Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
श्रुत्वा तन्नर्दितं घोरं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । नाम चक्रे तदा तस्य मेघनादो भविष्यति
śrutvā tannarditaṃ ghoraṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | nāma cakre tadā tasya meghanādo bhaviṣyati
Entendant ce rugissement terrible, Brahmā, l’aïeul des mondes, lui donna alors un nom : « Il sera appelé Meghanāda ».
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: Brahmā, seated on a lotus, listens to the dreadful roar and solemnly names the child ‘Meghanāda’; surrounding devas witness the decree.
FAQs
Names in Purāṇas often encode destiny and character; the bestowed name signals the child’s formidable power and the world-impacting nature of his presence.
None; the focus is on Brahmā’s naming act within the storyline.
No explicit rite is described; it narrates the act of naming (nāmakaraṇa-like motif) by Brahmā.