Aditi, அதிதி (Athithi), अदिति (Adhithi)
(sanskrit word) meaning
1. Mother of Devas
2. Mother of - Trivikrama or Vamana - Avatar of Lord Vishnu
3. Distinguished Guest (Athithi devo bavah: meaning, 'A guest should be treated like God')
4. Limitless/Unbounded by Time (A-diti; diti meaning day (15 ditis/days from New Moon to Chaturdashi)
1. Aditi, one of the hundred daughters of Daksha, is the wife of the sage Kashyapa and the mother of the Devas. Hence, the Devas are also called Adithyas. Her name means 'un-binding' or 'liberation'. She is said to possess ear-rings of unsurpassed splendor.
2. Aditi also is the mother of the Vamana Avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu. Accordingly, Vishnu was born as the son of Aditi in the month of Shravana (5th month of the Hindu Calendar, also called Avani) under the star Shravana. Many auspicious signs appeared in the heavens, foretelling the good fortune of this child.
3. Athithi (when pronounced as "th" and not as "dh") devo bavah: (meaning) A guest should be treated like God. Respecting and entreating Athithis (Guests) at our home was/is an integral part of Indian Culture.
4. 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.
2006-10-20 00:27:05
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