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People sing when words are not enough. I’ve heard the classical version of this song many a times but something about Susheela Raman’s rendition has always elevated the meaning to another level. When translated literally, this song describes the ethereal goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge. Her benevolence, her physical beauty, and her ability to make even the kings of the land bow down before her. In a larger sense this to me is about the strength of a woman and all that she is capable of.

While looking up translation for this I noticed that many of the lyrics were focused on describing the goddess’ physicality over her intellect and I wonder what the implications of that are.

Music: Susheela Raman's rendition of "Mamavatu"
Video: Brittany Elamparo