Thursday, May 26, 2005

The meaning behind my name "ADITI"

In Hindu mythology, Aditi was the goddess of the boundless sky. Her name means "free from bonds" or "the unfettered" or "Limitless" and the Vedas hint that she was once all-encompassing. She undoubtedly pre-dates them, and was once the goddess of the past and the future, the seven dimensions of the cosmos, the celestial light which permeates all things, and the consciousness of all living things.

Aditi, is called the free one, because in Sanskrit her name means "boundless," and is considered an archaic Mother Goddess, depicted in Hindu, Vedic literature. She represents unlimited space and consciousness, hence infinity or eternity. According to the Rig Veda Aditi is said to be the wife of Kasyapa or of Brahma, and the mother of the Aditya, under whose constraint the universe is made possible; and she also personifies death because she consumes everything. Aditi, therefore, represents a caution already present in the Vedas about contributing the origin of the universe to a personal agent, such as a god. No other consort is mentioned in literature. She is also considered to be the mother of Hari, and other legends have her the mother of Indra. No human physical features of her are drawn, though she is sometimes identified in the guise of a cow(dont quite like this bit). Aditi was believed to be a guardian goddess of prosperity and could free her devotees of problems and clear away obstacles. She does not appear in later Hindu traditions

Rv. I, 98, 10 says that "Aditi is the sky; Aditi is the air; Aditi is all the gods and the five tribes; Aditi is whatever has been born; Aditi is whatever shall be born."

Cheers Mum and Dad ;)

22 Comments:

Blogger Yat Wan said...

wow.

8:01 PM  
Blogger Liv said...

amazing to hear that such simple name can mean something so significant and meaningful. I wish I had a name that meant something else too, but I guess my parents just didn't want me to have a hard time writing my name in pre-school. hahaha

cheers,

liv

10:05 AM  
Blogger Nikita said...

Aditi - AIESEC New Zealand Legend.

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10:08 AM  
Blogger Jingwei said...

you told me you are a catholic, did you? how come your name has everything to do with hindusm? ;-)

Love,

Chris

12:28 AM  
Blogger aditi said...

yes Chris, I am catholic but still Indian...and hence the name..:) I'm glad my rents gave me an Indian name even though theirs aren't ...well not my dad's anyway

9:13 PM  
Blogger Yingy said...

Aditi - Aditi Dearest I thankyou incredibly.

The last two years has been amazing to have you in NZ.

Can't wait till you come up to visit Auckland!

3:10 AM  
Blogger adititaplin said...

Hello my name is Aditi I am American my father got my name out of the Hare Krishna I was looking for meaning any thought I would say Hi to you. my e-mail is adititaplin@yahoo.com

10:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i wish my name had a hidden meaning. i wanted it to mean contradiction.

4:13 PM  
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1:54 AM  
Blogger aditi said...

thanks for discribing my names meaning so nicely

10:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

thanks for describing my names meaning so nicely

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9:32 PM  
Blogger draditi said...

hi i am also aditi .i always wanted to know the indepth meaning of my name nice to know that my name has so many meanings!

7:19 AM  
Blogger aditi said...

hi aditi
feels gr8 to knw the meaning of my name in such deapth ..'boundless''' oits amazzzing......cheers!
i m aditi from india.. thtought i'd write to u :-)

12:50 AM  
Blogger aditi said...

Great job... I too am Aditi... I am an Indian. I knew Aditi is the mother of all gods but didnt know she could mean soooo much...
I like it that it means... LIMITLESS!

8:08 AM  
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7:38 PM  
Blogger never say sorry 2 a guy said...

hiiiiii.... dis is aditi from india i never knew my name meant so muchhhhhhh......... always thought it was so boring and common name.
thannnnxxxxx
:-) :-) :-)

3:11 AM  
Anonymous aditi said...

hi!! thanks!! i m glad to know my meaning..!!

1:53 AM  
Blogger nitin said...

aditi said.....
I'm also aditi from india.In my school, college everywhere who likes my name used to ask me its meaning.I always said I DON'T KNOW.but now it seems wonderful to know the meaning.

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