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Sharada Bhujangam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Early morning during Navaratri (especially Mahanavami), Vasant Panchami, or before study and creative work·📜 Composed by Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya virachita); preserved in the Stotra tradition and at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham

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Origin & Story

Composed by Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya virachita); preserved in the Stotra tradition and at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham · Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE) · 8th century CE

Adi Shankaracharya, the great Advaita teacher, established four monastic seats (mathas) across India, the southern one being at Sringeri in Karnataka, where he consecrated Goddess Sharada. This Bhujanga Prayata Ashtakam is his ecstatic eight-verse hymn to her, composed in the lilting bhujangaprayata metre. Each verse paints the Mother in loving detail — her nectar-giving form, her compassionate glance, her rosary and book, her mounts and her enchanting smile — and surrenders to her as 'my own Mother', making it one of the most beloved Saraswati hymns in the Shankara tradition.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition at Sringeri holds that Goddess Sharada herself accompanied Adi Shankaracharya and made the seat her permanent abode, blessing sincere devotees with the gift of speech and learning. Devotees relate that those who were dull or mute have, through her grace and the recitation of such hymns, become eloquent and wise — echoing the hymn's praise of her as the one before whom even silent tongues find voice.

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Verse 1

𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌜𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௧॥

Suvakshoja-kumbhaam Sudhaa-poorna-kumbhaam Prasaadaavalambaam Prapunyaavalambaam Sadaasyendu-bimbaam Sadaanoshtha-bimbaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (1)

Meaning:I ever worship Mother Sharada (Saraswati), my own Mother — she whose form is gracious and brimming like pots filled with the nectar of knowledge, who is the refuge of grace and the abode of great merit, whose face is ever radiant like the moon and whose lips glow like the bimba fruit.

Verse 2

𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌪𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௨॥

Kataakshe Dayaardraam Kare Jnaana-mudraam Kalaabhir-vinidraam Kalaapaih Subhadraam Purastreem Vinidraam Purastunga-bhadraam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (2)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — whose sidelong glance is tender with compassion, who shows the Jnana-mudra in her hand, who is ever awake (sleepless) through the arts, made blessed by all the kalas, the foremost Goddess shining like the Tungabhadra river.

Verse 3

𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌫𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌃𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑌪𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌕𑌰𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௩॥

Lalaamaanka-phaalaam Lasad-gaana-lolaam Sva-bhaktaika-paalaam Yashah-shree-kapolaam Kare Tvaksha-maalaam Kanat-pratna-lolaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (3)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — whose forehead bears a beautiful mark, who delights in melodious song, who is the sole protector of her devotees, whose cheeks shine with glory and grace, holding a rosary in her hand.

Verse 4

𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍀𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௪॥

Suseemanta-veneem Drishaa Nirjitaineem Ramat-keera-vaaneem Namad-vajra-paaneem Sudhaa-mantharaasyaam Mudaa Chintya-veneem Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (4)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — whose braided hair is beautifully parted, whose eyes surpass the doe's, whose speech is sweet as a parrot's, before whom Indra bows, whose face is gentle as nectar and whose tresses are worthy of loving contemplation.

Verse 5

𑌸𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌮𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌸𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௫॥

Sushaantaam Sudehaam Drigante Kachaantaam Lasat-sallataangeem Anantaam Achintyaam Smaret-taapasaih Sanga-poorva-sthitaam Taam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (5)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — supremely serene and beautiful of form, with curls at the corners of her eyes, her body slender as a graceful creeper, infinite and beyond thought, on whom ascetics meditate in their hearts.

Verse 6

𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌖𑌗𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌦𑍇𑌭𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌽𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௬॥

Kurange Turange Mrigendre Khagendre Maraale Madebhe Mahokshe'dhiroodhaam Mahatyaam Navamyaam Sadaa Saama-roopaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (6)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — who rides upon the deer, the horse, the lion, the eagle, the swan, the rutting elephant and the mighty bull, who on the great ninth day (Mahanavami) ever takes the form of the Sama-Veda chants.

Verse 7

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌸𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௭॥

Jvalat-kaanti-vahnim Jagan-mohanaangeem Bhaje Maanasaambhoja-subhraanta-bhringeem Nija-stotra-sangeeta-nritya-prabhaangeem Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (7)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — whose radiance blazes like fire, whose form enchants the whole world, the bee delighting in the lotus of the devotee's mind, whose limbs glow with the splendour of song, dance and her own hymns of praise.

Verse 8

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌚𑌲𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌟𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௮॥

Bhavaambhoja-netraaja-sampoojyamaanaam Lasan-manda-haasa-prabhaa-vaktra-chihnaam Chalach-chanchalaa-chaaru-taatanka-karnaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (8)

Meaning:I worship Mother Sharada — worshipped by Brahma the lotus-eyed, whose face is marked by the radiance of a gentle smile, whose ears sway with beautiful, glittering earrings.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌜𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌂🔊Suvakshoja-kumbhaamWhose bosom is graceful and full like sacred pots (of nourishment)

𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌂🔊Sudhaa-poorna-kumbhaamLike pots brimming with nectar (sudhaa) — the giver of the nectar of knowledge

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌂🔊PrasaadaavalambaamThe support/refuge of (divine) grace

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊PrapunyaavalambaamThe abode of great merit and auspiciousness

𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌂🔊Sadaasyendu-bimbaamWhose face is ever radiant like the orb of the moon

𑌭𑌜𑍇🔊BhajeI worship / I adore

𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊ShaaradaambaamMother Sharada (Goddess Saraswati)

𑌅𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊AjasramCeaselessly, forever, without interruption

𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊MadambaamMy own Mother

𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂🔊Kataakshe DayaardraamWhose sidelong glance is moist with compassion

𑌕𑌰𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂🔊Kare Jnaana-mudraamWho holds the Jnana-mudra (gesture of wisdom) in her hand

𑌕𑌰𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌂🔊Kare Tvaksha-maalaamWho holds the akshamala (rosary) in her hand

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌂🔊Sva-bhaktaika-paalaamThe sole protector of her devotees

𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍀𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌂🔊Ramat-keera-vaaneemWhose speech is sweet and delightful like a parrot's

𑌨𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊Namad-vajra-paaneemBefore whom Indra (the wielder of the vajra) bows

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌂🔊Jvalat-kaanti-vahnimWhose radiance blazes like fire

𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌂🔊Jagan-mohanaangeemWhose form enchants the whole world

𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌹𑌾𑌸🔊Lasan-manda-haasaAdorned with a gentle, luminous smile

Benefits of Chanting Sharada Bhujangam

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Invokes the grace of Goddess Sharada (Saraswati) for knowledge, memory and eloquence

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Especially powerful during Navaratri and on Mahanavami for students and seekers

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Bestows mastery in music, dance, poetry and all the arts (kalas)

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The melodious bhujangaprayata metre calms and concentrates the mind for study

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Removes mental dullness and kindles intuitive wisdom and discrimination

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Recited at Sringeri Sharada Peetham and by followers of Adi Shankaracharya for divine blessings

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Deepens devotion to the Divine Mother as the source of all learning

How to Chant Sharada Bhujangam

Repetitions9times

Best TimeEarly morning during Navaratri (especially Mahanavami), Vasant Panchami, or before study and creative work

Sit facing east or north before an image of Goddess Sharada or Saraswati, ideally with a book, veena or musical instrument placed before you. Chant the eight verses melodiously, observing the flowing bhujangaprayata rhythm. Recite all eight verses as one continuous offering, completing with the refrain 'Bhaje Sharadambam Ajasram Madambam'. Daily recitation for nine days of Navaratri is especially recommended for students and artists.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sharada Bhujangam written in the Grantha 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.

Sharada Bhujangam, properly Sharada Bhujanga Prayata Ashtakam, is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Goddess Sharada (a form of Saraswati). It is named after its metre, bhujangaprayata, whose rhythm resembles the graceful gliding of a serpent.

Sharada (Sharadamba) is a revered form of Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, speech and the arts. Adi Shankaracharya consecrated Goddess Sharada at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Karnataka, and she is the presiding deity of learning there.

It is most auspicious during Navaratri, particularly on Mahanavami and during Saraswati Puja, and on Vasant Panchami. Students and artists also recite it before exams, performances or any new learning endeavour.

It means 'I ever worship Mother Sharada, my own Mother.' This refrain closes every verse, expressing the poet's continuous, child-like surrender to the Divine Mother as the source of all wisdom.