 The four hands hold items with symbolic meaning — a "pustaka" (book or script), a "mala" (rosary, garland), a water pot and a musical instrument (lute or vina).The book she holds symbolizes the Vedas representing the universal, divine, eternal, and true knowledge as well as all forms of learning.A mālā of crystals, representing the power of meditation, a pot of water represents powers to purify the right from wrong.