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
ഇങ്ങനെ അദ്ദേഹം ശിശുവിന് നാമം നൽകി—അത് പതിനൊന്നാം ദിവസം നൽകേണ്ടതായിരുന്നു. നാമകർമ്മവിധിപ്രകാരം, ആ നാമത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ശ്രുതിവാക്യം ഉച്ചരിച്ചു।
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).