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Verse 1
Saraswati Mahabhage – Verse 1
सरस्वति महाभागे विद्ये कमललोचने ।
विद्यारूपे विशालाक्षि विद्यां देहि नमोस्तुते ॥
sarasvati mahābhāge vidye kamalalocane .
vidyārūpe viśālākṣi vidyāṃ dehi namostute ..
O Devi Saraswati, the most auspicious goddess of knowledge with lotus-like eyes, an embodiment of knowledge with large eyes, kindly bless me with knowledge. I salute you.
Word by word
- सरस्वति (sarasvati)
- O Saraswati
- महाभागे (mahābhāge)
- most auspicious (mahā:great | bhāge:fortunate)
- विद्ये (vidye)
- O knowledge
- कमललोचने (kamalalocane)
- with lotus-like eyes (kamala:lotus | locane:eyes)
- विद्यारूपे (vidyārūpe)
- embodiment of knowledge (vidyā:knowledge | rūpe:form)
- विशालाक्षि (viśālākṣi)
- with large eyes (viśāla:large | akṣi:eyes)
- विद्यां (vidyāṃ)
- knowledge
- देहि (dehi)
- give
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- अस्तुते (astute)
- to you