Sahasranama position 189 of the 1,072 names

Vedavibhushana

वेदविभूषणा

Vedavibhūṣaṇā

What Vedavibhushana means

Vedavibhushana is name 189 in the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama, the 1,072-name devotional text to Maa Kali. Adorned with the wisdom of the Vedas, embodying their deepest truths.

Also spelled

  • Vedavibhusana
  • Source transliteration: VEDA VIBHUSHHANA

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: Adorned with the wisdom of the Vedas, embodying their deepest truths.

Elaboration

The name Veda Vibhushhana means "She who is adorned with the Vedas." This does not suggest that the Vedas are something placed upon her from outside, like an ornament added later. Their sacred knowledge, hymns, and revealed truths are woven into her very being.

The Vedas as Adornment In Hinduism, the Vedas are revered as the highest source of spiritual knowledge, eternal truth (Shruti), and divine wisdom. For the Goddess to be adorned with them means that she is the living embodiment of all that Vedic wisdom reveals. She does not simply possess knowledge of the Vedas; she is the knowledge, the wisdom, and the consciousness to which the Vedas themselves point.

Source of All Knowledge This name presents her as the source from which all knowledge arises, including the Vedic revelations themselves. She is Para-Vidya, the supreme knowledge, the ultimate reality that the Vedic hymns and mantras seek to express. Every syllable, every mantra, and every philosophical insight within the Vedas ultimately points to her as the Supreme Brahman, the Truth.

Transcendence and Immanence Veda Vibhushhana also suggests that while the Vedas offer a path to understanding the divine, Kali transcends even these sacred texts. At the same time, she is present within them as the power and illumination through which their meaning is known. She is both the object of Vedic worship and the means by which that worship is fulfilled. To know her is to grasp the heart of the Vedas, and to understand the Vedas deeply is to draw near to her divine nature.

Text and sources

The name list follows the Adya Mahakali Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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