About this stotra
Sharada is another name of Saraswathi Devi. In Sringeri Temple in Karnataka, the goddess is worshiped as Sharada Devi. Composed by Sri Sridhara Swami of Chincholi, Karnataka.
Sharada Stotram lyrics and meaning
॥ १ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 1
नमस्ते शारदे देवि काश्मीरपुरवासिनि।
त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यं विद्यादानं च देहि मे ॥१॥
namaste śārade devi kāśmirapuravāsini ।
tvāmaham prārthaye nityam vidyādānam ca dehi me || 1 ||
Obeisance to Thee, O effulgent Sarada, worshipped in the City of Kashmir, I always beseech Thee
to vouchsafe to me Pure Knowledge.
Word by word
- नमस्ते (namaste)
- obeisance to you (namas:obeisance | te:to you)
- शारदे (śārade)
- O Sarada
- देवि (devi)
- O goddess
- काश्मीरपुरवासिनि (kāśmīrapuravāsini)
- dwelling in Kashmir city (kāśmīra:Kashmir | pura:city | vāsini:dwelling)
- त्वाम् (tvām)
- you
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- प्रार्थये (prārthaye)
- beseech
- नित्यम् (nityam)
- always
- विद्यादानम् (vidyādānam)
- gift of knowledge (vidyā:knowledge | dānam:gift)
- च (ca)
- and
- देहि (dehi)
- give
- मे (me)
- to me
॥ २ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 2
या श्रद्धा धारणा मेधा वाग्देवी विधिवल्लभा।
भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना शमादिगुणदायिनी ॥२॥
yā śraddhā dhāraņā medhā vāgdevi vidhivallabhā |
bhaktajihvāgrasadana samadigunadayini || 2 ||
You are faith, memory, intelligence, the divinity of speech, the spouse of creator, Brahma. You grace the devotees speech, you are the bestower of inner peace, and all other excellences.
Word by word
- या (yā)
- who
- श्रद्धा (śraddhā)
- faith
- धारणा (dhāraṇā)
- memory
- मेधा (medhā)
- intelligence
- वाग्देवी (vāgdevī)
- divinity of speech (vāk:speech | devī:goddess)
- विधिवल्लभा (vidhivallabhā)
- spouse of creator (vidhi:creator | vallabhā:beloved)
- भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना (bhaktajihvāgrasadanā)
- grace the devotees speech (bhakta:devotee | jihvā:tongue | agra:tip | sadanā:residing)
- शमादिगुणदायिनी (śamādiguṇadāyinī)
- bestower of inner peace (śama:peace | ādi:and others | guṇa:qualities | dāyinī:bestower)
॥ ३ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 3
नमामि यामिनी नाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम्।
भवानी भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम्॥३॥
namāmi yāminī nāthalekhālaṅkṛtakuntalām.
bhavānī bhavasantāpanirvāpaṇasudhānadīm..3..
I bow down to Bhavani who is decorated with ear ornament studded with the flash of lightning, who is a river of nectar that cures the torments of worldly life.
Word by word
- नमामि (namāmi)
- I bow down
- यामिनी (yāminī)
- night
- नाथलेखालङ्कृतकुन्तलाम् (nāthalekhālaṅkṛtakuntalām)
- adorned with moonlight (nātha:lord | lekhā:line, moonlight | alaṅkṛta:adorned | kuntalām:hair)
- भवानी (bhavānī)
- Bhavani
- भवसन्तापनिर्वापणसुधानदीम् (bhavasantāpanirvāpaṇasudhānadīm)
- nectar river curing worldly torments (bhava:worldly life | santāpa:torments | nirvāpaṇa:extinguishing | sudhā:nectar | nadīm:river)
॥ ४ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 4
भद्रकाल्यै नमो नित्यं सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः।
वेदवेदाङ्गवेदान्तविद्यास्थानेभ्य एव च ॥४॥
bhadrakālyai namo nityam sarasvatyai namo namah |
veda vedānga vedānta vidyāsthānebhya eva ca || 4 ||
Constant salutations to Thee, O Mother Beneficent! You are the stay of Veda and the auxillary branches of the Veda, of the Vedanta and all other forms of learning. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Learning
Word by word
- भद्रकाल्यै (bhadrakālyai)
- to Bhadrakali (bhadra:auspicious | kālyai:to Kali)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- नित्यम् (nityam)
- always
- सरस्वत्यै (sarasvatyai)
- to Sarasvati
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- वेदवेदाङ्गवेदान्तविद्यास्थानेभ्यः (vedavedāṅgavedāntavidyāsthānebhyaḥ)
- to the abodes of Veda, Vedanga, Vedanta, and knowledge (veda:Veda | vedāṅga:Vedanga | vedānta:Vedanta | vidyā:knowledge | sthānebhyaḥ:to the abodes)
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- च (ca)
- and
॥ ५ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 5
ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ज्योतिरूपा सनातनी।
सर्वविद्याधिदेवी या तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः ॥५॥
brahmasvarūpā paramā jyotirūpā sanātani |
sarvavidyādhidevi yā tasyai vānyai namo namah || 5 ||
O Mother, You are the personification of Brahman. You are the supreme spirit, the light divine,
the eternal being. You are the presiding deity in all branches of learning. Salutations to you, O
Goddess of Learning.
Word by word
- ब्रह्मस्वरूपा (brahmasvarūpā)
- personification of Brahman (brahma:Brahman | svarūpā:personification)
- परमा (paramā)
- supreme
- ज्योतिरूपा (jyotirūpā)
- light divine (jyotiḥ:light | rūpā:form)
- सनातनी (sanātanī)
- eternal
- सर्वविद्याधिदेवी (sarvavidyādhidevī)
- presiding deity of all learning (sarva:all | vidyā:learning | adhi:presiding | devī:goddess)
- या (yā)
- who
- तस्यै (tasyai)
- to her
- वाण्यै (vāṇyai)
- to Vani (Saraswati)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
॥ ६ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 6
यया विना जगत्सर्व शश्वजीवन्मृतं भवेत्।
ज्ञानाधिदेवी या तस्यै सरस्वत्यै नमो नमः॥६॥
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṁ Śaśvajjivanmſtam bhavet।
jñānādhidevi yā tasyai sarasvatyai namo namah || 6 ||
But for you the whole world would appear lifeless. You are the presiding deity of knowledge. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Learning.
Word by word
- यया (yayā)
- by whom
- विना (vinā)
- without
- जगत् (jagat)
- world
- सर्वम् (sarvam)
- all
- शश्वत् (śaśvat)
- eternal
- जीवन्मृतम् (jīvanmṛtam)
- living dead (jīvan:living | mṛtam:dead)
- भवेत् (bhavet)
- would be
- ज्ञानाधिदेवी (jñānādhidevī)
- presiding deity of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | adhi:presiding | devī:goddess)
- या (yā)
- who
- तस्यै (tasyai)
- to her
- सरस्वत्यै (sarasvatyai)
- to Sarasvati
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
॥ ७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 7
यया विना जगत्सर्वं मृकमुन्मत्तवत्सदा।
या देवी वागधिष्ठात्री तस्यै वाण्यै नमो नमः ॥७॥
yayā vinā jagatsarvam mūkamunmattavatsadā ।
yā devi vāgadhisthātri tasyai vāṇyai namo namah || 7 ||
But for you the whole world would appear dumb and demented. You are the presiding deity of speech. Salutations to you, O Goddess of Speech.
Word by word
- यया (yayā)
- by whom
- विना (vinā)
- without
- जगत् (jagat)
- world
- सर्वं (sarvam)
- all
- मृकम् (mṛkam)
- dumb
- उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat)
- like demented
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- या (yā)
- who
- देवी (devī)
- goddess
- वागधिष्ठात्री (vāgadhiṣṭhātrī)
- presiding deity of speech (vāk:speech | adhiṣṭhātrī:presiding deity)
- तस्यै (tasyai)
- to her
- वाण्यै (vāṇyai)
- to Vāṇī
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
ॐ
