by Damodara Rao Dasu

guru:
gurur brahmA gururvishNuhu gururdEVO mahESwaraha
guruh sAkshAt parabrahmA tasmai Sree guravEnamaha ||

gaNESa:
SuklAmbara dharam vishnum SaSivarNam chaturbhujam
prasanna vadanam dhyAyEt sarva vighnOpa SAntayE||

saraswati:
saraswatee namastubhyam varadE kAma roopiNee
vidyArambham karishyAmi siddhir bhavatu mE sadA
padma patra viSAlAkshi padma kEsara varNinee
nityam padmAlaya dEvI sA mAm pAtu saraswatee||

saraswatee mahAbhAgE vidyE kamala lOchanE
vidyArupE viSAlAkshi vidyAm dEhi namOstutE
yadakshara pada bhrashTam mAtra heenamcha yadbhavEt
tat sarvam kshamyatam dEvi praseedha paramESwaree||

Guru:
Guru is Brahma the creator, Guru is Vishnu the all pervading, Guru is Maheswara the destroyer. Guru is truly the Supreme Brahma.

Ganesa:
I meditate upon the pleasant face of Lord Ganesa whose garment is white, who is all pervading, who has four hands, who is remover of all obstacles and who bestows peace.

Saraswati:

Oh Goddess Saraswati, I bow to you the bestower of boons and the icon for fulfilling wishes. I am begining the process of learning .Please bless me with success always. Your eyes are large like lotus petals and colorful as pollen on flowers. Your holy abode is lotus. Oh Mother Saraswati, please protect me.

Saraswati is pious and white like lotus flower.She is like the moon and snow. She adorns white dress. She is adored by Brahma,Vishnu , Maheswara and other gods. She plays Veena gracefully. Her seat is white lotus, Oh Mother, dispel all my disabilities and protect.

Oh Goddess Saraswati the most holy, the embodiment of learning whose eyes are like lotus petals, who is embodiment of all education, whose eyes are large, please bless me with education. I bow and pray to you to pardon my errors in letters, words and diction. Oh Supreme Goddess Saraswati, please protect me.