Saraswathi Dvadasa Nama Sthothram
Summary: English transliteration of Sri Saraswathi (Sarasvathi) Dvadasa Nama Sthothram, devotional prayers to godess Saraswathi
Pronunciation guidelines are in the footnotes. To transliterate into a native language, use the 'Translate the Page' dropdown at the bottom of this page.
saraswathee dvaadasha nama sthothram
sarasvatheemayam drushtvaa veenaa pusthaka dhaarineem
hamsavaahana samaayukthaa vidyaa daanakaree mama
pradhamam bhaaratheenaama dvitheeyam cha sarasvathee
thritheeyam shaaradaa devi chathurtham hamsavaahinee
panchamam jagathee khyaathaa shashtam vaageesvaree thadhaa
kaumaaree sapthamam prokthaa ashtamam brahmachaarinee
navamam buddhi dhaathree cha dashamam varadaayanee
ekaadashe kshudraghantaa dvaadasham bhuvanesvaree
braahmeei dvaadasha naamaani thrisandhyam yah pattennara
sarva siddhikaree thasya prasannaa parameshvaree
saame vasathu jihvaagre brahma ruupaa saraswathee
ithi shree saraswathee dvaadasha naamaani sampuurnani
Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.