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Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, is considered to be the source of all the learning. This divine energy is the source of spiritual light, remover of all ignorance and promoter of all knowledge. She is respected and adored by all the faiths, worldly persons and saints. She has four arms, one holding a book, the other a rosary and two hands holding a musical instrument Veenä. Her seat is a lotus and the peacock is her vehicle
representing equanimity in prosperity. In some places it is mentioned that the swan is her vehicle.
This image of Saraswati was created for a temple of the
Jains, a faith that originated in the fifth century B.C. The great
jain saint Yashovijayji sought the blessing of Goddess of knowledge, Saraswati to formulate and construct Jain scriptures, which he
mentioned in the second stanza of Jambuswami Raas.
It is said that once Acharya Umasvami (Umasvati) made a
stone-image of saraswati, the goddess of learning, speak. |
