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Goddess Saraswathi - Goddess of Wisdom
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 Goddess Saraswathi is the consort of Lord Brahma (Lord of Creation) and is the Goddess of wisdom and learning. Saraswati is the one who gives the essence (sara) of our own self (swa). She is considered as the personification of all knowledge - arts, sciences, crafts and other skills. She has a beautiful and elegant presence, is pure white in colour, clad in a white sari, seated on a white lotus, representing purity and brilliance. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has the sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus (a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on the veena.
She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a white goose (swan). The swan is known for its pecliar characteristic of being capable of separating water from milk, indicating that we should possess discrimination in separating the bad from the good. The seat being a lotus or peacock implies that the teacher is well-established in the subjective experience of truth. When sitting on a peacock she reminds us that wisdom suppresses ego.
 Like Brahma, she is not worshipped much in temples. However, every year Saraswathi Pooja (Navarathiri ) is celebrated by people all over India, be it students, workers, craftsmen, businessmen offering their prayers for a successful and fruitful year. However, Saraswathi does have a temple in
Koothanur in Tanjavur district (Tamil
Nadu).
Saraswati Namasthuvyam
Varadhe Kamaroopini
Vidyarambham Karishyami
Siddhahi Bavathumeh Sadah
Sree Saraswathi Dhyanam
Soorasoora Sevidha Pankaja
Gare Viraajat kamaneeya Pustakaa
Virinji Pathni kamalasana sthathitha
Saraswathee nruthyathu vasimeh sada
Sree Saraswathi Ashtothram
Om Sarasvatyai namah
Om Maha-bhadrayai namah
Om Maha-mayayai namah
Om Vara-pradayai namah
Om Sree pradayai namah
Om Padma-nilayayai namah
Om Padmakshmai namah
Om Padma-vaktri-kayai namah
Om Shivanu-jayai namah
Om Pustaka-stayai namah
Om Gynana-mudrayai namah
Om Ramayai namah
Om Kama-rupayai namah
Om Maha-vidyayai namah
Om Maha-pataka-nashinyai namah
Om Maha-shrayayai namah
Om Malinyai namah
Om Maha-bhogayai namah
Om Maha-bhujayai namah
Om Maha-bagayai namah
Om Maho-tsahayai namah
Om Divyamgayai namah
Om Sura-vandi-tayai namah
Om Mahakalyai namah
Om Maha-pashayai namah
Om Maha-karayai namah
Om Mahamkushayai namah
Om Peetayai namah
Om Vimalayai namah
Om Vishvayai namah
Om Vidyunma-layai namah
Om Vaishnavyai namah
Om Chandri-kayai namah
Om Chandra-lekha-vibhu-shitayai namah
Om Bhoga-dayai namah
Om Savitryai namah
Om Surasayai namah
Om Devyai namah
Om Divya-lankara-bhushitayai namah
Om Vagdevyai namah
Om Vasudayai namah
Om Teevrayai namah
Om Maha-bhadrayai namah
Om Maha-phalayai namah
Om Gomatyai namah
Om Bharatyai namah
Om Bhamayai namah
Om Govimdayai namah
Om Jati-layai namah
Om Vindhya-vasayai namah
Om Chandi-kayai namah
Om Vaishnavyai namah
Om Bramhyai namah
Om Bramha-gynanaika-sadhanayai namah
Om Soudaminyai namah
Om Sudha-murtayai namah
Om Subha-drayai namah
Om Sura-puji-tayai namah
Om Suvaa-sinyai namah
Om Suveenayai namah
Om Vini-drayai namah
Om Padma-lochanayai namah
Om Vidya-rupayai namah
Om Vishalayai namah
Om Bramha-jayayai namah
Om maha palayai namah
Om Traeimurtyai namah
Om Traeikalanjyai namah
Om Traeikalanjyai namah
Om Shastra-rupinyai namah
 Om Shumbha-sura-pramadhinyai namah
Om Shubha-dayai namah
Om Sarvatmi-kayai namah
Om Rakta-beejani-hantrai namah
Om Chamundayai namah
Om Ambikayai namah
Om Munda-kambi-katai namah
Om Dhumra-lochana-mardhinyai namah
Om Sarva-devastu-tayai namah
Om Soumyayai namah
Om Sura-sura-namaskrutayai namah
Om Kala-ratryai namah
Om Kala-dharayai namah
Om Vagdevyai namah
Om Vara-rohayai namah
Om Varahyai namah
Om Varijaa-sanayai namah
Om Chitrambarayai namah
Om Chitra-gamdhayai namah
Om Chitra-malya-vibhushitayai namah
Om Kantayai namah
Om Kama-pradayai namah
Om Vindyayai namah
Om Rupa-soubhagya-daeinyai namah
Om Shweta-sanayai namah
Om Neela-bhujayai namah
Om Sura-puji-tayai namah
Om Rakta-madhyayai namah
Om Neela-jamghayai namah
Om Niranja-nayai namah
Om Chaturana-nasamrajyai namah
Om Chaturvarga-phala-pradayai namah
Om Hamsa-sanayai namah
Om Bramha-vishu-sivatmi-kayai namah
Om Sarva-mangalaya namah
Om Vedamathre namah
Om Saratayai namah
Om Sri Saraswatyai namah
Om Naanavidha Parimal Pathra Pushpaani Samarpayami
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