Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 670: Shri Vasuda (ōṃ vasudāyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother gives out all wealth. Vasu means all material wealth such as grains, money and precious jewels. 

Vasu is wealth; Lord Mahavishnu’s one of the Namas often mentioned is Vasudevan, meaning that the Mahalakshmi and Vasudevan are material wealth deities. Here the Divine Mother provides the material needs of Her devotees to enable them to have a decent living. In getting such material wealth, it is appropriate to be thankful to the Divine Mother; such devotion to the Divine Mother helps to maintain the given material wealth within the devotee, without losing the wealth. In that respect the Divine Mother is provider of material wealth, who is aptly called Vasuda. 

She provides wealth. Diamond is one of the nine gems. For those who aspire for monetary wealth, it is a rare item to get a diamond. For those matured yogis, such a diamond is immaterial item. For such yogis, material wealth is a sad thing. Those who desire for current worldly wealth, the Divine Mother blesses them to have such wealth, and they are very pleased. For such desired people this Nama “Vasuda” is meaningful. 

One who receives the Divine Mother’s blessing will never lack anything, food, clothes or other essentials. “The infinite birth less Self is the giver of food and giver of wealth”. Brihadanyoka Upanishad lV.4.24). 

Wealth comes in various forms. One sage talk about eight forms of wealth; others talk about sixteen doems of wealth. The Divine Mother gives us all of this wealth. Therefore, She is called Vasuda.

The Divine Mother in Mahvishnu and Mahalakshmi

forms is providing the material wealth.

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 25 November 2021/updated 28 August 2024.

 

 

 

 

References:

1.     The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayi Center, San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2.     Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3.     The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar