Saraswati Vandana

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and all the creative arts. Saraswati is called the Mother of the Veda's and the repository of Brahma's creative intelligence. Saraswati is also called Vak Devi, the goddess of speech.

Dressed in white, Saraswati holds a mala and a palmleaf scroll, indicating knowledge. Saraswati usually rides a swan and sometimes a peacock, while playing music on a veena.

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31. Vishwa

She is the entire cosmos. She is everything.

32. Vidhyunmala

She who wears a shining garland.

33. Vaishnavi.

Here Saraswati is identified with Vaishnavi, the Shakti of Lord Vishnu.

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29. Siitaa

It literally means “Furrow”. Symbolically speaking, just as plough prepares the ground for the emergence of new plant life, she arranges karmas for continuation of this cosmos (her lila/manifestion).

30. Vimalaa

Vimala means pure. She is the personification of purity.

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25. MahaKaLi

Kaala means time. She is the personification of time principle. Also here Saraswati is being identified with Goddess KaLi.

26. Mahapaashaa

She who binds all by her maya. Here Paasha means a tie, a rope to bind/trap.

27. MahaKaara

It means “Huge Form”. It is symbolically representing her infinitely vast form.

28. Mahaankusha

She who controls the whole universe. Ankusha means a goad (weapon) to control.

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21. Mahabhaga

Bhaaga means portion/ part. Mahabhaga refers to being infinitesimally small. She is not only infinitely vast but also infinitesimally small.

22. Mahotsaha

It means “Great Enthusiasm/ Great Strength”. She is the source and personification of these attributes.

23. Divyaangaa

She who has celestial body.

24. Suravandita

She who is extolled and praised by the gods.

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19. Mahabhoga

It means “Great Enjoyer”/Great Witness(Experience). She is both the granter of all boons, desires and prosperity as well as enjoyer of those fruits. She is the doer of action as well as the dispenser and the enjoyer of the fruits of action.

20. Mahaabhuja

It means “Great/Huge arms”. Arms represent Karma (actions performed). She is the performer as well as the controller of all actions.

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17. Mahashraya

She is the great refuge to everyone in the universe. She being the mother of the universe, she looks after all her children. Nobody is orphan or left out in the world, She is always there for everyone. Once a person realizes this and takes refuge in her, then there would be nothing he would ever worry about.

18. Maalinii

It means “shining” or “the one with garland”.



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What was the contribution of Saraswati to education?

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14. Kamarupa

Kama means desires. Rupa means form. Hence, Kamarupa is she who has herself taken the form of all desires. The source and the body of all desires is Saraswati. Hence, she is also the fulfiller of all desires.

15. Mahavidya

She is the Great Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge. Esoterically, she is one amongst the Dasha Mahavidyas, the ten aspects of the primordial shakti.

16. Mahapaatakanaashini

She who destroys all weakness and sins.

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12. Ramaa

“Ramaa” means fortune, splendor, prosperity which are attributes of Goddess Lakshmi. Hence, here Saraswati is identified with Lakshmi.

13. Paraa

“Paraa” means “Existance”. It may also mean “Beyond”. So, here it can mean that Saraswati represents “Sat/Cosmic Existance” which is beyond any rational comprehension.

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8. Padmavaktraga

Vaktraga means face. Her face is beautiful like a lotus.

9. Shivaanuja

Literally it means, she who is born after Shiva.

10. Pustakadhrt

Pustaka means book or manuscript which signifies knowledge. “dhrt” means holding/bearing/possessing. Hence Pustakadhrt means she who possesses all Knowledge both mundane and transcendental.

11. Jnanamudra

A symbol/ personification of Knowledge.