She is the wife of Lord Brahma and possesses the
powesr of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands representing
four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect,
alertness
and ego. She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lot us
(a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two
hands she plays the music of love and life on the violin (veena).
She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a white
goose (swan).
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.
The Vilma Vashi temple in Dilwara is dedicated to
Saraswati. Students worship Saraswati to perform well in examinations.
This sloka (mantra) of Saraswati can be recited daily
to improve memory, power and concentration in studies :
SARASWATI NAMASTHUBHYAM
VARADE KAMARUPINI
VIDHYARAMBAM KARISHYAMI
SIDDHIR BAVATHUME SADHA
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to do puja of Sarasowti from inside Nepal
