Godess Saraswati

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as jasmine and the moon and also speaks her as the giver of as strength. A firman by the emperor of (NO.IX )Delhi of Hijira 1088 refers to the Goddess of learning as sārada
and speaks about her luster which equals that of crores of moon shining simultaneously.69 One inscription of saka Samvat 1608 of Sri Sankaracharya Matha, Speaks of jasmine
flowers which adorns the crown of Sarasvati.'
A few Inscriptions also gives us an idea about
the establishment of some temples dedicated to the Goddess
of learning. The most important of those is that of Dhar Prasasti of Arjunavarman of Paramāra king (13th century).
The inscription states that the dramā, pārijāta Mañjari:
Nataka by Mandana was acted for the first time in the city of Dhär. According to the prologue, the first performance of drama took place in a temple the Goddess Sarasvati. The res famous Inscription of Dhār, inscribed
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the pedestal of văgdevi, now preserved in London Museum, describes Rhes that the illustrous Bhoja, the moon among kings:
having first made the mother Goddess of speech, created an
auspicious image and it is said to have most probably been
kept in the Sarasvati temple of Dhär.'
Thus here there
is a reference to a temple dedicated to the Goddess of learning at Dhar in medieval period.
Another inscription worthy of mention in this
respect is recovered from Maihar (middle of 10th century
to A.D.). The inscription refers the person, in whose memory
the Goddess sārada (Sarasvati) was apparently installed in a