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The relevance of Ma Saraswati in modern education The Goddess of learning, Saraswati is worshipped on the auspicious day of Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami. Science and technology has come far from the first day of when man pronounced languagea sensible word.

After that linguists have tried to find out the origin of Language, but today when language is far more advanced, and even Bots and AI speak like human being and respond, Indian students hood still bend down their head to this Goddess. Unlike many other religions, Hinduism recognizes strongly the feminine aspects of divinity.

One example is that each of the Trimurti-Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva -accompanies with a female goddess and the male God cannot function without her. In the following I would like to introduce Saraswati, who is the divine consort of Brahma. Who is Ma Saraswati: The literal meaning of Saraswati is “the essence of the self” as sara means “essence” and swa means “self” in Sanskrit.

She is perceived in three major rules: as river, as Vak (speech), and as goddess. In early Hinduism, Saraswati is perceived as a river goddess associated with the Saraswati River. River Saraswati is considered to be the most scared river like Ganga present day as the river enrich the land and produce fertility.

River Saraswati also represents purity due to the purifying power of running water. In Rig Veda, it states that the River Saraswati also blesses people with health and long life. Later in the Vedic Period, she is associated with and even equated with Vak, the goddess of speech.

The power of speech has been important in Hinduism. According to Vedas, Brahman, the divine reality at the heart of all things, is created by the short mantra OM, which is the sound of creation. As a result, speech is considered as the primary power and origin of creation. In Hinduism, speech is also important as for invoking the powers of deity.

By reciting and repeating a mantra of a given deity is to make the deity present. The power of sound is embodied in Saraswati, thus the Goddess of speech. Due to the embodiment of speech, then, Saraswati is present wherever speech exists. As speech or language is the origin of poetry, Saraswati’s role as the goodness associated with poetic inspiration, eloquence, learning and art become more popular and emphasized while her role as River Saraswati is lessened.

Since speech is associated with the creative power, she later associated with Brahma, the God of creation as his divine consort. As Saraswati symbolizes the creative power of Brahma, she represents the shaktis (energies) of Brahma that the power of Brahma cannot function without her. Today, Saraswati is mostly worshiped as the Goddess of knowledge because her creative power and her role as Vak, leading to her association with the Supreme reality thus the true knowledge.

As Goddess Saraswati, she remains significance in present day and is much popularly worshiped then Brahma. People who interested in knowledge, especially students, scholars, and scientists, often worship her and many Indian academic institutions like universities have images of Saraswati in their buildings as an inspiration for students and scholars.

1. Saraswati is especially celebrated at schools in Vasant Panchami on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Magha of the Indian lunar calendar.
2. It is believed to be the time when Saraswati was born.
3. White, the main theme of Saraswati image plays a significant role on this day.
4. Statues of Saraswati would be dressed in white clothes and be adorned by devotees with white garments.

Children would be given their first lesson in reading and writing on this day. All Hindu educational institutions conduct Saraswati puja on this day. Saraswati has played an important role in Hinduism and has influence in other regions as well. She is known and worshiped under the name of Benzaitan as a Goddess of wealth in Japan and China.

• The symbolic meaning behind image of Saraswati: Although Hinduism emphasizes the formless of the universe and divinity, it is important for people to worship and show devotion through physical manifestations of deities like paintings and music in order to experience the divinity.
• The images of deities are usually symbolized and carried meanings representing teaching and power.

The image of Saraswati is not an exception. From this verse that often recited to invoke the blessings of Saraswati, we can have a general impression about Saraswati and her power. “May Goddess Saraswati, who is as white and bright as the jasmine flower, moon, dew, and a garland of pearls, who dresses in white clothes and whose hand is adorned with the finest Veena, who sits on a white lotus and is held in reverence by Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar, protect me from the worldly evils and a dull intellect by kindling the light of knowledge.” Saraswati is mostly associated with the color white which signifies the purity of knowledge.

In most of her images, she wears white sari and seats on a white Nelumbo nucifera lotus. White sari shows the she is the embodiment of pure knowledge. As lotus in Hinduism is a symbol of Supreme Reality, the white lotus denotes to Supreme Reality. Sitting on the white lotus, Saraswati is rooted in the Supreme Reality thus represents the Supreme Knowledge.

Also, just like lotus that roots in mud but blooms with purity, Saraswati with her lotus seat suggests her transcendence of physical world. It inspires people to transcend physical limitations to receive true knowledge. Saraswati is often portrayed as a beautiful, modest woman with four arms.

The two front arms, holding a book and a mala in another, indicate her presence in the physical world and the two back arms, holding a lute called veena, signify Her presence in the spiritual world. The four hands also represent the four elements of the inner personality, which are mind (manas), intellect (buddhi), pure consciousness (citta) and ego (ahamkara).

The book in the rear left hand is Vedas, which is the earliest sacred book in Hinduism. It signifies pure and total knowledge as well as intellect that acquired to promote prosperity of mankind. By holding Vedas in her hand, it suggests that Saraswati holds all knowledge in her hands.

The mala in Saraswati rear right hand signifies concentration, meditation, and contemplation that required for gaining union with god. A mala is a string of Hindu prayer beads. It is commonly used to keep count of repetitions while chanting and reciting mantras or the name of deities so that the prayer could concentrate on the sound and power behind mantras.

In her front hands, Saraswati plays a musical instrument called Veena. Veena is a string instrument that requires great control and skillful manner with rhythmic mind. By playing Veena, it conveys that people should tune up the mind and intellect to live in harmony with the world and attain deeper understanding of life.

As Veena represents music that requires control and skills, it also shows that Saraswati is the Goddess of arts, crafts and technology. Saraswati usually uses a swan as her vehicle. It is said that the sacred swan has a sensitive beak that enables it to distinguish milk from a mixture of milk and water.

Therefore swan symbolizes the power to discriminate between good and bad, right and wrong, the valuable and useless. Another notable feature of a swan is that it can stay and swim in water without getting affected by the waves. By using swan as her vehicle, it shows that Saraswati has a strong power of judgment, without getting attached to or influenced by the waves of the world or illusions (maya) on the path towards Divine Spirit.

1. This teaches one to apply knowledge with discrimination and to swim across the waters of life to see the Divine Spirit without being influenced.
2. Sometimes a peacock is shown beside the Saraswati gazing at her.
3. The peacock changes according to weather that symbolizes the fickleness of human mind.
4. It also represents the arrogance and pride.

By choosing swan over the peacock as her vehicle, it indicates the teaching of Saraswati that unlike peacock, one should remain undisturbed by external and changing factors as well as the self-ego in the pursuit of true knowledge and eternal truth. This teaching is also shown in her modest appearance that mostly only the ornament she wears is a garland of pearls as described in the verse.

Although the ultimate goal of Hinduism is the moksha, the complete release from the limitations of being an individual, Hinduism also encourages devotees to pursue life goals like Kama,(pleasure), artha (economic power) and dharma (social and religious duty). Arts, science and pure knowledge is important to both general life goals and the final spiritual deal as arts and science would help to achieve general life goal and divine knowledge would lead to moksha.

Saraswati, originally considered as a river goddess but later worshiped as the Goddess of speech and Goddess of knowledge and arts, would bring devotees inspiration of artistic creation, knowledge leading to transcendence of the physical world. : The relevance of Ma Saraswati in modern education
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Why Saraswati is called God of education?

Maa (Mother) Saraswati is a Hindu goddess who represents education, creativity, and music. The name Saraswati stems from the Sanskrit root “saras,” which means “that which is fluid.” Maa Saraswati is known to bring order out of chaos and has a calming and centering personality.

Unlike other goddesses, Maa Sarawati chooses not to bear children. She represents singularity, independence, and defiant thought. Maa Saraswati remains a champion of the arts and intellectual rigor through poetry, literature, and music. Identified as a patron of the arts and sciences, Maa Saraswati is also known as the inventor of Sanskrit.

Lord Brahma is known as a generator of the universe. He also created Maa Saraswati, whose knowledge and creativity was required by him to imbue his various other creations. Thus, Maa Saraswati is considered his daughter and his cerebral progeny. Below, artist Majari Sharma describes the symbolism in her photograph of the goddess, which appears in the exhibition Transcendent Deities of India: The Everyday Occurrence of the Divine,

Every year between February and March, India celebrates Basant Panchami at the onset of spring when fields are blooming with yellow flowers of the mustard crop. Hindus associate yellow with Maa Saraswati’s favorite color. The significance of this day lies in the worship of goddess Maa Saraswati who embodies all different facets of learning such as the sciences, arts, and crafts. Maa Saraswati represents simplicity and elegance. Knowledge is the antithesis of the darkness of ignorance, so she is visually depicted wearing a white sari. Maa Saraswati renounces worldly desires and therefore is never adorned or decorated with heavy jewels. Instead, in her multiple hands she holds symbolic objects: a manuscript represents the wisdom of books and constant learning; two hands hold the veena, a stringed instrument representing the tuning of one’s mind and body into harmony; prayer beads represent spiritual knowledge. The swan and the peacock flank Maa Saraswati. They both stand for beauty and pride, but caution one to stay mindful of vanity and ego.

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Is Saraswati the goddess of learning?

Saraswati
Goddess of Learning, Music, Art, Speech, and the Sarasvati River
Member of Tridevi
Painting of Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma
Other names	Sharada, Savitri, Brahmani, Bharadi, Vani, Vagdevi
Sanskrit transliteration	Sarasvatī
Devanagari	सरस्वती
Affiliation	Devi, River goddess, Tridevi, Gayatri
Abode	Satyaloka, Manidvipa
Mantra	ॐ ऐं महासरस्वत्यै नमः, om̐ aim mahāsarasvatyai namaḥ
Symbols	The colour white, lotus, Veena, Saraswati river, books
Mount	Swan or peacock
Festivals	Vasant Panchami and seventh day of Navaratri
Personal information
Consort	Brahma
Children	Narada

Saraswati ( Sanskrit : सरस्वती, IAST : Sarasvatī ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati, The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a goddess is in the Rigveda,

She has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic period through the modern period of Hindu traditions. She is generally shown to have four arms, holding a book, a rosary, a water pot, and a musical instrument called the veena, Each of these items have a symbolic meaning in Hinduism. Some Hindus celebrate the festival of Vasant Panchami (the fifth day of spring, and also known as Saraswati Puja and Saraswati Jayanti in many regions of India) in her honour, and mark the day by helping young children learn how to write the letters of the alphabet on that day.

The goddess is also revered by believers of the Jain religion of west and central India, as well as some Buddhist sects.
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Why is Saraswati the goddess of knowledge?

Saraswati the goddess of knowledge, who is praised by the wise, who is the wife of the creator, may she reside on the tip of my tongue. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and the arts, embodies the wisdom of Devi. She is the river of consciousness that enlivens creation; she is the dawn-goddess whose rays dispel the darkness of ignorance. Without her there is only chaos and confusion. To realize her one must go beyond the pleasures of the senses and rejoice in the serenity of the spirit.

Saraswati wears neither jewels or paints herself with bright colors. The white sari she adorns reflects her essential purity, her rejection of all that is base and materialistic. She transcends the cravings of the flesh and rejoices in the powers of the mind as the patron of pure wisdom. She embodies all that is pure and sublime in Nature.

Please click here to view all of Lotus Sculpture’s Statues of Saraswati The four Vedas, books of universal knowledge, were her offspring. Her mount, the swan, personifies pure knowledge and her herald, the peacock, is a symbol of the arts. Schools and libraries are her temples; books, pens, all tools of the artist and musical instruments are the items used in puja to the enlightening goddess of wisdom. The Birth of Saraswati In the beginning there was chaos. Everything existed in a formless, fluid state. “How do I bring order to this disorder?” wondered Brahma, the creator. “With Knowledge”, said Devi. Heralded by a peacock, sacred books in one hand and a veena in the other dressed in white Devi emerged from Brahma’s mouth riding a swan as the goddess Saraswati.

“Knowledge helps man find possibilities where once he saw problems.” Said the goddess. Under her tutelage Brahma acquired the ability to sense, think, comprehend and communicate. He began looking upon chaos with eyes of wisdom and thus saw the beautiful potential that lay therein. Brahma discovered the melody of mantras in the cacophony of chaos.

In his joy he named Saraswati, Vagdevi, goddess of speech and sound. The sound of mantras filled the universe with vital energy, or prana. Things began to take shape and the cosmos acquired a structure: the sky dotted with stars rose to form the heavens; the sea sank into the abyss below, the earth stood in between.

• Gods became lords of the celestial spheres; demons ruled the nether regions, humans walked on earth.
• The sun rose and set, the moon waxed and waned, the tide flowed and ebbed.
• Seasons changed, seeds germinated, plants bloomed and withered, animals migrated and reproduced as randomness gave way to the rhythm of life.

Brahma thus became the creator of the world with Saraswati as his wisdom. Saraswati was the first being to come into Brahma’s world. Brahma began to look upon her with eyes of desire. She turned away saying, “All I offer must be used to elevate the spirit, not indulge the senses.” Brahma could not control his amorous thoughts and his infatuation for the lovely goddess grew.

He continued to stare at Saraswati. He gave himself four heads facing every direction so that he could always be able to feast his eyes on Saraswati’s beauty. Saraswati moved away from Brahma, first taking the form of a cow. Brahma then followed her as a bull. Saraswati then changed into a mare; Brahma gave chase as a horse.

Every time Saraswati turned into a bird or a beast he followed her as the corresponding male equivalent. No matter how hard Brahma tried he could not catch Saraswati in any of her forms. The goddess with multiple forms came to be known as Shatarupa, She personified material reality, alluring yet fleeting. Saraswati Curses Brahma Angered by his display of unbridled passion Saraswati cursed Brahma, “You have filled the world with longing that is the seed of unhappiness. You have fettered the soul in the flesh. You are not worthy of reverence. May there be hardly any temple or festival in your name.” So it came to pass that there are only two temples of Brahma in India; one at Pushkar, Rajistan and the other in Kumbhakonam, Tamil Nadu.

Undaunted by the curse, Brahma continued to cast his lustful looks upon Saraswati. He gave himself a fifth head to enhance his gaze. Bhairava, Shiva, Confronts Brahma Brahma’s action motivated by desire confined consciousness and excited the ego. It disturbed the serenity of the cosmos and roused Shiva, the supreme ascetic from his meditation.

Shiva opened his eyes, sensed Saraswati’s discomfort and in a fit of rage turned into Bhairava, lord of terror. His eyes were red, his growl menacing. He lunged towards Brahma and with his sharp claws, wretched off Brahma’s fifth head. The violence subdued Brahma’s passion. Brahma’s cut head seared through Bhairava’s flesh and clung to his hand sapping him of all his strength and driving him mad. The lord of terror ranted and raved losing control of his senses. Saraswati, pleased with Bhairava’s timely action, rushed to his rescue.

1. With her gentle touch she nursed him like a child, restoring his sanity.
2. Brahma, sobered by his encounter with the Lord of terror sought an escape from the maze of his own desire.
3. Saraswati revealed to him the doctrine for his own liberation.
4. Brahma sought to conduct a yagna, fire sacrifice, to cleanse himself and start anew.

In order to conduct a yagna ritual the assistance of a wife is needed. Brahma chose Saraswati to be his wife and thus they were reconciled. Saraswati, her Veena and the song of the Gandharva The Gandharvas were demigods who sprang from the fragrance of flowers. Once they stole the Soma plant whose inebriating and invigorating sap was much sought after by the devas. The theft of the Soma infuriated all the gods.

• Saraswati promised to recover the soma plant.
• She went to the garden of the gandharvas and with her veena created enchanting tunes: the ragas and the raginis.
• Give us this music,” begged the gandharvas.
• Only if you give back the Soma plant to the devas,” said the goddess.
• The gandharvas returned the Soma plant and learned how to play music from Saraswati.

In time they became celestial musicians whose melodies had more power to rouse the mind than any intoxicant. Saraswati Outwits a Demon A demon practiced many austerities to appease Brahma. The demon sought to conquer the three worlds and the gods feared that he may ask a boon that would make him invincible; the gods sought the help of the goddess Saraswati. Saraswati, Lakshmi and Brahma Brahma created the universe with the help of Saraswati. Brahma was the guardian of the cosmos. He too needed Saraswati’s support to sustain the cosmos. Using her knowledge he instituted and maintained dharma, sacred laws that ensure stability and growth in society.

• Brahma also needed the help of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, who gave him the wherewithal to ensure cosmic order.
• The question arose: who did Brahma need more? Lakshmi or Saraswati? Wealth or knowledge? The goddesses argued, “Knowledge does not fill an empty stomach.” Said Lakshmi.
• Wealth keeps man alive but gives no meaning to life.” Said Saraswati.

“I need both knowledge and wealth to sustain the cosmos. Without knowledge I cannot plan. Without wealth I cannot implement a plan. Wealth sustains life; the arts give value to life. Thus both Lakshmi and Saraswati are needed to live a full life. Saraswati Saves the World from Shiva’s Third Eye and the Beast of Doom Shiva was woken from his meditations and looked around to discover a world on the brink of corruption and being unsalvageable.

1. Shiva decided it was time to wipe the slate clean.
2. Shiva, the destroyer, opened his world destroying third eye attempting to destroy the three worlds.
3. Out came a terrible fire that threatened all existence.
4. There was panic everywhere.
5. Saraswati calmly stated, “Do not worry.
6. Shiva’s fire burns only that which is impure and corrupt.”; She took the form of a river and with her pure waters picked up the dreaded fire from Shiva Badavagni – the beast of doom.

“So long as the world is pure and man wise, this terrible creature will remain on the bottom of the sea. When wisdom is abandoned and man corrupts the world, Badavagni will emerge and destroy the universe,” foretold the wise goddess.
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What is the story behind Saraswati?

Saraswati Saraswati (also ) is the goddess of learning, wisdom,, and aesthetics. She is also known as Bharati (eloquence), Shatarupa (existence), Vedamata (‘mother of the ‘), Brahmi, Sarada, Vagisvari, and Putkari. As Vac, she is the goddess of speech.
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Who is the god for education?

There are many Greek gods with varying powers and skills, but there is one who should be feared above them all – Daskalos, God of Education. Although he is often forgotten, his power is huge. Throughout Greek history, stories of his power and might have shocked children across the country.
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Which god is the god of education?

The Core Beliefs – Hinduism, in its core philosophy, believes that God is absolute, formless, and only known as Brahman, the Supreme- Universal Soul. Brahman equates with the universe and everything in it, it has no form nor does it have any limits; it is Reality and the ultimate Truth.

In our 200Hrs Yoga Teacher training in Bali,Dr.Ganesh, our philosophy teacher, also refers to the mantra OM as the essence of all the Hindu Gods. There are three principal beliefs in Hinduism, which are afterlife and reincarnation, Karma (action), and Dharma (righteousness). Essentially, the primary goal of Hinduism is to attain ‘moksha’ from the cycle of rebirth.

On one hand Hinduism is a pantheistic religion: it identifies God with the universe and human beings are only manifestations. On the other hand, Hindu religion is also polytheistic as it is populated with myriad gods and goddesses. As a prominent Hindu saint Sri Ramakrishna once wrote, “There can be as many Hindu Gods as there are devotees to suit the moods, feelings, emotions and social backgrounds of the devotees.” The exceedingly wide variety of gods to choose from allows the aspirant to draw on and embody the symbolic power of a particular god when needed in specific life circumstances.

Below is a list of 8 Hindu gods and goddesses that you would commonly come across in the modern yoga world today: 1. Vishnu The god of preserver, Vishnu is also known as the divine arbitrator. Symbolically, Lord Vishnu represents justice and moral order. Comes after creation, Vishnu sustains the universe and upholds its many laws.

You might call on Vishnu if you’re seeking protection, patience, knowledge, or prosperity.2. Shiva The god of both protector and destroyer, Lord Shiva is a powerful god and is widely worshipped for its potent destructive energy. Shiva is married to Parvarti, also known as Shakti, with whom he has two sons: Ganesha, the remover of all obstacles; and Skanda, god of war.

Shiva is the ultimate representation of how great destruction precedes new opportunities. You might call on Shiva as a source of inspiration as you try to achieve a goal or when experiencing hardships in life. There are many mantras reciting Lord Shiva, one of which is Om Namah Shivaya.3. Brahma The god of creation, Brahma is the creator of the world and all creatures.

Lord Brahma represents the source of the universal mind as well as intellect. Brahma is the least worshipped god in Hinduism today. Currently, there are only two temples in the whole of India devoted to him- one in Pushkar and the other in Kerala. One of the reasons why Brahma is rarely worshipped is that Brahma’s role as the creator is over.

• It is left to Vishnu to preserve the world and Shiva to continue its path of cosmic reincarnation.
• Trinity of Gods (Trimurti) Trimurti, the term denotes “having three forms,” refers to the three main Hindu gods mentioned above: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
• Initially, the Trimurti was worshipped as a single entity- the Supreme Being.

Later, the three gods were separated and took on their own individualism. It is commonly believed that these three forms actually represent earth (Brahma), water (Vishnu), and fire (Shiva).4. Kali Powerful yet widely misunderstood, Mother Kali is the goddess of death, time, and doomsday.

1. Albeit her immense destructive power, she is a strong mother-figure and symbolic of compassionate-love.
2. Ali is said to remove our attachment with the body reinforcing the awareness that the body is a temporary condition.
3. In a sense, Kali grants liberation by demising the illusion of the ego.5.
4. Lakshmi For Hindus, the goddess Lakshmi is the symbol of prosperity, fertility, purity, generosity, and the embodiment of beauty and grace.

Known as the daughter of mother goddess Durga and the wife of Vishnu, Lakshmi is an important domestic deity and her presence is found in almost every household. In statuary and artwork, Lakshmi is usually depicted as a beautiful woman with four hands, sitting on a full-bloomed lotus and holding a lotus bud.

• Her four hands symbolizes the four ends of human life: dharma or righteousness, kama or desires, artha or wealth, and moksha or liberation from the cycle of birth and death.6.
• Saraswati Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts, represents the free flowing of wisdom and consciousness.
• Saraswati is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga.

She possesses four hands, which represent the four aspects of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness, and ego. You would call upon Saraswati for the power of speech, wisdom, and learning.7. Ganesha A very popular god in the modern yoga world, the elephant-headed god Ganesha is one of the most important deities in Hinduism.

The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha is the lord of success and the remove of all obstacles. He is commonly worshiped as the god of education, wisdom, and wealth. Ganesha’s head symbolizes the eternal soul (Atma), while his body signifies illusion in the material world (Maya). You would call upon Ganesha for protection and removal of any obstacles that may come your way.8.

Hanuman Hanuman, the mighty monkey god, is the ultimate image of faith and devotion. Hanuman’s tale in the epic Ramayana- in which he is given the mission of locating Rama’s wife Sita who was captured by the demon king of Lanka- Ravana, is known to inspire readers to face adversities and overcome obstructions in the way of the world.
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Who is the goddess of learning?

Sarasvati, Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, especially music. First appearing as the personification of the sacred river Sarasvati and also identified with Vac, the goddess of speech, she is later named the consort, daughter, or granddaughter of the god Brahma.
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Which God has 3 eyes?

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The cover illustration depicts the Lord Shiva, the third god of the Hindu Trinity (Trimurti), represented by Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer of the universe, respectively. Some contend that the word “destroyer” is used in error as dissolution for creation, as autumn is to spring, is an essential part of the cyclic process of creation, preservation, dissolution and re-creation.

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What can we learn from Saraswati?

Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and nature, represents the free flow of wisdom and consciousness. She is the mother of the Vedas, and chants directed to her, called the ‘Saraswati Vandana’ often begin and end Vedic lessons. Saraswati is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga,
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Which god married his own daughter?

Why Brahma married his daughter Saraswati? (correct meaning) Namaste friends, how are you doing today? Welcome to # BhagavanBhakthi website / blog. Bhagavan Lord Sri Vishnu blessings to you and your family! In this website / blog, you will always learn about # Hinduism # Sanskrit language. Not all people can understand this easily, as in Kali Yuga the main and first thing that comes into a liberal’s mind is copulation (sex). Even though there are many people who think only of coition (sex). But there are few people even in this Kali Yuga, who can understand the divine and correct message given in this incidence of ” why Brahma married his daughter Saraswati “.

Let us know what is that divine and correct unknown incidence of ” why Brahma married his daughter Saraswati? “: Dear friends, I urge you to read the below post fully and with highest care. So that you can understand the tattva (divine truth) correctly and fully. Many of us know that Lord Brahma was born from the nabhi (navel) of Lord Vishnu and thus Lord Brahma is the son of Lord Vishnu.

For this reason Lord Vishnu is called as Lord Padmanabha – Here Padmanabha = Padma + Nabha = Lotus flower + navel. Lord Brahma is born from the navel (nabhi) of Lord Vishnu and thus Lord Vishnu is known as Lord Padmanabha. Please see below image, The first question which should arise in the divine people’s mind is that: Lord Vishnu’s son (Lord Brahma) can never ever can make even a small mistake. This is because, Lord Brahma is directly the son of Lord Vishnu. Divine people should always think that, it is completely incorrect among the liberal’s people who think that Lord Brahma made a big blunder: Because he married his own daughter Saraswati Devi.

Let us know few very very important facts about Lord Brahma. I wish the readers to read carefully all these points to understand the tattva (divine truth / divine right meaning). This is because, if we don’t understand the right meaning, then it’s of no use to be born as humans on this earth. There won’t be any difference between us and the evil beast if we understand the tattva (divine truth) in the incorrect way.

This post is giving more and more details as per the Hindu Shastras (granthas / texts) and not at all as per own thinking. To understand, ” why Brahma married his daughter Saraswati? “, we need to understand few very very important facts about Lord Brahma. The list of the facts about Lord Brahma are as given below: Lord Brahma is Lord Vishnu’s son : First and foremost important fact is Lord Brahma is Lord Vishnu’s son. Lord Brahma is a Ruju : Lord Brahma belongs to a group of Devatas (Demigods) known as Rujus. There are totally 100 Rujus and the present Lord Brahma is one among those 100 Rujus. Another prominent Ruju is Lord Vayu. We all know Lord Vayu takes the avatar as Hanuman in Treta Yuga and same Lord Vayu also takes avatar as Bhima in the Dwarapa Yuga. A Ruju (Lord Brahma) never makes a mistake : As per our Hindu Shastras (divine granthas / texts): A Ruju will never ever make even a single mistake in his whole life. Ruju (Brahma) body is completely different than our material body : As said above – Lord Brahma is born from the nabhi (navel) of Lord Vishnu and thus Ruju (Brahma) is completely divine body and not at all similar to material body like ours. Ruju (Brahma) are most intelligent after Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi : As per Hindu Shastras (granthas / divine texts), Rujus (Brahma) are the most intelligent, after Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Only Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi are more intelligent than a Ruju (E.g., Lord Brahma). All Devatas (Demigods) are completely dependent on Brahma (Ruju) : All the Devatas (Demigods) are completely dependent on Lord Brahma for all the material and spiritual functions of this universe. (Other than Lord Vishnu and Goddess Sri Lakshmi Devi.) Brahma can give birth from any part of his body : Lord Brahma is not ordinary human like us. He is not at all dependent on copulation to give birth to his children. Narada Maharshi is a Brahma Manasa Putra : The great and divine Narada Maharishi (Devarishi) is a Brahma Manasa Putra (born from mind of Lord Brahma). The great Bhrigu Maharishi was born from the touch of Lord Brahma. Kratu Maharishi was born from Lord Brahma’s hand. Pulastya Maharishi was born from the ear of Lord Brahma. Angira Maharishi was born from the mouth of Lord Brahma. Atri Maharishi (father of Lord Dattatreya – An avatar of Lord Vishnu) was born from the eye of Lord Brahma. Only after this superhuman task (e.g., herculean task), Lord Brahma gets the padavi (sinecure) to be Lord Brahma., To get more information about ” List of Hindu measurement (units) of time unknown facts “, please click the below link: List of Hindu measurement (units) of time unknown facts Lord Brahma’s original name : The present Lord Brahma’s original name is called as: ‘Shatananda’ (In Sanskrit —> शतानंद / ಶತಾನಂದ / śatānanda). Here Shatananda (100% divine happiness / bliss) means, he is 100% always in divine happiness / bliss and doesn’t expect any material happiness. Lord Vayu is next Lord Brahma : Yes, Lord Vayu is also a Ruju and thus the next Lord Brahma will be Lord Vayu. Hanuman (an avatar of Lord Vayu), after the great war of Lanka, Lord Rama blesses Hanuman to be next Lord Brahma. Bhima (an avatar of Lord Vayu), after he kills the mighty Jarasandha, Lord Krishna blesses Bhima to be next Lord Brahma. Sri Madhwacharya Ji (an avatar of Lord Vayu), after he completes the commentary on Brahmasutra – Lord Veda Vyasa Ji (Lord Vishnu avatar) blesses Sri Madhwacharya Ji to become next Lord Brahma. After knowing the above points, can you think that Lord Brahma do even a small mistake? If Lord Brahma has done the ghastly mistake of marrying his own daughter Saraswati Devi – Will Lord Vishnu provide the padavi (sinecure) of Lord Brahma to the present Brahma? (Shatananda – see above for this word meaning) Now, let us come to our main question, ” why Brahma married his daughter Saraswati? “: Answer is here : Yes, Lord Brahma married his own daughter. ततः प्रभृति राजेन्द्र प्रजा मैथुन संभवाः | संकल्पात् दर्शनात् स्पर्शात् पूर्वेषां सृष्टिरुच्यते || ತತಃ ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ ಪ್ರಜಾ ಮೈಥುನ ಸಂಭವಾಃ | ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಾತ್‌ ದರ್ಶನಾತ್‌ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಾತ್‌ ಪೂರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿರುಚ್ಯತೆ || tataḥ prabhr̥ti rājēndra prajā maithuna sambhavāḥ | saṅkalpāt‌ darśanāt‌ sparśāt‌ pūrvēṣāṁ sr̥ṣṭirucyate || Meaning of the above shloka : Then the great King Daksha engaged in physical contact to grow his clan.

But before this initiative, all the living beings of this material world were created only by intuition, perception and touch. The above shloka from Mahabharata, Khilabhaga, Harivamsha (Harivamsa / Harivansa) Purana clearly says that – Before Daksha there was no material physical contact between male and female.

That is, there was no material sexual attraction between a male and a female. Just by intuition and / or perception and / or touch, children were taking birth. Thus, when Lord Brahma created Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi, the epitome of learning – there was no one who had the capability to marry Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi. Now, again you may have the question, how can Lord Brahma marry his own daughter Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi? Answer is below : 1. As said above, first reason was Lord Vishnu wished Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi to be wife of Lord Brahma.2. There was no one else who had the capability to marry Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi and thus Lord Brahma married her.3.

There should be someone the grand first who will give birth to all. This grand first (after Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi) was Lord Brahma, the creator. Everything has to be created by someone right??? That someone is Lord Brahma, the creator. If he doesn’t creates, then there won’t be anything like living or non-living beings or things on this earth and the universe.

Our Hindu Shastras (granthas / texts) says, Lord Brahma is the creator. From this it is very much clear that, we all are born from Lord Brahma himself. If you think that Lord Brahma has married his own daughter Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi means – then all the humans have married their own brothers and sisters right??? Your mother has married to her own brother, your father has married to his own sister, you have married to your own sister, your wife has married to her own brother.

If you have this mindset without knowing the tattva (divine truth), then all the humans on the earth are brothers and sister, right??? Our Hindu Shastras (granthas / texts) very clears says that Lord Brahma has no material ambitions including any sexual attraction. Lord Brahma Deva marries Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi as it was the wish of Lord Vishnu – and there was no other capable person who can marry Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi.

Only Lord Brahma is capable of marrying Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi. Lord Brahma married Goddess Sri Saraswati Devi, just because Lord Vishnu wished this. Neither because of sexual attraction nor for any other material seducing things. Liberals will give their own explanations as per their own mindset. If we learn Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) under the person who always thinks of sex, material enjoyment, etc., then we will fall into huge ditch. This is of sure. Thus, find a correct Guru to know the real tattva (divine truth) to know about Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma).

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Is Saraswati a virgin goddess?

Chinmay Prasun Biswas – According to Hindu scriptures Saraswati is primarily known as the Goddess of knowledge but beyond it she is worshipped as the Goddess of learning, wisdom, music and fine arts also. With the help of her blessings, a person can gain knowledge. Kalidas, a great poet of Sanskrit, is known as a minion of Sarswati.

• Inverse to the crimson glow of Laxmi, her sister and Goddess of wealth, Saraswati has a white splendour in her appearance.
• She is normally unornamented because knowledge is her ornament, dressed in milk white sari, her seat is on a lotus and her vehicle is a white swan.
• It is believed that if any student mistakes in spelling Saraswati then he or she can’t gain knowledge.

Etymologically, Sarasvatī is the feminine of an adjective saraswat – (mentioned in the Rigved as the name of the keeper of the celestial waters). It is a fusion of Sanskrit word of sara which means essence and swa means oneself. It can be said that Saraswati means one who leads to essence of self-knowledge.

1. In another way Sarswati is a combination of two words – saras means water in a pool, lake or river and wati which means one with plenty of water.
2. She is believed to be the consort of Brahma, the creator but in another belief she is known as virgin Goddess.
3. Saraswati has four arms though sometimes depicted with just two.

These four hands symbolically mean Brahma’s four heads, representing manas (mind, sense), buddhi (intellect), chitta (imagination, creativity) and ahangkar (self consciousness, ego). Brahma represents the abstract while Sarswati stands for activity and reality.

Her four hands hold four items — a book, a garland, a water pot and a veena (a musical instrument). The book she holds symbolises the Vedas that represents the universal, divine, eternal, and true knowledge as well as all forms of learning. The crystal garland represents spirituality, unique power of meditation and reflection of soul.

The water pot symbolises power to purify and to separate right from wrong, clean from dirty and essence from the mixture. In some texts, the water pot symbolises soma – the drink that liberates and leads to knowledge. The most famous feature on Saraswati is a musical instrument called a veena that represents music and creative art which represents all emotions and feelings expressed through lyric or music.

• It is believed that Saraswati is the origin of four Vedas, the original books of universal knowledge.
• The swan, her carrier, personifies pure knowledge and her herald, the peacock, is a symbol of charm and beauty.
• Schools and libraries are her temples, books, pens, all tools of artists and musical instruments are the items used in her puja enlighten us with wisdom.

Saraswati is the divine embodiment of eloquence and inspiration, patroness of arts, sciences, music, language, literature, history, poetry, philosophy i.e. all branches of knowledge. (to be continued) The writer is a former Commissioner of Taxes (retd.)
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Why Saraswati is worshipped?

Saraswati (also ‘Sarasvati’) is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga. She is the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts. She is believed to bless people with the power of speech, wisdom, and learning. Saraswati has four hands that correlate to the for aspects of human personality in learning: intellect, alertness, mind, and ego.

1. In one hand she has the lotus, the symbol of true knowledge.
2. In another hand she has sacred scriptures.
3. With her other two hands, Saraswati plays the music of life and love on the string instrument called the veena.
4. Nowledgeable individuals attach great significance to the worship to the goddess as the representation of knowledge and wisdom.

When it comes time to worship Goddess Saraswati, the temples are adorn with spring flowers, devotees are dressed in yellow to symbolize the beginning of spring, and books are at feet of Saraswati for blessings. With Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami, the fifth day of spring, we welcome the new season and worship Saraswati by chanting the Saraswati Vandanaa, a hymn written in her name.

Many students take part in this puja as they are given blessings of knowledge and wisdom as they continue with their studies. Devotees of Saraswati also seek blessings for spirituality, peace and purity, and to excel in all aspects in life. Although Saraswati Puja takes place in the spring, anyone can worship Saraswati when in need of wisdom and prosperity.

At our event, we will be inviting Pandit Saxena to organize and lead our prayers for the evening as we worship Saraswati before the conclusion of the semester. We encourage the public to attend the Puja in order to learn more about the Hindu practice of celebrating Goddess Saraswati as well as for students to seek blessings prior to finals week.
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Who is the goddess of knowledge?

Video – Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and all the creative arts. Saraswati is called the Mother of the Veda ‘s and the repository of Brahma ‘s creative intelligence. Saraswati is also called Vak Devi, the goddess of speech. Dressed in white, Saraswati holds a mala and a palmleaf scroll, indicating knowledge.
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Who is Saraswati the daughter of?

According to Hindu mythology, after the creation of the cosmic universe by Lord Brahma, a great pandemonium reigned supreme in the cosmos. But Brahma felt bewildered for he realised that His cosmic universe was bereft of order, conception and configuration.

1. He created the embodiment of wisdom and art.
2. Goddess Saraswati emerged out His mouth.
3. Then all the celestial bodies including the sun, the moon and the stars were created and organised under strict orders.
4. The oceans sprang up and the seasons started changing periodically.
5. Ecstatic Brahma named the Goddess Vagdevi, the goddess of speech and sound.

In this way, Brahma created the Universe equipped with the eternal source of wisdom provided by the Goddess Saraswati. In the Devi Mahatmya, Goddess Saraswati is one of female trinity i.e. Tridevis comprising Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati.

They are the consorts of the trinity of Lord Shiva, Lore Vishnu and Lord Brahma. In the process of creation, maintenance and destruction of the Universe, all the three goddesses also played pivotal roles. Maha Saraswati is depicted as eight-armed sitting on a white lotus flower. There She is wielding in Her hands the bell, trident, ploughshare, conch, pestle, discus, bow and arrow.

All these suggests that Maha Saraswati was not mere the goddess of knowledge and arts. Again it is thought that Goddess Saraswati, the metaphysical form of the Rigvedic River Saraswati, with Her watercourse of consciousness and knowledge, dispelled all the abysmal darkness of ignorance from the universe.

• READ | Vasant Panchami – a festival dedicated to Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom Saraswati The compound Sanskrit word Saraswati derives from “saras” i.e.
• Flow in watery pools and the suffix “wati” means possessor.
• Therefore, Goddess Saraswati is the embodiment of the perennial flow of knowledge.
• According to Michael Witzel, a German-American scholar and the Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University, Vedic Saraswati River is the heavenly river Milky Way which is considered as a road to immortality and heavenly afterlife.

There are many legendary stories surrounding Devi Saraswati in Hindu scripture. The effulgent beauty and sharp intelligence of Saraswati enamoured Her father Brahma so much that He was determined to make His own daughter His consort. But Brahma’s incestuous infatuation to His daughter miffed Saraswati so much that She became desperate to avert Her father’s lustful gaze.

1. She was moving to the opposite direction of Brahma’s sight.
2. But all her efforts were in vain as Brahma created three more visages to cover all four sides within His vision at a time.
3. To fulfil the desire of gazing on the carnal beauty of His daughter, there appeared a southern face with pale cheeks, a western face with quivering lips and the fourth with amorous beauty.

Saraswati then disguised Herself as different animals. But Brahma chased Her disguising Himself as the male counterparts of those animals. Finding no other way to escape His lascivious glances, Saraswati soared high into the heaven. Then Brahma created the fifth head atop with a neck elongated enough to pierce the heaven and chase Saraswati with His lustful sight.

Thus Brahma was ascertained that Saraswati would never be able to escape His gaze. Then the livid goddess cursed Her father for His display of unbridled passion that filled the world with lust and longing, the seeds of unhappiness and fettered the soul in the cage of flesh and blood. She cursed that Lord Brahma unlike Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva would not be revered and worshipped so widely.

On the other hand, Lord Brahma’s giving full vent to His concupiscent nature, became oblivious of His duty to bring orderliness and discipline in the universe. Once again, a chaos started engulfing in the universe. Then Lord Shiva manifested with His incarnation of Bhairava (Lord of destruction) and decapitated His fifth head.

Lord Brahma realised his fault and repented, too. For the purgation of His sinful nature, it necessitated to perform a ‘Yagna’ (holy sacrifice witnessing Agni). But the ‘Yagna’ would be incomplete without a wife. Then Goddess Saraswati was convinced to wed Brahma for the protection of the universe. Though She submitting to the greater causes accepted Her father as Her consort, She restrained Herself from leading any sort of conjugal life with His father turned husband.

However, Goddess Saraswati took up Her Veena (lute) and resonated the air with Her soothing music to dispel commotion caused by all pervading confusion. However, another mythological story tells different tale. The curse that was put by Goddess Saraswati on Lord Brahma was caused by misunderstanding.

• Lord Brahma was waiting for His wife Saraswati to commence an important religious ceremony.
• The auspicious moment for the performance of the ritual ceremony was approaching very near.
• Then by the grace of the gods, a new consort named Gayatri was created.
• Gayatri who is often associated with Savitr, a solar deity in the Vedas, is the embodiment of popular Gayatri Mantra, a hymn from Vedic texts.

Goddess Saraswati being livid after seeing Her husband with another woman cursed Brahma not to be worshipped in the earth. The curse came to pass. There are only two temples of Brahma in our country — one at Pushkar in Rajasthan and another in Kumbhakonam in Tamil Nadu.

A legend depicts how Goddess Saraswati retrieved ‘Somras’, the elixir of life, from the grips of the Gandharvas, demigods who sprang from the fragrance of flowers. ‘Someras’ derived from ‘Soma’ Plant. It was believed to be an inebriating and invigorating potion kept under the custody of the Devas. A Gandharva named Vishvavasu was entrusted with the charge of guarding the urn of ‘Someras’.

His inquisitiveness and avarice about the potion enticed him. He whisked away the urn and kept it in a secret place. The Gandharvas were on cloud nine for possessing the urn of ‘Someras’. Svan and Bhraji were the two Gandharvas who were in charge of the protecting the urn.

1. When the gods discovered the fact, there was a great pandemonium in the heaven.
2. Though the gods were infuriated with the news, their friendship with the Gandharvas restrained them from going to a war.
3. Then Goddess Saraswati assured them of retrieving the urn of ‘Someras’ without a feud against the Gandharvas.

The Goddess Saraswati equipped with her Veena (lute) reached in a beautiful garden occupied by the Gandharvas. There She started playing her Veena and creating enchanting tunes of ragas and raginis until the air of the garden is engulfed with melodious rendition of music.

Captivated by the enchanting music the Gandharvas were drawn to the garden. They entreated the Goddess Saraswati to teach them the divine music. But She agreed to teach them provided they should return the urn of ‘Someras’. The Gandharvas were so captivated by both the refulgent beauty of the goddess and Her melodious music that they agreed to Her proposal.

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Thus Saraswati recovered the urn of elixir from the Gandharvas’ custody. And the Gandharvas also became maven in music and art enough to perform in the court of heaven in presence of the gods and goddesses. Saraswati is often depicted as a beautiful lady elegantly attired in pure white outfit.

She is seated on a white lotus. Her complexion is as white as the moon. Necklace made of white pearl beads ornaments her breast. Her four hands are adorned with a book of the Vedas, crystal mala, a pot of water and a musical instrument called Veena. The book i.e. the Vedas symbolises universal and true knowledge.

The crystal mala symbolises power of meditation, introspection and spirituality. The pot of water stands for creativity and power of purification. The Veena signifies perfection in the sciences of all arts and music. Goddess Saraswati is imbued with all white.

• The colour white signifies purity, true knowledge and divine wisdom.
• Water on which Her lotus seat is erected symbolises perennial flow of knowledge.
• Hamsa (swan) is the carrier of Saraswati.
• The bird possesses incredible power of discrimination between real and unreal.
• It is proved when a swan can drink only milk leaving aside the watery substance.

Therefore, the swan symbolises the capacity to discriminate between right and wrong. The peacock is placed on the right side of Saraswati and the swan on the left side. It stands for equilibrium between reason and emotion. Like other major gods and goddesses, Saraswati also has ‘ashtottara satanam’ (one hundred and eight names). Outside India, Goddess Saraswati is known as Thurathadi (right) in Mayanmar, Biàncáitin in China and Benzaiten (left) in Japan. (Photos: Ajay Mathew & Hintha/Wikimedia Commons) Outside India the goddess is known as Thurathadi in Mayanmar, Biàncáitin in China and Benzaiten in Japan.

• Goddess Saras wati is one of the most popular Hindu deities who is worshipped in countries transcending the boundary of the Indian subcontinent.
• Many temples of Benzaiten who is equated with Goddess Saraswati are in Japan.
• The concept of the worshipping of Benzaiten was introduced between 6th and 8th centuries.

In Japan, Goddess Benzaiten is depicted holding ‘biwa’, a traditional Japanese lute like musical instrument. There are many big shrines of Benzaiten in Japan. Some of them are the Enoshima Island in Sagami Bay, the Chikubu Island in Lade Biwa and the Itsukushima Island in Seto Inland Sea.

• In Indonesia, the last day called ‘Watugunung’ of the ‘Pawukon calender’ is observed as the day of Saraswati sharing the same attributes as the goddess of learning in Hindu scriptures.
• The day in Indonesia is marked by the closing day of 210-day year in ‘Pawukon calendar’.
• Saraswati is worshipped there as one of the major deities.

In Myanmar, Saraswati is named Thurathadi. Students seek blessings from her so that they can fare well in the examinations. During Yashobarman era in Khmer literature of Cambodia, Saraswati is referred to as Vagisvari and Bharati. In Thai literature too, the reference of Saraswati is seen.

• Again, the Goddess is worshipped as Yang Chen Ma, the goddess of music in Tibet.
• In Eastern India, Saraswati along with Laxmi, Ganesh and Kartika are considered the offspring of Goddess Durga and Lord Shiva.
• There is also a popular belief that the two sisters Saraswati and Laxmi cannot coexist peacefully.

They are the embodiments of two opposite cravings — desire for knowledge and desire for material wealth. It is considered that the worshippers of Saraswati are bestowed with knowledge, whereas, the worshippers of Laxmi are blessed with material possessions.

This difference in between human cravings is thought the apple of discord between the worshippers of two deities. But the fickle-mindedness of goddess Laxmi may betray Her worshippers. Needless to say, the wealth of knowledge once earned by the worshippers of the Goddess is eternal. Again, material possessions run out with giving.

But the more one imparts knowledge to others the more one is enriched. Therefore, the greatness of Goddess Saraswathi is always acknowledged by true pundits. According Hindu scriptures, the birthday of Goddess Saraswati falls on Vasanta Panchami and is observed on the fifth day of the lunar month of Magha every year.
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What is the real name of Saraswati?

Dayananda Sarasvati, original name Mula Sankara, (born 1824, Tankara, Gujarat, India—died October 30, 1883, Ajmer, Rajputana), Hindu ascetic and social reformer who was the founder (1875) of the Arya Samaj (Society of Aryans ), a Hindu reform movement advocating a return to the temporal and spiritual authority
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Who is the smartest goddess?

Athena by H.A. Guerber Source: The Story of Greeks History >> Ancient Greece >> Greek Mythology Goddess of: Wisdom, courage, and crafts Symbols: Owl, serpent, armor, olive tree, shield, and the spear Parents: Zeus (father) and Metis (mother) Children: None Spouse: None Abode: Mount Olympus Roman name: Minerva Athena is a goddess in Greek mythology and one of the Twelve Olympians. She is most famous for being the patron god of the city of Athens, Athena also helped many of the Greek heroes such as Hercules and Odysseus on their adventures. How was Athena usually pictured? Athena was often depicted as a warrior goddess armed with a spear, a shield, and a helmet. Sometimes she would be wearing a cloak or shield (Aegis) adorned with the head of the monster Medusa. What powers and skills did she have? Like all the Olympians, Athena was an immortal goddess and could not die. She was one of the most intelligent and wisest of the Greek gods. She was also good at war strategy and giving heroes courage. Athena’s special powers included the ability to invent useful items and crafts. She invented the ship, chariot, plow, and rake. She also invented many of the skills used by women in Ancient Greece such as weaving and pottery. Birth of Athena Athena’s father was the god Zeus, the leader of the Olympians, and her mother was a Titan named Metis. Although Zeus was married to Metis he feared her power. One day he heard a prophesy that one of Metis’ children would take his throne. He promptly swallowed Metis and considered the problem solved. Unknown to Zeus, Metis was already pregnant with Athena. She birthed Athena inside of Zeus and made her a helmet, shield, and spear. As Athena grew inside of Zeus’s head, he got a really bad headache. Eventually he couldn’t stand it anymore and he had the god Hephaestus crack open his head with an ax. Athena jumped out of Zeus’s head. She was full-grown and armed with a spear and shield. Protector of the City of Athens Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after winning a contest with the god Poseidon. Each god presented the city with a gift. Poseidon invented the horse and presented it to the city. Athena invented the olive tree and gave it to the city. While both gifts were useful, the people of the city decided the olive tree was more valuable and Athena became their patron. The people of Athens honored Athena by building a large acropolis in the center of the city. At the top of the acropolis they constructed a beautiful temple to Athena called the Parthenon. Helping out Heroes Athena is famous in Greek mythology for helping out heroes on their adventures. She helped Hercules achieve his twelve labors, Perseus figure out how to defeat Medusa, Odysseus on his adventures in the Odyssey, and Jason in building his magical ship the Argo. Legend of Arachne Athena invented the craft of weaving and was considered the greatest weaver in Greek mythology. One day, however, a shepherd’s daughter named Arachne claimed she was the world’s greatest weaver. This angered Athena who visited Arachne and challenged her to a weaving contest. As the contest began, Athena wove a picture of how the gods punished mortals for claiming to be their equals. Arachne then wove a picture of how the gods interfered and played with the lives of mortals. When the contest was over, Athena saw Arachne’s weaving and became angry. Not only was the work better than Athena’s, it made the gods look foolish. She then cursed Arachne and turned her into a spider. Interesting Facts About the Greek Goddess Athena

She was close friends and attended to by Nike, the goddess of victory. She is pictured on the state seal of California, Athena represented the more glorious aspects of war such as courage, strategy, and discipline. She helped Achilles to kill the great Trojan warrior Hector in the Trojan War. Her other names and titles include “protector of the city”, “Pallas”, “goddess of council”, and “gray eyes.”

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Who is the god of exams?

Kuei Xing, Wade-Giles romanization K’uei Hsing, in Chinese religion, a brilliant but ugly dwarf who, as the god of examinations, became the deity of scholars who took imperial examinations.
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Who is Lord of education in Hinduism?

Did you know Ganpati is among the 5 prime Hindu deities worshipped? According to Shiva Maha Puran, the body colour of Lord Ganesha is green and red. Ganesha is not only worshipped as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth but is also the one of the five prime Hindu deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Durga being the other four) whos idolization is glorified as the panchyatana puja.

• Did you know the according to the Ganesh Puran, the muladhar chakra of a human body is also known as Ganesha and according to Shiva Maha Puran, the body colour of Lord Ganesha is green and red.
• Rakt Heramb Created by the five auspicious metals of Panchdhatu, Ganesha depicts his seated profile.
• Petals of Hibiscus flower are on the right while on left is a spray of Shami leaves- both auspicious to Lord Ganesha.

The design of this pendant is prominently marked with the all-knowing eye, his adamantine tusk, and his curved trunk holding bowl of sweets. Both the tusk and the sweets are rendered in diamonds. To check ORRA’s spiritual collections follow the link below : Did you know Ganpati is among the 5 prime Hindu deities worshipped?
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Who is the god of books?

Thoth is the of, magic, wisdom, and the moon. He was one of the most important gods of ancient alternately said to be self-created or born of the seed of from the forehead of Set. As the son of these two deities (representing order and chaos respectively) he was also god of equilibrium.

In this regard, he was also associated closely with both the principle of (divine balance) and the goddess Ma’at who personified this principle (and who was sometimes seen as his wife). Another of his consorts was the goddess Nehemetawy (‘She Who Embraces Those In Need”) a protector goddess. In his form as A’an, Thoth presided over the judgment of the dead with in the Hall of Truth and those souls who feared they might not pass through the judgment safely were encouraged to call upon Thoth for help.

The consort most often associated with Thoth was, goddess of writing, the keeper of books, and patron goddess of libraries and librarians who was alternately his wife or daughter. Worship of Thoth began in Lower Egypt most likely in the Pre-Dynastic Period (c.6000-3150 BCE) and continued through the (323-30 BCE), the last dynastic era of Egyptian history, marking Thoth’s veneration as among the longest of the Egyptian gods or any deity from any,
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Is Saraswati a virgin?

Chinmay Prasun Biswas – According to Hindu scriptures Saraswati is primarily known as the Goddess of knowledge but beyond it she is worshipped as the Goddess of learning, wisdom, music and fine arts also. With the help of her blessings, a person can gain knowledge. Kalidas, a great poet of Sanskrit, is known as a minion of Sarswati.

Inverse to the crimson glow of Laxmi, her sister and Goddess of wealth, Saraswati has a white splendour in her appearance. She is normally unornamented because knowledge is her ornament, dressed in milk white sari, her seat is on a lotus and her vehicle is a white swan. It is believed that if any student mistakes in spelling Saraswati then he or she can’t gain knowledge.

Etymologically, Sarasvatī is the feminine of an adjective saraswat – (mentioned in the Rigved as the name of the keeper of the celestial waters). It is a fusion of Sanskrit word of sara which means essence and swa means oneself. It can be said that Saraswati means one who leads to essence of self-knowledge.

In another way Sarswati is a combination of two words – saras means water in a pool, lake or river and wati which means one with plenty of water. She is believed to be the consort of Brahma, the creator but in another belief she is known as virgin Goddess. Saraswati has four arms though sometimes depicted with just two.

These four hands symbolically mean Brahma’s four heads, representing manas (mind, sense), buddhi (intellect), chitta (imagination, creativity) and ahangkar (self consciousness, ego). Brahma represents the abstract while Sarswati stands for activity and reality.

Her four hands hold four items — a book, a garland, a water pot and a veena (a musical instrument). The book she holds symbolises the Vedas that represents the universal, divine, eternal, and true knowledge as well as all forms of learning. The crystal garland represents spirituality, unique power of meditation and reflection of soul.

The water pot symbolises power to purify and to separate right from wrong, clean from dirty and essence from the mixture. In some texts, the water pot symbolises soma – the drink that liberates and leads to knowledge. The most famous feature on Saraswati is a musical instrument called a veena that represents music and creative art which represents all emotions and feelings expressed through lyric or music.

It is believed that Saraswati is the origin of four Vedas, the original books of universal knowledge. The swan, her carrier, personifies pure knowledge and her herald, the peacock, is a symbol of charm and beauty. Schools and libraries are her temples, books, pens, all tools of artists and musical instruments are the items used in her puja enlighten us with wisdom.

Saraswati is the divine embodiment of eloquence and inspiration, patroness of arts, sciences, music, language, literature, history, poetry, philosophy i.e. all branches of knowledge. (to be continued) The writer is a former Commissioner of Taxes (retd.)
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Why we dont study in Saraswati Puja?

As little kids, we’re always told by our parents to study Well, almost always. When I was small, my parents never really had much trouble with me as far as studying was concerned. But once every year, they had to tell me NOT to study! Navratri is celebrated every year, sometime around October Although it is celebrated at least twice a year, the one culminating in Dusshera is celebrated with the most enthusiasm.

Navratri literally means nine nights. During this festival, various forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped. Technically speaking, puja (religious ritual) is performed on each day of the festival. But I’ll fast forward to the ninth day. On the ninth day of this festival, we worship Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of learning and knowledge.

In any field, there is always scope for learning. And knowledge can be gained in any form. So all those items from which we can gain knowledge and wisdom are collected and a dias is formed. An idol of the Goddess is placed atop this dias and a puja is conducted.

In the north, a similar puja is performed on Vasant Panchami, A special Rangoli (decorative design) is made, incense sticks are lit, special dishes are prepared and offered to the Goddess As little kids, we used to look forward to Navratri – a welcome break from school, special dishes, the festive atmosphere around the entire city.

But we had a another reason to be excited On this very special ninth day of the puja, it was absolutely compulsory for us not to study! Yes that’s right! We were told not to study. Now which kid wouldn’t want that? 🙂 We wondered why, on the day the Goddess of learning is worshipped, we were told not to learn Nevertheless, it was a very exciting thought how nice it would be if we didn’t have to study But when the day actually arrived, with nothing to do – we weren’t allowed to read, or engage in any activity related to art or use musical instruments, we weren’t even allowed to work on the computer or watch tv – the day was extremely boring! To not learn, then seemed a terrible thing indeed It is said that the Goddess herself offers her blessings to everything that is placed in the dias, so we must not study and wait for the puja to conclude and then study.
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Are Vidya Lakshmi and Saraswati same?

Vidya-Lakshmi is a form of Lakshmi. Vidya means knowledge, while Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth. One can easily confuse this goddess with Saraswati. – Vidya-Lakshmi is a form of Lakshmi. Vidya means knowledge, while Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth. One can easily confuse this goddess with Saraswati, the goddess traditionally associated with knowledge. Vidya-Lakshmi is the goddess of that knowledge which generates Lakshmi; she is the skill that is imparted in corporate training programmes to make employees more productive.

1. Saraswati is the goddess that enables us to have a better understanding of our world and ourselves.
2. Vidya-Lakshmi helps generate wealth while Saraswati helps us become wise.
3. There were two friends who were skilled musicians.
4. One used his music to become rich and famous.
5. The other preferred to use his music to understand the world.

For the first man, music was Vidya-Lakshmi; for the other music was Saraswati. In the case of Vidya-Lakshmi, knowledge and skills are means to an end. In the case of Saraswati, knowledge is an end in itself. When Saraswati is all about profit, she becomes Vidya-Lakshmi.

When Vidya-Lakshmi ceases to be about profit, she becomes Saraswati. Which is why Vidya-Lakshmi is dressed in gold while Saraswati is bereft of all ornamentation. In the education system today, Vidya-Lakshmi matters more than Saraswati. People study hard to get marks and to get certificates so as to get a job.

It is all about professional and vocational training; it is not about fostering curiosity about the world we live in. In the corporate world, Vidya-Lakshmi matters more than Saraswati. The purpose of learning and development and training is not so much to reflect and introspect as it is to develop skills that will enable us to become better professionals, give better output, facilitate talent development and career growth.

When Sangita, the new HR head, presented her ambitious learning and development plan to the CEO, she was shocked at the response. The CFO said, and the CEO agreed, “Can you tell us how these programmes will affect the balance sheet? I can see the cost but I do not see the impact on topline or bottomline.” Sangita had noticed that value was given to skill based training programmes – like sales training and MS Office advanced course.

Soft skills training were seen like luxury holidays, perks to be given when profits were bad and to be slashed when business was bad. Vidya-Lakshmi mattered more than Saraswati. Clarity of thought, opening up of mind, exposure to innovative modes of thinking were not seen as organisational imperatives.

And the reason for this was simple. The CEO explained, “I am measured on short-term goals, not long-term strategies. I will head this company for, maybe, four years – and I am not even sure of that. Why then should I bother with long-term intellectual investment of talent, unless the board arm-twists me?” ( Originally published on Sep 22, 2011 ) Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.

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What is the goddess of education according to the Hindu religion?

Sarasvati, Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, especially music. First appearing as the personification of the sacred river Sarasvati and also identified with Vac, the goddess of speech, she is later named the consort, daughter, or granddaughter of the god Brahma.
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