सरस्वती महाभद्रा महामाया वरप्रदा
About this stotra
The Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram enumerates 108 divine names of Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, arts, music and speech. Each name illuminates a different facet of her nature — from Mahabhandra (greatly auspicious) and Padmanilaya (lotus-dweller) to Brahmajaya (Brahma's consort) and Mahapatakanashini (destroyer of great sins). The stotram is widely recited for blessings in education and learning, particularly during Saraswati Puja (Vijayadasami). Regular recitation is said to bestow eloquence, a sharp intellect and mastery of all arts.
सरस्वती महाभद्रा महामाया वरप्रदा ।
श्रीप्रदा पद्मनिलया पद्माक्षी पद्मवक्त्रिगा ॥ 1 ॥
sarasvatī mahābhadrā mahāmāyā varapradā ।
śrīpradā padmanilayā padmākṣī padmavaktrigā ॥ 1 ॥
Saraswati, the greatly auspicious, the great illusion, the granter of boons; the bestower of prosperity, dwelling in the lotus, lotus-eyed, lotus-faced.
शिवानुजा पुस्तकहस्ता ज्ञानमुद्रा रमा च वै ।
कामरूपा महाविद्या महापातकनाशिनी ॥ 2 ॥
śivānujā pustakahastā jñānamudrā ramā cha vai ।
kāmarūpā mahāvidyā mahāpātakanāśinī ॥ 2 ॥
Sister of Shiva, holding a book, displaying the gesture of wisdom, graceful; of desired form, great knowledge personified, destroyer of great sins.
महाश्रया मालिनी च महाभोगा महाभुजा ।
महाभागा महोत्साहा दिव्याङ्गा सुरवन्दिता ॥ 3 ॥
mahāśrayā mālinī cha mahābhōgā mahābhujā ।
mahābhāgā mahōtsāhā divyāṅgā suravanditā ॥ 3 ॥
The great refuge, garlanded, bestower of great enjoyment, of great arms; greatly fortunate, greatly enthusiastic, of divine form, adored by the gods.
महाकाली महापाशा महाकारा महाङ्कुशा ।
सीता च विमला विश्वा विद्युन्माला च वैष्णवी ॥ 4 ॥
mahākāḻī mahāpāśā mahākārā mahāṅkuśā ।
sītā cha vimalā viśvā vidyunmālā cha vaiṣṇavī ॥ 4 ॥
Great Kali, great noose-holder, of great stature, wielding the great goad; Sita, the pure, all-pervading, wreathed in lightning, a form of Vishnu.
चन्द्रिका चन्द्रलेखाविभूषिता च महाफला ।
सावित्री सुरसादेवी दिव्यालङ्कारभूषिता ॥ 5 ॥
chandrikā chandralēkhāvibhūṣitā cha mahāphalā ।
sāvitrī surasādēvī divyālaṅkārabhūṣitā ॥ 5 ॥
Chandrika (moonlight), adorned with a crescent, the greatly fruitful; Savitri, Goddess of the gods, adorned with divine ornaments.
वाग्देवी वसुधा तीव्रा महाभद्रा च भोगदा ।
गोविन्दा भारती भामा गोमती जटिला तथा ॥ 6 ॥
vāgdēvī vasudhā tīvrā mahābhadrā cha bhōgadā ।
gōvindā bhāratī bhāmā gōmatī jaṭilā tathā ॥ 6 ॥
Goddess of speech, earth-sustaining, intense, the greatly auspicious, bestower of enjoyment; Govinda, Bharati, lustrous, Gomati, matted-haired.
विन्ध्यवासा चण्डिका च सुभद्रा सुरपूजिता ।
विनिद्रा वैष्णवी ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मज्ञानैकसाधना ॥ 7 ॥
vindhyavāsā chaṇḍikā cha subhadrā surapūjitā ।
vinidrā vaiṣṇavī brāhmī brahmajñānaikasādhanā ॥ 7 ॥
Vindhya-dweller, Chandika, the auspicious, worshipped by gods; ever-wakeful, a form of Vishnu, Brahmi — the sole means to Brahma-knowledge.
सौदामिनी सुधामूर्ति स्सुवीणा च सुवासिनी ।
विद्यारूपा ब्रह्मजाया विशाला पद्मलोचना ॥ 8 ॥
saudāminī sudhāmūrti ssuvīṇā cha suvāsinī ।
vidyārūpā brahmajāyā viśālā padmalōchanā ॥ 8 ॥
Lightning-flash, of pure nectar form, holding the fine veena, ever-pure; of the form of knowledge, Brahma's consort, wide-eyed, lotus-gazing.
शुम्भासुरप्रमथिनी धूम्रलोचनमर्दना ।
सर्वात्मिका त्रयीमूर्ति श्शुभदा शास्त्ररूपिणी ॥ 9 ॥
śumbhāsurapramathinī dhūmralōchanamardanā ।
sarvātmikā trayīmūrti śśubhadā śāstrarūpiṇī ॥ 9 ॥
Slayer of Shumbhasura, crusher of the smoke-eyed demon; the universal self, triple-form, the auspicious, embodiment of scriptures.
सर्वदेवस्तुता सौया सुरासुरनमस्कृता ।
रक्तबीजनिहन्त्री च चामुण्डा मुण्डकाम्बिका ॥ 10 ॥
sarvadēvastutā sauyā surāsuranamaskṛtā ।
raktabījanihantrī cha chāmuṇḍā muṇḍakāmbikā ॥ 10 ॥
Praised by all gods, gentle, saluted by gods and demons; slayer of Raktabija, Chamunda, Mundakambika.
कालरात्रिः प्रहरणा कलाधारा निरञ्जना ।
वरारोहा च वाग्देवी वाराही वारिजासना ॥ 11 ॥
kāḻarātriḥ praharaṇā kaḻādhārā nirañjanā ।
varārōhā cha vāgdēvī vārāhī vārijāsanā ॥ 11 ॥
Kalaratri, bearer of weapons, foundation of the arts, the pure; the exalted one, Goddess of speech, a form of the boar, seated in the lotus.
चित्राम्बरा चित्रगन्धा चित्रमाल्यविभूषिता ।
कान्ता कामप्रदा वन्द्या रूपसौभाग्यदायिनी ॥ 12 ॥
chitrāmbarā chitragandhā chitramālyavibhūṣitā ।
kāntā kāmapradā vandyā rūpasaubhāgyadāyinī ॥ 12 ॥
Wearing varied garments, of varied fragrance, adorned with varied garlands; beloved, granter of desires, to be adored, bestower of beauty and good fortune.
श्वेतासना रक्तमध्या द्विभुजा सुरपूजिता ।
निरञ्जना नीलजङ्घा चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदा ॥ 13 ॥
śvētāsanā raktamadhyā dvibhujā surapūjitā ।
nirañjanā nīlajaṅghā chaturvargaphalapradā ॥ 13 ॥
White-seated, red in the middle, two-armed, worshipped by the gods; the pure, blue-limbed, bestower of the fourfold fruits of life.
चतुराननसाम्राज्ञी ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मिका ।
हंसानना महाविद्या मन्त्रविद्या सरस्वती ॥ 14 ॥
chaturānanasāmrājñī brahmaviṣṇuśivātmikā ।
haṃsānanā mahāvidyā mantravidyā sarasvatī ॥ 14 ॥
Empress of Brahma the four-faced, the embodiment of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; swan-faced, great knowledge, mantra-knowledge, Saraswati herself.
महासरस्वती तन्त्रविद्या ज्ञानैकतत्परा ।
mahāsarasvatī tantravidyā jñānaikatatparā ।
Maha-Saraswati, knowledge of Tantra, devoted solely to the knowledge that liberates.
इति श्रीसरस्वत्यष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।
iti śrīsarasvatyaṣṭōttaraśatanāmastōtraṃ sampūrṇam ।
Thus the Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram is complete.