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vidyaadhidevataa saakshaat.h dhanyaa devii sarasvatii |
yatprasaadena kurvanti kaavyaani kavayaH khalu ||1||

vishhaadapyamR^ita.n graahya.n amedhyaadapi kaaN^chanam.h |
amitraadapi sadvR^itta.n baalaadapi subhaashhitam.h ||2||

vR^ithaa vR^ishhTiH samudreshhu vR^ithaa tR^iptasya bhojanam.h |
vR^ithaa daanam.h samarthasya vR^ithaa diipo divaapi cha ||3||

vidyaa mitra.n pravaaseshhu bhaaryaa mitra.n gR^iheshhu cha |
vyaadhitasyaushhadha.n mitram.h dharmo mitra.n mR^itasya cha ||4||

vande sarasvatii.n devii.n uttamaaN^gena sarvadaa |
mukhena taa.n prasha.nsaami hastaabhyaa.n puujayaami cha ||5||

vR^ikshaaNaamadhiraajo nu nityamaamro viraajate |
gandhachchhaayaapushhpaphalaiH yo raJNjayati duHkhitaan.h ||6||

vR^ishchikasya vishha.n pR^ichchhe makshikaayaa mukhe vishham.h |
takshakasya vishha.n dante sarvaaN^ge durjanasya tat.h ||7||

vasantyaraNyeshhu charanti durvaa.n pibanti toyaani vane sthitaani |
tathApi nighnanti mR^igAn.h narA vR^ithaa ko lokamArAdhayitu.n samarthaH ||8||

viralaa jaananti guNaan.h viralaaH kurvanti nirdhane sneham.h |
viralaaH parakaaryarataaH paraduHkhenaapi duHkhitaa viralaaH ||9||

vidyaa vivAdAya dhana.n madAya khalasya shaktiH parapIDanAya |
saadhostu sarva.n vipariitametad.h GYaanaaya dAnAya cha rakshaNAya ||10||


vara.n daridraH shrutishaastrapaarago na chApi mUrkho bahuratnasa.nyutaH |
sulochanA jIrNapaTApi shobhate na netrahInA kanakairalaN^kR^itA ||11||

vara.n bhR^ityavihiinasya jiivana.n shramapuurita.n |
muurkhabhR^ityasya sa.nsargAt.h sarva.n kaarya.n vinashyati ||12||

vara.n baalo vara.n vR^iddho na tu muurkhottamaH khalu |
muurkhabhR^ityasya sa.nsargAt.h sarva.n kaarya.n vinashyati ||13||

vikR^iti.n naiva gachchhanti saN^gadoshheNa saadhavaH |
aaveshhTita.n mahaasarpaishchandana.n na vishhaayate ||14||

vadana.n prasaadasadana.n sadaya.n hR^idaya.n sudhaamucho vaachaH |
karaNa.n paropakaraNa.n yeshha.n keshhaa.n na te vandyaaH ||15||

vakratuNDa mahaakaaya suuryakoTisamaprabha |
nirvighna.n kuru me deva shubhakaaryeshhu sarvadaa ||16||

vasudevasuta.n deva.n ka.nsachaaNuuramardanam.h |
devakiiparamaananda.n kR^ishhNa.n vande jagadgurum.h ||17||

vaalmiikigirisambhuutaa raamasaagaragaaminii |
punAtu bhuvana.n puNyA rAmAyaNamahAnadI ||18||

vara.n vana.n vara.n bhaikshya.n vara.n bhaaropajiivana.n |
pu.nsaa.n vivekahiinaanaa.n sevayaa na dhanaarjanam.h ||19||

vajraadapi kaThoraaNi mR^idUni kusumAdapi |
lokottarANA.n chetaa.nsi ko hi viGYAtumarhati ||20||
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