We invite you to the Saraswati Homa online on January 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM (Rome time) in honor of the Vasant Panchami festival.
Homa is a sacred fire sacrifice where the external action serves as a support for the internal process of ego dissolution and the offering of all experiences to the Supreme.
In the tradition of Laya Yoga and Shaivism, the external ritual is transferred into the consciousness. True Homa is the continuous offering of everything perceived by your senses into the fire of pure awareness.
Homa is the act of returning energy to the Source. In the external sense—through the fire of the altar; in the internal sense—through the fire of wisdom (jnana-agni), which burns karma and duality.
Guru Swami Vishnudevananda Giri explains this process as follows:
“Then the great sacrifice (maha-yagya) occurs naturally: whatever you drink and eat, whatever you see and hear, whatever you do—you sacrifice, just as we throw into the kunda during havana and say: 'Namaha.' You sacrifice everything experienced into the kunda of adhara-agni (Shiva's flame), which burns everything.”
The festival of Vasant Panchami honors the goddess Saraswati. “Vasant” means “Spring,” and “Panchami” is the fifth day of the two-week cycle of the waxing moon in January (or February) of the month of Magha. It is believed that Goddess Saraswati was born on this day, and simultaneously the spring season—Vasant Ritu—began.
Yellow color is given special importance during Vasant Panchami. People prefer to wear yellow clothing on this holy day. Friends and relatives are treated to yellow sweets.
The most important feature of this day is that children are taught their first words, as it is an auspicious day to begin learning reading and writing. Schools, universities, and other educational institutions organize special ceremonies in honor of Saraswati on this day.
Saraswati is the goddess of wisdom, creativity, learning, and eloquence.
In spiritual teaching, she is not just a mythological image but a specific aspect of the Universal Power (Shakti). Saraswati is sattvic (pure, luminous) energy. She personifies knowledge, clarity, arts, and refined speech.
“When we invoke Saraswati, it means we improve our mind, our memory, our cognitive abilities, our intellect, and our ability to cognize.”
Who will find participation in the homa especially beneficial:
• those practicing meditation, atma-vichara, and contemplation,
• those who are studying, exploring worldly or spiritual sciences and teachings,
• those who transmit knowledge, instructors, or teachers,
• those who struggle with learning or lack time and necessary qualities,
• those who want to fully reveal their creative potential,
• those who feel a "stagnation" in their practice,
• those who need to learn a foreign language,
• people engaged in art or working with texts,
• everyone who wants more purity, clarity, wisdom, and discipline in their life.
Format: online broadcast (Zoom / YouTube / VK)
To register, please contact Lalita
