The river of speech
Saraswati was first honoured in the Rig Veda as a great river, then as the goddess of speech, learning and music. Students still place their books and instruments before her image on Vasant Panchami.
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Devi of learning, music, speech and the arts. Called on before study, writing and performance.
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KnowledgeMusicSpeechArtsStudy
Symbols
VeenaWhite swanBookWhite lotus
Correspondences
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Family in mythology
- Fellow devi: Lakshmi
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