Sarasvatī

Sarasvatī · saras-vatī, “she who is full of waters”

Sarasvatī is a name used for more than one devī and river in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Devatās

• Sarasvatī: the Devī of speech, learning and the arts, also called Vāgīśvarī and Vāgdevī. Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 319; Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 3; Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapters 1 and 6; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 1, 11, 27, 49, 59, 65; Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya, Chapters 11, 16, 19, 21–22, 25–26

Places

• Sarasvatī River: the holy river born from the plaksha tree, which flows through Kurukshetra and carried Vasishṭha away from Viśvāmitra. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 2–3, 5, 7, 13, 23–24, 27, 31, 36–37, 53, 57; Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya, Chapters 1, 11–13, 16–20, 26, 28