Deity
辯才天女
सरस्वतीSarasvatī
- verses
- 2,227
- books
- 34
- chapters
- 990
- Consort of
- 梵天
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 辯才天女, book by book.
- 2.20
阿耆尼啊,向那不可欺夺者——愿你成为清凉的护佑:护我免于闪耀之焰;护我免于罗网;护我免于不祥之伤;护我免于恶念。愿你使我等所饮之酌无害,安置于其正当之胎处(应受之器)中。娑嚩诃!奉献于阿耆尼——安稳安置之主——娑嚩诃!奉献于萨拉斯瓦蒂——具荣光与福分者——娑嚩诃!
- 4.7
为意向(Ākūti)与仪轨之牵引(Prayuja),奉于阿耆尼(Agni)——娑嚩訶!为智识(Medhā)与心(Manas),奉于阿耆尼——娑嚩訶!为受戒(Dīkṣā)与苦行热力(Tapas),奉于阿耆尼——娑嚩訶!为萨拉斯瓦蒂(Sarasvatī)与普尚(Pūṣan),奉于阿耆尼——娑嚩訶!噫,神圣之水,广大而遍吉祥者;噫,天与地;噫,广阔之中空:我等以供献(Havis)奉事布里哈斯帕提(Bṛhaspati)——娑嚩訶!
- 8.43
噢伊ḍā(伊荼)啊,他们在供献之供物、在所愿之献礼、在皎洁之光中欢悦;噢阿底提(Aditi),噢萨拉斯瓦蒂(Sarasvatī),以盛名而伟大。噢阿格尼娅(Aghnyā,不可伤害者)啊,这些是你的名号;愿我所善作之功业为诸天所宣说。
- 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 辯才天女 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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