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According to Chandi Kalpa, 40 Mahā sarasvati is
having eight hands carrying beli, sula, plough, conch, pestle, wheel, bow and arrow. Her colour is white like that of the moon. She is born from the body of Goddess
Gauri and the whole world depends upon her.
The Silaparatna, a silpa text of the 16th
century A.D. describes a ten-armed Sarasvati holding vina,
disc, conch-shell, bowl, noose, axe, a vessel of necter,
book, rosary and lotus.
She is tri-nayanā.
