by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	sarasvatyA bhagavatyA samrakshitOham chAyA gauratarayA varayA Sri ||	I am protected by Goddess Sarasvati. She is invoked by Chayagaula Raga. She is eminent.
A.P.	virinchi prANanAyikayA veeNAvAdanOtsukayA sarasa sangeeta sAhitya sthanadvayayA parAdvayayA ||	She is Brahma's life-partner. She is delighted to play Veena. Mellifluous music and good literature are like her breasts. She is transcendental Goddess.
C	chatushshashTi kaLAtmikayA samasta varNAtmikayA Sritajana pAlakayA sEvaka bhoopAlakayA Sruti pratipAditayA Subhra vastrAvartayA natEndrAdyakhila dEvatayA nanda guruguha sEvitayA rati ramA girijArchitayA ratnAbharaNAlankrutayA matimajjigvAgra sthitayA mangaLa pradAya sadayayA ||	She is the soul of 64 kinds of arts. She is personification of alphabet. She protects those who seek for refuge. Kings are at her service. Vedas proclaim her glory. Her garment is pure white . Indra and other celestials prostrate before her. Guha worships her. Rati, Lakshmi and Parvati adore her. She is adorned with gem-studded ornaments. She remains in my mind and on the tip of my tongue. She bestows auspiciousness. She is very compassionate. I am protected by Goddess Sarasvati.