Laxmi Vasudeva Shaligram

Vasudev “One who is at once both Vaasu and Deva. One who is born as the Son of Sri Vasudeva in the Jail of Kamsa, the Blue-Boy of Brindaavana. He is called Vaasu as He veils Himself with His own Maayaa, Deva means “He who sports, wishes to conquer, conducts, shines, creates and moves”. In the Udyoga Parva of Mahabharata, we read, “Like the Sun with his rays I am covering (Deva) in all beings and hence, I am called Vaasudeva”. Vishnupurana says, “As He resides everywhere in and throughall things, He is termed Vaasudevah. He in all being and hence, the Omnipresent is called the Vaasudeva.”