Deity
サラスヴァティー
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
- verses
- 2,227
- books
- 34
- chapters
- 990
- Consort of
- ブラフマー
What the texts say
In the Rigveda, Saraswati is invoked as a worthy goddess of flowing clarity, asked to come to the sacrifice and hear the worshippers' word. Rig Veda 5.43.11 The Devi Bhagavatam calls her the embodiment of all learning, who grants people intellect, poetic ability, brilliance and memory. Devi Bhagavatam 9.1.30 In the Skanda Purana, Saraswati and Gayatri are both spoken of as consorts of the god Brahma. Skanda Purana 3.1.40.4 The Matsya Purana tells it differently: Brahma brought her forth and ordained her as his own daughter, born from his very body. Matsya Purana 3.32 The Agni Purana pictures her holding a book, a rosary and a vina. Agni Purana 3.50.16 In the Mahabharata, she is also the foremost river, which becomes hidden at a place called Vinasana beneath the desert. Mahabharata 3.82.5, 3.80.118 The Devi Bhagavatam speaks of worshipping her on Vasant Panchami, the fifth day of Magha's bright fortnight. Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.98
Where to read
Every verse that names サラスヴァティー, book by book.
- 2.20
アグニよ、欺かれぬ御方に——清涼なる護りとなれ。閃く炎より我を護れ、罠より護れ、誤って放たれる害より護れ、邪なる思いより護れ。我らの飲むこの酌を無害とし、正しき胎処(ふさわしき器)に善く据えよ。スヴァーハー!安穏なる安置の主たるアグニにスヴァーハー!栄光と福分を具えるサラスヴァティーにスヴァーハー!
- 4.7
意向(Ākūti)と儀礼の結合(Prayuja)のため、アグニ(Agni)に――スヴァーハー!知慧(Medhā)と心(Manas)のため、アグニに――スヴァーハー!灌頂・受戒(Dīkṣā)と苦行の熱(Tapas)のため、アグニに――スヴァーハー!サラスヴァティー(Sarasvatī)とプーシャン(Pūṣan)のため、アグニに――スヴァーハー!おお、神なる水よ、偉大にして万福をもたらすものよ。天と地よ、広き中空よ。我らは供物(Havis)をもってブリハスパティ(Bṛhaspat…
- 8.43
おおイダー(Iḍā)よ、彼らは供物において、望ましき贈り物において、輝く光において歓喜する。おおアディティ(Aditi)よ、サラスヴァティー(Sarasvatī)よ、名声大いなる者よ。おおアグニヤー(Aghnyā、害してはならぬ者)よ、これらは汝の名である。わが善く成した奉仕が、神々に向けて宣べられんことを。
- 2.20
Also named in
- Devi Bhagavatam102 verses
- Narada Purana98 verses
- Garuda Purana88 verses
- Rig Veda75 verses
- Atharvaveda62 verses
- Agni Purana54 verses
- Brahma Purana54 verses
- Shiva Purana53 verses
- Krishna Yajurveda53 verses
- Ramcharitmanas43 verses
- Brahmanda Purana35 verses
- Bhagavatam33 verses
- Vamana Purana30 verses
- Linga Purana28 verses
- Matsya Purana23 verses
- Varaha Purana22 verses
- Kurma Purana20 verses
- Markandeya Purana16 verses
- Upanishads15 verses
- Mudgala Purana13 verses
- Narasimha Purana6 verses
- Kapila Purana6 verses
- Ramayana4 verses
- Siva Dharma Purana4 verses
- Manusmriti3 verses
- Vishnu Purana2 verses
- Samaveda1 verse
- Arthashastra1 verse
- Chanakya Niti1 verse
- Hanuman Chalisa1 verse
Key chapters
The chapters where サラスヴァティー matters most.
Transport of the Vāḍava Fire and the Manifestation of Five-Stream Sarasvatī
Ādhyāya 35: Oūrva, Vāḍavāgni, and Sarasvatī’s Tīrtha-Route to Prabhāsa (और्व-वाडवाग्नि-सरस्वतीतीर्थमार्गः)
Glory of the Sārasvata Tīrtha (Sarasvatī Tirtha)
Gayatrī-Sarasvatī Sannidhāna at Gandhamādana and the Establishment of the Twin Kuṇḍas (गायत्रीसरस्वती-सन्निधानं तथा कुण्डद्वय-माहात्म्यम्)
Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)
Moral pivot: a divine river caught between obedience…
Umā-Maheśvara Vrata: Narrative of Śāradā and the Ritual Protocol
Gaurī’s Epiphany, Dream-Union Boon, and the Account of Śāradā
Sarasvatī-Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती-तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)
Revealing voice of Vedic order: validates learning and…
Release of Sarasvatī from the Curse and the Origin Account of Sābhramatī
The Descent of Lakshmi, Ganga, and Sarasvati to Earth
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