I am the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. I am identified with the Vedic Saraswati River. I am alternately considered either the daughter or the consort of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. Thus, with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati or Durga, I form the Tridevi ("three goddesses"), who are consorts of the male trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, respectively. My children are the Vedas[citation needed], which are the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
