Om namo bhagavate Vasudevaya.
Vedic interpretation.
Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya is known as a Mukti, or liberation, mantra
Om, I bow in reverence to the supreme Lord Vasudevaya, the all-pervading essence of all beings and the sustainer of creation. ·
Salutations to the indweller who is omnipresent, omnipotent, immortal, and divine, O my Lord, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.
Om—the Supreme Infinite Spirit
Namo—salutation, adoration, homage, respect
Bhagavate—There are six bhagas indicative of Divinity. --Only God (Bhagavan) or His true incarnations can possess these six attributes of a living creator— 1. jnyana (omniscience—one having total knowledge), 2. bala (omnipotence—one having unlimited power or authority), 3. Aishwarya (lordship), 4. shakti (creative power or energy), 5. virya (immutability—unchanging through time; unalterable; ageless), and 6. Tejas (splendor).
Vasudeva is Vishva ka deva, or Jagat pita, the father of Krishna—the supreme personality of the godhead. When Purushottam incarnates on Earth in his FULLEST form, He has 16 symbols of divinity on his feet, and He is called Purna Purushottam. Krishna Bhagwan had the 16 symbols, so He was Purna Purushottam. Ram Bhagwan had only 12 symbols. So He was a partial incarnation of Purushottam, and He was called Maryada Purushottam, not Purna Purushottam.
Relating this to my book—"Existence Downloaded—Activated, Operated, Terminated."
Om—the vibration of the universe that communicates with its creation
Life on earth is made up of intelligence, energy, and matter (mortal or physical plane); hence, the son of Vasudeva, Krishna, was called Bhagavan. In the absence of matter (immortal or astral plane), he (it) is called Parameshwara. In the absence of energy and matter (Divine or celestial plane), he (it) is the son of Vasudeva (activated consciousness), called Parabrahma or Paramatma. He (it) is Consciousness, the absolute. Jayram Daya. My understanding of the mantra as a free thinker is that with the vibration of the universe, I acknowledge the activated consciousness with the designed attributes of a creator, allowing me to recognize its creator and its creation.
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Contemporary, Free-Thinking Reading
Beyond its traditional devotional
context, the mantra can also be approached philosophically, as an
acknowledgment of consciousness and creation rather than a purely theistic
prayer. Read this way, chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya becomes an
act of recognizing:
- The vibration (Om) that underlies and connects
all existence,
- The humility (Namo) required to approach
something larger than the individual self,
- The sixfold attributes (Bhagavate) that define
a true creative intelligence,
- And the activated consciousness (Vasudeva) from
which both creator and creation ultimately arise.
In short: with the vibration of the universe, I acknowledge the activated
consciousness that carries the attributes of a creator, and through that
acknowledgment, I come to recognize both the creator and its creation.
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