Vasant Panchami | Basant Panchmi

Vasant Panchami, a Hindu Festival, is celebrated on fifth day of bright moon of the lunar month Magh. This way Vasant Panchami Festival is celebrated at the end of January or beginning of February month. Hindu devotees of Goddess Saraswati celebrate Vasant Panchmiwith a great devotion and immense faith towards this deity. Arrival of spring season or end of extreme winter is also symbolized with the celebration of Vasant Panchami. As Vasant means spring and Panchami means fifth, so this festival comes every year on fifth day of Shukla paksh of Hindi month Magh. Hindu devotees worship of Maa Saraswati on the day of Vasant Panchmi. They believe that Vasant Panchamiday marks the birth of goddess Saraswati-wife of Lord Brahma. And, worshiping Goddess Saraswati will endow them abundant knowledge, wise and good fortune. Those who are deeply in area of arts and music never miss this opportunity for pleasing goddess Saraswati on the occasion of Vasant Panchami.

Yellow beauty in Vasant Panchami really mesmerizes us

Vasant Panchamifestival is full of beautiful yellowish sight. Everywhere you see a layer of fabulous yellow sheet covering the earth on thefortunate day of Vasant Panchmi. Everyone likes spring season which is neither winter nor summer, just calm breezy wind blow in serene cool atmosphere. Vasant Panchmi is the day when people heartily express that they really like the arrival of spring season. To cheerfully enjoy this day, people like to wear yellow colored garments. Children get pleasure from flying kites of yellow color. They eat delicious dishes, especially sweets of yellow glosses.

What do people do on Vasant Panchami?

Religious people get up early in the morning, take bath, wear yellow colored cloths and worship Devi Saraswati. In temples, pundits decorate idols of Maa Saraswati with clothing her charming apparel and with Golden or Silver mukuts (coronet) carved of colorful stones. A large crowd of devotees gather in temples of Maa Saraswati and dedicate offertory to her on the auspicious occasion of Vasant Panchami. Some devotes also keep strict fast for pleasing goddess Saraswati on the day of Vasant Panchami. Varieties of Sweets, colorful flowers and Prasad (blessed food) are also offered to goddess Saraswati on Vasant Panchmi.

Vasant Panchami is a promising day for Musician, Artist, and Wisdom-seeker

India is a great land encompassing countless festivals and fasts of varied cultural people but they all celebrate auspicious occasions like Vasant Panchamiwith the same zeal. Many people also regard Vasant Panchami festival as Shree Panchami, Saraswati Poojan, or Saraswati Pooja. Almost in all parts of our country, Vasant Panchami is celebrated with a great enthusiasm. Vasant Panchamifestival is regarded with names Saraswati Pooja or Saraswati Poojan in Bihar, Orissa and in West Bengal. Vasant Panchamifestival day is very auspicious day for people who seek to gain knowledge and want to be a wise person, but for children and students, this occasion is one of the most promising days. For gaining Vidhya (wisdom) students are taught to dedicate mantras and Invocation to goddess in schools.

Chant Mantras of goddess Saraswati:

Saraswati Mya Drishta | Veena Pustak Dharinee
Hans Vahan Sanhukta |Vidhya Danam Karotu Mei

Yaa Kundetu Tushar Har Dhawla
Yaa Shubra Vastra Vrita
Yaa Veena Vardand Mandit Kara
Yaa Shwet Padhyasana’

Om Vaak deviyai chah Vidhmahe
Virinji Pathniyai chah Dheemahe
Thanno Vani Prachodayath

Not only students or learners can chant Mantras of goddess Saraswati, but anyone can dedicate the above mentioned invocation to get her immense benisons. This way, Devi Saraswati will become elate and shower her blessings on you.

Auspicious occasions like Vasant Panchamioffer a chance for family members to come for get-together in pooja ghar at home and devote their spiritual attention towards worshiping goddess Saraswati.

Vasant Panchamiis a festival that makes people felicitous and spiritual. We pray to almighty, each year Vasant Panchamiblesses you in ways more than one.