॥ History of Goddess Saraswati Devi ॥
After creating the cosmic universe, Lord Brahma realized that he lacked forms, concepts and orders. He felt lost and needed help organizing the universe. He decided to create the very incarnation of knowledge to help him in this Herculean task and the goddess Saraswati emerged from his mouth. She taught him how to create order in the cosmos, as we know it. The sun, the moon and the stars are born. The oceans have emerged and the seasons have changed. The brave Brahma then called Saraswati – Vagdevi, the goddess of speech and sound. Thus, Lord Brahma became the Creator of the world with Saraswati as a source of wisdom.
Another legend tells how the goddess Saraswati found the living Somras Gandharvas without war. Gandharvas are thought to be demi-gods from the fragrance of flowers. They stole the Soma plant from the gods, because it was believed that its dizzying and invigorating sap made the devas invasive. This angered the gods, but the goddess Saraswati promised to recover the plant without a fight. She entered the garden of Gandharvas and began to create beautiful music with his veena: the charming melodies of ragas and raginis. Hypnotized, the Gandharvas asked for music and the goddess Saraswati agreed to teach them if they returned the Soma plant. As a result, the gods got back their Soma plant and the Gandharvas learned music to become celestial musicians whose melodies could awaken the mind like no other intoxicating.
While Brahma and goddess Saraswati are considered the creators of the universe, few people know that they have never enjoyed domestic happiness. Legends say that it emerged from the forehead of his father, Brahma. When Brahma saw the beautiful Saraswati, he fell in love with her beauty and intelligence. Goddess Saraswati did not like his lust, so she decided to escape his gaze. But no matter which direction she was moving, Brahma had another head just to look at her. One head pushed in each direction and one especially, so he had 5 heads to be able to see anywhere.
This distressed goddess Saraswati cursed a lot and she cursed Lord Brahma for having too few temples to worship him. When the lust of Brahma began to change the order of the world, Lord Shiva intervened as Bhairava, Lord of Terror. When Bhairava tore the fifth Brahma head, he returned to himself. He needed to make a yagna to clean himself, but he needed a woman for that. So Brahma took Saraswati as his wife. However, she remained distant and distracted since the marriage was out of duty, and the two never enjoyed marital happiness.
॥ 108 Names Of Sarasvati ॥
1) OM sarasvatyai Svaahaa
2) OM mahaabhadraayai Svaahaa
3) OM mahaamaayaayai Svaahaa
4) OM varapradaayai Svaahaa
5) OM shriipradaayai Svaahaa
6) OM padmaniilayaayai Svaahaa
7) OM padmaayai Svaahaa
8) OM padmavaktrakaayai Svaahaa
9) OM shivaanujaayai Svaahaa
10) OM pushtakabhrite Svaahaa ॥ 10 ॥
11) OM gyaanamudraayai Svaahaa
12) OM ramaayai Svaahaa
13) OM paraayai Svaahaa
14) OM kaamaruupaayai Svaahaa
15) OM mahaavidyaayai Svaahaa
16) OM mahaapaataka naashinyai Svaahaa
17) OM mahaashrayaayai Svaahaa
18) OM maalinyai Svaahaa
19) OM mahaabhogaayai Svaahaa
20) OM mahaabhujaayai Svaahaa ॥ 20 ॥
21) OM mahaabhaagaayai Svaahaa
22) OM mahotsaahaayai Svaahaa
23) OM divyaangaayai Svaahaa
24) OM suravanditaayai Svaahaa
25) OM mahaakaalyai Svaahaa
26) OM mahaapaashaayai Svaahaa
27) OM mahaakaaraayai Svaahaa
28) OM mahaankushaayai Svaahaa
29) OM piitaayai Svaahaa
30) OM vimalaayai Svaahaa ॥ 30 ॥
31) OM vishvaayai Svaahaa
32) OM vidyunmaalaayai Svaahaa
33) OM vaishnavyai Svaahaa
34) OM chandrikaayai Svaahaa
35) OM chandravadanaayai Svaahaa
36) OM chandralekhaavibhuushitaayai Svaahaa
37) OM saavityai Svaahaa
38) OM surasaayai Svaahaa
39) OM devyai Svaahaa
40) OM divyaalankaarabhuushitaayai Svaahaa ॥ 40 ॥
41) OM vaagdevyai Svaahaa
42) OM vasudaayai Svaahaa
43) OM tiivraayai Svaahaa
44) OM mahaabhadraayai Svaahaa
45) OM mahaabalaayai Svaahaa
46) OM bhogadaayai Svaahaa
47) OM bhaaratyai Svaahaa
48) OM bhaamaayai Svaahaa
49) OM govindaayai Svaahaa
50) OM gomatyai Svaahaa ॥ 50 ॥
51) OM shivaayai Svaahaa
52) OM jatilaayai Svaahaa
53) OM vindhyaavaasaayai Svaahaa
54) OM vindhyaachalaviraajitaayai Svaahaa
55) OM chandikaayai Svaahaa
56) OM vaishnavyai Svaahaaa
57) OM braahmayai Svaahaa
58) OM brahmagyaanaika saadhanaayai Svaahaa
59) OM saudaamanyai Svaahaa
60) OM shudhaamuurtyai Svaahaa ॥ 60 ॥
61) OM subhadraayai Svaahaa
62) OM surapuujitaayai Svaahaa
63) OM suvaasinyai Svaahaa
64) OM sunaasaayai Svaahaa
65) OM vinidraayai Svaahaa
66) OM padmalochanaayai Svaahaa
67) OM vidyaaruupaayai Svaahaa
68) OM vishaalaayai Svaahaa
69) OM brahmajaayaayai Svaahaa
70) OM mahaaphalaayai Svaahaa ॥ 70 ॥
71) OM trayiimuurtaye Svaahaa
72) OM trikaalagyaayai Svaahaa
73) OM trigunaayai Svaahaa
74) OM shaastraruupinyai Svaahaa
75) OM shambhaasurapramathinyai Svaahaa
76) OM shubhadaayai Svaahaa
77) OM svaraatmikaayai Svaahaa
78) OM raktabiijanihantryai Svaahaa
79) OM chaamundaayai Svaahaa
80) OM ambikaayai Svaahaa ॥ 80 ॥
81) OM mundakaayapraharanaayai Svaahaa
82) OM dhuumralochana madanaayai Svaahaa
83) OM sarvadevastutaayai Svaahaa
84) OM saumyaayai Svaahaa
85) OM suraasura namaskritaayai Svaahaa
86) OM kaalaraatryai Svaahaa
87) OM kalaadharaayai Svaahaa
88) OM ruupasaubhaagyadaayinyai Svaahaa
89) OM vaagdevyai Svaahaa
90) OM varaarohaayai Svaahaa ॥ 90 ॥
91) OM vaaraahyai Svaahaa
92) OM vaarijaasanaayai Svaahaa
93) OM chitraambaraayai Svaahaa
94) OM chitragandhaayai Svaahaa
95) OM chitramaalyavibhuushitaayai Svaahaa
96) OM kaantaayai Svaahaa
97) OM kaamapradaayai Svaahaa
98) OM vandyaayai Svaahaa
99) OM vidyaadharasupuujitaayai Svaahaa
100) OM shvetaananaayai Svaahaa ॥ 100 ॥
101) OM niilabhujaayai Svaahaa
102) OM chaturvargaphalapradaayai Svaahaa
103) OM chaturaanana saamraajyaayai Svaahaa
104) OM raktamadhyaayai Svaahaa
105) OM niranjanaayai Svaahaa
106) OM hamsaasanaayai Svaahaa
107) OM niilajanghaayai Svaahaa
108) OM brahmavishnushivaatmikaayai Svaahaa ॥ 108 ॥