Aditi, meaning free, unbound. Boundless heaven as compared with the finite earth. A Vedic goddess representing the primeval generator of all that emanated. The eternal space of the boundless whole, the unfathomable depth signifying the veil over the unknown.
The Rig Veda describes her a the mother of all gods; it is named Devamatri, mother of all gods, or Swabhavat, that which exists by itself. She is frequently implored for blessing children and cattle, for protection and forgiveness.
In the Yajur Veda, Aditi is addressed as the supporter of the sky, the sustainer of the earth, the sovereign of this world, and the wife of Vishnu.
Aditi gave birth to 8 Adityas of whom the 8th one, Martand is the present Sun of the present solar system. Besides being the goddess who mothered 8 Sun gods, she even represents Prithvi, the mother earth, Vach, the goddess of speech who articulates speech into creative impulse, she is also identified with Akasha, the all-perading substratum of all manifestation, and with Nirvana, liberation.
Psychologically Aditi is the supreme and infinite consciousness.
I had to put this on my blog, cos well who else would put it up. I dont know how much a name influences a person, or makes any difference in the way anyone looks at them. But I do know one thing. It makes me feel special to know what my name represents. I like thinking that the utterance of my name evokes images that are powerful and limitless. Being free, unbound and limitless, thats what I am supposed to represent. I doubt am even a fraction of a milimeter down that road, but it does give me a road to set upon.
