Saraswati

I was lucky to purchase this Tanjore painting from traditional painter Mr. Srinivasan of Kumbhakonam today at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat exhibition.

yA kundEndu tushAra hAra dhavaLA
yA shubhravastrAv.rtA
yA vINa vara daNDa maNDitakarA
yA shveta padmAsanA
yA brahmAccuta shaN^kara prabh.rtibhir-
dEvaiH sadA pUjitA
sA maM pAtu sarasvatI bhagavatI
nishsheSha jADyApahA

Meaning: Saraswati, goddess who is fair like the Kunda flower, moon, snow, pearl-necklace, clad in spotless garments, seated on a white lotus,  holding the veena so beautifully in her hands, One worshipped always by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and other gods (as the Deity of Learning) ; may She protect me and rid me of all worldly ailments.


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