Sarasvati is a Hindu Goddess called, ‘Goddess of Learning, Knowledge, Wisdom, Speech, Art and Music’. She lives in the Brahmaloka and mounts a peacock or swan. The seventh day of Navratri and Vasant Panchami are celebrated in the honor of Sarasvati Devi. Her consort is Lord Brahma and Shiva is her sibling.
Goddess is part of the trinity, (Tridevi) of Parvati, Lakshmi and Saraswati. All these three forms of Goddesses help the Trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma in creating, maintaining and regenerating the Universe.
The name Goddess Sarasvati is seen in the Rigveda and in Hindu traditions right from the Vedic period to the modern day times. A few Buddhist sects and Jain religion followers in the central and western India, worship Goddess Sarasvati.
In Sanskrit, Sarasvati means ‘pooling water’ but is translated as ‘one who possesses’ or ‘the one who possesses plenty of water’. This Hindu deity is also associated with River Sarasvati which means, ‘she is one who has pooling water, lakes and ponds’. In fact she is described as the best of goddesses, best of rivers and best of mothers.
Sarasvati is also revered in the Rigveda, as a feminine goddess with purifying and healing powers of abundant flowing waters. Ancient Hindu literature describes Sarasvati as Bharadi (goddess of history), Kavijihvagravasini (one who dwells on the tongues of poets), Vachi and Vani (referring to the flow of eloquent speaking, music, melodious speech, song, respectively) Brahmi (goddess of sciences) and Brahmani (power of Brahma), Hansavahini (goddess who sits on a swan), Veenavadini (goddess who plays the musical instrument Veena), Veenapani (goddess who carries the Veena in her hands) and Pustakdharini (Goddess who carries a book).
