Vasant Panchami welcomes spring and honours Saraswati, goddess of speech, learning and the arts. Children are taught their first letters on this day, and instruments, pens and books are placed before her.
Source: Rig Veda 6.61.4
prá no devī sárasvatī
May the goddess Saraswati, rich in thought, urge us onward — the Vedic invocation of learning as a flowing river.
Honoured deity: Devi Saraswati (Vagdevi)
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