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| Saraswati | |
|---|---|
Mother goddess;
goddess of knowledge, music, arts, speech, wisdom, learning and the Saraswati River | |
| Member of Tridevi | |
 Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma | |
| Other names | Sharada, Savitri, Brahmani, Bharadi, Vani, Vagdevi[1] |
| Devanagari | सरस्वती |
| Affiliation | Devi, River goddess, Tridevi, Gayatri |
| Abode | Satyaloka, Manidvipa |
| Mantra | ॐ ऐं महासरस्वत्यै नमः, om shree mahasaraswatyai namaha. |
| Symbols | White colour, lotus, Veena, Saraswati river, books[2] |
| Mount | Swan or peacock |
| Festivals | Vasant Panchami and seventh day of Navratri |
| Personal information | |
| Consort | Brahma[3][4] |
| Siblings | Shiva |
Saraswati is one of the Hindu goddesses. The Vedas also mention her name. She is the goddess of speech, learning and knowledge. The legend states that she created the Sanskrit language and invented the vina, a musical instrument similar to a lute. The legend also says that she is the wife of Brahma, one of the gods of the Hindus.
- ↑ Balf, Edward (1885). The Encyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. p. 534 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Hinduism 101 Saraswati Symbolism". Hindu American Foundation (HAF). Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ Dowling, Elizabeth; Scarlett, W George (2005). Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. SAGE Publications. p. 204. ISBN 978-0761928836.
- ↑ Kinsley, David (1988). Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious traditions. University of California Press. pp. 55–64. ISBN 0-520063392.