Sarasvati

Sarasvati or Sarasvatī is described or mentioned in 72 mantra-verses of Rig Veda Samhita, some of which are repeated in Yajur Veda. This book is the first one to discuss in detail 62 of the 72 mantrās to Sarasvati in RV.

A river of that name flowing in North India in Rig Vedic times has now disappeared; however the mantrās deal primarily with the goddess of inspiration and this was recognised by the riṣhis even though the commoners of that age, like the moderns, believed that Sarasvati described in Veda was a river or utmost a river-goddess, whatever it may mean.