Mantra
Devanagari:
भद्रं नो अपि वातय मनः सरस्वति वाग्देवी सदा
यथा तरेम दुरितानि विश्वा स्वस्तिभिः
Transliteration:
Bhadram No Api Vataya Manah Sarasvati Vagdevi Sada
Yatha Tarema Duritani Vishva Svastibhih
Translation:
Inspire our minds ever toward what is auspicious, O Saraswati, divine sovereign of articulate speech,
So that with Your blessings we may cross beyond all perils and difficulties.