Saraswathi Stotram For A New Life

MAHARSHI YAGNAVALKYA

Yagnavalkya Maharshi's Saraswathi Stotram is a great boon for academic/art/music aspirants. The great sage in His Yagnavalkya Smrithi has stated as follows-" VEENAA VAADANA THATHVAGNYAHA SHRUTHI JAATHI VISHAARADAHA, THAALAGNYASHCHAAPRAYAASENA MOKSHA MAARGAM NIYACCHATHI." The sloka outwardly states that 'the one who is proficient in Veena, has sound knowledge of rhythm (thala) and shruthis (subtle quartertones/microtones) effortlessly attains liberation.' The great sage actually would have hinted at the science behind such expertise- of the union of breath (prana) of the player and the resonance (nada) of Veena which leads to self-knowledge.

The Saraswathi Stotram was composed by Maharshi Yagnavalkya by the Grace of Sun God. This Stotram is mostly meant for people who have discontinued their academic/art pursuits due to the inexplicable ways of destiny. Whether it's a vocalist with a golden voice waking up one fine morning to find his/her voice gone, an instrumentalist whose hands have suddenly lost their magic or a brilliant student who has lost the power of concentration. 

Chanting of Yagnavalkya's Saraswathi Stotram grants a fresh lease of life to unfortunate academic and artistic aspirants by reviving and enhancing their skills. 

The Stotram's phala-sruthi states that even a foolish person becomes wise and intelligent by chanting this stotram without break for one year.

YAGNAVALKYA MAHARSHI'S SARASWATHI STOTRAM-

1. NARAYANA UVAACHA-

VAAGDEVATHAAYAAHA STHAVANAM SHROOYATHAAMSARVAKAAMADAM

MAHAAMUNIRYAAGNAVALKYO YENA THUSHTAAVA THAAM PURAA.

2. GURUSHAAPAACCHA SA MUNIRHATHAVIDYO BABHOOVAHA

THADAA JAGAAMA DUHKHAARTHO RAVISSTHAANAM CHA PUNYADAM.

3. SAMPRAAPYA THAPASAA SOORYAM KONAARKEY DRUSHTIGOCHAREY

THUSHTAAVA SOORYAM SHOKEYNA RURODA SA PUNAHPUNAHA.

4. SOORYASTHAM PAATAYAAMAASA  VEDAVEDAANGAMEESHVARAHA

UVAACHA STHUHI VAAGDEYVEEM BHAKTHAACHA SMRUTHIHEYTHAVEY.

5. THAMITHYUKTHVAA DEENANAATHO HYAANTHARDDAANAM JAGAAMA SAHA

MUNIHI SNAATHVAA CHA THUSHTAAVA BHAKTHINAMRAATHMAKANDHARAHA.

6. YAAGNAVALKYA UVAACHA-

KRUPAA KURU JAGANMAATHARMAAMEYVAM HATHATHEYJASAM

GURUSHAAPATHSMRUTHIBBRASHTAM VIDYAAHEENAM CHA DUHKHITHAM.

7. GNAANAM DEYHI SMRUTHIM DEYHI VIDYAAM VIDYAADHIDEYVATHEY

PRATHISHTAAM KAVITHAAM DEYHI SHAKTHIM SISHYA PRABODHIKAAM.

8. GRANTHA-NIRMITHI-SHAKTHIMCHA SUSISHYAM SUPRATHISTITHAM

PRATHIBHAAM SATHSABHAAYAAM CHA VICHAARAKSHAMATHAAM SHUBHAAM.

9. LUPTHAM SARVAM DEIVAVASHAANNAVIBHOOTHAM PUNAH KURU

YATHAAMKURAM BHASMANI CHA KAROTHI DEVATHAA PUNAHA.

10. BRAHMASWAROOPA PARAMAA JYOTHIROOPAA SANAATHANEE

SARVAVIDYAADHIDEVEE YAA THASYAI VAANYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

11. YAYAA VINAA JAGATH SARVAM SHASHVATHJEEVANMRUTHAM SADAA

GNAANAADHIDEVEE YAA THASYAI  SARASWATHYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

12. YAYAA VINAA JAGATH SARVAM MOOKAMUNMATTHAVATHSADAA

VAAGADHISHTAATHRUDEVEE YAA THASYAI VAANYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

13. HIMACHANDANAKUNDENDUKUMUDAAMBHOJASAMNIBHAA

VARNAADHIDEVEE YAA THASYAI CHAAKSHARAAYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

14. VISARGA BINDUMAATHRAANAAM YADADHISHTAANAMEYVA CHA

ITHTHAM THVAM GEEYASEY SADBHIRBHAARATHYAI THEY NAMO NAMAHA.

15. YAYAA VINAATHRA SANKHYAATHAA SANKHYAAM KARTHUM NA SHAKYATHEY

KAALA SANKHYAASWAROOPAA YAA THASYAI DEVYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

16. VYAAKHYAASWAROOPAA YAA DEVEE VYAAKHYAADHISHTAATHRUDEVATHAA

BHRAMASIDDHAANTHAROOPAA YAA THASYAI DEVYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

17. SMRUTHISHAKTHIRGNAANASHAKTHIRBUDDHISHAKTHISWAROOPINI

PRATHIBHAA KALPANAA SHAKTHIRYAACHA THASYAI NAMO NAMAHA.

18. SANATHKUMAARO BRAHMAANAM GNAANAM PRAPACCHA YATHRA VAI

BABHOOVA JADAVATH SOPI SIDDHAANTHAM KARTHUMAKSHAMAHA.

19. THADAA JAGAAMA BHAGAVAANAATHMAA SHREE KRISHNA EESHWARAHA

UVAACHA SA CHA THAM STHOUHI VAANEEMISHTAAM PRAJAAPATHEY.

20. SA CHA THUSHTAAVA THVAAM BRAHMAA CHAAGNYAYAA PARAMAATHMANAHA

CHAKAARA THVATHPRASAADEYNA THADAA SIDDHAANTHAMUTTHAMAM.

21. YADAAPYANANTHAM PRAPACCHA GNAANAMEYKAM VASUNDHARAA

BABHOOVA MOOKAVATH SOPI SIDDHAANTHAM KARTHUMAKSHAMAHA.

22. THADAA THVAAM CHA SA THUSHTAAVA SANTHRASTHAHA KASHYAPAAGNYAYAA

THATHASHCHAKAARA SIDDHAANTHAM NIRMALAM BHRAMABHANJANAM.

23. VYAASAHA PURAANASOOTHRAM CHA PAPRUCCHA VAALMIKIM YADAA

MOUNEEBHOOTHAHA SA SASMAARA THVAAMEYVA JAGADAMBIKAAM.

24. THADAA CHAKAARA SIDDHAANTHAM THVADVAREYNA MUNEESHWARAHA

SAMPRAAPYA NIRMALAM GNAANAM PRAMAADADHWAMSAKAARANAM.

25. PURAANA SOOTHRAM SHRUTHVAA SA VYAASAHA KRISHNAKALODBHAVAHA

THVAAM SISHEYVEY CHA DADHYOU THAM SHATHAVARSHAM CHA PUSHKAREY.

26. THADAA THVATTHO VARAM PRAAPYA SATH KAVEENDRO BABHOOVAHA

THADAA VEDAVIBHAAGAM CHA PURAANAANI CHA CHAKAARA SAHA.

27. YADAA MAHENDREY PRAPACCHA THATHVAGNAANAM SADAASHIVAM 

KSHANAM THVAAMEYVA SANCHINTHYA THASYAI DADHOU VIBHUHU.

28. PRAPACCHA SHABDASHAASTHRAM CHA MAHEYNDRASHCHA BRUHASPATHIM

DIVYAM VARSHASAHASRAM CHA SA THVAAM DADHYOU CHA PUSHKAREY.

29. THADAA THVATTHO VARAM PRAAPYA  DIVYAVARSHASAHASRAKAM

UVAACHA SHABDASHAASTHRAM CHA THADARTHAM CHA SUREYSHVARAM.

30. ADHYAAPITHAASHCHA YAIHI SISHYAAHA YAIRADHEETHAM MUNEESHVARAIHI

THEY CHA THVAAM PARISANCHINTHYA PRAVARTHANTHEY SUREYSHVARIM.

31. THVAM SAMSTHUTHAA POOJITHAA CHA MUNEENDRAIRMANUMAANAVAIHI

DAITHREYNDRAISHCHA SURAISHCHAAPI BRAHMAVISHNUSHIVAADIBHIHI.

32. JADEEBHOOTHAHA SAHASRAASYAHA  PANCHAVAKTHRASHCHATHURMUKHAHA

YAAM STHOTHUM KIMAHAM STHOUMI THAAMEYKAASYENA MAANAVAHA

33. ITHYUKTHVAA YAAGNYAVALKYASHCHA BHAKTHINAMRAATHMAKANDHARAHA

PRANANAAMA NIRAAHAARO RURODA CHA MUHURMUHUHU.

34. THADAA JYOTHIHI SWAROOPAA SAA THEYNA DRUSHTAAPYUVAACHA THAM

SUKAVEENDRO BHAVEYTHYUKTHVAA VAIKUNTHAM CHA JAGAAMA HA.

35. YAAGNYAVALKYAKRUTHAM VAANEESTHOTHRAMEYTHATTHU YAHA PATEYTH

SA KAVEENDRO MAHAAVAAGMEE BRUHASPATHISAMO BHAVEYTH.

36. MAHAAMOORKHASHCHA DURMEYDHAA VARSHAMEYKA YADAA PATEYTH

SA PANDITHSHCHA MEYDHAAVEE SUKAVISHCHA BHAVEYD DHRUVAM.

(ITHI SHREE BRAHMAVAIVARTHATHEY MAHAAPURAANEY PRAKRUTHIKHANDEY NAARADANAARAAYANASAMVAADEY YAAGNYAVALKYOTHA VAANEE STHAVANAM NAAMA PANCHAMODHYAAHA.

ITHI SHRIMAD DEVEE BHAAGAVATHEY MAHAAPURAANEY NAVAMASKANDHEY YAAGNYAVALKYAKRUTHAM SARASWATHEESTHOTHRAVARNANAM NAAMA PANCHAMODHYAAYAHA.)