Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ वीणापाणये विद्महे
श्वेतपद्मासनायै धीमहि
तन्नः सरस्वती प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Vinapanaye Vidmahe
Shvetapadmasanayai Dhimahi
Tannah Sarasvati Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Vinapani, holding the celestial lute in Her hands,
And meditate deeply upon Her who is enthroned upon a white lotus;
May Goddess Saraswati awaken pure knowledge and eloquence.