大樂法光: 《妙音天女讚》

世界南方大海，由自生音而現，

往昔姣容天女，禮撒拉思瓦蒂。

母親您之心續，充滿無量悲憫，

無障遍知本智，三時明朗照見。

白晰皎月光身，絢麗莊嚴綴飾，

千萬嬌嬈顰笑，眾生心魂動攝。

殊妙冬不拉琴，動人樂神妙音，

令住凡界海眾，智慧光明增盛。

內外一切宗派，敬奉頂戴莊嚴，

天女您之事業，無有分別遍佈。

您之慈悲愛憫，令我等畢竟眾，

深厚無明闇昧，願能迅即消衍。大寶法王噶瑪巴讚誦 Saraswati妙音天女而著。

妙音佛母梵名"薩羅薩伐底"，發音優美善歌詠，稱美音天、妙音天；妙音佛母像有一面兩臂，膚白。頭上青絲一半挽起頂髻，插飾白花，一半下垂，微風吹動猶如千條楊柳。耳飾蓮瓣金環，耳側下垂冕旒飄帶，微微顫動。身著綾緞衣裙，腰繫白連絲帶，項鏈、手鐲、足鐲裝飾美利而莊嚴。藏傳佛教把其中的文殊菩薩和妙音佛母列為智慧主佛。　　

據傳大自在觀音為解除世間的五濁橫流，用外道神像方法調伏外道眾生時，觀音的獠牙中生出外道神態的妙音佛母，後來這位女神就成為內、外道共敬。左手操琵琶，輕輕安放在右胯尖上，右手彈琵琶，悅耳動聽，頭頂有月亮光環，心輪有一株八瓣白蓮，白蓮內浮現出一個光芒四射的白色種子字，照亮宇宙。佛經中講：妙音佛母是智慧的化身，修持妙音佛母可以開發智慧，增福慧根。

辯才天。梵文Sarasvat i的意譯，音譯是「薩羅薩伐底」，為主智慧福德之天神。據說他聰明而有辯才，所以稱為辯才天；他能發美音而歌，所以稱為美音天，妙音天。原為印度所信仰的河神，後彼亦在法會中聽佛說法，此時從座起，於佛前發願，若有法師說是《金光明最勝王經》者，彼當益其智慧，具足莊嚴言說之辯，若彼法師於此經中文字句義，所有忘失，皆令憶持能善開悟，復與陀羅尼總持無礙。

他的性別，《大日經》說是男天，《最勝王經》和《不空羈索經》說是女天，閻羅的長姊。一般以女天為准。佛經說，她住在深山裡，「或在山岩深險處，或居坎窟及河邊，或在大樹諸叢林」。「以孔雀羽作旛旗」。她的形象是「面如滿月」，「目如修廣青蓮葉」，「常以八臂自莊嚴」，「身著青色野蚕衣」。一切動物如獅子、虎、狼、牛、羊、雞等都愛慕她。「獅子虎狼恒圍繞，牛羊雞等亦相依。」漢化寺院中所供的常為此種典型的菩薩裝八臂像，手執火輪、劍、弓、箭、斧、四絹索，也有換上矛肖和杵的。一般旁六臂執物，中兩臂合十。腳下有獅、虎、狐、豹等幾種獸。

Sarasvati Invocation:

Ancient woman, mother of song

Open our hearts that we may hear your call

Listen, list

en, listen...River Goddess, roots

of our bones

Heal our souls and take us home

Listen, listen, listen...Om Ayeim Sarasvatyei Ayeim Namah

Oh she takes me home where I belong

She takes me home in the river of her song

Oh she takes me home where I belong

She takes me home in the rhythm of her song

Sarasvati means "flowing waters."She is the Goddess of arts & music, learning & knowledge.

We sing to her to invoke the energy that she embodies, allowing us to be vessels of wisdom and grace. Tradition Sanskrit, except English lyrics © Ariana Saraha
One who has learned the classical art of music, who engages in its culture, and who has become expert and completely aloof from material attachment is called Sarasvati. Sarasvati is the goddess of music and learning, and in one hand she holds a musical instrument called a vina. A sannyasi who is always engaged in music for spiritual elevation is called Sarasvati. One who has become completely educated and is freed from all kinds of ignorance and who is never unhappy, even in a distressed condition, is called Bharati. One who has become very expert in absolute knowledge, who is situated in the Absolute Truth, and who always discusses the Absolute Truth is called Puri.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saraswatiis a Goddess that was worshipped in the Vedic religion. She is the goddess of knowledge and all literary arts including music, arts, and speech. She is also worshipped as the Goddess of thoughts of truth and forgivings. She is mentioned in the Rig Veda as well as in Puranic texts. It was likely that She originated as a river Goddess because Her name in Sanskrit means "she who has lakes or pools".

In the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta, She is considered as the feminine energy and knowledge aspect (shakti) of Brahman. As in ancient times, She is the Goddess of knowledge, speech, poetry and music. Vedantins believe that only through the acquisition of knowledge does one reach the final path to moksha, or liberation from reincarnation. Only by worshiping Saraswati and continuously seeking true knowledge with complete undeviating attention can one attain the enlightenment necessary for moksha. She is also referred to as Shonapunya, a Sanskrit word meaning ‘one purified of blood’.