना करता हूँ — मुझे विद्या का दान दीजिए॥

Verse 2

යා ශ්රද්ධා ධාරණා මේධා වාග්දේවී විධිවල්ලභා. භක්තජිහ්වාග්රසදනා ශමාදිගුණදායිනී..2..

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

Meaning:जो श्रद्धा, धारणा और मेधा हैं, वाणी की देवी, ब्रह्मा की प्रिया, जो भक्त की जिह्वा के अग्रभाग पर निवास करती हैं और शम आदि गुणों को प्रदान करती हैं — उन्हें नमस्कार॥

Verse 3

නමාමි යාමිනීනාථලේඛාලඞ්කෘතකුන්තලාම්. භවානීං භවසන්තාපනිර්වාපණසුධානදීම්..3..

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

Meaning:मैं उन्हें प्रणाम करता हूँ जिनके केश चन्द्रकला से अलंकृत हैं, उन भवानी को, जो संसार के सन्तापों को शान्त करने वाली सुधा की नदी हैं॥

Verse 4

භද්රකාල්යෛ නමෝ නිත්යං සරස්වත්යෛ නමෝ නමඃ. වේදවේදාඞ්ගවේදාන්තවිද්යාස්ථානේභ්ය ඒව ච..4..

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

Meaning:भद्रकाली को नित्य नमस्कार, सरस्वती को बार-बार नमस्कार, तथा वेद, वेदाङ्ग और वेदान्त — सब विद्या-स्थानों को भी॥

Verse 5

බ්රහ්මස්වරූපා පරමා ජ්යෝතීරූපා සනාතනී. සර්වවිද්යාධිදේවී යා තස්යෛ වාණ්යෛ නමෝ නමඃ..5..

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

Meaning:जो ब्रह्मस्वरूपा, परमा, ज्योतिस्वरूपा, सनातनी और समस्त विद्याओं की अधिष्ठात्री देवी हैं — उन वाणी को बार-बार नमस्कार॥

Verse 6

යයා විනා ජගත්සර්වං ශශ්වජ්ජීවන්මෘතං භවේත්. ජ්ඤානාධිදේවී යා තස්යෛ සරස්වත්යෛ නමෝ නමඃ..6..

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

Meaning:जिनके बिना सम्पूर्ण जगत् सदा जीवित होते हुए भी मृत-समान रहे — उन ज्ञान की अधिष्ठात्री देवी सरस्वती को बार-बार नमस्कार॥

Verse 7

යයා විනා ජගත්සර්වං මූකමුන්මත්තවත්සදා. යා දේවී වාගධිෂ්ඨාත්රී තස්යෛ වාණ්යෛ නමෝ නමඃ..7..

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

Meaning:जिनके बिना सम्पूर्ण जगत् सदा मूक और उन्मत्त-समान रहे — उन वाणी की अधिष्ठात्री देवी को बार-बार नमस्कार॥

Word-by-Word Meaning

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නමස්තේ ශාරදේ දේවි🔊Namaste Shaarade DeviSalutations to you, O Goddess Sharada

කාශ්මීරපුරවාසිනි🔊Kaashmeera-pura-vaasiniO dweller in the abode of Kashmir (Sharada Peetham)

ත්වාමහං ප්රාර්ථයේ නිත්යං🔊Tvaam-aham Praarthaye NityamI pray to you every day

විද්යාදානං ච දේහි මේ🔊Vidyaa-daanam Cha Dehi MePlease grant me the gift of knowledge

ශ්රද්ධා ධාරණා මේධා🔊Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa MedhaaWho is (the power of) faith, retention and intelligence

වාග්දේවී🔊Vaag-deveeThe Goddess of speech

විධිවල්ලභා🔊Vidhi-vallabhaaThe beloved consort of Brahma (Vidhi, the creator)

භක්තජිහ්වාග්රසදනා🔊Bhakta-jihvaagra-sadanaaWho resides on the tip of the devotee's tongue

ශමාදිගුණදායිනී🔊Shamaadi-guna-daayineeWho bestows the virtues of inner calm (shama) and the like

යාමිනීනාථලේඛා🔊Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaaThe crescent of the moon (lord of the night)

භවසන්තාපනිර්වාපණ🔊Bhava-santaapa-nirvaapanaWho quenches the burning sorrows of worldly existence

සුධානදීම්🔊Sudhaa-nadeemWho is a river of nectar

භද්රකාල්යෛ නමෝ නිත්යං🔊Bhadra-kaalyai Namo NityamEternal salutations to Bhadrakali

බ්රහ්මස්වරූපා පරමා🔊Brahma-svaroopaa ParamaaWho is supreme, of the very nature of Brahman

ජ්යෝතීරූපා සනාතනී🔊Jyotee-roopaa SanaataneeOf the form of light, the eternal one

සර්වවිද්යාධිදේවී🔊Sarva-vidyaadhi-deveeThe presiding deity of all knowledge

යයා විනා ජගත්සර්වං🔊Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvamWithout whom the entire world

ජීවන්මෘතං භවේත්🔊Jeevan-mritam BhavetWould be ever as the living-dead

මූකමුන්මත්තවත්🔊Mookam-unmattavatWould be as mute and as if mad/deranged

වාගධිෂ්ඨාත්රී🔊VaagadhishthaatreeThe presiding deity of speech

Benefits of Chanting शारदा स्तोत्रम्

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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 शारदा स्तोत्रम्

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 शारदा स्तोत्रम् written in the Sinhala 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.