Slokas
|
yaa kundendu tushhaar haara dhavalaa yaa shubhravastraavitaa .
yaa viiNaavarada.nDa ma.nDitakaraa yaa shvetapadmaasanaa . yaa brahmaachyutasha.nkaraprabhrutibhirdevai sadaa va.nditaa . saa maaM paatu sarasvatii bhagavatii niHsheshha jaaDyaa pahaa .. |
|
Fair as a jasmine flower, the moon or a flake of snow,
Dressed in white, her hands adorned by the graceful veena staff, Adorned by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and the other deities, Protect me, Oh Goddess Saraswati, remover of ignorance inert. |
Before Starting Your Studies (Sarasvati Namastubhyam)
|
sarasvatii namastubhyaM varade kaamaruupiNi .
vidyaarambhaM karishhyaami siddhirbhavatu me sadaa .. |
| O Goddess Saraswati, salutations to you, the giver of boons, the one who fulfills all desires. I begin my studies. May there always be accomplishments for me. |
Guru Mantra (Guru Brahma)
|
gurubra.rhmaa gururvishhNuH gururdevo maheshvaraH .
guruH saakshaatparabrahma tasmai shrii guravenamaH .. |
| I prostrate to that Shree Guru, who is himself Brahma, Vishnu, and God Maheshwara, and who is verily the Supreme Absolute itself. |
Valedictory Address (diksha)
|
Satyam vad. Dharmam char. Swadhyayanmaa Pramadh.
Satyaan Pramaditavyam. Dharmaan Pramaditavyam. Kushalaan Pramidtavyam. Bhutyae na Pramaditavayam. Swadhyayapravachanaabhyam na Pramaditavyam. |
| Speak what is true. Do your duties. Continue without neglect the study of the Veda. Do not swerve from Truth and Dharma, and do something useful in the social economy. Achieve greatness, and do not fail to refresh your memory in respect of what you have learnt. |
