% Text title            : Sarasvatashtakam
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% Author                : Muni Rajadharma Vijay
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shItalA shItalA shAntA sharmadA shIlabhUShaNA |
shobhitA shatapadmena sharaNyAnAM shiva~NkarI || 1||
lavaNima\-samAyuktA sadguNavaradAyinI |
padmasthitA karepadyA \ldq{}padmA\rdq{} praj~nAM prayachChatu || 2||
varadA vimalA vandyA lokatrayahitaiShiNI |
surendrairyA sadA stutyA \ldq{}prItiH\rdq{} prekShAM prayachChatu || 3||
tIrthakaramukhAbje yA saMvasitA samujjvalA |
aj~nAnatamaso hantrI \ldq{}shIlA\rdq{} matiM prayachChatu || 4||
shAntishAtasya dAtrI yA duritavR^inda\-nAshinI |
saumyamukhAravindA me \ldq{}shamA\rdq{} j~nAnaM prayachChatu || 5||
ramya ramA\-prasAdena jaDA bhavanti paNDitAH |
haMsayAne samArUDhA \ldq{}gUDhA\rdq{} j~naptiM prayachChatu || 6||
dAsitrI pratibhAbud.hdhyorvINApustaka\-dhAriNI |
bibhratI mAlikAM haste \ldq{}sImA\rdq{} medhAM prayachChatu || 7||
rAjendrasurisachshiShyAH pannyAsarAjapadmakAH |
suvineyAya teShAM hi \ldq{}bhadrA\rdq{} dadyAd varaM kadA ? || 8||

iti munirAjadharmavijayavirachitaM sArasvatAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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Notice that the first letter of verses
1-7 forms the phrase ##shIlavatI shAradA##

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