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	Vasu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hinduism, the Vasus are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu.
		The Mahabharata relates how the Vasus, led by "Prithu" (presumably here a male form of Privthvi) were enjoying themselves in the forest, when the wife of Dyaus spotted an excellent cow and persuaded her husband Dyaus to steal it, which he did with the agreement and aid of Pirthu and his other brothers.
		Unfortunately for the Vasus, the cow was owned by the sage Vasishta who learned through his ascetic powers that the Vasus had stolen it and immediately cursed them to be born on earth as mortals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vasu (438 words)

	Vasu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vasu From Sanskrit vasu bright, beneficent, excellent, attested from the Rig-Veda onwards.
		It commonly occurs as an epithet of various gods, eight of whom are classed together as a group called the Vasus, including Indra, Agni, and Vishnu.
		The Vasus are a class of deities, eight in number, chiefly known as attendants upon Indra.
	www.encyclopediaindica.com /Vasu.htm (163 words)

	Why Ganga came to Earth
		One of the Vasus hesitantly asked Ganga whether she would be his mother and at this, Ganga laughed.
		Prabhasa, the Vasu who is the spirit of dawn, told her that his wife had asked him to steal Vashishta's cow Nandini.
		Thus, it was that Ganga decided to be born to this earth and to mother the eight Vasus.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Bridge/1771/Desh/Mb/node14.html (487 words)

	MSN India :: Exclusive
		The eight Vasus and their wives were out in the mountains to enjoy themselves and they happened to come by sage Vashishta's hermitage.
		The Vasus then went to goddess Ganga, told her of the curse incurred by them and begged of her to be their mother on earth.
		But when the eighth Vasu was born, the king who had hitherto stood by unquestioningly, unable to hold back his fury at his wife's apparent wickedness, stopped her and questioned of her why she committed such an act.
	www.cs.kent.edu /~jchitali/history/Mahabharat/devavratas_brith_and_reason.htm (709 words)

	SBE 48: The Vedanta-Sutras with commentary by Ramanuja, George Thibaut, tr.: Third Pâda: 31. And on account of ...
		The conclusion therefore is that the Vasus, and so on, are not qualified for meditations on the Vasus and other classes of deities.
		They may be Vasus and Âdityas in the present age of the world, but at the same time be desirous of holding the same position in future ages also.
		Meditation on the Vasus and similar beings is thus seen to be possible for the Vasus themselves.
	www.sacred-texts.com /hin/sbe48/sbe48130.htm (994 words)

	Vasu -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the Ramayana the Vasus are children of the sage (Click link for more info and facts about Kasyapa) Kasyapa by (A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas) Aditi and so are full siblings to the (One of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light) Adityas.
		Unfortunately for the Vasus, the cow was owned by the sage (Click link for more info and facts about Vasishta) Vasishta who learned through his ascetic powers that the Vasus had stolen it and immediately cursed them to be born on earth as mortals.
		The Vasus then requested the river-goddess (Click link for more info and facts about Ganga) Ganga to be their mother.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Va/Vasu.htm (699 words)

	The Upanishads, Part I (SBE01): Khândogya Upanishad: III, 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He who thus knows this nectar, becomes one of the Vasus, with Agni at their head, he sees the nectar and rejoices.
		He takes it to mean that, when the Vasus have gone to the sun, and see that there is no opportunity for enjoying that colour, they rest; but when they see that there is an opportunity for enjoying it, they exert themselves for it.
		I think the colour is here taken for the colour of the morning, which the Vasus enter, and from which they go forth again.
	www.sacred-texts.com /hin/sbe01/sbe01064.htm (198 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper
		By “Taunted by their wives, who brought their husbands’ manhood into question, asking how could they, who were Gods, fear a mere rishi, those Vasus came down like eight comets on that mountain and took Nandini and her calf from Vasishta’s asrama.
		In their distant world, the Vasus became aware of the curse and they trembled.
		Moreover, the germ of a deep destiny was hidden in that curse; there were mysterious designs to be accomplished by it, on earth.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main4.asp?filename=hub072404a_tale.asp&id=3 (702 words)

	The Vasus are Cursed by Vasishta - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He then cursed the Vasus, saying, "Since in their arrogance the Vasus have committed the sin of stealing a Brahmana's property, may they be born on earth and suffer a mortal's fate!".
		When the Vasu's came to know of the Rishi's curse, they became penitent, and begged the Rishi to save them from his curse.
		Later, when King Mahabhishak was cursed by Lord Brahma to be born as King Shantanu, and it became known that the Goddess Ganga will be his wife, the Vasu's begged her to be their mother in their mortal incarnation.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/articles/StoriesFromMahabharata600.html (529 words)

	The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad by Swami Krishnananda
		Katame vasava iti: "What are these Vasus which are eight in number?" "Fire is one deity; earth is one deity; air is another; the atmosphere is one deity; the sun is one deity; the heaven is one deity; moon is one deity; the stars are one deity.
		That which is an abode of something; that in which something abides; that which is the repository or the support of something is the Vasu of that thing.
		They are, therefore, called Vasus because everything abides in them.
	www.swami-krishnananda.org /brdup/brhad_III-09.html (2353 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 4 Verse 11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		O Vasu, I know from within your mind what you desired in the days of yore when the Vasus and other demigods responsible for expanding the universal affairs performed sacrifices.
		The eight Vasus and the demigods in the upper planetary system, who are responsible for the management of the universal affairs, performed a sacrifice in the days of yore, desiring to fulfill their respective ultimate goals in life.
		This law is expressed as "Man proposes, God disposes." In the days of yore, when the demigods and Vasus performed sacrifice, Uddhava, as one of the Vasus, desired to enter into the association of the Lord, which is very difficult for those busy in empiric philosophical speculation or fruitive activities.
	www.vedabase.net /sb/3/4/11 (425 words)

	Devavrata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Vasishtha cursed the eight Vasus to be born in the world of men, and moved by their supplications said, I was to be their mother.
		When the Vasus came to know of the curse, repentant too late, they threw themselves on the sage's mercy and implored forgiveness.
		Prabhasa, the Vasu who seized the cow, will live long in the world in all glory, but the others will be freed from the curse as soon as born.
	www.switzerinstrument.com /Rajaji-Original/mahabharata/Devavrata.htm (1119 words)

	Hindu Gods and Goddesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the eight Vasus who serve the god Indra.
		Originally a sun god, he is the carrier of Ambrosia from the ocean and the teacher of the healing arts to mankind.
		He is an avatar of Vishnu and one of the vasus.
	fullmoon_deities.tripod.com /hindu.html (2511 words)

	Vasus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary on Vasus
		Vasus (Sanskrit) A class of eight Vedic deities, each representing a host and not one single being.
		Definition of Vasus is extracted from the home page of The Theosophical Society, International Headquarters, Pasadena, California.
		Vasus is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Vasus/id/196252 (445 words)

	Sanskrit: vasavah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		vasavaḥ aṣṭau — the eight Vasus; SB 6.6.10-11
		vasavaḥ amarāḥ — the Vasus fought; SB 8.10.32-34
		vasavaḥ — the eight Vasu demigods; SB 11.6.2-4
	bhagavadgitaasitis.com /v/vasavah (24 words)

	Shantanu and Ganga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Since Jitawati was mortal the Vasus decided to do something to prolong her life.
		It was said that whoever drank the milk of the divine cow, Nandini, belonging to Sage Vashishta, would live for ten thousand years.
		The Vasus then prevailed upon Ganga to become their mother on earth and kill them as soon as they were born so that they would fulfill the letter of the curse but circumvent its spirit.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology_from_india/65594 (768 words)

	16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Adityas, Indra and Prajapati.
		Fire, earth, wind, atmosphere, sun, sky, moon and the stars are the eight Vasus.
		Upon them this excellent (vasu) world is set, for they give a dwelling (vasaayante) to the world.
	home.comcast.net /~surfings/Cogitation/UpanishadicTerms.htm (253 words)

	The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section XCVI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ye dwellers in heaven, is everything right with you?' Those celestials, the Vasus, answered her, saying, 'O queen of rivers, we have been cursed, for a venial fault, by the illustrious Vasishtha in anger.
		"The Vasus replied, 'On earth, unto Pratipa shall be born a son, Santanu, who will be a king of world-wide fame.' Ganga then said, 'Ye celestials, that is exactly my wish which ye sinless ones have expressed.
		But in order that his intercourse with me may not be entirely fruitless, provide ye that one son at least may live.' The Vasus then replied, 'We shall each contribute an eighth part of our respective energies With the sum thereof, thou shall have one son according to thy and his wishes.
	jerrygallery.net /kryszna_art/mahabharata/m01/m01097.htm (570 words)

	vasu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		VASU er Vejle Amts tilbud om forebyggelse og behandling af alkohol- og stofmisbrug.
		VASU er en værdistyret organisation med opgaveløsningen placeret så tæt på den enkelte borger som muligt.
		VASU er organisatorisk opdelt i 7 afdelinger med lokale adresser.
	www.vasu.dk (93 words)

	The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section XCIX
		And as they wandered there, the slender-waisted wife of one of the Vasus, O thou of the prowess of Indra, saw in those woods Nandini, the cow of plenty.
		The virtuous Apava, however, said, 'Ye Vasus, with Dhava and others, ye have been cursed by me. But ye shall be freed from my curse within a year of your birth among men.
		The Vasus then together came to me. And, O king, the begged of me the boon that as soon as they would be born, I should throw them into the water.
	www.ibiblio.org /sripedia/ebooks/mb/m01/m01100.htm (1122 words)

	Vejle Amt - Informativ årsberetning om forebyggelse og behandling af misbrug af rusmidler i Vejle Amt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		VASU havde i 1997 et budget på cirka 25,4 mio.
		VASU yder hjælp og støtte til både de unge, der eksperimenterer med rusmidler og ældre der klarer job og familie.
		På narkoområdet har VASU nu permanent 175 pladser til dagbehandling og 40 til døgnbehandling.
	www.vejleamt.dk /sw8304.asp (479 words)

	Sumit Dhar's Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While on a holiday, one of the Vasu ladies on seeing Nandini (Vashishta's cow) asked her husband to steal it.
		When Vashishta returned, with his yogic powers he divined what had happened and cursed the Vasus that they be born in the world of men.
		Later, as usually happens in these epics, when his anger abated he reduced the severity of the curse by saying all the other Vasus would be released from the earthly bondage soon after being born.
	sumitdhar.blogspot.com /2003_07_28_sumitdhar_archive.html (561 words)

	Visvarupa - Report Vol. I Page 11
		To the right of the lotus are eight other figures (R), among them six anthropomorphs which seem to be identical, standing in an ¡bha´ga posture, facing forward, with their right hands in abhaya-mudr¡ and their left hands lowered to rest upon indistinct objects.
		As supporter of the Grahas, ViÀ¸u is moreover the pole-star Dhruva, and as Lord of the Vasus he is also Indra as V¡sava.
		A lotus is represented at the middle of the threshold, flanked by fighting elephants and lions.
	www.ignca.nic.in /visv0111.htm (2588 words)

	Библиотека RIN.ru - Ashvamedha Parva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After Bhishma`s death, the Vasus came to the bank of the Ganges and called for the goddess by reciting various prayers.
		When I informed my father of this, he went to the Vasus and asked that the curse be removed.
		The Vasus replied to him, UArjuna has a powerful son who is the ruler of Manipur.
	lib.rin.ru /doc/i/42802p3.html (459 words)

	Bhagavad-Gita - Universal Form
		Of the assemblage of the gods some I see fly to thee for refuge, while some in fear with joined hands sing forth thy praise; the hosts of the Maharshis and Siddhas, great sages and saints, hail thee, saying "svasti," (7) and glorify thee with most excellent hymns.
		The Rudras, Adityas, the Vasus, and all those beings -- the Sadhyas, Visvas, the Asvins, Maruts, and Ushmapas, the hosts of Gandharvas, Yakshas, and Siddhas (8) -- all stand gazing on thee and are amazed.
		All the worlds alike with me are terrified to behold thy wondrous form gigantic, O thou of mighty arms, with many mouths and eyes, with many arms, thighs and feet, with many stomachs and projecting tusks.
	www.yoga-age.com /gita/bg11.html (1568 words)

	Re: Definitions of visvadevas & pracetas?
		According to purANAs,we have 14 manvanthrAs or periods of Time ruled by 14 different Manus or Law givers.There are seven seers with different names in each of the manvanthram, who thru their tapas (penance) and anushtAnams shape the course of the world and its beings.
		The literal meaning of the word Vasu is Wealth or objects of pleasure.
		This classification is consistent with the meaning of Vasu as "dwelling " or "dweller ".All the eight spheres of existence or dwellings are understood as dwellings for the world.
	www.ramanuja.org /sv/bhakti/archives/nov98/0034.html (729 words)

	NC State News Release
		In their testimony, the Vasus, who served as research design and statistical consultants on behalf of the state of North Carolina, criticized research conducted on behalf of the plaintiffs, a group of families and school officials from Hoke County and other poor and urban school districts.
		Filing their case in 1994, the plaintiffs claimed that students in those districts were denied fair educational opportunities because of inadequate funding from the state.
		A landmark North Carolina Supreme Court ruling in 1997, which resulted from the case, decided that residents of the state have a constitutional right to "a sound basic education." In light of that decision, Manning will rule in the next month whether students in Hoke County are specifically denied opportunities because of inadequate funding.
	www2.ncsu.edu /ncsu/univ_relations/news_services/press_releases/00_10/247.htm (331 words)

	The Mahabharata, Book 14: Aswamedha Parva: Anugita Parva: Section LXXXI
		Formerly, O ruler of Earth, I heard this said by the Vasus while they were in the company of Ganga, O thou of great intelligence.
		, the Vasus, coming to the banks of Ganga, bathed in her waters, and calling the goddess of that stream, they uttered these terrible words having the sanction of Bhagirathi herself, viz.
		Repairing to the Vasus, he solicited them for thy sake, repeatedly gratifying them by every means in his power.
	www.sacred-texts.com /hin/m14/m14081.htm (733 words)

	Chapter 4
		These Vasus had angered Vasishtha in a previous life by stealing his cow, and Vasishtha promised to punish them with a human incarnation.
		In the story of the Vasus, she became a woman in order to give earthly birth.
		It may be that the number of Bhagiratha's ancestors needing purification was so high, she was the only way to purify them and keep their karma clean from that life.
	students.ou.edu /P/Lauren.M.Parsons-1/Chapter%204.html (765 words)

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