Sarasvati namastubyam

Goddess Saraswati (Sarasvati) is the wife (consort) of Lord Brahma and possesses the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lot us (a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on the veena. She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a white goose (swan).

Here is a Before Studies sloka/Prayer on Goddess Saraswati.

Sarasvati namastubhyam,
Varade kaamaroopini;
Vidyaarambham karishyaami,
Siddhir bhavatu me sadaa.

Sanskrit to English Word Translation:
Saraswathi- O Goddess of Knowledge Saraswathi
Namstubhyam-salutations to you;
varade-one who gives boons;
kamarupini- one who fulfills desires;
vidyarambaham-to begin my studies;
karisyami-I am going;
siddhirbhavatu-may there be accomplishment;
me- for me;
sada- always

Meaning:
Oh, Goddess Sarasvati, I bow to you, who are the fulfiller of all my wishes. I start my studies with the request that you will give me your blessings.

This prayer is chanted before beginning a class or at the beginning of one’s studies so that all learning may resolve in knowledge alone. It is addresses to Goddess Saraswathi, who symbolizes all forms of knowledge, including the knowledge of the performing arts. Knowledge is a fundamental pursuit of human life, and a life of study and learning provides nourishment and discipline to the human intellect. In the Vedic culture, study is considered one’s duty.

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