Sarasvati

Sarasvati
サラスヴァティ
SMT2SMT3P3P5X Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Artwork from Persona 3 Artwork from Persona 5: The Phantom X
Other Name(s)	Strumming Veena PlayerPersona 5 Persona 5 Royal
Origin	Hinduism
Race(s)	DeityDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 MegamiShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Majin Tensei Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Majin Tensei: Blind Thinker Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner NymphShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s)	Light-LawShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Requiem Light-NeutralShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Arcana	PentaclePersona 2: Innocent Sin Persona 2: Eternal Punishment PriestessPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Persona 5 Strikers Persona Mobile Online StarPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Sarasvati is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

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Sarasvati, also spelled as Saraswati in English, is a Hindu goddess associated with knowledge, and she is the consort of Brahma.

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Gameplay

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Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: India The deification of one of three holy rivers. She is the consort of the Deva god Brahma and goddess of music, education, and speech. In Buddhism she is known as Benzaiten, the goddess of monetary fortune. She is often shown with a book in her left hand and prayer beads in her right.
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：インド 三つの聖河の一つ、サラスヴァティー河を神格化した女神。ディーヴァ神ブラフマーの神妃で、弁舌と学問、音楽の女神である。仏教では福徳財宝の神である弁財天(ベンザイテン)になる。姿は左手に書物、右手に数珠を持つ姿か両手で琵琶を弾く美しい女神として描かれる。 Translation: Place of origin: India
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	In Hindu mythology, she is the goddess of rivers and a patroness of speech, writing, learning, and of the arts and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	In Hindu lore, she is the consort of Brahma. She embodies the river; her name means "one who flows." She is also the goddess of music and art, skilled in every art known to man.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	In Hindu lore, she is the consort of Brahma. She embodies the river; her name means "one who flows." She is also the goddess of music and art, skilled in every art known to man.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	In Hindu lore, she is the consort of Brahma. She embodies the river; her name means "one who flows." She is also the goddess of music and art, skilled in every art known to man.
Shin Megami Tensei V	The consort of Brahma in Hindu lore. She embodies the river, and her name means "one who flows." She is also the goddess of music and art and is said to be skilled in every artistic or creative pursuit known to man.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Persona 2: Innocent Sin	Hindu goddess of knowledge and art. Also called Benzaiten.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment	The goddess of flowing rivers in the northwestern desert.
Persona 3	In Hindu myth, she is the goddess of rivers and patron of speech, writing, learning, and the arts and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 3 Reload	The Hindu goddess of rivers, and patron of speech, writing, learning, the arts, and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 4	In Hindu myth, she is the goddess of rivers and patron of speech, writing, learning, and the arts and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 5	The Hindu goddess of rivers, and patron of speech, writing, learning, the arts, and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 5 Royal
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	In Hindu myth, she is the goddess of rivers and patron of speech, writing, learning, and the arts and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	In Hindu myth, she is the goddess of rivers and patron of speech, writing, learning, and the arts and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 5 Strikers	The Hindu goddess of rivers, and patron of speech, writing, learning, the arts, and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 5 Tactica	The Hindu goddess of rivers, and patron of speech, writing, learning, the arts, and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Persona 5: The Phantom X	The Hindu goddess of rivers, and patron of speech, writing, learning, the arts, and sciences. Brahma is her husband.
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	In Hindu lore, she is the consort of Brahma and the goddess of knowledge, music, and art, who appears with a vina. Because Vedas, songs offered to the gods, are said to be her creation, she is known as the mother of the Vedas. Brahma was fascinated by her beauty and though she tried to dodge his gaze, each time a new face formed. Finally, after he gained four faces, she realized that she could not escape and gave up, becoming his wife.
Devil Survivor 2	In Hindu lore, she is the consort of Brahma and the goddess of knowledge, music, and art, who appears with a vina. Because Vedas, songs offered to the gods, are said to be her creation, she is known as the mother of the Vedas. Brahma was fascinated by her beauty and though she tried to dodge his gaze, each time a new face formed. Finally, after he gained four faces, she realized that she could not escape and gave up, becoming his wife.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

Nomenclature

SarasvatiEnemy-only

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Sarasvati
Japanese	サラスヴァティ Sarasuvati	Sarasvati
Simplified Chinese	妙音天女 Miàoyīn Tiānnǚ	Sarasvati; literally "wonderful sound Devi"
Traditional Chinese	妙音天女 Miàoyīn Tiānnǚ	Sarasvati; literally "wonderful sound Devi"
French	Sarasvati
German	Sarasvati
Italian	Sarasvati
Korean	사라스바티 Saraseubati	Sarasvati
Polish	Saraswati	Sarasvati
Brazilian Portuguese	Sarasvati
Russian	Сарасвати Sarasvati	Sarasvati
Peninsular Spanish	Sarasvati
Turkish	Sarasvati

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Strumming Veena PlayerPersona 5 Royal
Japanese	水わななく琵琶女Persona 5 Royal Mizu Wananaku Biwa Onna	Water-Trembling Lute Woman
Simplified Chinese	冒冷汗的琵琶女Persona 5 Royal Mào Lěnghàn de Pípá Nǚ	Lute Woman Breaking out in a Cold Sweat
Traditional Chinese	冒冷汗的琵琶女Persona 5 Royal Mào Lěnghàn de Pípá Nǚ	Lute Woman Breaking out in a Cold Sweat
French	Joueuse de vînâPersona 5 Royal	Vīnā Player
German	Säuselnder VeenaspielerPersona 5 Royal	Rustling Veena Player
Italian	Suonatrice di vinaPersona 5 Royal	Vina Player
Korean	물보라 일으키는 비파琵琶 여인女人Persona 5 Royal Mulbora Ireukineun Bipa Yeoin	Lute Woman Who Causes a Splash
Peninsular Spanish	Sitarista obstinadaPersona 5 Royal	Obstinate Sitar Player

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