Saraswati and Hindu Goddesses

[sparrowspirit]

Hi,

I'm looking for information on Saraswati, I've browsed through the forums and only found a few threads..... I also realized that whenever I attempted to figure out which pantheon i'm interested in, I always fall back on Hindu/Eastern dieties.... just something I noticed.


if anyone could help i'd be forever grateful. I'm also looking for Info on Green Tara, I can find enough on Kali... lol.

Thanks.

[Agaliha]

I used to worship her. In fact my first name on here was WhispersofSaraswati.

There's tons of sites about her. I can post a few later :)
Is there anything you're wanting in particular -- worship, history, prayers, etc?

There's also a book floating online that's a study of her (500 pages, I think)...it's a torrent/download. If you're interested I can share the link privately.

[sparrowspirit]

I am interested in everything. :)

prayers... history, you name it.

feel free to PM me with the link if you want too.

[Agaliha]

Okay, here's for starters.

http://www.koausa.org/Gods/God10.html -- offers symbolism for her image and meanings of things
http://www.lotussculpture.com/sarasvati.htm -- general info
http://hinduism.about.com/od/hindugoddesses/p/saraswati.htm - short, general info
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/lakshmiandsaraswati.htm -- good essay about the two goddesses, Saraswati is on page 2 I believe
http://www.webonautics.com/mythology/saraswati.html - some info
http://www.templenet.com/beliefs/saraswati.htm - some info
http://www.mantraonnet.com/saraswati.html -- has prayers and info
http://www.saisathyasai.com/india_hinduism_gods_goddesses/saraswati.shtml -- essay
http://www.godandguru.com/artis/saraswati-aarti.html -- a prayer
http://festivals.igiftstoindia.com/goddesses/saraswati.html - info
http://www.iloveindia.com/spirituality/goddesses/saraswati/index.html -- info
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/sarasvati_goddess_of_learning.htm
http://www.vishvarupa.com/print-information-about-saraswati.html -- article with info
http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/fulldevi/deviCat3.htm -- short summary on Jain image of her
http://www.goddessaday.com/hindu/sarasvati
http://www.khandro.net/deities_female_Saraswati.htm

...I'll post more later. :)

Oh and here's an interesting essay I remember from an old thread of mine (http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=102404). A comparison between Vedic and Celtic culture and deities, Saraswati being one of them. http://www.brigitsforge.co.uk/sarasvati1.htm

Hope these help!

[sparrowspirit]

thank you, agaliha!!!

i really appreciate it :)

[Agaliha]

You're welcome :)

Here's some links for Green Tara...
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/deities/tara.htm - short summary
http://www.wildmind.org/mantras/figures/greentara - manta and symbolism
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/tara/ -- essay
http://www.khandro.net/deities_tara1.htm -- info
http://www.thaliatook.com/AMGG/greentara.html -- summary
http://meditationincolorado.org/green_tara.htm - prayer
http://www.kalsangdawa.com/gallery/greentara.htm -- images and meanings
http://www.visiblemantra.org/green-tara.html -- mantra info
http://www.kalachakra.org/articles/greenTaraE.shtml - article
http://www.holymtn.com/gods/tara.htm - info
http://www.himalayanart.org/image.cfm/90701.html - info and Tibetan images
http://www.philhine.org.uk/writings/tt_gtara.html - article
http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/bio/greenye.html (http://www.iol.ie/%7Etaeger/bio/greenye.html)
http://www.lamayeshe.com/index.php?sect=article&id=357
http://new.exoticindiaart.com/product/ZE44/
http://www.westernbuddhistreview.com/vol2/tara_origins_a_development.html
http://www.goddessaday.com/hindu/tara
http://www.iloveulove.com/spirituality/buddhist/21tarahomage.htm
http://twentyonetaras.tripod.com/
http://www.sacredwind.com/tara.php
http://www.mygoddessmeditations.com/goddessgreentara/
http://www.taracronica.com/tara-team/tara
http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/masters/kuanyin/tara.html
http://www.ascension-research.org/tara.html
http://goddessschool.com/projects/holly/Tara.html
http://www.hindupaintings.com/product/TF66/
http://archive.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/sub/goddess/tara.html

& like with Saraswati I know of some downloads for ebooks. Do you want links to those as well (3 that I know of)?

Also, thread: Mahavidyas (Great Wisdoms) Sites (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=109506) -- lots of other links there too
If links are old, try the WayBack Machine ;)

& Green Tara {Goddess of the Week} (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=54&ved=0CC0QFjADODI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmysticwicks.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D168755&rct=j&q=tara%20goddess&ei=ve8BTei7OZLSsAOpsIWXDQ&usg=AFQjCNG8c128eE_63G3nxAZ1Ua2SMTcyow&sig2=pQUlcUPZ0pUhh84qRBJdfw&cad=rja)