Saraswati
Hindu wisdom deity
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and learning.
She is typically depicted in white, holding a veena (stringed instrument) and sacred texts, seated on a lotus or accompanied by a swan.
Students and scholars invoke her blessing, especially during exams or creative endeavors.
The festival Vasant Panchami celebrates her.
Saraswati also names a sacred river mentioned in ancient Vedic texts, now dried or hidden underground.
Hindu god of creation
- VedaHindu sacred scripture
- veenaGourd-resonated plucked strings
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
hamsa · wisdom · learning · knowledge · arts · music · speech · white
Hindu goddess of victory
- LakshmiGoddess of wealth, beauty
- ParvatiHindu goddess of fertility
- ShaktiDivine feminine energy
- DeviHindu divine feminine
Brahma · Vishnu · Shiva · puja · temple · darshan · Hinduism · Navratri
Of Hindu sacred writings
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- IndusSouth Asian river
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- driedStripped of moisture
ancient · pilgrimage · confluence · Ganges · invisible · underground · mythical · lost
Brahma
Hindu god of creation
swan · hamsa · wisdom · learning · knowledge · arts · music · speech · white · purity
Durga
Hindu goddess of victory
Devi · Brahma · Vishnu · Shiva · puja · temple · darshan · Hinduism · Navratri · blessing
Vedic
Of Hindu sacred writings
dried · ancient · pilgrimage · confluence · Ganges · invisible · underground · mythical · lost
SaraswatiKali
Fierce goddess of endings
Durga · warrior goddess · Mahishasuramardini · Athena · Mars
Saraswatiignorance
Absence of knowledge
darkness · illusion · Maya · confusion · foolishness
Saraswatiignorance
Absence of knowledge
Lakshmi · material wealth · illiteracy · anti-intellectualism · philistinism