Basant Panchami 2020-2025

Saraswati Puja – Sri Panchami
बसन्त पञ्चमी – सरस्वती पंचमी
संवत् २०७६-२०८१ (वर्ष २०२०-२०२५)

What is the significance of Basant Panchami?
Who is called ‘Gnaan-Devi’? Why Gyaan is important?
Who prays her? What is Vidya-Aarambh, Akshara-Gyaan?
It is a ‘Parva’, an ‘utsav’.
An annual festival & prayers.
A day devoted to ‘Maa Saraswati’.
It refers to Indian spring season Vasanta.
In the Maagha-Magh Masa Shukla Panchami.
Pooja of Saraswati Sharada Devi, Veena, Pustak, Lekhni.
Saraswati Prayers including books, pen & music instruments.
Basant is a Basanta Ritu (spring season) in January or February.
Knowledge is important; prayers of ‘goddess of knowledge’ are being done.
Any one seeker of knowledge, wants to uplift ones’ self, prays to ‘Gyaan-Devi’.
In particular art, knowledge, literature is being prayed reciting mantras by children.
They pray to Vidya-Daayini for Vidya, vidya-arambha. They seek the Akshara-gyaan.

Which are the different names of Basant Panchami?
Basant Panchami is also called Vasant Panchami.
It is also named with Sri Panchami-Sri Pancham.
It is Saraswati Panchami or Saraswati Jayanti.
It is Gyaan Panchami (Gnaan Panchmi).

When Basant Panchami occurs?
It occurs annually. It’s during vasanta.
Panchami is the ‘tithi Panchami’.
Fifth Lunar day in Panchangam.
During January or February.

When is Basant Panchami (Saraswati Panchami)? When is Saraswati Puja in Magha?
Which are the dates of Basant Panchmi in Bharat, Hong Kong and in other countries in 2020-2025?
Samvat 2076 Maagha Shukla Panchami Tithi starts 10:45 am *IST on 29 January.
Maagha Shukla Panchami Tithi samapta 13:19 am *IST on 30 January 2020.

The following are the Basant Panchami festival celebration dates and details:
In 2020, 30 Januay Thursday is Annual Vasant Pachami.
In 2021, 16 February Tuesday is an Annual Vasant Pachami.
In 2022, 05 February Saturday is Annual Vasant Pachami.
In 2023, 26 January Thursday is Annual Vasant Pachami.
In 2024, 14 February Wednesday is Annual Vasant Pachami.
In 2025, 02 February Saturday is Annual Vasant Pachami.

*IST: Indian Standard Time. Maagha: is Magha Masa.

Om Saraswatyae Namaha!

ॐ सरस्वत्यै नमः – ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः

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या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता ।
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ॥
या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता ।
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥१॥

शुक्लां ब्रह्मविचार सार परमामाद्यां जगद्व्यापिनीं ।
वीणा-पुस्तक-धारिणीमऽभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम्‌ ॥
हस्ते स्फटिकमालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थिताम्‌ ।
वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवतीं बुद्धिप्रदां शारदाम्‌ ॥२॥

बसन्त पञ्चमी – सरस्वती पंचमी पर्व​ का महत्व क्या है?
बसन्त (वसन्त) अर्थात् बसंत ऋतु (वसन्त ऋतु) ।
पञ्चमी (पंचमी) अर्थात् पांचवां; पंचमी तिथि (पांचवें दिन) ।
अर्थात् हर वर्ष माघ मास के शुक्लपक्ष के पंचमी तिथि (पांचवें दिन)
बसंत-पंचमी पर्व​ (उत्सव​) को मनाया जाता है ।
इस दिन मां सरस्वती की पूजा-आराधना की जाती है ।
बसंत पंचमी को श्रीपंचमी (ज्ञान पंचमी), सरस्वती जयन्ती और
सरस्वती पंचमी के नाम से भी जाना जाता है ।
बसंत पंचमी के दिन को देवी मां सरस्वती के जन्मोत्सव पर्व​ के रूप में भी मनाते हैं ।

भारतीय इस दिन मां भारती, मां शारदे की (सरस्वती) की पूजा प्रार्थना करते हैं, शिक्षा-ज्ञान-कला के लिये ।

संवत् २०७६-२०८१ में कब है बसंत पंचमी भारत, हाँगकाँग एवं विदेश के और देशों में?
बसन्त पञ्चमी – सरस्वती पंचमी संवत् २०७६-२०८१ वर्ष २०२०-२०२५ में कब​-कब है?

Maa Saraswati Aarti – माँ सरस्वती की आरती

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