Saraswati

Saraswati
Mother goddess; goddess of knowledge, music, arts, speech, wisdom, learning and the Saraswati River
Member of Tridevi
Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma
Other names	Sharada, Savitri, Brahmani, Bharadi, Vani, Vagdevi[1]
Devanagari	सरस्वती
Affiliation	Devi, River goddess, Tridevi, Gayatri
Abode	Satyaloka, Manidvipa
Mantra	ॐ ऐं महासरस्वत्यै नमः, om shree mahasaraswatyai namaha.
Symbols	White colour, lotus, Veena, Saraswati river, books[2]
Mount	Swan or peacock
Festivals	Vasant Panchami and seventh day of Navratri
Personal information
Consort	Brahma[3][4]
Siblings	Shiva

Saraswati is one of the Hindu goddesses. The Vedas also mention her name. She is the goddess of speech, learning and knowledge. The legend states that she created the Sanskrit language and invented the vina, a musical instrument similar to a lute. The legend also says that she is the wife of Brahma, one of the gods of the Hindus.

1. ↑ Balf, Edward (1885). The Encyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. p. 534 – via Google Books.
2. ↑ "Hinduism 101 Saraswati Symbolism". Hindu American Foundation (HAF). Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
3. ↑ Dowling, Elizabeth; Scarlett, W George (2005). Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development. SAGE Publications. p. 204. ISBN 978-0761928836.
4. ↑ Kinsley, David (1988). Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious traditions. University of California Press. pp. 55–64. ISBN 0-520063392.