By Tune in on Spotify for a deeper exploration of this blog in Hindi and English. Every deity in Hindu tradition travels with a companion, and that companion is rarely a decoration. A vahana is the vehicle of a god, almost always an animal, and the pairing is never random. Puranic
The Untold Story of Goddess Saraswati and the Fall of Shumbha and Nishumbha
No time for reading the story? Give it a listen on Spotify. This is a lesser-known story from the Devi Mahatmya that reveals how Goddess Saraswati used the power of wisdom and speech to help defeat the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha. Characters in the story: Saraswati: Saraswati is the Hindu
