Ma Saraswati Namavali

MA SARASWATI NAMAVALI

INTRODUCTION

The 108 names of Ma Saraswati are the divine names that explain her kind nature and her precious qualities.

Ma Saraswati is a Vedic goddess, and she was mentioned in the Rig Veda. She contains equivalent powers similar to Ma Shakti and Ma Lakshmi Devi. She is the beloved consort of Lord Brahma, and serves as a dutiful wife, and she obeys his orders and follows his instructions in a well-versed manner. She is very benevolent towards her devotees, and by worshipping her, even a layman can become a big pundit. Few temples are dedicated to her, and among that, the Koothanur Saraswati Temple and the Gnana Saraswati Devi temple are considered as famous temples, and every year, during Vasant Panchami Festival day, and during Navaratri festivals, lot of devotees would throng in these temples, in order to get the grace of Ma Saraswati.

She is the goddess of Knowledge, arts, music, and education, and in the Veda Patasalas, she is given prime importance, and daily worship would be made to Ma Saraswati by the Vedic scholars and the Vedic students.

Reciting the 108 names of Saraswati with pure bhakti is one of the ways to worship her.

In most of the Hindu families, worshipping Ma Saraswati in the mornings has become a main activity, since they believe that by offering prayers to the holy mother, they could run the entire day without any difficulty.

Chanting Saraswati Namavali on Fridays and on Festival days is considered as an important activity.

The wonderful 108 names of Ma Saraswati are as follows:-