Vasant Panchami is a festival celebrated with great joy in Indian culture, which is a blend of our tradition, geographical changes, social work and spiritual aspect. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Vasant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. In fact, according to Indian calculations, among the six seasons (Spring, Summer, Rain, Sharad, Hemant, Shishir) that fall throughout the year, Spring is considered as Rituraj i.e. the king of all seasons and the day of Vasant Panchami is considered to be the arrival of spring season, hence Vasant Panchami is also the day of seasonal change, the day from which the natural beauty starts to shine. New leaves and buds start blooming on the trees, the whole nature is filled with new energy. Also, this festival symbolizes the worship of Mother Saraswati and dedication towards knowledge, music, art and education. -Dr. Vipin Sharma, Astrologer
Vasant Panchami is especially celebrated as Saraswati Jayanti. This is the festival of appearance of Goddess Saraswati, hence on this day special worship of Goddess Saraswati is done and a wish is made to attain knowledge and wisdom from her. The festival of Vasant Panchami is very special for students. On this day, the tradition of wearing yellow clothes and making and distributing khichdi is also prevalent, while on this day, due to the arrival of spring season, the tradition of flying colorful kites in the sky is also in practice for a long time. The day of Vasant Panchami also has another special significance. According to the Muhurta Shastra, Vasant Panchami is considered to be a self-proven Muhurta and also an unknown shadow, that is, there is no need for Panchang Shuddhi to do any auspicious work on this day. On this day, auspicious works like foundation worship, house warming, buying a vehicle, starting a business, engagement and marriage etc. can be done.
Saraswati, goddess of knowledge
Mother Saraswati is considered the goddess of knowledge, music, art, science and craftsmanship. Devotees worship Goddess Saraswati on this day to gain knowledge and get rid of laziness, laziness and ignorance. On this day babies are taught to write their first alphabet. In other words, the day of Vasant Panchami is considered very auspicious for starting studies, that is why parents start their child’s studies on this day with the blessings of Mother Saraswati. Mother Saraswati is worshiped in all the schools in the morning on spring days.
Suitable day for auspicious works
The day of Vasant Panchami is celebrated on Panchami Tithi in the Hindu calendar. The day when Panchami Tithi falls between sunrise and noon is considered suitable for Saraswati Puja. In the Hindu calendar, the time between sunrise and noon is known as Pravanha. According to people well versed in astrology, the day of Vasant Panchami is considered suitable for all auspicious works. For this reason, the day of Vasant Panchami is famous by the name of Abujha Muhurta and is considered best for starting new works. Saraswati Puja can be performed at any time on the day of Vasant Panchami, but the morning time is considered best for the puja. In all the schools and educational centers, Saraswati Puja is done in the morning itself to receive the blessings of Goddess Saraswati.
Vasant Panchami story
In the initial period of creation, on the orders of Lord Vishnu, Brahma created living beings, especially the human species. He was not satisfied with his creation. They felt that something was missing, due to which there was silence all around. Taking permission from Vishnu, Brahma sprinkled water from his kamandalu, as soon as the water particles scattered on the earth, it started vibrating. After this a wonderful power appeared from among the trees. This appearance was of a four-armed beautiful woman, who had a veena in one hand and the other hand in groom’s posture. The other two hands had a book and a rosary. Brahma requested the goddess to play the Veena. As soon as the Goddess made the melodious sound of the Veena, all the living beings in the world gained speech. There was noise in the water stream. The wind started rustling. Then Brahma called that goddess Saraswati, the goddess of speech.
Saraswati is worshiped by many names including Bagishwari, Bhagwati, Sharda, Veenavadani and Vagdevi. He is the provider of knowledge and wisdom. Due to the origin of music, she is also the goddess of music. The day of Vasant Panchami is also celebrated as his birth anniversary. While describing Bhagwati Saraswati in Rig Veda, it is said – Prano Devi Saraswati Vajebhirvajinivati Dhinamanitrayavatu. That is, this is the ultimate consciousness. In the form of Saraswati, she is the protector of our intelligence, wisdom and attitudes. Bhagwati Saraswati is the basis of our morals and intelligence. Their richness and grandeur of form is amazing. According to the Puranas, Shri Krishna was pleased with Saraswati and gave her a boon that she would also be worshiped on the day of Vasant Panchami and in many parts of India, Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, also started being worshiped on the day of Vasant Panchami, which continues till today.