Saraswati is known and worshiped as goddess of knowledge.She is the creator of all creative arts, poetry,music and science.Saraswati appeared as a divine river, water deity, as mentioned in RIGVEDA. Thus she is known as goddess of fertility and purification.Word Saraswati means, one which flows,not only water of river,flow of knowledge is also indicative.
Saraswati is the Goddess of leaming, knowledge,and wisdom.The Sanskrit word sara means "essence" and swa means "self."Thus Saraswati means "the essence of the self."Saraswati is represented in Hindu mythology as the divine consort of Lord Brahma,the Creator of the universe.Since knowledge is necessary for creation,Saraswati symbolizes the creative power of Brahma.Goddess Saraswati is worshipped by all persons interested in knowledge, especially students,teachers,scholars,and scientists.
Design: Made in heavy shining brass.
Brass is well known for its grasping capacity.It grasps the divine spirit upto 30%, when compared to other metals.The spiritual vibrations are attracted towards these shining idols easily.
Dimension of Saraswati: 4.5 inches (H) X 2 inches (W) X 2.3 inches (L)
Weight: 685 grams
Importance of Idol worship: Idols are not the idle fancies of sculptors, but shining channels through which the heart of the devotee is attracted to and flows towards God.Though the image is worshipped, the devotee feels the presence of the Lord in it and pours out his devotion unto it. Regular worship, Puja and other modes of demonstrating our inner feeling of recognition of Divinity in the idol unveils the Divinity latent in it. This is truly a wonder and a miracle.The picture comes to life.The idol speaks.It will answer your questions and solve your problems.The God in you has the power to awaken the latent Divinity in the idol.The lives of Mirabai, Sant Tukaram, Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Shri Yogananda are a few instances to prove the point.They proved beyond doubt that idol worship has its own brighter side and through simple faith and intense devotion one can realize God through it.
Idols are the "finite representation of the Infinite".As per Vishnu Samhita (ch 29,v55-7),persuasively endorses the use of imagery (idols) and puts it: "Without a form how can God be mediated upon? If (He is) without any form, where will the mind fix itself? When there is nothing for the mind to attach itself to,it will slip away from meditation or will glide into a state of slumber.Therefore the wise will meditate on some form, remembering,however,that the form is a superimposition and not a reality."