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Saraswati Puja is celebrated on the fifth day (Panchami Tithi) of the Shukla Paksh of the Hindu month of Magha. This day is also known as Basant Panchmi. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped for knowledge, culture, wisdom, music and art. It is believed that worshiping Goddess Saraswati in the bright fortnight of the month of Magha (fifth day) is of immense importance.
The day of Saraswati Puja is also called as Abujha Muhurat i.e; the most auspicious Muhurat. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped on Basant Panchmi/Sri Panchmi, Navratri Saraswati Puja & Diwali Sharda Puja.
The above Mantra means the Goddess Saraswati is as bright as the flower of Kund and as bright as white pearl. She is holding the harp (Veena) which enhances her beauty as she is sitting on the lotus. Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar worship her for her knowledge and wisdom. We wish and pray that Goddess Saraswati blesses us with knowledge and protect us from the evil.
Goddess Saraswati is one of the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi & Parvati. She is believed to be the wife of Lord Brahma (the creator of universe). Being the husband of Goddess Saraswati, Lord Brahma is also known as Vaagish (Lord of Speech and Sound).
The above Mantra means the Goddess Saraswati is as bright as the flower of Kund and as bright as white pearl. She is holding the harp (Veena) which enhances her beauty as she is sitting on the lotus. Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Shankar worship her for her knowledge and wisdom. We wish and pray that Goddess Saraswati blesses us with knowledge and protect us from the evil.
Goddess Saraswati is one of the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi & Parvati. She is believed to be the wife of Lord Brahma (the creator of universe). Being the husband of Goddess Saraswati, Lord Brahma is also known as Vaagish (Lord of Speech and Sound).
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped to invoke the blessings of the deity, who is the Goddess of culture, music art and education. The significance of Saraswati Puja is that it is a spring festival and it marks the beginning of spring. The yellow colour forms an integral part of the festival. Yellow coloured flowers are offered to the deity, such as Marigold. The food prepared are also yellow in colour, such as kesariya bhaat or sweet saffron rice, kesariya ladoo or halwa or saffron pudding, khichdi or a mixture of yellow pulses with rice and so on. Young girls drape themselves in yellow coloured sarees or basanti coloured saree. Even the cloth which covers the stool on which the deity is placed is yellow in colour. Yellow forms the theme colour of this festival because mustard flowers during this season, spring are in full bloom everywhere and this festival represents the Spring season.
Not only is this festival celebrated with a lot of zeal and fervour in the states of Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal, but in Punjab the Sikh community celebrates this festival with a lot of pomp in Gurdwara and the musicians perform basant raga. In many parts of Punjab, fairs are held on this day.Guru Gobind Singh was married on this day and hence it is celebrated by the Sikh community. This day is celebrated by flying kite in Firozpur.
The significance of Saraswati Puja is that, Saraswati, being the Goddess of learning, on the day of Saraswati Puja young children are made to write alphabets. This is a common practice in West Bengal and it is known as "Hathe khori".It is a popular belief that if a young child writes in front of the Goddess, he would be blessed by the deity and will do very well in his education in future.
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