09/29/2005
What does my name mean
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 Rigved. 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."
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09/09/2005
What FREAKS me out ??
this was the question asked by one of my friend's in a regular coffee talk in the college ..
well ... had never thought of this before .. and when asked .. i was all blank ..
i cudn't even think of something which actually freaks me out ..
May be I am not freaked out by anything in this world ..
I thought about it for weeks .. and I am still thinking as to how cud i have answered this FREAKY question ..
probably .. Broken Relationships freak me out .. if freakiness(does this word even exist) was to be associated with sentiments of some sort then it has to be BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS - not only the ones which i have gone through but also the ones which my friends go through .. or any anonymous person goes through .. can't stand them .. can't see the world breaking off ..
other than that .. Death freaks me out .. and nothing else does ...
Am I just too wierd .. or there is someone around like me too ?? who isn't freaky about things in this world ..
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