man sarasvati man, buddhi aur gyan ki adhishthatri devi hain. yah adi shakti jagdanba trigunatmak rupon men hain. gyan vidya ka svarup hai. vidya to vah hai, jo dharm, arth, kam, moksh charane purusharthon ko siddh kar de. gyan-buddhi hi jivan ko udhrvagti de sakta hai. gyan ki mahima ko sarvaechch rup men svikar kiya gaya hai. vidyapradayini man sarasvati hansvahini, char bhujavali, vina-vadini v shvet vastravritta hain. sangit, kala v lalit kalaon ki adhishthatri devi bhi man sarasvati hi hain. inhen maha sarasvati bhi kahte hain. ve shashi ki bhanti dhaula v kund, pushp ke saman ujjval hain. inke karon men vina, pustak evan mala hain tatha hast varmudra mane hai. ve shvet ‘padmasna’ hain. inki stuti brahma, vishnu, mahesh, devraj indra bhi sadaiv karte hain. inka vahan hans hai jisapar man sarasvati ki kripa ho jay, use vidvan bante der nahin lagti. man sarasvati ka vishesh utsav magh ki shukla panchmi hai, jo basant panchmi ke rup men manaya jata hai.
is varsh yah parva 24 janvri 2015 ko par rahi hai. avashyaktanusar ve brahma, vishnu, mahesh, mahakali, mahalakshmi, mahasarasvati ke rup men avtrit hoti hain. ‘‘raudrarupa shakti mahakali dushtane ka sanhar karti hain. ‘maha lakshmi’ jo satya pradhan hain, ke rup men ve srishti ka palan karti hain, usi prakar man sarasvati ke rup men ve jagtotpatti v gyan ka karya karti hain. man sarasvati satgun sanpann hain, ve vibhinn namon se bhi jani jati hain. jaise sharda, vacha, bagishvari brahmi, vagdevi, bharti, mahavani, pragya, savitri, vina-vadini, pustak dharini, vinapani adi. rigvedanusar ve saumya gunon ko pradan karne vali, rudra, vasu v aditya adi sabhi devon ki rakshika hain. inhen prasann kar lene par manushya jagat ke samast sukhon ko bhogta hai. inki kripa se manushya gyani, vigyani, medhavi, maharshi v bahmarshi ho jata hai. ve sarvatra vyapt hain. basant panchmi ko inka janma-divas manaya jata hai. man sarasvati ki utpatti ko lekar anek pauranik kathaen hain.
kaha gaya hai ki ve basant panchmi ke din brahma ke manas se utpann hui thin tatha kuch logon ki manyata hai ki unka pradurbhav shrikrishn ke kanth se hua hai. ek anya pauranik katha hai ki bhagvan vishnu ji ke adeshanusar brahma ji ne srishti ki rachna ki, kintu vahan charon or suna vatavaran tha, samast vatavaran men bhay aur udasinta hi udasinta charon or vyapt thi. ataev brahmaji ne udasinta aur malinta ko samapt karne ke lie apne kamandal se jal chirka faltah vahan vrikshon se ek devi shakti ka pradurbhav hua. ye donon hathon se vina baja rahi thin tatha ek hath men ved tatha dusre hath men sfatik ki mala thi. devi ne vina bajakar vishva ki udasinta dur ki tatha vishva ke samast praniyon ko vani pradan ki. is prakar unhen sarasvati ke nam se sanbodhit kiya gaya. ek anya kathanusar ishvar ki ichchanusar adya-shakti ne apne ko panch bhagon men vibhajit kiya. padm savitri, durga, sarasvati v radha jo bhagvan shrikrishn ke vibhinn angon se prakat huin.
unke kanth se jo devishakti prakat hui thi man sarasvati kahlain. adhunik spardha ke is yug men pratyek mata-pita apni santan ke bare men shreshth, yogya, gyanvan tatha vidya men lagnshil ho aisi kamna rakhte hain aur yah tabhi sanbhav hai ki jab man sarasvati svayan shaktiyon sahit kripa ki varsha karen. man sarasvati ka ashirvad prapt karne ke lie basant panchmi ke pavan avasar par unki aradhna-sadhna se vakpatuta, vani komal, saubhagya evan dirghayu prapt hoti hai. sadhna vidhi: is sadhna ko stri-purush v bachche kar sakte hain. niyam sanyam ka palan kar magh shukla panchmi ke din pratah uthakar nitya-kriya se nivritt hokar snanadi kar pit vastra dharan karne ke uprant puja kaksh men pile asan par baith jayane. sarasvati ji ka chitra v anya koi vigrah tatha tamra patra par nirmit pran-pratishthit sarasvati yantra ko stil ki plet par svastik athva ashta-dal banakar pile pushp ka asan bana kar sthapit karen.
ab vidhipurvak sankalp karke, nyas, dhyan adi karne ke pashchat yantra ko ashta-gandh ka tilak kar, chandan, akshat, roli, pushp, dhup-dip se pujan karen. kisi vastu ke abhav men akshat charha den. gay ke ghi ka dipak sadhna kal tak prajjvalit rahna chahie. tadoprant sfatik ki mala se nimn mantra ki panch mala (5 g 108 bar) jap karen. mantra: ‘‘un ain sarasvatyai namah’’ iske bad bhagvti se ‘kshamasva parmeshvari’ yah kahakar kshama prarthana karen. jap ke uprant yantra ko puja sthal par rakh den tatha bad men nitya pratidin ek mala mantra ka jap kar man sarasvati ka pujan karen, man ka ashirvad avashya hi prapt hoga. man ke chitra athva yantra ke sammukh vidyarthi apni lekhni v pustak avashya rakhen kyonki inmen man sarasvati ka vas hota hai. vasant panchmi ke atirikt is sadhna ko shukla paksh ki kisi bhi panchmi athva guruvar ke din se praranbh kiya ja sakta hai. ‘‘ya kundendu tushar har dhavla ya shubh vastravritta. ya vina var dand mandit kara ya shvet padmasna.. ya brahmachyut shankara prabhrirtimirdethe sadavandita. sa man patu sarasvati bhagvti niahshesh janyapha..