Basant Panchami 2025: Puja Samagri, Muhurat, Puja Vidhi, And All About Worshipping Goddess Saraswati

Goddess Saraswati is worshipped with great significance on this day. Students, as well as those associated with arts and music, are especially encouraged to offer prayers.

Basant Panchami 2025

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Basant Panchami 2025: Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of the Magha month. In 2025, Basant Panchami will be observed on February 2. It is believed that the arrival of the spring season begins on this day. Additionally, this day marks the birth anniversary of Goddess Saraswati.

This festival holds special significance for students, artists, musicians, and those associated with knowledge and learning. The color yellow plays a crucial role in the celebrations, symbolizing energy, prosperity, and wisdom. It is also considered an auspicious day for initiating education or any new beginnings.

Basant Panchami 2025 Date And Time:

According to the Panchang, the Panchami Tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the Magha month will commence at 9:14 AM on February 2, 2025, and will end at 6:52 AM on February 3, 2025. As per the Udaya Tithi, Basant Panchami will be celebrated on February 2, 2025.

With the observance of Basant Panchami, the spring season officially begins. Wearing yellow clothes is considered auspicious on this day. It is believed that Goddess Saraswati was born on this date.

Saraswati Puja Muhurat:

On February 2, 2025, the auspicious timing for Saraswati Puja will begin at 7:09 AM and continue until 12:35 PM. Devotees can perform the puja during this period to seek the blessings of Goddess Saraswati.

Auspicious Yogas:

As per the Panchang, on February 2, the Uttarabhadrapada Nakshatra will prevail, along with the formation of Shiva and Siddha Yogas. During this period, the Sun will be positioned in Capricorn. The Abhijit Muhurat will be from 12:13 PM to 12:56 PM, and the Amrit Kaal will be from 8:24 PM to 9:53 PM.

Saraswati Puja Essentials:

The essential items for Saraswati Puja include an idol or image of Goddess Saraswati, Lord Ganesha’s idol, a wooden platform, and a yellow cloth. Other required items include a yellow saree, garland, yellow gulal, roli, a sacred pot, betel nuts, betel leaves, incense sticks, mango leaves, cow ghee, camphor, lamp, turmeric, tulsi leaves, protective thread, and offerings like malpua, kheer, besan laddoo, sandalwood, rice, durva grass, and Ganga water.

Puja Rituals:

Devotees should offer yellow-colored clothes to Goddess Saraswati and present roli, sandalwood, turmeric, saffron, yellow or white flowers, yellow sweets, and rice grains. Books and musical instruments should be placed at the puja site as an offering to the Goddess. Chanting the Saraswati Vandana and reciting the following mantra is considered highly beneficial:

"Ya Kundendu Tushar Hara Dhavala, Ya Shubhra Vastra Avrita,
Ya Veena Var Dand Mandit Kara, Ya Shweta Padmasana,
Ya Brahma Achyut Shankara Prabhrtibhi Devai Sada Vandita,
Sa Mam Patu Saraswati Bhagwati Nihshesh Jadyapaha."

Additionally, devotees should chant the mantra "Om Aim Saraswatyai Namah" regularly to enhance knowledge, wisdom, and intelligence.

The Legend Of Basant Panchami

According to Hindu mythology, when Lord Brahma created the world, he felt that something was missing. To fill this void, he sprinkled water from his kamandalu (sacred pot), and a divine goddess appeared. She held a veena in one hand and a book in another, with a rosary in her third hand and a blessing gesture in her fourth hand. This divine entity was Goddess Saraswati. When she played her veena, the world was filled with melodious sounds, and thus, she was named Goddess Saraswati. This day was Basant Panchami, and since then, she has been worshipped in both heaven and earth.

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