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Saraswati begins circumambulating him in reverence. Not wishing to keep turning his face to see her, Brahma produced faces on the sides and back of his head. Sarasvati then leapt into the sky and a fifth face emerged from Brahma, looking upwards.
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Mahasarasvati is described to be the slayer of Shumba in the Devi Bhagavata Purana, suggesting that she has little to do with Saraswati. [7] Mahalakshmi is the prosperity aspect of Devi. She has two forms, Vishnu-priya Lakshmi and Rajyalakshmi. The former is the embodiment of chastity and virtuousness. The latter goes about courting kings.
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Shri Narasimha Saraswati [3] (birth name - Shaligramadeva or Narhari) lived from 1378 to 1459 (Shaka 1300 to Shaka 1380). [4] Saraswati was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family in Karanjapura, modern-day Lad-Karanja (Karanja) in the Washim district , which is a part of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra , India . [ 5 ]
Dayananda Saraswati was born on the 10th day of waning moon in the month of Purnimanta Phalguna (12 February 1824) on the tithi to an Indian Hindu Brahmin family [14] in Tankara, Kathiawad region (now Morbi district of Gujarat).
Shri Nischalananda Saraswati was born as Neelambar Jha in Maithil Brahmin Family in Madhubani in 1943, the son of the raj-Pandita of Maharaja of Darabhanga. [4] He decided to enter sanyasa while studying at Tibbia College (Science) and spent time studying the shastras in Kashi, Vrindavan, Naimisaranya, Shringeri, and other places.
Description: Chennakesava temple at Somanathapura, Karnataka, India. Wonderful example of Hoysala architecture of the 13th century. What isn't quite so nice is the desecration of idols by marauding invaders.