Saraswati - The Goddess of Speech

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Goddesses

One of the most striking characteristics of the ancient and multi-faceted Hindu

tradition is the importance of goddess worship. No other living religious

tradition displays such an ancient, continuous, and diverse history of goddess

worship.

Saraswati - The Goddess of Speech

Saraswati means "the essence of one's own self." Saraswati denotes that aspect

of the Supreme reality which represents knowledge, learning, and wisdom. In

Hindu mythology Saraswati is the divine spouse of Brahma, the god of creation.

Goddess Saraswati is the embodiment of the mighty Saraswati River of the Vedas.

Saraswati means "the essence of one's own self." The Sanskrit word 'sara' means

essence and 'swa' means 'self'. She is the earliest goddess who is associated

with a river in the Indian tradition. She is the divine spouse of Lord Brahma,

the creator. Since knowledge is necessary for creation, Saraswati

symbolizes the creative power of Lord Brahma. She is also praised for her

ability both to cleanse and fertilize the earth, and has been equated with the

goddess of learning, poetry, music, and culture. She is associated with speech-

Vac: the goddess of riverlike, streaming speech.

Saraswati - The goddess of learning

Saraswati is typically shown seated on a lotus. Like the swan, the lotus seat of

the goddess suggests her transcendence of the physical world. She floats above

the muddy imperfections of the physical world, unsullied, pure, beautiful.

Although rooted in the mud (like man rooted in the physical world), the lotus

perfects itself in a blossom that has transcended the mud. She inspires people

to live in such a way that they may transcend their physical limitations

through the ongoing creation of culture. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped

throughout India and on her special day in spring, Vasant Panchmi, she is

worshipped by school children as the patron goddess of learning. The Benaras

Hindu University was also founded on this day.

Saraswati Vandana is a beautiful poem to art, culture and spirituality. It is a

praise of learning and among those who approved the singing of Vande Mataram at

the Nagpur Congress was Mahatma

Gandhi

 

 

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