The Probert Encyclopaedia of Hindu Mythology

SARASVATI

In Hindu mythology, Sarasvati, is the wife of Brahma. She is a young and beautiful, but temperamental, four-armed goddess of fertility, procreation, purification, art, learning and language. From her Hindus received the gift of speech and it was Sarasvati who invented the Sanskrit alphabet. She is often depicted riding a swan or a peacock, or sitting on a lotus.
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