सरस्वती सूक्तम् (यजुर्वेदीय)

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सरस्वती सूक्तम् (यजुर्वेदीय) 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 यज्ञ, 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.

ओम् ॥

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

(तै.सं.1.8.22)
प्र णो॑ दे॒वी सर॑स्वती॒ वाजे॑भिर्वा॒जिनी॑वती ।
धी॒नाम॑वि॒त्र्य॑वतु ॥

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

आ नो॑ दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तः पर्व॑ता॒दा सर॑स्वती यज॒ता गं॑तु य॒ज्ञम् ।
हवं॑ दे॒वी जु॑जुषा॒णा घृ॒ताची॑ श॒ग्मां नो॒ वाच॑मुश॒ती शृ॑णोतु ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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.

(तै.सं.4.1.11)
पावी॑रवी क॒न्या॑ चि॒त्रायुः॒ सर॑स्वती वी॒रप॑त्नी॒ धियं॑ धात् ।
ग्नाभि॒रच्छि॑द्रग्ं शर॒णग्ं स॒जोषा॑ दुरा॒धर्षं॑ गृण॒ते शर्म॑ यग्ंसत् ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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.

(ऋ.वे.7.95.5)
इ॒मा जुह्वा᳚ना यु॒ष्मदा नमो᳚भिः॒ प्रति॒ स्तोमं᳚ सरस्वति जुषस्व ।
तव॒ शर्म᳚न्प्रि॒यत॑मे॒ दधा᳚ना॒ उप॑ स्थेयाम शर॒णं न वृ॒क्षम् ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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.

(ऋ.वे.1.164.49)
यस्ते॒ स्तनः॑ शश॒यो यो म॑यो॒भूर्येन॒ विश्वा॒ पुष्य॑सि॒ वार्या॑णि ।
यो र॑त्न॒धा व॑सु॒विद्यः सु॒दत्रः॒ सर॑स्वति॒ तमि॒ह धात॑वे कः ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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.

(ऋ.वे.6.61.14)
सर॑स्वत्य॒भि नो᳚ नेषि॒ वस्यो॒ माप॑ स्फरीः॒ पय॑सा॒ मा न॒ आ ध॑क् ।
जु॒षस्व॑ नः स॒ख्या वे॒श्या᳚ च॒ मा त्वत् क्षेत्रा॒ण्यर॑णानि गन्म ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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.

(ऋ.वे.6.61.2)
इ॒यं शुष्मे᳚भिर्बिस॒खा इ॑वारुज॒त्सानु॑ गिरी॒णां त॑वि॒षेभि॑रू॒र्मिभिः॑ ।
पा॒रा॒व॒त॒घ्नीमव॑से सुवृ॒क्तिभि॑स्सर॑स्वती॒ मा वि॑वासेम धी॒तिभिः॑ ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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.

ॐ शांतिः॒ शांतिः॒ शांतिः॑ ॥

Translation (भावार्थ):
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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