𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 (𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍀𑌯)

𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 (𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍀𑌯) is the Saraswati Suktam sequence preserved here from the Krishna Yajurveda liturgical tradition, with selected mantras from the Taittiriya Samhita and Rigveda. It is shorter than the Rigvedic Saraswati collection, but it is ritually concentrated: Saraswati is invoked as protectress of inspired thoughts, as one who comes to the sacrifice, as the giver of shelter, nourishment, friendship, and auspicious speech.

The Yajurvedic form places Saraswati inside the working world of 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞, where mantras are used to consecrate, invite, protect, and complete sacred action. The goddess is not only praised as a river or as learning; she is asked to actively hold the intellect, hear the invocation, give firm refuge, nourish all desirable goods, and guide the worshipper away from barren ground.

𑌓𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The recitation opens with OM, placing the hymn under the sacred sound that begins and sanctifies Vedic prayer.

(𑌤𑍈.𑌸𑌂.1.𑍮.22)
𑌪𑍍𑌰 𑌣𑍋॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀॒ 𑌵𑌾𑌜𑍇॑𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍀॑𑌵𑌤𑍀 ।
𑌧𑍀॒𑌨𑌾𑌮॑𑌵𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯॑𑌵𑌤𑍁 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the divine Saraswati, rich in strength, nourishment, and sacred abundance, protect our inspired thoughts.

𑌆 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌦𑌿॒𑌵𑍋 𑌬𑍃॑𑌹॒𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵॑𑌤𑌾॒𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌯𑌜॒𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑌂॑𑌤𑍁 𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌹𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍀 𑌜𑍁॑𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌾॒𑌣𑌾 𑌘𑍃॒𑌤𑌾𑌚𑍀॑ 𑌶॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑍋॒ 𑌵𑌾𑌚॑𑌮𑍁𑌶॒𑌤𑍀 𑌶𑍃॑𑌣𑍋𑌤𑍁 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May worshipful Saraswati come to our sacrifice from the great heaven and the lofty mountain. May the goddess accept our invocation; may she, bright and nourishing like ghee, willingly hear our auspicious speech.

(𑌤𑍈.𑌸𑌂.4.1.11)
𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍀॑𑌰𑌵𑍀 𑌕॒𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾॑ 𑌚𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃॒ 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌵𑍀॒𑌰𑌪॑𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀॒ 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿॒𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿॑𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌰॒𑌣𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॒𑌜𑍋𑌷𑌾॑ 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾॒𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂॑ 𑌗𑍃𑌣॒𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮॑ 𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May Saraswati, youthful and radiant with wondrous life, the lady of heroic power, establish understanding. Together with the divine powers, may she grant an unbroken, harmonious refuge, hard for hostile forces to overpower, and may she extend protective peace for the one who praises her.

(𑌋.𑌵𑍇.𑍭.𑍯5.5)
𑌇॒𑌮𑌾 𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾᳚𑌨𑌾 𑌯𑍁॒𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌦𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑍋᳚𑌭𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌮𑌂᳚ 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌵 ।
𑌤𑌵॒ 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮᳚𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌯𑌤॑𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌦𑌧𑌾᳚𑌨𑌾॒ 𑌉𑌪॑ 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌶𑌰॒𑌣𑌂 𑌨 𑌵𑍃॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Saraswati, accept this hymn that we offer to you with reverence. Holding your dearest shelter, may we come near and stand beneath your protection as one rests under a tree.

(𑌋.𑌵𑍇.1.164.4𑍯)
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇॒ 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌃॑ 𑌶𑌶॒𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑍋 𑌮॑𑌯𑍋॒𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॒ 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯॑𑌸𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌣𑌿 ।
𑌯𑍋 𑌰॑𑌤𑍍𑌨॒𑌧𑌾 𑌵॑𑌸𑍁॒𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍁॒𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃॒ 𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌤𑌮𑌿॒𑌹 𑌧𑌾𑌤॑𑌵𑍇 𑌕𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Saraswati, your nourishing breast is joy-giving; through it you sustain all desirable goods. It is treasure-bearing, wealth-knowing, and generous in giving. May that nourishing source be placed here for us.

(𑌋.𑌵𑍇.6.61.14)
𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯॒𑌭𑌿 𑌨𑍋᳚ 𑌨𑍇𑌷𑌿॒ 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋॒ 𑌮𑌾𑌪॑ 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌰𑍀𑌃॒ 𑌪𑌯॑𑌸𑌾॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌨॒ 𑌆 𑌧॑𑌕𑍍 ।
𑌜𑍁॒𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌵॑ 𑌨𑌃 𑌸॒𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑍇॒𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾᳚ 𑌚॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌰॑𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Saraswati, guide us toward welfare and desirable good. Do not overwhelm or afflict us with your flood; accept our friendships and our settled nearness. May we not go away from you into barren or hostile fields.

(𑌋.𑌵𑍇.6.61.2)
𑌇॒𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍇᳚𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌸॒𑌖𑌾 𑌇॑𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌜॒𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁॑ 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀॒𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌤॑𑌵𑌿॒𑌷𑍇𑌭𑌿॑𑌰𑍂॒𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃॑ ।
𑌪𑌾॒𑌰𑌾॒𑌵॒𑌤॒𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌵॑𑌸𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑍃॒𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿॑𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿॑𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇𑌮 𑌧𑍀॒𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This Saraswati, by her force and powerful waves, breaks through mountain ridges as easily as fibrous roots are split. We worship and invoke her for help with well-formed hymns and inspired thoughts.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in unseen forces, in the surrounding world, and within the body, speech, and mind of the worshipper.

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