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Tuesday, 6 January 2026

Sarasvati Parvati Panchavati

 


Goddess Sarasvati
  • Role: Goddess of wisdom, music, art, speech, and learning.
  • Affiliation: Wife of Brahma, part of the Tridevi (with Lakshmi & Parvati).
  • Worship: Celebrated during Basant Panchami. 
Goddess Parvati
  • Role: Consort of Lord Shiva, goddess of power, love, and devotion.
  • Affiliation: Mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya, a manifestation of the supreme goddess Durga.
  • Significance: Embodies divine feminine energy (Shakti). 
Panchavati
  • Meaning: "Five Banyan Trees," a holy place in Nashik, India.
  • Significance: Where Rama, Sita, and Lakshman lived during their exile; features holy sites like Sita Gumpha, Kalaram Temple, and Ramkund. 
Connection
  • While Sarasvati and Parvati are distinct goddesses, they are often seen together as manifestations of the divine feminine (Shakti) within Hinduism, alongside Lakshmi, forming the Tridevi. Panchavati is a sacred site where divine figures like Rama and Sita resided, connecting it to the broader realm of Hindu

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Skanda Purana narrates that one day while Parvati was resting some drops of sweat fell from her forehead on the mountain Mandara, from which grew the bel tree.
  1. Girija lives on the root , 
  2. Maheswari on its shoulder, 
  3. Dukshayani on its branches, 
  4. Parvati among its leaves, 
  5. Katyayani in its fruit, 
  6. Gaori in its flowers 
  7. while in thorns the numerous Saktis find a home. 
  8. Lakshmi the Goddess of Wealth, forms trunk

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