Tag: saraswati

  • Navaratri – Celebrating the Goddesses

    The spirit of Navaratri – a festival of nine (-nava) nights (-ratri) is a vibrant reminder to us of the power of the feminine in our lives. One aspect of the feminine is shakti – often described as power, or energy. The significance of shakti is perhaps explained best by the two words Shiva-Shakti. Shiva…

  • Vasant Panchami – Saraswati Puja

    Vasant Panchami (also known as Basant Panchami) is a festival in honor of Goddess Saraswati, the hindu Goddess of education, learning and the fine arts (music, writing, painting, etc.). The festival is celebrated on the fifth (panch) day after the new moon (amavasaya) in the month of Magha according to the Hindu calendar (usually occurs…

  • Saraswati Gayatri Mantra Meaning and Relevance

    Saraswati Gayatri Mantra The Saraswati Gayatri is a mantra written specifically to invoke Goddess Saraswati, in the 24-metre tradition of the original Gayatri Mantra. The transliterated version, along with the sanskrit version is given below: AUM vaakdevayyI ch: viddhmahe virinji patniyyI ch: dhImahi tanno.n vaaNi prachodayaat.h. ॐ वाकदेव्य्यी च: विद्धमहे, विरिन्जी पत्निय्यी च: धीमहि, तन्नो…