Saraswati is among few of our deities named in Vedas but not as goddess but a river, the river next to which the Harappa-Meluha-Kalibangan civilization flourished. A land of abundance, it was the place where the Vedas were conceived.
Veda, a name, derived from the elementary word Vid meaning Knowledge, and Saraswati - the local river, in the banks of which the sages, who composed Vedas, used to live, later became intermingled. With the disappearance of the river, Saraswati was deified as the goddess of knowledge, education, music etc. all of these things which had their source in Vedic Shastras. This is the day we unknowingly celebrate our great treasures - the Vedas.
Saraswati is nowadays referred by some people to as Sarai (Sara), the wife of Ibrahim (Abraham) who is referred to Brahma of the Hindus. This has no linguistic or etymological basis. While Sara means lady, princess, noblewoman, Saraswati means one who leads to essence of self knowledge. It is also a Sanskrit composite word of surasa-vati which means "one with plenty of water" which typically the ancient river Saraswati was as confirmed by satellite images of the region. Further Saraswati as claimed in some later-date Puranas, has NO reference of being Brahma's consort in the Vedas.
Just as a deity is a reminder of divinity, Saraswati is the reminder of our rich civilization which was part of our Vedic heritage and is now claimed as Indus Valley civilization. It is remembrance of our ancestral land which was taken away from us without our consent and without giving a fight to those usurpers.
Let on this auspicious day of Basant Panchami, signifying the beginning of Spring, wisdom is blessed upon us and the courage to accept the truth of it and live for it.
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Vidyarupena Samsthita।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥
Veda, a name, derived from the elementary word Vid meaning Knowledge, and Saraswati - the local river, in the banks of which the sages, who composed Vedas, used to live, later became intermingled. With the disappearance of the river, Saraswati was deified as the goddess of knowledge, education, music etc. all of these things which had their source in Vedic Shastras. This is the day we unknowingly celebrate our great treasures - the Vedas.
Saraswati is nowadays referred by some people to as Sarai (Sara), the wife of Ibrahim (Abraham) who is referred to Brahma of the Hindus. This has no linguistic or etymological basis. While Sara means lady, princess, noblewoman, Saraswati means one who leads to essence of self knowledge. It is also a Sanskrit composite word of surasa-vati which means "one with plenty of water" which typically the ancient river Saraswati was as confirmed by satellite images of the region. Further Saraswati as claimed in some later-date Puranas, has NO reference of being Brahma's consort in the Vedas.
Let on this auspicious day of Basant Panchami, signifying the beginning of Spring, wisdom is blessed upon us and the courage to accept the truth of it and live for it.
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Vidyarupena Samsthita।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥
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