sarasvatii namastubhyaM varade kaamaruupiNi .
vidyaarambhaM kaiishhyaami siddhirbhavatu me sadaa ..

##Oh Goddess Sarasvati, my humble prostrations unto
Thee, who are the fulfiller of all my wishes.
I start my studies with the request that Thou wilt
bestow Thy blessings on me. ##

     aakaashaat.h patitaM toyaM yathaa gachchhati saagaram.h .
     sarvadevanamaskaaraan.h keshavaM pratigachchhati ..

diipajyotiH parabrahma diipajyotirjanaardanaH .
diipo haratu me paapaM diipajyotirnamo.astute ..

     gaNanaathasarasvatiiravishukrabR^ihaspatiin.h .
     pa.nchaitaan.h sa.nsmarennityaM vedavaaNiipravR^ittaye .

sumukhashcha ekada.ntashcha kapilo gajakarNakaH .
lambodarashcha vikaTo vighnanaasho gaNaadhipaH ..
dhuumraketurgaNaadhyaksho bhaalachandro gajaananaH .
dvaadashaitaani naamaani yaH paThechchhR^iNuyaadapi ..
vidyaaraMbhe vivaahe cha praveshe nirgame tathaa .
sa.ngraame sa.nkaTe chaiva vighnastasya na jaayate ..

     shuklaambaradharaM devaM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam.h .
     prasannavadanaM dhyaayet.h sarvavighnopashaantaye ..

sarvadaa sarvakaaryeshhu naasti teshhaamamaN^galam.h .
yeshhaM hR^idistho bhagavaan.h maN^galaayatanaM hariH ..

     tadeva lagnaM sudinaM tadeva
          taaraabalaM cha.ndrabalaM tadeva .
     vidyaabalaM daivabalaM tadeva
          lakshmiipate teM.aghriyugaM smaraami ..

kaayena vaachaa manasendriyairvaa
     buddhyaatmanaa vaa prakR^iteH svabhaavaat.h .
karomi yad.hyad.h sakalaM parasmai
     naaraayaNaayeti samarpayaami ..

     harirdaataa harirbhoktaa harirannaM prajaapatiH .
     hariH sarvaH shariirastho bhuN^kte bhojayate hariH ..

karpuuragauraM karuNaavataaraM
     sa.nsaarasaaraM bhujagendrahaaram.h .
sadaa vasantaM hR^idayaaravinde
     bhavaM bhavaaniisahitaM namaami ..

     .. shriiraamaayaNasuutra..
     aadau raamatapovanaadigamanaM hatvaa mR^igaM kaaJNchanam.h
     vaidehiiharaNaM jaTaayumaraNam.h sugriivasaMbhaashhaNam.h ..
     vaaliinirdalanaM samudrataraNaM laN^kaapuriidaahanam.h
     pashchaadraavaNakumbhakarNahananaM etaddhiraamaayaNam.h ..

.. shriibhaagavatasuutra..
aadau devakidevigarbhajananaM gopiigR^ihe vardhanam.h
maayaapuutanajiivitaapaharaNaM govardhanoddhaaraNam.h ..
ka.nsachchhedanakauravaadihananaM ku.ntiisutaaM paalanam.h
etadbhaagavataM puraaNakathitaM shriikR^ishhNaliilaamR^itam.h ..

     .. giitaastava..
     paarthaaya pratibodhitaaM bhagavataa naaraayaNena svayam.h
     vyaasenagrathitaaM puraaNamuninaa madhye mahaabhaarate
     advaitaamR^itavarshhiNiiM bhagavatiimashhTaadashaadhyaayiniim.h
     amba tvaamanusandadhaami bhagavad.hgiite bhavedveshhiNiim.h ..

sarvopanishhado gaavo dogdhaa gopaalanandanaH .
paartho vatsaH sudhiirbhoktaa dugdhaM giitaamR^itaM mahat.h ..

     .. vyaasastutii..
     namostu te vyaasa vishaalabuddhe phullaaravindaayatapatranetra .
     yena tvayaa bhaaratatailapuurNaH prajvaalito GYaanamayapradiipaH ..

     vyaasaaya vishhNuruupaaya vyaasaruupaaya vishhNave .
     namovai brahmanidhaye vaasishhThaaya namonamaH ..

.. shriidattagurudhyaanaM..
brahmaana.ndaM paramasukhadaM kevalaM GYaanamuurtiM
dva.ndvaatiitaM gaganasadR^ishaM tattvamasyaadilakshyam.h .
ekaM nityaM vimalamachalaM sarvadhiisaakshibhuutaM
bhaavaatiitaM triguNarahitaM sadguruM taM namaami ..

     yaM brahmaavaruNendrarudramarutaH stuvanti divyaiH stavaiH
     vedaiH saaN^gapadakramopanishhadaiH gaayanti yaM saamagaaH .
     dhyaanaavasthitatadgatena manasaa pashyanti yaM yogino
     yasyaantaM na viduH suraasuragaNaa devaaya tasmai namaH ..

muukaM karoti vaachaalaM paN^guM laN^ghayate girim.h .
yatkR^ipaa tamahaM vande paramaanandamaadhavam.h ..

     shriikeshavaaya namaH . naaraayaNaaya namaH . maadhavaaya namaH .
     govi.ndaaya namaH . vishhNave namaH .  madhusuudanaaya namaH .
     trivikramaaya namaH .  vaamanaaya namaH . shriidharaaya namaH .
     hR^ishhiikeshaaya namaH . padmanaabhaaya namaH .  daamodaraaya namaH .
     sa.nkarshhaNaaya namaH .  vaasudevaaya namaH . pradyumnaaya namaH .
     aniruddhaaya namaH . purushhottamaaya namaH .  adhokshajaaya namaH .
     naarasi.nhaaya namaH .  achyutaaya namaH . janaardanaaya namaH .
     upendraaya namaH . haraye namaH .  shriikR^ishhNaaya namaH .

.. devataava.ndanaM..
shriimanmahaagaNaadhipataye namaH .
shrii sarasvatyai namaH . shriigurave namaH .
shriimaataapitR^ibhyaaM namaH .
shriilakshmiinaaraayaNaabhyaaM namaH .
shriiumaamaheshvaraabhyaaM namaH .
ishhTadevataabhyo namaH . kuladevataabhyo namaH .
sthaanadevataabhyo namaH . vaastudevataabhyaaM namaH .
sarevebhyo devebhyo namo namaH .. avighnamastu ..

  .. AUM tatsat.h iti..