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  1. Verse 1. Namaste Shaarade Devi Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini
  2. Verse 2. Yaa Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa Vaag-devee Vidhi-vallabhaa
  3. Verse 3. Namaami Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaalankrita-kuntalaam
  4. Verse 4. Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam Saraswatyai Namo Namah
  5. Verse 5. Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee
  6. Verse 6. Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Shashvaj-jeevan-mritam Bhavet
  7. Verse 7. Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam Mookam-unmattavat Sadaa
Verse 1#

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)

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

Verse 2#

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)

Meaningजो 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#

Namaami Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaalankrita-kuntalaam

नमामि यामिनीनाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम्। भवानीं भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम्॥३॥

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

Meaningमैं 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#

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)

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

Verse 5#

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)

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

Verse 6#

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)

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

Verse 7#

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)

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

Word-by-Word Breakdown

नमस्ते शारदे देवि
Namaste Shaarade Devi
Salutations to you, O Goddess Sharada
काश्मीरपुरवासिनि
Kaashmeera-pura-vaasini
O dweller in the abode of Kashmir (Sharada Peetham)
त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं
Tvaam-aham Praarthaye Nityam
I pray to you every day
विद्यादानं च देहि मे
Vidyaa-daanam Cha Dehi Me
Please grant me the gift of knowledge
श्रद्धा धारणा मेधा
Shraddhaa Dhaaranaa Medhaa
Who is (the power of) faith, retention and intelligence
वाग्देवी
Vaag-devee
The Goddess of speech
विधिवल्लभा
Vidhi-vallabhaa
The beloved consort of Brahma (Vidhi, the creator)
भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना
Bhakta-jihvaagra-sadanaa
Who resides on the tip of the devotee's tongue
शमादिगुणदायिनी
Shamaadi-guna-daayinee
Who bestows the virtues of inner calm (shama) and the like
यामिनीनाथलेखा
Yaaminee-naatha-lekhaa
The crescent of the moon (lord of the night)
भवसन्तापनिर्वापण
Bhava-santaapa-nirvaapana
Who quenches the burning sorrows of worldly existence
सुधानदीम्
Sudhaa-nadeem
Who is a river of nectar
भद्रकाल्यै नमो नित्यं
Bhadra-kaalyai Namo Nityam
Eternal salutations to Bhadrakali
ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा
Brahma-svaroopaa Paramaa
Who is supreme, of the very nature of Brahman
ज्योतीरूपा सनातनी
Jyotee-roopaa Sanaatanee
Of the form of light, the eternal one
सर्वविद्याधिदेवी
Sarva-vidyaadhi-devee
The presiding deity of all knowledge
यया विना जगत्सर्वं
Yayaa Vinaa Jagat-sarvam
Without whom the entire world
जीवन्मृतं भवेत्
Jeevan-mritam Bhavet
Would be ever as the living-dead
मूकमुन्मत्तवत्
Mookam-unmattavat
Would be as mute and as if mad/deranged
वागधिष्ठात्री
Vaagadhishthaatree
The presiding deity of speech

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Sharada Stotram?▼
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.
Who is Sharada Devi and where is Kashmirapuravasini?▼
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.
Can the first verse be chanted alone?▼
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.
When should the Sharada Stotram be recited?▼
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.

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