Mantra
Devanagari:
पुनन्तु मा देवजनाः सरस्वति ब्रह्मविद्या पवित्रेण सदा
यन्मे मनसा वाचा कर्मणा वा दुष्कृतं कृतम्
तत्सर्वं प्रणुदयास्मभ्यं शर्म यच्छतु
Transliteration:
Punantu Ma Devajanah Sarasvati Brahmavidya पवित्रेण Sada
Yanme Manasa Vacha Karmana Va Dushkritam Kritam
Tatsarvam Pranudayasmabhyam Sharma Yachchhatu
Translation:
May the celestial hosts and Saraswati, embodiment of supreme spiritual knowledge, purify me ever with the sacred filter;
Whatever fault has been committed by me in thought, word, or deed,
May He wash away all that and vouchsafe shelter and peace unto us.