Vasant Panchami 2023: Origin & Significance
Wondering what the festival of Vasant Panchami is celebrated for? Here is how it originated and how it is celebrated across India with Vasant Panchami quotes for your loved ones!
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Vasant Panchami is an Indian festival celebrated on the fifth day of the Hindu month of Maagh. This festival marks the incoming of the spring season. In many parts of the country, on the day of Vasant Panchami, Saraswati Puja is also done. On this day, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped. As Goddess Saraswati is the goddess of culture and wisdom, young kids who are learning to speak and write are made to write their first words in front of her idols for her to bless them. People also wear yellow on Vasant Panchami as it is considered to be auspicious. In 2023, Vasant Panchami falls on 26th January.
Vasant Panchami History & Importance
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There are many different stories of historical significance associated with Vasant Panchami. According to one legend, this was the day when the famous poet Kaalidasa decided to commit suicide by drowning in a river since his wife had left him. As the story goes, Goddess Saraswati appeared from the river and stopped him from taking his own life. She asked him to bathe in the river instead and granted him immense wisdom which helped him become the most renowned poet of all time.
The story holds a lot of importance in the Hindu culture and it is believed that Goddess Saraswati blesses kids and adults with wisdom and creative energy on this day. For the same reason, in most households across states like Odisha, Kerala, Maharashtra, Bengal, etc, books and notebooks of school and college-going kids and students are kept in Saraswati Puja.
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Vasant Panchami 2023 Celebrations Across India
Vasant Panchami is celebrated with pomp and show across India. The festival is celebrated in all states by wearing yellow, eating yellow food and praying to Goddess Saraswati. In Punjab, this day is celebrated by flying kites to signify freedom and joy. In other states like Rajasthan, people decorate their homes and themselves with Jasmine and yellow flowers. Vasant Panchami is considered to be a very auspicious day for newly-wed couples in Maharashtra. Thus, in Maharashtra, newly-wed couples wear yellow clothes and visit temples to pray together and be granted with blessings. In Gujarat, people exchange flower bouquets and garlands decorated with mango leaves. And in states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, people pray to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. In other states like Odisha, Bengal and southern states, people perform Saraswati Puja and seek her blessings.
Happy Vasant Panchami Quotes
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1. May you be blessed by Goddess Saraswati, this Vasant Panchami. May she protect you from all things evil and grant you wisdom, creativity and energy to achieve whatever it is that you want to achieve. Happy Vasant Panchami, Jai Maa Saraswati!
2. May your sadness dissolve in the sunlight and the onset of spring on Vasant Panchami bring you love, happiness and laughter. Happy Vasant Panchami!
3. May Goddess Saraswati bless you with knowledge, wisdom, creative energy, joy and make all your wishes come true! Happy Vasant Panchami to you and your family.
4. I wish you be showered with the blessings of Goddess Saraswati on this auspicious occasion of Vasant Panchami. May your life be filled with joy and happiness.
5. As the harsh winter comes to an end, the mustard flowers blossom, may your life see no tough times ahead and may you glow! Happy Vasant Panchami to you and your loved ones.
6. Just like nature is turning into bright shades of gold, may your life be filled with bright hues and happiness too. Happy Vasant Panchami.
7. I wish you are blessed with a vast ocean of knowledge and wisdom on this auspicious festival. Jai Maa Saraswati! Happy Vasant Panchami 2023.
8. May Goddess Saraswati grant you the knowledge and illuminate the glow of wisdom and prosperity within us. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Vasant Panchma
11. Let's rejoice in the oncoming of the spring season, the blossoming of flowers and pray for abundance in joy and happiness. Happy Vasant Panchami!
12. May your Vasant Panchami be filled with love, laughter, sweets, flowers and blessings from the Gods and Goddesses. Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Vasant Panchami.
13. This Vasant Panchami, let's all pray to Goddess Saraswati to give us the strength to achieve our dreams, to gain the wisdom we need and to always do what's right. Happy Vasant Panchami 2023.
14. Maa Saraswati appke ghar aapaar khushiyaan aur pyaar leke aaye. Aap sabhi ko Vasant Panchami ki haardik shubhkaamnaayein.
15. May you be bestowed with knowledge and showered with the blessings of Goddess Saraswati on this auspicious festival of Vasant Panchami. Happy Vasant Panchami.
16. Spring is the season of fresh blossoms, new beginnings and joy. May your life be the same in the coming year. Happy Vasant Panchami, to you and your family.
17. May the auspicious festival of Vasant Panchami bring you overflowing happiness, joy and love. May you be blessed by Goddess Saraswati on this festival. Happy Vasant Panchami 2023.
18. Veena lekar haath mein, Maa Sarawati ho aapke saat mein. Mile aapko unka aashirwaad, mubarak ho aapko Vasant Panchami ka ye pyaara tyohaar. Happy Vasant Panchami.
19. May your life blossom into a thousand flowers and be filled with the fragrance of happiness, joy and laughter. Happy Vasant Panchami 2023 to you and your loved ones.
20. I pray for your life to be free of darkness, and be filled with light. May you be blessed by Goddess Saraswati bless you with abundance, luck, love and prosperity. Happy Vasant Panchami.
21. May Maa Saraswati eliminate ignorance and fill your life with love, laughter and happiness. Happy Vasant Panchami 2023.
We hope we were able to help you understand the importance of the auspicious festival of Vasant Panchami and hope you celebrate it with all your heart with your family!
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