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The Saraswati Shloka (Sanskrit: सरस्वती श्लोक, romanized: Sarasvatī Śloka) is a Hindu prayer. It is traditionally chanted by a student before their commencement of studies. It is traditionally chanted by a student before their commencement of studies.
The Saraswati Vandana (Sanskrit: सरस्वती वन्दना, romanized: Sarasvatī Vandanā) is a Hindu mantra. It is addressed to the goddess Saraswati , the goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning.
Meaning: When Madhusudana, the master of speech, came to navadvipa, Mathuranatha tarkavagisha (who was the foremost navya naiyayika during those times) trembled (with fear) and Gadadhara (another logician of great repute) became afraid. A few words about the authors. Madhusudana Sarasvati is a towering giant among advaitins.
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic poem Mahabharata.
The text opens with benediction unto goddess Saraswati. [26] This benediction, also found in other Upanishads of Krishna Yajurveda, begins with "Do thou protect us, do thou preserve us". [ 3 ] [ 27 ] She is praised as the essence of truth, universal empress, who manifests in all things, nourishing minds and souls, and asking for her blessing ...
Smṛti (Sanskrit: स्मृति, IAST: smṛti, transl. 'what is remembered'), also spelled smriti, smruti, is a body of Hindu texts representing the remembered, written tradition in Hinduism, [1] rooted in or inspired by the Vedas. [2]
Shloka or śloka (Sanskrit: श्लोक śloka, from the root श्रु śru, lit. ' hear ' [1] [2]) in a broader sense, according to Monier-Williams's dictionary, is "any verse or stanza; a proverb, saying"; [3] but in particular it refers to the 32-syllable verse, derived from the Vedic anuṣṭubh metre, used in the Bhagavad Gita and many other works of classical Sanskrit literature.
Sarasvati is a Sanskrit fusion word of saras (सरस्) meaning "pooling water", but also sometimes translated as "speech"; and vati (वती), meaning "she who possesses". Originally associated with the river or rivers known as Sarasvati, this combination, therefore, means "she who has ponds, lakes, and pooling water" or occasionally ...