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.

    • 7.1.33.9

      自在天说道:“萨拉斯瓦蒂——为苏拉毗之诅咒所煎迫,并承受先前所取之身分的果报——被毗湿奴化作他的乘具。”

    • 7.1.35.18

      萨拉斯瓦蒂说道:“噢,天神,我已依汝之命启程,毫无疑虑。”她说罢,梵天一再称许:“善哉!善哉!贤德之女!”

    • 6.1.46.16

      国王领悟了娑罗娑伐蒂(Sarasvatī)的广大灵威,具足至上信心,便开始观想默念女神娑罗娑伐蒂。

    • 9.41.6

      就在那处,圣者娑檀努(Sthāṇu)既行供奉,又礼敬萨拉斯瓦蒂(Sarasvatī),遂立此渡口为神圣的圣地(tīrtha);因此称为“娑檀努渡口”(Sthāṇutīrtha),主上啊。

    • 3.184.1

      马尔坎德耶(Mārkaṇḍeya)说:就在此处,敌城征服者啊;英雄啊,请聆听——当智者塔尔克夏(Tārkṣya)发问时,萨拉斯瓦蒂(Sarasvatī)所吟唱之歌。

    • 14.21.10

      于是,世尊对萨拉斯瓦蒂说:“心识(为胜)。”言语随即答道:“我确是为你成就诸欲者。”

    • 1.18.75

      又有豺面者(Sṛgālavadana)、克西(Keśī),以及沙拉达(Śarada);并有独眼者(Ekākṣa)、罗睺(Rāhu)、弗利陀罗(Vṛtra)与“解脱忿怒者”(Krodha-vimokṣaṇa)。

    • 1.32.78

      然而在迦尔提迦月尤为殊胜,她至为清净吉祥,能除诸罪。从优昙婆罗林中,萨拉斯瓦蒂亦现前而来。

    • 5.104.50

      如是,婆罗提(辩才天女)诵出所有其他字母。以此文字书写了往世书;因此,它受到你的赞美。

    • 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。

Key chapters

The chapters where 辯才天女 matters most.

  1. Transport of the Vāḍava Fire and the Manifestation of Five-Stream Sarasvatī

    Skanda Purana 7.1.33 · 60 verses

  2. Ādhyāya 35: Oūrva, Vāḍavāgni, and Sarasvatī’s Tīrtha-Route to Prabhāsa (और्व-वाडवाग्नि-सरस्वतीतीर्थमार्गः)

    Skanda Purana 7.1.35 · 54 verses

  3. Glory of the Sārasvata Tīrtha (Sarasvatī Tirtha)

    Skanda Purana 6.1.46 · 31 verses

  4. Gayatrī-Sarasvatī Sannidhāna at Gandhamādana and the Establishment of the Twin Kuṇḍas (गायत्रीसरस्वती-सन्निधानं तथा कुण्डद्वय-माहात्म्यम्)

    Skanda Purana 3.1.40 · 30 verses

  5. Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)

    Mahabharata 9.41 · 23 verses

    Moral pivot: a divine river caught between obedience…

  6. Umā-Maheśvara Vrata: Narrative of Śāradā and the Ritual Protocol

    Skanda Purana 3.3.18 · 15 verses

  7. Gaurī’s Epiphany, Dream-Union Boon, and the Account of Śāradā

    Skanda Purana 3.3.19 · 14 verses

  8. Sarasvatī-Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती-तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

    Mahabharata 3.184 · 13 verses

    Revealing voice of Vedic order: validates learning and…

  9. Release of Sarasvatī from the Curse and the Origin Account of Sābhramatī

    Skanda Purana 6.1.173 · 13 verses

  10. The Descent of Lakshmi, Ganga, and Sarasvati to Earth

    Devi Bhagavatam 9.6 · 12 verses

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