In the Vedic system Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती sarasvatī, IPA: [sərəsʋət̪iː]; Chinese: Biàncáitiān, 辩才天; Thai: สุรัสวดี Sarasawatee; Japanese: 弁才天/ 弁財天 Benzaiten) is the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswatī has been identified with the Vedic Saraswati River. She is considered as consort of Brahma. She is the daughter of Durga and is seen alongside her during Durga Puja celebrations along with her sister Lakshmi and her brothers G...
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In the Vedic system Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती sarasvatī, IPA: [sərəsʋət̪iː]; Chinese: Biàncáitiān, 辩才天; Thai: สุรัสวดี Sarasawatee; Japanese: 弁才天/ 弁財天 Benzaiten) is the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswatī has been identified with the Vedic Saraswati River. She is considered as consort of Brahma. She is the daughter of Durga and is seen alongside her during Durga Puja celebrations along with her sister Lakshmi and her brothers Ganesh and karthikeya. Saraswati's children are the Vedas, which are the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
The Rigvedic hymns dedicated to Saraswati mention her as a mighty river with creative, purifying, and nourishing properties. The best theory regarding the Vedic Saraswati River states that it was formed by the present headwaters of the Yamuna River. According to Vedic texts, after leaving the Himalayan foothills, the waters of the Yamuna turned west instead of east at Paonta Saheb in ancient times. The river then supposedly flowed southwest...
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