Character of the Day: SARASWATI

(Kalighat painting)

SARASWATI is the goddess of music and wisdom. Together with Lakshmi and Parvati, she is one of the three main manifestations of the Goddess, Devi.

Wikipedia: Saraswati, Devi, Tridevi

Wikiquote: Saraswati

Ramayana: Saraswati causes Kumbhakarna to ask for the gift of "sleep" as his boon, when that is not what he intended to say.

Mahabharata: A legend tells that Saraswati cursed Drona for his cruel treatment of Ekalavya.

Holidays: Vasant Panchami and Navratri

Devdutt.com: Invoking the Goddess

Kindle: 7 Secrets of the Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik ($2.99); see videobook below.

Bizzell: Saraswati: Stories of the Goddess of Wisdom

Videos:

Saraswati's Secret plus Part 2

Vasant Panchami



Saraswati by Girish