Sarasvati
deity water Hindu single tradition · 9
Sarasvati is a holy river mentioned in the Rigveda and personified as a deity in Hinduism.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Rigveda.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Brahmaputra, Vaikuntha-Kamalaja, Aradvi Sura Anahita, Bhagavati, Bhagavān, Buddhi, Riddhi, Siddhi, Kala Bo, Mahishasura, Ganga, Garuda, Kurma, Anāhitā, kali, Śiva, Satis, Cundā, Mahadevi, devi, Shumbha, Nishumbha, Matrikas, Agni, Mitra-Varuna, Pururavas, Vishnu, Shiva, Tridevi
- syncretized with
- Ila, Arədvī Sūra Anāhīta, Benzaiten
- consort of
- Brahma
- child of
- Durga
- manifested by
- Gandhari
Mentioned by
- Ganga
- Garuda
- Kurma
- Anāhitā
- kali
- Śiva
- Satis
- Cundā
- Mahadevi
- devi
- Shumbha
- Nishumbha
- Matrikas
- Agni
- Mitra-Varuna
- Pururavas
and 7 more
Sources
Source passages
“holy rivers such as the Sarasvati”
#22440 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The manuscript is the attribute of goddess Sarasvati, while the mirror is the traditional attribute of Parvati, especially in Ardhanarishvara icons.”
#22551 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Along with Lakshmi and Sarasvati, she forms the trinity, known as the Tridevi.”
#29268 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Hinduism, it is primarily used to address the goddesses Sarasvati, Lakshmi and Parvati.”
#30195 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Another pattern connects Ganesha with the goddess of culture and the arts, Sarasvati.”
#30450 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat