Saraswati
(Saraswoti, Sarasvati)
Hindu Goddess
of the Arts
shown with
Rhodochrosite
The cabochon is a generous
25mm x 18mm
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Characteristically, Saraswati (also spelled Sarasvoti, Saraswoti and Sarasvati) is depicted as a graceful young woman seated on a peacock or a lotus with a bina (sitar-like instrument) in her lap, her head surrounded with the crescent of the moon.

Originally worshipped as the personificaton of the River Sarasvoti in northern India, she represented, of course fertility, abundance, and the life-giving flow of water, hence her name, which means "She who flows."  Later, she was attributed with the invention of human speech and writing, then with all the arts and knowledge.  She is considered to be the patron goddess of writers and poets, and is honored in libraries in India with gifts of incense, fruit and flowers.

She is the patron goddess of artists, writers, students, poets and musicians.  It is said that, if you "worship Saraswati (wisdom), then Lakshmi (wealth) will follow."

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