Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 25
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
इति नाम ददौ तस्मै देयमेकादशेऽहनि । नामकर्मविधानेन तदर्थश्रुतिमुच्चरन्
iti nāma dadau tasmai deyamekādaśe'hani | nāmakarmavidhānena tadarthaśrutimuccaran
इस प्रकार उसने बालक को नाम दिया—जो ग्यारहवें दिन दिया जाना चाहिए। नामकर्म की विधि के अनुसार, उस नाम के अर्थ को प्रकट करने वाली श्रुति का उच्चारण किया।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that a child’s identity is ritually anchored in dharma through nāma-karma, where speech sanctified by śruti aligns worldly life with a Shaiva orientation toward auspiciousness and eventual liberation.
By prescribing śruti-backed naming, the Purana shows how Saguna devotion is woven into daily life—names and rites become vehicles for remembering Shiva’s auspicious presence, much like Linga-worship makes the formless Lord approachable through sacred form.
It points to performing nāma-karma on the eleventh day with proper mantra/śruti recitation; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may also keep the child’s name and daily remembrance aligned with Shiva-bhakti (e.g., regular japa of Om Namaḥ Śivāya).