Vamadev

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Pranams to all Shiv Bhaktas,

Vamadev is a name for Lord Shiva (Om Vamadevaya namaha). What is the

significance of this name ? Does it refer to the Vedic rishi Vamadev who became

self-realized in his mother's womb itself ? Here is an extract from an upanishat

(shukla yajur veda)

http://www.celextel.org/108upanishads/brihadaranyaka.html

 

-iv-10: This (self) was indeed Brahman in the beginning. It knew only Itself as,

‘I am Brahman’. Therefore It became all. And whoever among the gods knew It

also became That; and the same with sages and men. The sage Vamadeva, while

realising this (self) as That, knew, ‘I was Manu, and the sun’. And to this

day whoever in like manner knows It as, ‘I am Brahman’, becomes all this

(universe). Even the gods cannot prevail against him, for he becomes their self.

 

regards,

Shailendra