ON Friday February 15, 2013, Hindus observed Sarasvatee Jayanti. Sarasvatee Jayanti dedicates to the worship of the Divine in yet another sacred name, Sarasvatee.  On this day Hindus keep fast, engage in prayers, temple worship and introspection. Sarasvatee means one who is possessed of infinite knowledge of the universe, of words, their objects and relations. Sarasvatee is another feminine name of God and is the manifestation of ‘Gyaan Shakti’ – the power of speech and wisdom. In short, she represents learning, knowledge and speech. This conception of the Divine is mostly worshipped by students and those who are in the field of education. Sarasvatee is the embodiment of ‘Brahma Vidya’—Supreme Knowledge or Knowledge of God.

It is a universal concept to strive for knowledge, free thy self of ignorance and live with inner solace and refinement. But yet, many failed enormously to understand what knowledge itself is. Failed indeed are many to define knowledge; and live and grow in parallel with it. There is much confusion,many controversies and doubts to actually separate knowledge from ignorance, reality from unreality.
Knowledge is that by which the true nature of things are known. It is where real things are looked upon as real, pure as pure, impure as impure, temporal as temporal, permanent as permanent, misery as misery, joy as joy. On the other hand, that by which the true nature of things remains unknown is referred to as ignorance.

Hence, the observance of Sarasvatee Jayanti and the adoration of her remind us of the importance of true knowledge and the need for acquisition.