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Saraswati appears in the Rigveda, though as a minor goddess. In Vedic literature she is called Vak, the goddess of speech and eloquence and as Saraswati is also a sacred river. Gradually it is the first persona that evolved into the goddess of wisdom, learning, science and music who wrote the Vedas and invented the Devanagari script that is used for Sanskrit. The Mahabharata calls her "the mother of the Vedas". However, her connection to the river remained and even today Saraswati is believed to be a legendary hidden river, one which has to be imaged like at the Triveni at Allahabad.
As the goddess of rivers, streams and pools Saraswati is watery and beautiful.
She is depicted as a slim, graceful, fair skinned woman, dressed in white, seated on a lotus with her pet swan beside her.
In her four hands she holds the stringed musical instrument, the veena, a book which is the Vedas, a rosary, and the water vessel called Kamandalu. She is a scholarly and wise goddess who prefers an austere life of asceticism and meditation. Her festival of Basant Panchami announces the arrival of spring and she is specially worshipped by students, writers, musicians and artists.
Devi Saraswati is controller of Education, intellect, speech and join through education. Knowlege is power. Everybody needs enhance their knowlege throgh various ways like academic pursuits, private studey of religious/ spiritual treatises etc. From Vedic times, Goddes Saraswati is regard as the giver of wisdom. She is also referred as Vak devi(goddess of speech) and Sakala kaladhishtatri(goddesss bestowing all the art forms.) One of the Trantric means is the worship of saraswati.. Different geometrical form are recommended for different purposes. Carefully prepared Sarswati , if propitiated with ardent devotion can definitely enhance the knowledge of the devotee. By worshipping Saraswati students will perfrom well in the examinations. Concentration and memory power will increase. Only good thoughts willl springup form their minds. For acquiring spiritual wisdom also, the grace of Goddess Saraswati very essential.
Astroshastra Exclusive combination for goddess Saraswati include Saraswati Pendant, Saraswati Yanra and Parad Saraswati.
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