SARASWATI
Hindu - Tibetan Goddess of Knowledge and Arts
Hindu goddess of learning and the arts. Saraswati is first referred to in literature as the personification of the sacred river, the Saraswati, and is also identified with Vac, the goddess of speech. In later Hinduism she is usually considered the consort of the god Brahma (the promulgator of the Veda), but she enjoys an autonomous position as the patroness of art, music, and letters. She is given legendary credit for having invented the Sanskrit language and the Devanagari script in which it is written. She is usually represented in painting and sculpture as graceful, fair (usually stark white), and dressed in white garments, riding on a swan (or goose) and holding a lute and a manuscript or book. Sarasvati is annually worshiped with great enthusiasm by students and teachers alike at the advent of spring, which in the Hindu year occurs in January-February, when her image is taken out in jubilant procession. Saraswati is also a popular goddess in Jaina and Buddhist mythology.
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The following is reprinted from the book Soft Moon Shining.
THE BEACH COMBER
Mother of LifeI am so happy to spend my days
roaming at the ocean's edge
of your infinite being
listening to the rolling surf
as it calls the sparkling star filled sands
to join the timeless push and pull
of your ecstatic play
I am a beachcomber, a vagabond
looking for a few good sea shells
Soon we will take these to the market place
hoping that someone else
might hold a shell to their ear
and hear your song
of endless love