Saraswati, Mother Of The Vedas

Known as the goddess of creative arts, music and knowledge

, Saraswati is the representation of the flow of consciousness and wisdom. The Vedas are her children and they are known to chant to her the song "Saraswati Vandana". She is the daughter of Goddess Durga and Lord Shiva, with influence that endows human beings the power of learning, wisdom and speech. Get to know the Mother of Vedas intimately by reading on.

In order to appreciate her, you have to envision first what she looks like and the following are details of the goddess features. She has four hands, which represent the human personalities or aspects such as ego, alertness, intellect and mind. In her paintings, she usually holds a book considered as the sacred Vedas. This represents true, eternal, divine and universal knowledge. She would also have a mala on her other hand which is a rosary made of crystals. This represents spirituality and the power one could get from meditation.

She also holds a pot filled with sacred water that symbolizes purification and creative powers. Her musical instrument called the veena that shows her perfection and mastery of all sciences and arts. This goddess is sometimes associated with the "anuraga" or passion for the rhythm given by music. This means that feelings and emotions can be expressed through music or speech. Her many attributes is the reason why Hindus believed that those born with her name would be very blessed in their work and studies.

Saraswati in some of her wallpapers or photos seen on a river riding either a peacock or a swan, and this implies her being the goddess of the river. She rides a peacock because it symbolizes pride and arrogance as the animal is indeed beautiful. However, she mounts the peacock not to inspire people to be arrogant and be full of pride but rather to disregard external appearance and always be wise about eternal truth.

A sacred bird called the hamsa would usually sit beside her feet. There is one story going on that says, when offered water and milk the bird will only drink the milk, since the milk is good for the body and therefore better than water. This means also that one should know how to discriminate between good and bad or the evanescent and the eternal. Due to saraswati's connection to the bird, she is also called a Hamsavahini that means someone who uses the hamsa as a vehicle.

Saraswati would be dressed in pure white as she mounts a white swan. This symbolizes Sattwa Guna or discrimination and purity. She is also a popular figure in Buddhism as the consort of Bodhisattva Manjushri. As part of an old tradition, only the educated ones worship her asking for wisdom and knowledge. Students who have important tests would often pray to her for guidance.

by: Jay B Jacob

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