Diwali is the worship of Lakshmi, not Saraswati. People think that no matter how much blessings they have from Saraswati, they cannot survive if Lakshmi does not bless them. On the other hand, one can survive without Saraswati's blessings if one is blessed by Lakshmi. Lakshmi and Saraswati are both necessary but in the modern consumerist society, Saraswati is losing her prominence from the lives of people. But no matter how much Lakshmi blesses us, our brains, actions and ideas need to be governed by Saraswati. Only she can save us from the path of spiritual suicide that we have all embarked on.
RE:Diwali is worship of Lakshmi, not Saraswati
by Sampath Kumar on Nov 08, 2007 10:46 PM Permalink
In this context, following old article on this rediff is worth a dekho
