||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter -75 – Dhoha -74

The naming ceremony of the children

Lord Mahadeva speaks “Oh! Girija, I shall narrate an interesting incident took place, Sage Kakabhusundi and I was disguised as humans, were taken great pleasure in the city of Ayodhya, we were soaked in extreme bliss and devotion were roaming around the pathways of the villages of Ayodhya and watching the happiness of the people. Whoever has the grace of Lord Rama upon them would understand that glorious and auspicious myth. King Dhasharatha fulfilled all the desires of his subjects on this occasion; he offered elephants, chariots, horses, gold, cows, diamonds, and garments, etc. as a charity. The people were extremely satisfied, and all those people blessed “The Prabhu of Tulasidas and children of Dhasharatha Long live!”

Thus several days have passed; King Dhasharatha invited Maharishi Vashishta to name the children. The Maharishi Vashishta who was reverentially greeted by the King and his wives took a seat and immersed in meditation for a while and replied “Oh! Rajan, your children have endless names, and great splendor, I shall pronounce the names according to my thoughts. Oh! Rajan, Your elder son who symbolizes the ocean of bliss, happiness, and prosperity, would be known as ‘Rama’ who is the abode of supreme bliss and provider of happiness to the three worlds. I shall name your second son as ‘Bharatha’ who will be the ruler of the Universe and develop the life on the Earth. I shall name your another son as ‘Shathrughna’ who is eulogized in Veda, mere utterance of  his  name would remove the enemies,  and I shall name the marvelous child who is favorite of ‘Rama’ and the source of the existence of the Universe and its living beings as   ‘Lakshman’.” Maharishi Vashishta engaged in contemplation and continued “Oh! Rajan, your four children are the highest philosophies in the Veda. Rama is the life of Lord Shiva, he is the wealth of saintly men and ascetics, he is everything to his devotes, is taking great pleasure in the various childhood pastimes.”  Lakshmana grew too attached to elder brother Rama and devoted his time to his lotus feet, he was too promising to his elder brother and considered him as Lord. Bharatha and Shathrughna shared the love of Lord and servant of Lord. The pair of Rama and Lakshmana was extremely eye-catching, one has the complexion of dark clouds and another one has a fair complexion, their mothers would remove the grass and shred it into pieces to remove evil eyes on their children. These four children were the abode of beauty, virtues, and humility, and Rama was the ocean of bliss. His marvelous smile resembles the luster of the moon, he took a seat on his mother’s lap sometimes on the cradle, in this way Devi Kausalya showered boundless love and devotion to her child, took great pleasure on that little child.  The supreme Lord Hari who is free from Maya, unblemished, beyond the Trigunas, omnipresent and absolute Bramam took shelter on the lap of Devi Kausalya due to her intense devotion.