% Text title            : sarasvatyaShTakam 1
% File name             : sarasvatyaShTakam.itx
% Category              : aShTaka, devii, sarasvatI, devI
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% Author                : Traditional
% Transliterated by     : Nat Natarajan nat.natarajan at gmail.com
% Proofread by          : Nat Natarajan nat.natarajan at gmail.com, NA
% Description-comments  : From Brihatstotraratnakara with 408 stotras
% Source                : padmapurANa
% Latest update         : June 5, 2016
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\engtitle{.. Sarasvati Ashtakam ..}##
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shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
shatAnIka uvAcha |
mahAmate mahAprAj~na sarvashAstravishArada |
akShINakarmabandhastu puruSho dvijasattama || 1||
maraNe yajjapejjApyaM yaM cha bhAvamanusmaran |
paraM padamavApnoti tanme brUhi mahAmune || 2||
shaunaka uvAcha |
idameva mahArAja pR^iShTavAMste pitAmahaH |
bhIShmaM dharmavidAM pR^iShThedaM dharmaputro yudhiShThiraH || 3||
yudhiShThira uvAcha |
pitAmaha mahAprAj~na sarvashAstravishArada |
bR^ihaspatistutA devI vAgIshAya mahAtmane |
AtmAnaM darshayAmAsa sUrya koTisamaprabham || 4||
sarasvatyuvAcha |
varaM vR^iNIShva bhadraM te yatte manasi vartate |
bR^ihaspatiruvAcha |
yadi me varadA devi divyaj~nAnaM prayachCha me || 5||
devyuvAcha |
hanta te nirmalaM j~nAnaM kumatidhvaMsakArakam |
stotreNAnena ye bhaktyA mAM stuvanti manIShiNaH || 6||
bR^ihaspatiruvAcha |
labhate paramaM j~nAnaM yatsurairapi durlabham |
prApnoti puruSho nityaM mahAmAyAprasAdataH || 7||
sarasvatyuvAcha |
trisandhyaM prayato nityaM paThedaShTakamuttamam |
tasya kaNThe sadA vAsaM kariShyAmi na saMshayaH || 8||

iti shrIpadmapurANe divyaj~nAnapradAyakaM sarasvatyaShTakastotraM sampUrNam ||

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