yājñavalkyakṛta sarasvatī stavam
yājñavalkya uvāca
kṛpāṃ kuru jaganmātar-māmevaṃ hatatejasam |
guruśāpāt smṛtibhraṣṭaṃ vidyāhīnaṃ ca duḥkhitam || 1 ||
jñānaṃ dehi smṛtiṃ vidyāṃ śaktiṃ śiṣya prabodhinīm |
granthakartṛtva śaktiṃ ca suśiṣyaṃ supratiṣṭhitam || 2 ||
pratibhāṃ satsabhāyāṃ ca vicārakṣamatāṃ śubhām |
luptaṃ sarvaṃ daiva yogā-nnavībhūtaṃ punaḥ kuru || 3 ||
yathāṅkuraṃ bhasmani ca karoti devatā punaḥ |
brahmasvarūpā paramā jyotīrūpā sanātanī || 4 ||
sarvavidyādhidevī yā tasyai vāṇyai namo namaḥ |
visarga bindumātrāsu yadadhiṣṭhānamevaca || 5 ||
tadadhiṣṭhātrī yā devī tasyai vāṇyai namo namaḥ |
vyākhyāsvarūpā sā devī vyākhyādhiṣṭhātṛrūpiṇī || 6 ||
yayā vinā prasaṅkhyāvān saṅkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śakyate |
kālasaṅkhyā svarūpā yā tasyai devyai namo namaḥ || 7 ||
bhrama siddhāntarūpā yā tasyai devyai namo namaḥ |
smṛtiśakti jñānaśakti buddhiśakti svarūpiṇī || 8 ||
pratibhākalpanāśaktir-yā ca tasyai namonamaḥ |
sanatkumāro brahmāṇaṃ jñānaṃ papraccha yatra vai || 9 ||
babhūva mūkavatsospi siddhāntaṃ kartu makṣamaḥ |
tadāṣjagāma bhagavā-nātmā śrīkṛṣṇa īśvaraḥ || 10 ||
uvāca sa ca tāṃ stauhi vāṇī miṣṭāṃ prajāpate |
sa ca tuṣṭāva tāṃ brahmā cājñayā paramātmanaḥ || 11 ||
cakāra tatprasādena tadā siddhānta muttamam |
yadāpyanantaṃ papraccha jñānamekaṃ vasundharā || 12 ||
babhūva mūkavatsospi siddhāntaṃ kartu makṣamaḥ |
tadā tāṃ ca sa tuṣṭāva santrastaḥ kaśyapājñayā || 13 ||
tata ścakāra siddhāntaṃ nirmalaṃ bhrama bhañjanam |
vyāsaḥ purāṇasūtraṃ ca papraccha vālmīkiṃ yadā || 14 ||
maunībhūta śca sasmāra tāmeva jagadambikām |
tadā cakāra siddhāntaṃ tadvareṇa munīśvaraḥ || 15 ||
samprāpya nirmalaṃ jñānaṃ bhramāndhya dhvaṃsadīpakam |
purāṇasūtraṃ śrutvā ca vyāsaḥ kṛṣṇakalodbhavaḥ || 16 ||
tāṃ śivāṃ veda dadhyau ca śatavarṣaṃ ca puṣkare |
tadā tvatto varaṃ prāpya satkavīndro babhūva ha || 17 ||
tadā vedavibhāgaṃ ca purāṇaṃ ca cakāra saḥ |
yadā mahendraḥ papraccha tattvajñānaṃ sadāśivam || 18 ||
kṣaṇaṃ tāmeva sañcintya tasmai jñānaṃ dadau vibhuḥ |
papraccha śabdaśāstraṃ ca mahendra śca bṛhaspatim || 19 ||
divya varṣa sahasraṃ ca sa tvāṃ dadhyau ca puṣkare |
tadā tvatto varaṃ prāpya divyavarṣasahasrakam || 20 ||
uvāca śabda śāstraṃ ca tadarthaṃ ca sureśvaram |
adhyāpitāśca ye śiṣyā yairadhītaṃ munīśvaraiḥ || 21 ||
te ca tāṃ parisañcitya pravartante sureśvarīm |
tvaṃ saṃstutā pūjitā ca munīndrai rmanu mānavaiḥ || 22 ||
daityendrai śca suraiścāpi brahma viṣṇuśivādibhiḥ |
jaḍībhūta ssahasrāsyaḥ pañcavaktra ścaturmukhaḥ || 23 ||
yāṃ stotuṃ ki mahaṃ staumi tāmekāsyena mānavaḥ |
ityuktvā yājñavalkya śca bhaktinamrātma kandharaḥ || 24 ||
praṇanāma nirāhāro ruroda ca muhurmuhuḥ |
jyotīrūpā mahāmāyā tena dṛṣṭā7pyuvāca tam || 25 ||
sukavīndro bhavetyuktvā vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca jagāma ha |
yājñavalkya kṛtaṃ vāṇī stotrametattu yaḥ paṭhet || 26 ||
sa kavīndro mahāvāgmī bṛhaspatisamo bhavet |
mahā mūrkhaśca durbuddhir-varṣamekaṃ yadā paṭhet |
sa paṇḍitaśca medhāvī sukavīndro bhaveddhruvam || 27 ||
iti śrī devī bhāgavate mahāpurāṇe navamaskandhe
sarasvatīstavaṃ nāma pañcamodhyāyaḥ |
sarasvatī kaṭākṣa siddhirastu |
idaṃ mayākṛtaṃ pārāyaṇaṃ
śrīsadguru caraṇāravindārpaṇamastu |