To this day Saraswati as the goddess Vac refuses to be a domesticated goddess with a temple roof over her head. She prefers, it seems, to remain an abstraction, as the supreme power of rasa, the essential communication the arts create between minds through poetry, literature, sacred rituals and occasionally defiant thoughts.
As Chikitushi she constantly raises questions about linkages between people and nature. As Bhuryaveshayanti she brings into an intellectual fold all that seems disconnected but is actually not. This is no ordinary goddess. She is a feminine force that creates intimate partnerships of the mind not through a macho display of power or feminine wiles, but through gender, creed and caste neutral sakhyatva or friendship.
It is a pity that the study of Saraswati as Vac — and as a mighty river of tradition accepting and carrying all streams of thought — remains mostly limited to a study of a certain aspect of the Hindu tradition. Saraswati symbolises a rare, holistic and multicultural stream of tradition that has created and recreated India. Share your perspective on this article with a post on ScrollStack, and send it to your followers.
Contribute Now. They entreated the Goddess Saraswati to teach them the divine music. The Gandharvas were so captivated by both the refulgent beauty of the goddess and Her melodious music that they agreed to Her proposal. And the Gandharvas also became maven in music and art enough to perform in the court of heaven in presence of the gods and goddesses.
Saraswati is often depicted as a beautiful lady elegantly attired in pure white outfit. She is seated on a white lotus. Her complexion is as white as the moon. Necklace made of white pearl beads ornaments her breast. Her four hands are adorned with a book of the Vedas, crystal mala, a pot of water and a musical instrument called Veena.
The book i. The crystal mala symbolises power of meditation, introspection and spirituality. The pot of water stands for creativity and power of purification. The Veena signifies perfection in the sciences of all arts and music. Goddess Saraswati is imbued with all white. The colour white signifies purity, true knowledge and divine wisdom.
Water on which Her lotus seat is erected symbolises perennial flow of knowledge. Hamsa swan is the carrier of Saraswati. The bird possesses incredible power of discrimination between real and unreal. It is proved when a swan can drink only milk leaving aside the watery substance.
Therefore, the swan symbolises the capacity to discriminate between right and wrong. The peacock is placed on the right side of Saraswati and the swan on the left side. It stands for equilibrium between reason and emotion. Again, She is popularly known as Kalaimagal in Tamil. Goddess Saras wati is one of the most popular Hindu deities who is worshipped in countries transcending the boundary of the Indian subcontinent.
Many temples of Benzaiten who is equated with Goddess Saraswati are in Japan. The concept of the worshipping of Benzaiten was introduced between 6th and 8th centuries. Thus Shukracharya, Valmeeki and Vyasa become earliest poets in history of development of rhythmic poetry.
As Kavya Purusha was growing up and Mother Saraswati was enjoying the growth process, a dispute arose between Rishis and Devatas on the interpretation of an important issue in the scriptures. Lord Brahma advised Mother Saraswati to proceed to heaven and mediate in satisfactorily resolving the dispute. Saraswati proceeded to heaven. Kavya Purusha also followed her. Saraswati told him that he cannot go with her without permission from Lord Brahma and he has to stay behind till her return.
Kavya Purusha stayed back and grew into a handsome man. In due course of time, Kavya Purusha felt lonely, became restless and started wandering aimlessly. Kumara Swamy could not tolerate the suffering of his dear friend. He went to his mother Parvati and requested her to help his friend Kavya Purusha. Parvati thought for a while and decided that the best way to bring Kavya Purusha on track was to tie him in the knots of love of a girl. She told the girl that her fiancee was going away from her and she should follow him and get married to him.
Saahitya Vidyaa started following Kavya Purusha and followed him wherever he went. Kavya Purusha wandered into different parts of the country. Saahitya Vidyaa followed him wherever he went.
She tried different varieties of dresses and methods of beautification. Womenfolk of the respective areas also followed the same methods of dresses and beautifications. Kali, the black goddess, wears a necklace of skulls and her tongue drips blood — she is the goddess of death and doom. Shiva and Parvati are parents of the popular elephant-headed god, Ganesh.
Hindus who worship Vishnu and those who worship Shiva each consider that their form of God is especially important. Those who worship Vishnu are called Vaishnavites. These communities emphasise the idea of gods and goddesses appearing on Earth as avataras. They particularly focus on the avataras of Vishnu, such as Rama and Krishna. Those who worship Shiva are called Shaivites.
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