REFERENCES GIVEN IN THE PURANAS

In the Vamana Purana, there is the narrative about the great penance done by Rishi Markandeya, as a result of which the Goddess Saraswati agrees to re-appear on Earth at his Ashram. She reincarnated in a giant Fig tree (Plaksh tree), and the rishi fervently prayed to her,as narrated by rishi Lomharshana :
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