History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.175

v7.c91.175

In some Purāṇas the word Vāsudeva is not derived¹⁵⁶⁴ from Vasudeva (as the son of Vasudeva) but from the root 'vas' to dwell. 'Vāsudeva is so called because all beings dwell in the Highest Self and Vāsudeva dwells in beings as the soul of all'. Compare Gītā 9. 29 'I am alike to all beings; none is odious to me nor dear, but those who worship me with faith dwell in me and I too dwell in them'.