Goddess Sarasvati  

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SARASVATI is the Hindu Goddess of rivers and knowledge. Her name means "the one who flows", and she is the consort of Brahma. Sarasvati is usually depicted sitting on a white lotus, symbolizing truth and purity. She has four arms, and she holds in her hands a book (symbolic of written knowledge and her mastery of science and learning), a string of crystals or prayer beads (symbolic of spiritual knowledge), a pot of water (symbolic of creativity and purification), and a musical instrument called a veena (symbolic of knowledge of the fine arts).

Sarasvati rules over a great number of spheres: rivers, fertility, wealth, speech, writing, learning, poetry, music, science, mathematics, calendars, magic, creativity, beauty, and art. As such, she also has a great many alternate names and epithets, including:

QUEEN OF HEAVEN



MOTHER OF WATERS



THE FLOWING ONE


ARYA (noble one)

BAGISWARI



BAKDEVI



BHAMAYAI


BHARATYAI (eloquence)

BHOGA-DAYAI



BIRAJ



BRAMHA-GYNANAIKA-SADHANAYAI


BRAMHA-JAYAYAI

BRAMHA-VISHU-SIVATMI-KAYAI


BRAMHYAI (wife of Brahma)

CHAMUNDAYAI


CHANDI-KAYAI

CHANDRA-LEKHA-VIBHU-SHITAYAI


CHANDRI-KAYAI

CHATURANA-NASAMRAJYAI


CHATURVARGA-PHALA-PRADAYAI

Chitra-gamdhayai


Chitra-malya-vibhushitayai

Chitrambarayai


Devyai

Dhaneshvari (the divinity of wealth)

Dhumra-lochana-mardhinyai


Divya-lankara-bhushitayai

Divyamgayai


Dvibhu-jaayai

Gomatyai


Govimdayai

Gynanaika-tatparayai


Gynana-mudrayai

Hamsa-sanayai


Hamsa-vahini (she who has a swan as her vehicle)

Jati-layai


Jihvagravasini (dwelling in the front of the tongue)

JNANASHAKTI (the power of knowledge)

KALA-DHARAYAI


Kala-ratryai

Kalpanashakti (the power of forming ideas)

KAMADHENU (like the wish-fulfilling cow)

Kama-pradayai


Kama-rupayai

Kantayai


Kavijihvagravasini (she who dwells on the tongues of poets)

Maha-bagayai


Maha-bhadrayai

Maha-bhogayai


Maha-bhujayai

Mahakalyai


Maha-karayai

Maha-mayayai


Mahamkushayai

Maha-pashayai


Maha-pataka-nashinyai

Maha-phalayai


Maha-saraswatyai

Maha-shrayayai


Mahasweta

Maha-vani (the transcendent word)

MAHA-VIDYAYAI (holder of supreme knowledge)

Maho-tsahayai


Malinyai

Mantra-vidyayai


Munda-kambi-katai

Neela-jamghayai


Niranja-nayai

Padmakshmai


Padma-lochanayai

Padma-nilayayai


Padma-vaktri-kayai

Praharanayai


Prithudar

Pustaka-stayai


Rakta-beejani-hantrai

Rakta-madhyayai


Ramayai

Rupa-soubhagya-daeinyai


SAKTIRUPINI (whose form is power)

SARADA (giver of essence)

Sarbasukai


Sarswatyai

Sarva-devastu-tayai


Sarvatmi-kayai

Satarupa


Savitryai

Seetayai


Shastra-rupinyai

Shivanu-jayai


Shonapunya (one purified of blood)

Shubha-dayai


Shumbha-sura-pramadhinyai

Shweta-sanayai


Smirtishakti (the power of memory)

Soudaminyai


Soumyayai

Sree pradayai


Subha-drayai

Sudha-murtayai


Sura-puji-tayai

Surasayai


Sura-sura-namaskrutayai

Sura-vandi-tayai


Suvaa-sinyai

Suveenayai


Teevrayai

Traeimurtyai


Vagdevyai

Vagishvari (mistress of speech)

Vaishnavyai


Vani Dayyani (recipient of speech)

Varahyai


Vara-pradayai

Vara-rohayai


Varijaa-sanayai

Varnajanani (mother of letters)

VARNESVARI (Goddess of letters)

VASUDAYAI


VEENA VANDINI (veena player)

Vidya-rupayai


Vidyayai

Vidyunma-layai


Vimalayai

Vinapani (due to holding the Vina)

Vindhya-vasayai


Vindyayai

Vini-drayai (she who is always awake)

Vishalayai

Vishvayai



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