Saraswati- The Goddess of Wisdom

Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and science, the mother of Vedas and the inventor of Sanskrit letters. She is represented with four arms . with one of her right hands she is presenting a flower, and other hand she holds a book of palm-leaves, indicating that she is fond of learning. In one of her hand she has a string of pearls, which serve as a rosary, and in other is a small drum. Saraswati having been produced from Brahma, was regarded as his daughter; she is celebrated both as a river and a goddess. She is primarily a river deity, as her name, the water, clearly denotes, and in this capacity she is celebrated in a few separate passages. Saraswati is frequently invited to the scarifies along with several other goddesses, who however, were never ,like her river nymphs , but personifications of some department of religious worship, or sacred science. She is frequently invoked along with other deities. In many passage where she is celebrated, her original character is, as I have intimated , distinctly preserved. Thus in two places she is mentioned along with rivers, or fertilizing waters.; Yo goddess opulent waters, command riches; ye posses excellent power and immortality; ye are mistresses of wealth and progeny; may Saraswati bestow this vitality on her worshippers. And she is mentioned with the other well-known streams the Sindhu and Ganges. In another place she is said to surpass all other rivers, and to flow pure from the mountains. She pronounced this curse on the wives of the gods collectivity. As goddess of learning, she is regularly worshipped once a year on Vasant Panchmi.