May Goddess Saraswati, who is fair like the jasmine coloured moon and whose pure white garland is like frosty dew drops, who is adorned with radiant white clothes and on whose beautiful palm and arm rest, the veena, whose throne is a white lotus, and who is surrounded and respected by gods beginnig with Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahesh, Protect me. I beseech her to totally my laziness and sluggishness.

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना।
या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥१॥

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव,
त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव,
त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव ॥

You alone are my mother, father, brother and companion. You alone are knowledge and prosperity. O Lord, you mean everything to me.

Prostrations to the Teacher who is Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha. He alone is the Surpreme Reality.

गुरुर्ब्रह्मा ग्रुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः ।
गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ॥
गुरवे सर्व लोकानां, बिशजे भव रागिनाम्
निधये सर्व विद्यामानम्, श्री दक्षिणामूर्तिाय नमः।