Importance and Significance of Saraswati Puja
Feb 9, 2017 under Culture and Tradition
Saraswati is the goddess of education, art culture and music. The goddess is worshipped in many parts of the country. We in this article will discuss about the Saraswati Puja that is common in West Bengal and will also discuss the significance of this festival.
The festival is celebrated usually on the day of vasant panchami. Vasant Panchami means the fifth day of spring. The exact date of the festival keeps changing every year as per the Hindu calendar. Apart from Bengalis this day is also celebrated by the Sikhs.
Importance of Saraswati Pooja
Saraswati puja is a very important puja. If you please the Goddess Saraswati she can grant you with a lot of knowledge and talents. The people who are affected by Rahu must worship the goddess Saraswati regularly. She is the mother of the Vedas. Some say that she is the daughter of Lord Shiva and goddess Durga. There are many more theories about her origin.
Some also say that she came out from the mouth of Lord Brahma. She was very beautiful and Brahma considered her as the most beautiful creation of his. She is associated with the moon and lotus both of which are signs of eternal womanhood.
Some theory also says that she came out of the Samudra manthan. As she was very beautiful and full of knowledge she was sent to heaven and stayed there as goddess. Some also say that goddess Saraswati was Vishnu’s wife. As she was too intelligent Vishnu decided to give her off to Brahma and since then she became the wife of Brahma.
No matter what story is said about her origin one thing is for sure that she is considered t o be the goddess of knowledge and wisdom. She has four hands that signify the ego, mind, intellect and alertness of the human beings. You will find her holding lotus in one hand this signifies true knowledge. She also holds the vedas in one hand and carries a veena (musical instrument).
The goddess is always dressed in a white coloured saree. It is said that with the veena she plays the music of love and life. The goddess is seen rising a big white swan. This swan signifies purity.
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