Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 18, Shloka 21
पुत्रजन्मोत्सवः — Birth of the Princes and Viśvāmitra’s Arrival
Bālakāṇḍa 18
अतीत्यैकादशाहं तु नामकर्म तथाऽकरोत्।ज्येष्ठं रामं महात्मानं भरतं कैकयीसुतम्।।1.18.20।।सौमित्रिं लक्ष्मणमिति शत्रुघ्नमपरं तथा।वसिष्ठ: परमप्रीतो नामानि कृतवान् तदा ।।1.18.21।।
atītyaikādaśāhaṁ tu nāmakarma tathā'karot |
jyeṣṭhaṁ rāmaṁ mahātmānaṁ bharataṁ kaikayīsutam || 1.18.20 ||
saumitriṁ lakṣmaṇam iti śatrughnam aparaṁ tathā |
vasiṣṭhaḥ paramaprīto nāmāni kṛtavān tadā || 1.18.21 ||
Passados onze dias, realizou-se devidamente o rito de nomeação: ao primogênito, de grande alma, deu-se o nome de Rāma; ao filho de Kaikeyī, o de Bharata; ao filho de Sumitrā, o de Lakṣmaṇa; e ao outro, o de Śatrughna. Assim, Vasiṣṭha, grandemente satisfeito, concedeu-lhes os nomes.
When the army of the kings left the city (Ayodhya) for their own, the armed forces shone bright and cheerfl.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as saṁskāra—life-rites performed in the proper time and manner—affirming social and spiritual order (satya as right order) through sacred duty.
After the princes’ birth, the family observes the prescribed interval; then the royal preceptor Vasiṣṭha conducts the formal naming ceremony and assigns each prince his name.
Vasiṣṭha’s priestly integrity and joy in righteous ritual performance; the royal household’s adherence to tradition and duty.