Happy Sarasvati Pooja & Basant Panchami

As we celebrate Sarasvati pooja today on January 23rd 2007 wishing every one a Happy Pooja day

Goddess Saraswati Mantra Click here to Listen Mantra Saraswati Namastubhyam Varde Kamroopani Vidya Aarambham Karishyami Siddhi Bhavatu May Sada Translation: Oh! Goddess Saraswati, my humble prostrations unto Thee, who is the fulfiller of all wishes. I start my studies with Thy worship and always pray for success.

Sarasvati Vandana

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Saraswati is the Goddess of leaming, knowledge, and wisdom. She is the goddess of all arts - music, dance, literature, all sciences, crafts and skills. The Sanskrit word "sara" means "essence" and "swa" means "self." Thus Saraswati means "the essence of the self." Saraswati is also regarded as the guardian and she never speaks anything but the truth. She was also called Smirtishakti (the power of memory), Jnanashakti (the power of knowledge), Kalpanashakti (the power of forming ideas) and so on. Today however she is predominantly worshipped as a goddess of knowledge and North India and Bengal usually have a spring festival puja associated with herThe Goddess of 64 arts, described in Kama Sutra, Includes arts and sciensies - with no distinction between them-of singing, musik, dansing, painting, writing, poetry, sculpture, games, magic, cooking, mimicry, languuages, etiquette, chemistry, gambling, logic, religious rites, sports, and others. Pray to Sarasvaty to achive such balanced divercity. Kama Sutra saiz: one should study 64 arts and 64 aspects of sexual union to be a completely developed person. In the same time, Sarasvati is the only goddess in indian pantheon who is not assosiated with sex. She represents wisdom behind and beyond fertility of her husbond, she inspires people to rejoice the existance rather then crave gratitudes of material world. Saraswati is also regarded as the highest manifestation of the Sattva guna, the quality of goodness, grace and purity. She creates a perfect balance with her husbond, Brahma, who is God of knowledge, but also the embodiment of lust, or creative energy - as a creatour of the Univerce. She is a radiannt goddess, residing at navel center with Brahma, her consort. Navel region is a subtle center of transformation, a lotus with 64 petals, or a sun with 64 flames. The color is golden and it's turned upward, correspond to an energy of fire, energy of creation.

Saraswati is represented in Hindu mythology as the divine consort of Lord Brahma, the Creator of the universe. Since knowledge is necessary for creation, Saraswati symbolizes the creative power of Brahma. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped by all persons interested in knowledge, especially students, teachers, scholars, and scientists. In Her popular images and pictures, Saraswati is always represented as a goddess of dazzling white complexion in a white sari and seated on a white lotus. She is usually depicted with four arms (some pictures may show only two arms). She holds a book and a rosary in Her rear two hands, while the front two hands are engaged in the playing of a lute (veena). Her right leg is shown slightly pushing against Her left leg. She uses a swan as Her vehicle. There is a peacock by Her side gazing at Her. This symbolism illustrates the following spiritual ideas: The lotus is a symbol of the Supreme Reality, and a white lotus also denotes supreme knowledge. By sitting on a lotus, Saraswati signifies that She is Herself rooted in the Supreme Reality, and symbolizes supreme knowledge. The white color symbolizes purity and knowledge. The white sari that the Goddess is wearing denotes that She is the embodiment of pure knowledge. The four arms denote Her omnipresence and omnipotence. The two front amms indicate Her activity in the physical world and the two back arms signify Her presence in the spiritual world. The four hands represent the four elements of the inner personality. The mind (manas) is represented by the front right hand, the intellect (buddhi) by the front left hand, the conditioned consciousness (chitta) by the rear left hand, and the ego (ahankara) by the rear right hand. The left side of the body symbolizes the qualities of the heart and the right side symbolizes activities of the mind and intellect. A book in the rear left hand signifies that knowledge acquired must be used with love and kindness to promote prosperity of mankind. The rosary signifies concentration, meditation, and contemplation, leading to samadhi, or union with God. A rosary in the rear right hand representing ego conveys that true knowledge acquired with love and devotion melts the ego and results in liberation (moksha) of the seeker from the bondage to the physical world. The Goddess is shown playing a musical instrument called the Veena, that is held in Her front hands, which denote mind and intellect. This symbol conveys that the seeker must tune his mind and intellect in order to live in perfect harmony with the world. String instruments represent the letter A in AUM, and stand for all creative unfolding. She plays and sings out of joy of creation, riding on a back of wihte swan in the blue skyes. Such harmonious living enables the individual to utilize acquired knowledge for the welfare of all mankind. Two swans are depicted on the left side of the Goddess. A swan is said to have a sensitive beak that enables it to distinguish pure milk from a mixture of milk and water. A swan, therefore, symbolizes the power of discrimination, or the ability to discriminate between right and wrong or good and bad. Saraswati uses the swan as Her carrier. This indicates that one must acquire and apply knowledge with discrimination for the good of mankind. Knowledge that is dominated by ego can destroy the world. A peacock is sitting next to Saraswati and is anxiously waiting to serve as Her vehicle. A peacock depicts unpredictable behavior as its moods can be influenced by the changes in the weather. Saraswati is using a swan as a vehicle and not the peacock. This signifies that one should overcome fear, indecision, and fickleness in order to acquire true knowledge, according to Bansi Pandit.

In early Aryan history, she was a river deity. The river Saraswati, which does not exist today, is reputed to meet the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers, which represent Parvati and Lakshmi respectively, at the confluence of the three rivers in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Vedic references associate Saraswati with a mighty river originating in heaven and flowing down to the earth. In later Hinduism, however, Saraswati's connection with a river steadily decreases and she begins to symbolize the magical power of words Saraswati, in addition to being the active power of Brahma, eventually became the goddess of wisdom and learning, eloquence and the patron deity of music and the artsTo all devout Hindus, she is the daughter as well as the wife of Brahma. Her other names are Satarupa, Savitri, Gayatri, and Brahmani.

The hymns of the Rigveda that praise her are however tumultuous and energetic: Saraswati surpasses all the waters in greatness, she is mighty and powerful (the first historical reference to female deities of power). Her roaring waters break down mountains. She is ever active, the great amongst the great, the heavenly stream that pervades the triple creation of earth, sky and the heavens. Saraswati ensures the fertility of the earth, and as such she is asked to also take care of the needs for humans to be fruitful and multiply, both in progeny as well as in bank balance and store of cattle. She is praised as an invigorator, one who revitalizes the tired land and gives strength to men, who provides immortality in her role as Subhaga, the bountiful one. She is also the first goddess in all literature to be called Mother. She is also called upon to be a protector of her worshippers "as does a sheltering tree or an iron fort". Saraswati in the Veda has a distinct touch of the warrior goddess about her, slaying those who revile the gods and is even credited with Indra's great feat - the destruction of the Chaos-Demon, Vrita.

There is a belief that Saraswati cannot live in harmony with Lakshmi, goddess of wealth. It's not true, since anyone can be both rich and intelligent if you develop both aspects in yourself harmoniously. Everyone has potential of both, it is only a matter of consentration, or, youre focus. The proverb occured because knowledge, intelligence and wisdom were highly prized in ancient India, far above merely being rich and powerful. As the old saying had it: Swadeshe pujyathe raja Vidwan sarvatra pujyathe Meaning, "The king is worshipped in his own land, but the man of wisdom is worshipped everywhere". Let us work on having both, wisdom and money - since we have both Laksmi and Sarasvati presen

😳 Thanks for the link and information di.
I consider her to be my "patron goddess" as I am a student.
Living on campus has made me a bit disconnected from various pujas and all, so this is really nice. 😊

happy saraswati puja and basant punchmi to all...

Thank you Vinnie. Same to you and all the members on IF. 👏 👏

omg that is sooooo cool!!

my bday is tomorrow too 😃

Happy Saraswati Pooja everyone! 😊

Happy Saraswati Puja to all!!!

We are all have plans for a big Puja in the campus today 😛

Originally posted by: snowflake0555

my bday is tomorrow too 😃

Great and it's also the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chadra Bose.

Originally posted by: Bhaskar.T

Happy Saraswati Puja to all!!!

We are all have plans for a big Puja in the campus today 😛

Great and it's also the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chadra Bose.

ON this day of Saraswati puja, we are not supposed to touch our books since they are kept in front of the idol..loved the puja from childhood..😃

So, did you guys miss out on a holiday this year since both are on the same day?

Originally posted by: Bhaskar.T

Happy Saraswati Puja to all!!!

We are all have plans for a big Puja in the campus today 😛

Great and it's also the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chadra Bose.

whose this??

Same to all too!!👏

will be hearing about it from my mom Tommorow...let's see if she remembers😆

Thx vinnie di...Happy Saraswati pooja to all the IF members, friends and vinnie di 🤗