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The Matsya Purana then describes how Brahma begins to desire her intensely and cannot stop looking at her. Saraswati begins circumambulating him in reverence. Not wishing to keep turning his face to see her, Brahma produced faces on the sides and back of his head. Sarasvati then leapt into the sky and a fifth face emerged from Brahma, looking ...
Saraswathi Sabatham (transl. Saraswati's oath) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Based on Pudhumaipithan's novel Vakkum Vakkum, it stars Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, Padmini, Devika and K. R. Vijaya. It is not a prequel of the 2013 film Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham. The ...
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The Skanda Purana writes that Gayatri is married to Brahma, making her a form of Saraswati. [23] According to some texts, Brahma's first wife is Savitri, and Gayatri is the second. The story goes that Savitri became angry knowing the wedding of Gayatri with Brahma, and cursed all the gods and goddesses engaged in the event. [24] [10]
The painting shows Brahma – a 4-headed deity of Hinduism, with Saraswati in his lap, riding on his vahana called hamsa. It is depicted a more goose-like mythical bird with flowery tail. It wears jewelry just like Brahma and Saraswati. In the north India Kashmir- and Punjab-area tradition, the pre-19th century paintings show a white swan-like ...
Devotees add samidha (sacrificial offerings of wood) to the flame and collect the ashes as blessings. A stone called the Brahma Shila – in front of temple – is regarded as the exact spot of the divine marriage. [11] A water stream called Saraswati Ganga originates in the courtyard of the temple. It fills all the holy ponds in the vicinity. [3]
According to one non-mainstream tradition, Ganesha was a brahmacārin, that is, unmarried. [6] This pattern is primarily popular in parts of southern India. [7] This tradition was linked to the controversial concept of the relationship between celibacy and the commitment to spiritual growth. [8]
The goddess is depicted yellow in colour with four heads and four(or six) arms. Like Brahma, she holds a japamala, a kamandalu (water pot), a lotus stalk, bells, vedas and the trident while she is seated on a hamsa (identified with a swan or goose) as her vahana (mount or vehicle). Sometimes, she is shown seated on a lotus with a swan on her ...