{"id":3135,"date":"2018-11-12T10:53:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2018-11-12T10:53:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:53:39","slug":"sarasvati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/further-information-and-teaching-resources-secondary\/photocard-texts\/sarasvati\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarasvati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3099\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-728x1030.jpg 728w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-1060x1500.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-498x705.jpg 498w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1-450x637.jpg 450w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img009-1.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Download PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PCT-309.pdf\">PCT-309<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarasvati is the Goddess of Learning and the Arts, and is closely connected with all aspects of Hindu culture.<\/li>\n<li>Sarasvati has three main forms:\n<ul>\n<li>As Vach (speech personified)<\/li>\n<li>As the Goddess of learning and the arts<\/li>\n<li>As the legendary river (now dried up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>She is the daughter of Brahma, but became his consort.<\/li>\n<li>Brahma and Sarasvati gave birth to Manu, the father of mankind and author of the Manu Smriti.<\/li>\n<li>The Vedas are also counted amongst Sarasvati\u2019s children. She is therefore called Vedamata, the \u2018mother of the Vedas\u2019, or the \u2018mother of knowledge\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>She also goes by the names Shatarupa (goddess of material existence) and Bharati (eloquence).<\/li>\n<li>Sarasvati is shown dressed in an elegant white sari with a deep blue border. In two hands she strums the vina, whilst her other hands hold the rosary and a book<\/li>\n<li>Sarasvati\u2019s colour is white, representing purity. As she rules the intellectual and creative realms, worldly possessions do not interest her. She does not adorn herself with an abundance of gems and jewellery like other goddesses, nor is she a domestic deity.<\/li>\n<li>Sarasvati is particularly worshipped by scholars, students and performing artists.<\/li>\n<li>Her vehicle is the swan, goose or peacock.<\/li>\n<li>The main festival connected to Sarasvati is Sarasvati Puja, particularly popular in Bengal and coinciding with Vashanta Panchami (the first day of spring). Sarasvati is also worshipped during Navaratri along with Lakshmi, Devi and other goddesses.<\/li>\n<li>Stories: \u201cSarasvati curses Brahma\u201d\u00a0 STO-317<\/li>\n<li>Further references:\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers\u2019 Book: pages 50, 67, 90, 113<\/li>\n<li>CD-Rom: PIC-051(e), TGD-04, WRK-05<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/god\/Goddesses\/saraswati\/\">http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/god\/Goddesses\/saraswati\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF: PCT-309 Sarasvati is the Goddess of Learning and the Arts, and is closely connected with all aspects of Hindu culture. 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