Sarasvati Rahasya Upanishad
Om ! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together; May we work conjointly with great energy, May our study be vigorous and effective; May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any Om ! "et there be #eace in me ! "et there be #eace in my environment ! "et there be #eace in the forces that act on me !
$ %he sages, verily, with due reverence, asked the holy &svalayana' How is that knowledge won which illumines the content of the word %at %ell us that, Holy )ir, by meditation on which you know the %ruth
* +est of )ages ! won supreme perfection by e-alting )arasvati with the reciting of the ten verses on Her, as also the .ic stan/as with the 0seed1syllables2
3 %he sages said' How, by what meditation, )age of 4edicated "ife, is the truth of )arasvati won 5hat pleases the great and sacred goddess )arasvati )peak
6 &svalayana then spoke' Of this great mantra of the ten verse on )arasvati, , &svalayana, am the seer %he eight1syllabled &nustubh is the metre; the holy 7agisvari, the divinity; 0yadvak2 is the seed; 0devim vacham2 the power; 0pra no devi2 the lynch1pin; the application (of the mantra is for pleasing Her; the consecration of limbs is by (invoking faith, intelligence, wisdom, memory, the goddess of speech and Mahasarasvati
8 %o win plenitude of speech, in my heart salute the goddess )arasvati, who shines like snow, pearls, camphor and the moon; who confers auspicious blessing; is decked with garlands of golden 9hampaka blossoms; and charms the mind by her figure with the lofty, rounded bosom
: Of this mantra (pra no devi, +haradvaja is the seer; ayatri, the metre; )ri )arasvati, the divinity; OM, the seed, power and lynch1pin; its application is for gaining whatever is desired; consecration is with the mantra
< Her nature the essence of 7edanta2s sense, )he the )upreme )overeign, Manifest as name and form = May )arasvati guard me !
> OM !
May the goddess )arasvati, 4ispenser of nourishment, uardian of thoughts, #rotect us ever !
? Of this mantra (a no divah, &tri is the seer; %ristubh, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; H.M, the seed, power and lynch1pin; its application is for gaining whatever is desired; its application is for gaining whatever is desired; consecration of limbs is with the mantra
$@ %he only one e-tolled in 7edas four &nd their ancillaries; the non1dual #otency of +rahman = May )he, divine )arasvati, protect me !
$$ H.M
Arom heaven, from the giant clouds, "et holy )arasvati come %o our sacrifice; listening Bindly to the call, may the Cueen
Of 5aters gladly hear our sweet words !
$* Of this mantra (pavaka nah, Madhucchandas is the seer; ayatri, is the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; ).M, the seed, power and lynch1pin; its application is for gaining whatever is desired; consecration is with the mantra
$3 D-isting solely in the form of sense, Of sentence, word and letter, 5ithout beginning and without end = May )he, infinite )arasvati, protect me !
$6 ).M
%he purifier )arasvati, 4ispenser of nourishment, %reasure of intelligence = May )he accept our sacrifice !
$8 Of this mantra (chodayitri, Madhucchandas is the seer; ayatri, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; +"EM, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra
$: n the self, among the gods, %he )overeign Mistress of the gods 4wells inwardly, forth uttering = May )arasvati protect me !
$< +"EM nspirer of truthful words,
&wakener of noble minds, )arasvati receives worship
$> Of this mantra (maho arnah, Madhucchandas is the seer; ayatri, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; )&EH, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra
$? )he as the inner controller .ules over all in the three worlds, 4wells as .udra, the )un and others = May that )arasvati protect me !
*@ )&EH
)arasvati shines splendidly = 7ast sheet of water = who confers 5isdom and vivifies all thought
*$ Of this mantra (chatvari vak, the seer is Echathyaputra; %ristubh, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; &M, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra
** +eing manifested, )he is e-perienced +y sages looking inwardly; #ervasive, one, form of awareness, May )arasvati protect me !
*3 &M
)peech is confined to four groups of words
%hese, intelligent +rahmans know Hidden in the cave, the three do not stir 11 %he fourth group men speak forth
*6 Of this mantra (yadvak, the seer is +hargava; %ristubh, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; B"M, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra
*8 +eing conceived in eightfold form Of names, general and the like, )he as the integral is manifest = May )he, )arasvati, protect me !
*: B"M )he is the word of inert things; %he Cueen of gods dwells silently; #ower milks four energy1streams; 5hither has fled Her supreme form
*< Of this mantra (devim vacham, the seer is +hargava; %ristubh, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; )&EH, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra *> 5hom the 7edas and all others Of distinct or indistinct speech )peak forth = the cow that yields all desires, May that )arasvati protect me !
*? )&EH
%he gods, divine )peech engendered ! Her, beasts of all forms speak; %he cow that yields sweet drink and vigour = %o us may lauded )peech appear !
3@ Of this mantra (uta tvah, the seer is +rihaspati; %ristubh, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; )&M, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra
3$ Bnowing whom all bonds are cut; &long all paths the knower hies; %o that supreme abode = (Areedom = May )he, )arasvati, protect me !
3* )&M %hough seeing, one does nor behold )peech; though hearing one does not hear; %o one )he does reveal Herself, &s does a well1robed wife in love Ento her lord
33 Of this mantra (ambitame, ritsamada is the seer; &nustubh, the metre; )arasvati, the divinity; &M, the seed, power and lynch1pin; consecration is with the mantra
36 7esting things of name and form n Her, meditate they on Her, Of whom the form is the One +rahman, May that )arasvati protect me !
38 &M 4earest mother ! +est of rivers ! reatest goddess ! )arasvati ! Enbelauded are we, almost = Mother ! Make for us great name !
3: Aemale swan amidst the cluster Of the faces of the four1faced god = May the all1white )arasvati )port for ever in my mind !
3< +owing to %hee, )arada ! 4weller in Bashmir2s city, %he petition for ever = rant me the gift of right knowledge !
3> Holding in %hy hands the string Of beads, the goad, the noose, the book, 5earing the necklace of pearls, .eside %hou ever in my speech !
3? %hy neck is as the conch; thy lip 4eep red; decked with all ornaments &rt thou, goddess )arasvati ! reat One ! reside on my tongue1tip !
6@ Aaith, grasp, intelligence %hou art, oddess of )peech, spouse of +rahma; %hy home, the tongue1tip of devout )ouls; %hou the giver of virtues, )uch as restraint of mind2s movements
6$ Obeisance to %hee, O +havani ! 5hose tresses deck the crescent moon %hou art the stream of nectar that D-tinguishes samsara2s heat
6* 5hoso the gift of faultless poesy, &nd enjoyment and Areedom seeks, 5ith these ten verses, worshipping ever, +estows rich praise on )arasvati,
63 %o him who thus unfailingly 5orships and lauds )arasvati, 5ho has both faith and devotion, 9onviction comes in si- brief months
66 Arom him streams forth )arasvati )pontaneous, lovely1lettered, n sounds of poetry and prose Of import true and unmeasured
68 & te-t unheard the poet grasps; )arasvati2s being he shares
6: )arasvati thus spake' %hrough Me even +rahma won )elf1knowledge eternal; Dver being %ruth, Bnowledge, +liss, Mine is perpetual +rahmanhood, 5ithout let or hindrance
6< %hence through eFuilibrium Of Fualities, )attva, .ajas, %amas, become #rakriti; in Me 9hit2s semblance shines, &s reflection in mirror fair
6> Once more, #rakriti shines %hreefoldwise, through that .eflection of the 9hit; &nd as determined by #rakriti, am #urusha too verily
6? %he Enborn, in Maya n which pure )attva reigns, s reflected; Maya,
#rakriti is, that has )attva dominant
8@ %hat Maya is adjunct, 5holly subordinate %o all1knowing shwara; Aor, His alone oneness, Over Maya lordship, and Omniscience are, in truth
8$ +eing of )attva made, n essence collective, Of worlds the spectator, He is od who holds power %o make, unmake or otherwise Make the universe; He Has virtues like all1knowingness
8* Maya has forces two; one projection, %he other, concealment' the first projects %he world = all that is subtle and all gross
83 %he second veils, within, the gulf +etween the )eer and seen; without, %he gulf between creation and +rahman Maya causes endless cosmic flu-
86 Gescience appears in 5itness1light, %o subtle body conjoined, )pirit and mind co1dwelling there +ecome jiva phenomenal
88 His ivahood, %hrough ascription shines forth, also, n 5itness1light; together with %he fall of what conceals, and so, %he shining forth of distinction, %hat (ivahood disappears, too
8: )o also, through subservience Of +rahman to the #ower which 7eils ts difference from cosmos, +rahman shines forth in mutations
8< Here, too, the difference that holds +etween +rahman and the cosmos )hows not, once Maya2s power which 9onceals falls low; their difference s in creation; in +rahman never
8> Aive factors are there here; being, )hining, loving, form, and name, too; %he first three to +rahman pertain;
%wo others constitute the world
8? "eave aside the last two factors, +e intent on the former three; Dither in the heart, or without, #ractise always concentration
:@1:3 %wofold is concentration n the human heart' with or without &spects; that with aspects is, then, %wofold, conforming to 0word2 &nd 0object2; desire and its train &re objects of the mind; of them, &s spectator, meditate on 9onsciousness' that concentration 9onforms to objects 0 without %aints am; being, knowing, loving am; self1shining, devoid of 4uality2' to 0word2 conforms %hus concentration with aspects &bandoning 0objects2 and 0words2 Aor joy of deep )elf1e-perience, One wins concentration without &spects' a flame in windless spot
:6 "ike to concentration
n the heart, outside too, in some Object twofold concentration %akes place with discrimination Of name and form from pure +eing
:8 %he third, as said above, takes place 5hen taste of bliss to silence leads; %ime may, without a break, be spent n these si- concentrations well
:: 5ith conceit in body gone, &nd )upreme )elf reali/ed, 5herever the mind may roam %here rests immortality %he knot of heart is cut asunder &nd all doubts are slain;
:< &ll modes of action dwindle away 5hen the )upreme )elf is seen
:> & finite soul, the supreme od = %hese notions are to Me imputed %hey are not real = who knows this, n truth, is free = doubt is there none
%his is the secret wisdom
Om ! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together; May we work conjointly with great energy, May our study be vigorous and effective; May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any Om ! "et there be #eace in me ! "et there be #eace in my environment ! "et there be #eace in the forces that act on me !
Here ends the )arasvati1.ahasyopanishad, included in the Brishna1Iajur17eda
