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सरस्वती हृदयम्
About Saraswati Hridayam
Saraswati Hridayam — सरस्वती हृदयम् — is a heart-essence prayer offered to Goddess Saraswati. This sacred composition is sourced from Saraswati Rahasya and continues to inspire devotees worldwide. Devotees recite this prayer to bestow eloquence, poetic ability, and mastery of speech and grant vidya (knowledge) and buddhi (intelligence) rapidly. It is also said to enhance memory, concentration, and learning ability. Recitation is particularly auspicious on Thursday (Guruvar) and Wednesday (Budhvar) and during Vasant Panchami and Saraswati Puja. With 8 verses and a reading time of about 7 minutes, this prayer is ideal for both daily worship and special occasions. On this page, you can read the complete Saraswati Hridayam in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री सरस्वती हृदयम् ॥
॥ ध्यानम् ॥
शरदिन्दुसमानभां पद्मासनसमाश्रिताम्।
वीणापुस्तकधारिणीं वन्दे वाग्देवतां शुभाम्॥
॥ हृदयम् ॥
नमस्ते शारदे देवि नमस्ते वाग्विलासिनि।
नमस्ते ज्ञानदे मातर्नमस्ते ब्रह्मरूपिणि॥ १॥
त्वमेव विद्या सर्वेषां त्वमेव ज्ञानदायिनी।
त्वमेव बुद्धिरूपा च त्वमेव स्मृतिरूपिणी॥ २॥
त्वमेव वेदजननी त्वमेव शास्त्रदेवता।
त्वमेव कलारूपा च त्वमेव वाक्स्वरूपिणी॥ ३॥
त्वमेव गीतं संगीतं त्वमेव काव्यवाहिनी।
त्वमेव मेधा प्रज्ञा च त्वमेव धारणा स्मृतिः॥ ४॥
त्वमेव मोक्षमार्गस्य प्रदीपं ज्ञानदीपिका।
त्वमेव विश्वजननी त्वमेव विश्वमोहिनी॥ ५॥
हंसवाहनमारूढा शुभ्रवर्णा चतुर्भुजा।
वीणां पुस्तकमक्षस्य मालां कमलधारिणी॥ ६॥
सरस्वतीहृदयं यः पठेद्विद्यार्थिमानवः।
स विद्यां लभते शीघ्रं वाग्देवीकृपया ध्रुवम्॥ ७॥
कवित्वं लभते मर्त्यो वाक्सिद्धिं लभते सदा।
परीक्षासु जयं नित्यं सरस्वतीप्रसादतः॥ ८॥
॥ इति श्री सरस्वती हृदयं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Grants vidya (knowledge) and buddhi (intelligence) rapidly
- ★Bestows eloquence, poetic ability, and mastery of speech
- ★Ideal for students seeking success in examinations
- ★Enhances memory, concentration, and learning ability
- ★Brings the complete grace of Goddess Saraswati