An elegant and excellent masterpiece of Goddess Saraswati Playing Veena Statue is made in brass with detail work on it by skilled Indian artists. Goddess Lakshmi represents material wealth, happiness, and prosperity.
Saraswati, goddess of wisdom, is symbolized as performing on the Veena, mother of all stringed instruments. She is the mother of the Vedas, and chants to her, called the 'Saraswati Vandana' often begin and end Vedic lessons. Saraswati is also a prominent figure in Buddhist iconography - the consort of Manjushri.
Worshiped alike both by students and musicians, Goddess Saraswati is here shown sitting with Her veena. This is why She is associated with music and a serene and calm impression is manifest here. She is wearing some beautiful drapery and ornaments. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and the arts, embodies the wisdom of Devi. She is the river of consciousness that enlivens creation. Saraswati is portrayed with four arms. One is holding veena, while the other is playing it. In Her other two arms She holds a copy of the vedas as well as prayer mala. She is sitting on a lotus base.
Make: Made in brass by skilled artists.
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.
Dimensions: 7 inches (H) x 4.5 inches (W) x 3 inches (depth) (17.5 x 11.5 x 7.5 cm) approx
Weight: 1.54 kgs approx
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, v 55-7), 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."