How did the role of the Saraswati change in later Hinduism?

While it began as a physical river, it later transitioned into the Goddess of learning, wisdom, and the arts.

Vedic Geography and Religion

UPSC Archival Analysis

Exam Year

2008

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_2008_82 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

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In the Rig Veda, the river Saraswati is praised with the titles Matetama, Devitama, and Naditama, meaning the best of mothers, goddesses, and rivers.