Goddess Saraswati | சரஸ்வதி

About Goddess Saraswati பற்றி Saraswati

Goddess Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi along with Lakshmi and Parvati. Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma and is depicted as a beautiful white-clad woman seated on a lotus, playing a veena.

Her name means "one who flows" - referring to the ancient Saraswati River as well as the flow of knowledge and speech. She is also known as Vagdevi (goddess of speech) and Sharada (goddess of autumn).

Attributes பண்புகள்

Consort

Lord Brahma

Vehicle

Swan (Hamsa)

Instrument

Veena

Color

White

Day

Thursday

Holds

Book, Rosary

Sacred Mantras புனித மந்திரங்கள்

ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः

ஓம் ஐம் ஸரஸ்வத்யை நம:

Saraswati Bija Mantra - "Aim" is the seed syllable

ॐ श्री महासरस्वत्यै नमः

ஓம் ஸ்ரீ மஹாஸரஸ்வத்யை நம:

"Salutations to Great Saraswati"

Saraswati Gayatri

ॐ वागीश्वर्यै विद्महे कामराजाय धीमहि तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्

ஓம் வாகீஸ்வர்யை வித்மஹே...

Gayatri mantra dedicated to Saraswati

Famous Temples பிரபல கோவில்கள்

Saraswati Temple (Pushkar)

Rare standalone temple

Sharada Peeth (Kashmir)

Ancient learning center

Gnana Saraswati (Basar)

Children's education blessing

Koothanur (Tamil Nadu)

Saraswati on veena form

Sringeri Sharada

Shankaracharya math

Festivals விழாக்கள்

Vasant Panchami - Main festival (Jan/Feb)
Saraswati Puja - During Navratri
Vidyarambham - Start of learning
Navratri (last 3 days) - Worshipped as Saraswati