Saraswati Sloka/Puja:
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि ।
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
Saraswati namastubhyam varadé kāmarūpiṇi |
vidyārambham kariṣhyāmi, siddhirbhavatu mé sadā || (IAST)
O Saraswatī, salutations for you, O Giver of boons, O Kāmarūpiṇī,
I am going to start studies, may success be mine, always.
O Devi Saraswati, kami memuja-Mu, O pemberi anugrah, O penguasa pengetahuan,
Saya memulai belajar, semoga kerbehasilan (belajar) menjadi milik kami selamanya.
Saraswati = O Saraswatī / saravatI
namastubhyam / namastubhyaṃ = namaH tubhyam = salutations, for you
varade / varadé= o giver (-dA/ -dā) of boons (vara)
-da (-dA /dā for feminine) suffix means giver of, like
jalada, ambuda (giver of jala/ambu=water, i.e. clouds)
vasu-dA / vasudā = giver of wealth = earth
kAmarUpiNi / kāmarūpiṇi = o one who takes form as she/devotee desires/ o giver of form (rUpa / rūpa) to desires (kAma / kāma)
vidyArambham / vidyārambham= vidyA Arambham / vidyā ārambham = knowledge (studying) start
kariShyAmi / kariṣhyāmi = I will do
siddhirbhavatu = siddhiH bhavatu / siddhiḥ bhavatu = accomplishment, may
me = mine (me is pronounced as may, since the ee sound comes from ee / ī / I
sadA / sadā = always
Reference:
http://blog.practicalsanskrit.com/2009/06/saraswati-namastubhyam.html
