Vasant Panchami Special: Exploring the Significance of the Festival

Today is Vasant Panchami, celebrating the birth of Goddess Saraswati, the deity of wisdom and learning. Worshipping Goddess Saraswati on Vasant Panchami is believed to bring blessings for prosperity and academic success. This practice of honouring the deity of wisdom and learning on Vasant Panchami also referred to as Sri Panchami, is a tradition rooted in ancient customs. Conducting Aksharabhyasam on this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami is believed to enrich children with eloquence, wisdom, good judgment, intellectual abundance, thoughtfulness, talent, retention, and insight, ensuring a prosperous academic future.

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Offering prayers to the Goddess of Learning in her various forms such as Vagishwari, Mahasaraswati, Siddha Saraswati, Neela Saraswati, Dharana Saraswati, and Bala Saraswati with white flowers is believed to bestow mastery over all forms of knowledge, as per ancient scriptures. Today, people from all over the country are visiting Saraswati temples to celebrate this special day, not just in Telugu states but across India and temples like Basara in Telangana, Vargal in Telangana, Bhimpul in Uttarakhand, Pushkar in Rajasthan, and Saraswati Devi Temple in Kashmir are bustling with devotees.

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Basara: A Place of Unique Significance

Among the prominent Saraswati temples in India, one is located in Kashmir, and another significant one is in Basara. In Basara, Goddess Gnyana Saraswati graces alongside Mahalakshmi and Mahakali. The temple was built during the Chalukya era. Goddess Saraswati appeared to Sage Veda Vyasa and instructed him to construct a temple for the three goddesses. Vyasa brought three handfuls of sand from the river and established idols of the three goddesses. The belief is that Vyasa resided here for a while, leading to the place being named Vyasapuri, Vyasara, and over time, evolving into ‘Basara’. The presence of the idols of the three goddesses, established by Vyasa, lends great significance to performing Aksharabhyasam for children at this temple, making it a highly esteemed ritual among people.