Time to give Vidya it’s due
Basant Panchami is dedicated to Devi Saraswati, the Goddess of Vidya. Learning, according to ancient wisdom, is of two types — Vidya and Avidya.
Let’s explore these two.
Vidya and Avidya
अन्यदेवाहुर्विद्यया अन्यदाहुरविद्यया ।
इति शुश्रुम धीराणां येनस्तद्विचचक्षिरे ॥anyadevāhurvidyayā anyadāhuravidyayā |
iti śuśruma dhīrāṇāṃ…