Godess Saraswati

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one refers her as Brāhmi and describes her as displaying the vyakhyāna mudrā, the rosary, the abhaya and the fruit. She has three faces, a lotus seat and peacock mount. The other one mentions Sarasvati as Bhāsa, riding on a swan anc showing the pāśa, the lotus, the book and the abhaya mudrē in the four hands.
A verse in the sarada stotra of Malayaki:ti
states that the lower right hand of the Goddess Sarasvati
should hold the Varada mudrā, right upper hand a roser, the lower left hand a Pustaka and the left upper hand a lotus.
The Ācāradinkara of Vardhamansuri
describes the
goddess as Shagavati Brāhmani. She is four-handed and carros
Vina, Pustaka, Padma and akshamala.
It is datable to
Circa 15th century A.D.