சரஸ்வதி பூஜை,Goddess Saraswati: Goddess of Education.

The Symbolism of Goddess Saraswati, Goddess of Science , Video

     Saraswati is considered to be the divine consort of Lord Brahma, the Creator of the universe which means that the learning power is fundamental in all beings. Saraswati literally means the flowing one.
Maa Saraswati is depicted either sitting on a white lotus or riding a white swan. In North India, she is shown with a peacock. The white lotus symbolizes supreme pure knowledge while the swan symbolizes grace and the power of discrimination. The peacock is the secret of Om. Goddess Saraswati has four arms which represent the four aspects of human personality in learning: i.e. mind, intellect, alertness and ego
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    This Divine Hymn written by Sage Agastya about the Goddess of learning is considered to be powerful and beneficial to those who recite or listen. It bestows the power to understand and progress in studies and development of artistic talents. It helps the mind to blossom with the great qualities of concentration, creativity, discrimination and attention. It will inspire one to initiate service projects that serve humanity, and become spiritually mature with humility, sincerity, gentleness, and truthfulness.
On Navratri 2011, Goddess Saraswati descends on this Earth plane in her ferocious form to destroy the demon of ignorance.Saraswati Puja restructures your thoughts to give you divine intelligence. Maa Saraswati or Goddess Saraswati who represents unpolluted consciousness, destroys the demons of negativity and ignorance that causes suffering in this whole world.

Maa Saraswati or Goddess Saraswati

Goddess Saraswati or Maa Saraswati is most widely known as the Goddess of Education. She is the Goddess of Science  and the Goddess of Innovation and Design. She will bring in new understandings and technologies beyond our present thinking that will uplift all of Humanity on Navaratri 2011. This will deepen our faculties and open us on spiritual level.
In Sanskrit, ‘Sara’ means essence and ‘Va’ means the self therefore meaning knowledge of the true self which is all knowing and all powerful. Maa Saraswati is also called the ‘Shwetambari’, since Shweta means ‘white’ and Ambari means ‘one who clad or wears’, because of her fondness of wearing white dresses

The Symbolism of Goddess Saraswati

 
In one hand Ma Saraswati holds the Vedas which represent the universal, divine, eternal, and true knowledge as well as her perfection of the sciences and the scriptures. In another hand she holds a crystal rosary or mala, representing the power of meditation and spirituality. In the third and fourth hands she holds a musical instrument called the veena, representing her perfection of all arts and sciences.