https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76 Goddess of Knowledge Art and Music en-us 2017-09-08 14:00:28 UTC 2025-10-25 17:03:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png hunterjmiller1811 https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191222163 Saraswati is the Goddess of leaming, knowledge, and wisdom. The Sanskrit word sara means "essence" and swa means "self." Thus Saraswati means "the essence of the self."]]> 2017-09-26 13:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191222163 hunterjmiller1811 https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191222916 Saraswati is represented in Hindu mythology as the divine consort of Lord Brahma, the Creator of the universe. Since knowledge is necessary for creation, Saraswati symbolizes the creative power of Brahma. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped by all persons interested in knowledge, especially students, teachers, scholars, and scientists.

]]> 2017-09-26 13:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191222916 hunterjmiller1811 https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191226001 In Her popular images and pictures, Goddess Saraswati is generally depicted with four arms (some pictures may show only two arms), wearing a white sari and seated on a white lotus. She holds a book and a rosary in Her rear two hands, while the front two hands are engaged in the playing of a lute. Her right leg is shown slightly pushing against Her left leg. She uses a swan as Her vehicle. There is a peacock by Her side gazing at Her.]]> 2017-09-26 13:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191226001 hunterjmiller1811 https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191232098 Saraswati is called the mother of the Vedas and the keeper of Brahma’s creative intelligence. For most Indian artists, all art and all new art traditions originate with Saraswati. Lord Brahma, in order to create the world and the human race, made a Goddess out of himself. One half was woman, and the other half was man. Brahma called the woman Saraswati. Creative energy is her siddhi and for this reason she is worshipped by every Indian artist.]]> 2017-09-26 13:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191232098 hunterjmiller1811 https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191236148 Saraswati inspires Hindu creators. She is the goddess of art and basically creative freedom. It is said that she flows through every piece of art whether it be music, paintings, etc. This is very important to hindu culture because they believe she is responsible for a piece of their happiness since, for some, their art is their happiness. She is also the goddess of knowledge and hindu culture believes she is always there beside the teacher helping the student learn.]]> 2017-09-26 13:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191236148 hunterjmiller1811 https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191238355 I think Saraswati is very important because she inspires people to be creative and I think that if the followers did not have Saraswati to believe in, they wouldn't be able to create the beautiful art that they create or teach the amazing lessons they teach.]]> 2017-09-26 13:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterjmiller1811/vadpxc3tpy76/wish/191238355