Basant Panchami 2024: Mother Saraswati is considered the goddess of knowledge and art, Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. This day is celebrated as the birthday of Mother Saraswati. Before the birth of Mother Saraswati, it was believed that there was a lack of knowledge and art in the world.
It is also believed that if Mother Saraswati gets angry with a person, then there is lack of education and knowledge in his life. According to religious belief, worshiping Goddess Saraswati on the day of Basant Panchami gives the boon of knowledge. On the day of Basant Panchami, Maa Saraswati is fasted or worshipped, in which listening to the story of Maa Saraswati is considered to have special significance.
Basant Panchami fast
To observe this fast to please Goddess Saraswati on the day of Basant Panchami, wake up in the morning during Brahma Muhurta between 4 to 6 am and take bath. After bathing, wear yellow colored clothes, after thoroughly cleaning the temple of the house, sprinkle Ganga water. Take a pledge to fast by worshiping Goddess Saraswati duly. During the puja, yellow rice is also offered to Goddess Saraswati.
Basant Panchami fasting story
According to beliefs, the devotees who especially observe fast on the day of Basant Panchami, receive immense blessings of Mother Saraswati by listening to this. The festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated as the birthday of Mother Saraswati. According to mythology, Mother Saraswati had incarnated on this day. According to the story, one day when Brahmaji went out to tour the world, he found the whole world silent, there was silence everywhere.
Seeing this, Brahmaji felt that perhaps something was missing while creating the world. Lord Brahma stopped at one place and took out some water from his Kamandal and sprinkled it. Then the goddess appeared with a beam of light.
The goddess had a veena in her hand and a very radiant glow on her face. This goddess was Mother Saraswati. He bowed to Lord Brahma. After that Brahmaji told Mother Saraswati that all the people in this world are mute, they cannot communicate with each other.
Hearing this, Mother Saraswati asked, what is the Lord’s order for me? Then Lord Brahma asked Mother Saraswati to provide them with sound from her veena, so that they can communicate and understand each other’s problems. Following Brahmaji’s orders, Mother Saraswati provided speech to the entire world, so that they could understand each other’s thoughts.