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Vadula (Vadhula /
Vadoola / Vadhoola /
Vatula / Vathula) is
a Sanskrit word that
has several meanings
including
"enlightened, lashed
by the wind to the
point of losing
one's sanity, god's
madcap, detached
from the world, and
seeker of truth."Vadula was a Rishi who gave his name to a Gotra, or a line of descent, commonly amongst Brahmins. Vadula Maharishi was reportedly prone to great distraction, which some ascribe to deep, consciousness-expanding meditation. The three main rishis of Vatula Gotram are Bhargava, Vaitahavya and Saavedasa. Bhargava refers to the lineage of Bhrigu Maharishi, the foster father of Goddess Lakshmi worshipped as Bhargavi. In Sanskrit, a Rishi (ṛṣi ऋषि) is a sage and/or seer who "heard" (cf. śruti) the hymns of the Vedas from the Supreme Being Brahman while he was in deep meditation. A rishi can be regarded as a combination of a patriarch, a priest, a preceptor, an author of Vedic hymns, a sage, a saint, an ascetic, a prophet and a hermit into a single person. |
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