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Sri Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavalih Om Sri Saraswati Ashtottara Sata Namavalih Om. I bow down with reverence to Goddess Saraswati: 1. Om sarasvatyai namah 22. Om mahotsahaya namah 2. Om maha bhadrayai namah 23. Om divyangayai namah 3. Om maha mayayai namah 24. Om sura vanditayai namah 4. Om vara pradayai namah 25. Om maha kalyai namah 5. Om sr pradayai namah 26. Om maha pashayai namah 6. Om padma nilayayai namah 27. Om maha karayai namah 7. Om padmakshyai namah 28. Om mahankushayai namah 8. Om padma vaktrakayai namah 29. Om p tayai namah 9. Om sivanujayai namah 30. Om v malayai namah 10. Om pustaka hastayai namah 31. Om vishvayai namah 11. Om jnana mudrayai namah 32. Om vidyunmalayai namah 12. Om ramayai namah 33. Om vaishnavyai namah 13. Om parayai namah 34. Om chandrikayai namah 14. Om kamarupayai namah 35. Om chandra vadanayai namah 15. Om maha vidyayai namah 36. Om chandralekha vibhushitayai namah 16. Om maha pataka nashinyai namah 37. Om savitryai namah 17. Om mahashrayayai namah 38. Om surasayai namah 18. Om malinyai namah 39. Om devyai namah 19. Om maha bhogayai namah 40. Om divyalankara bhushitayai namah 20. Om maha bhujayai namah 41. Om vag devyai namah 21. Om maha bhagayai namah 42. Om vasudayai namah 1. 108 Names of Sri Maha Saraswati Devi Ashtottara Om. I bow down with reverence to Goddess Saraswati: 43. Om t vrayai namah 65. Om vinidrayai namah 44. Om maha bhadrayai namah 66. Om padma lochanayai namah 45. Om maha balayai namah 67. Om vidya rupayai namah 46. Om bhogadayai namah 68. Om visalakshyai namah 47. Om bharatyai namah 69. Om brahma jayayai namah 48. Om bhamayai namah 70. Om maha phalayai namah 49. Om govindayai namah 71. Om tray murtaye namah 50. Om gomatyai namah 72. Om trikal ajnayai namah 51. Om sivayai namah 73. Om trigunayai namah 52. Om jati-layai namah 74. Om sastra rupinyai namah 53. Om vindhya vasayai namah 75. Om sumbhasura pramathinyai namah 54. Om vindhyachala virajitaya namah 76. Om subhadayai namah 55. Om cand kayai namah 77. Om svaratmikayai namah 56. Om vaishnavyai namah 77. Om rakta b jani hantryai namah 57. Om brahmyai namah 79. Om chamundayai namah 58. Om brahma jnanaika sadhanayai namah 80. Om ambikayai namah 59. Om soudhaminyai namah 81. Om mun akaya praharanayai namah 60. Om sudhamurtyai namah 82. Om dhumralochana mardanayai namah 61. Om subha drayai namah 83. Om sarvadeva stutayai namah 62. Om surapujitayai namah 84 Om soumyayai namah 63. Om suvasinyai namah 85 Om surasura namaskrutayai namah 64. Om sunasayai namah 86. Om kala ratryai namah Sri Maha Saraswati Devi Ashtottara Om. I bow down with reverence to Goddess Saraswati: 87. Om kala dharayai namah 98. Om vandyayai namah 88. Om rupa soubhagya dayinyai namah 99. Om vidyadhara supujitayai namah 89. Om vag devyai namah 100. Om svetananayai namah 90. Om vararohayai namah 101. Om n la bhujayai namah 91. Om varahyai namah 102. Om chatur vara phala pradayai namah 92. Om varija sanayai namah 103. Om rakta madhyayai namah 93. Om chitram barayai namah 104. Om niranjanayai namah 94. Om chitra gandhayai namah 105. Om n la janghayai namah 95. Om chitramalya vibhusitayai namah 106. Om chatura nana samrajyayai namah 96. Om kantayai namah 107. Om hams sanayai namah 97. Om kama pradayai namah 108. Om brahma visu sivatmikayai namah Iti sr saraswati astottara sata namavali sampurnam 3. .
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