She is the goddess of knowledge, who is praised by the wise, who is the wife of the creator, may she reside on the tip of everyones tongue. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and the arts, embodies the wisdom of Devi. She is the river of consciousness that enlivens creation; she is the dawn-goddess whose rays dispel the darkness of ignorance. Swan sitting next to Goddess Saraswati symbolizes the ability to discriminate between good and evil, essence from outward show and the eternal from the evanescent