Sarasvati

Goddess of knowledge, speech, music, and the arts; consort of Brahma

Domains

• knowledge
• speech
• music

Powers

• Embody articulate speech and the power of the word
• Confer learning, eloquence, and mastery of the arts

Epithets

• वाग्देवी sanskrit · Vāgdevī · epithetGoddess of speech and the wordṚgveda 6.61 (Sarasvatī); Sarasvatī iconographic tradition (primary)
• भारती sanskrit · Bhāratī · stotraGoddess of eloquence and learningṚgveda (Āprī hymns, Bhāratī among the goddesses of speech) (primary)
• शारदा sanskrit · Śāradā · cultThe autumnal/ripe one; goddess of wisdom (Sharada Peeth)Śāradā cult of Kashmir; Śaṅkara's Śāradā tradition at Sringeri (secondary)

Relations

• spouse: BrahmaGoddess of knowledge and speech; consort of the creator Brahma.Matsya Purana 3-4 (Brahma and Savitri/Sarasvati); Saraswati as Brahma's consort of speech (primary)

Sources

• existence: Rigveda 6.61 (primary); Brahmavaivarta Purana (primary)