Sharada Stotram

xrd st]m/ xrd st]m/ xrd st]m/ xrd st]m/

-i-i- : ii 1:-iii-i i
--i ri i-i-i ii-i i i - ii ii
n]m]st xrde dev} xmrprvs}in} |
tvm]h\ p$T]y n}ty]\ v}dn]\ c] deh} m || 1 ||

Obeisance to Thee, O effulgent Sarada, worshipped in the City of Kashmir, I always beseech Thee
to vouchsafe to me Pure Knowledge.

; - iiiii- i
-i+iiri- :i-iiii- ii - ii
y DrN mD vgdev v}iD}v]B |
B]j}gs]dn x]md}gN]dy}n || 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.

-i-i-i i-i- -ici 1 -i1--i-i i
-i- -iii--ii-i ii-it-i ii . ii
n]mm} ym}n\ nT]lKl]Mt]nt]lm |
B]vn\ B]v]s]ntp]in}$vp]N]sDn]dIm || 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.

-i1| -i-r i-i-i ii-| -i-r -i- i
--iii--i i i ii : ii
B]ly n]m n}ty]\ s]rsv]ty n]m n]m |
vdvdvdnt]iv}sTnBy] Av] c] || 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.

rmi i- ri-i i--i- i
iiiiii -i| | -i-r -i- ii - ii
bsv]p p]rm jyit}p s]nt]n |
s]$v]*v}D}dev y t]sy vNy n]m n]m || 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.

i ii- ii-ii :iizi---i -i-i i
-ii -i| ii-| -i-r -i- ii ii
y]y v}n j]g]ts]$v]*\ x]v]v]nmt]\ B]vt |
nD}dev y t]sy s]rsv]ty n]m n]m || 6 ||

But for You the whole world would appear lifeless. You are the Presiding Deity of Knowledge.
Salutations to You, O Goddess of Learning.

i ii- ii-ii -1---i-ii-i i
iiic- -i| | -i-r -i- ii : ii
y]y v}n j]g]ts]$v]*\ mmnm]]v]ts]d |
y dev vg]iD}SQ t]sy vNy n]m n]m || 7 ||

But for You the whole world would appear dump and demented. You are the Presiding Deity of
Speech. Salutations to You, O Goddess of Speech.