Naming Ceremony : Namkaran Sanskar

Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. - Richard Eyre

What is Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony?

Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony is a standout amongst the most vital of the 16 Hindu 'samskaras' or ceremonies. In the Vedic conventional, 'Namkaran'  is the formal naming function performed to choose an infant's name utilizing customary strategies and visionary tenets of naming. This is by and large an upbeat custom - with the strains of labor now finished, the family meets up to praise the introduction of the kid with this function.
In this way, it is a formal occasion in which the infant is named and his introduction to the world is commended with customs and conventions. This capacity has a religious essentialness as well as has legitimate and social significance.

At the point Namkaran is Done?

Customarily, the Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony service is held inside half a month of the birth of the child. These days, with an ever increasing number of births occurring in the clinic, this custom has turned into a piece of the Namkaran function, which is performed inside fourteen days of the child's introduction to the world.

 In this manner, the most promising day for the service is the eleventh or twelfth day after birth. In any case, the eleventh day isn't obligatory and the guardians can pick any day in view of their minister's or a celestial prophet's recommendation.

Why Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony is performed?

Subsequently, the Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony service might be planned whenever after the tenth day, and before the infant's first birthday celebration. The Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony function is performed to give the infant a name and a personality. The customs led amid the function look for gifts for the infant for his great wellbeing, long and prosperous life ahead. Additionally, his horoscope is made on this day.

Where and How is Namkaran Sanskar/Naming Ceremony in Hindu Tradition Performed?

The Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony can be performed at home or in a sanctuary, as the family feels is suitable with number of guests and relatives. While some may get a kick out of the chance to commend it on a stupendous scale in an uncommon feast corridor or banquet hall with an expansive social event, others may decide on a little private function with close family. The naamkaran sanskar in Hindu custom is performed by a priest. He chooses a favorable day and time of the naming function. The intellectual leads a puja or havan wherein supplications are offered and mantras are droned for the prosperity of the infant. He additionally makes a horoscope for the child. On a bronze dish, rice grains are spread and the dad composes the infant's name on it with a gold stick.
The picked name is then whispered into the child's correct ear by the dad four times, alongside a supplication  from all the near and dear ones present at the moment.
In a few families, the bua (father's sister) of the child whispers the infant's name in the infant's ears. From that point, it is declared to family and companions. In specific networks, the favorable service is performed within the sight of somewhere around five wedded ladies. These ladies are mindful to lead different ceremonies according to the Hindu traditions. Ladies sing tunes for respecting the infant. The function is finished up with an uncommon devour for the visitors.

Selection of baby's name

In most of the families name of the infant is decided by the bua of the child as per rituals. But mostly actual name selection is done by either choosing any soothing names from the starting letter of the words suggested by the priest, or any other name which the parents agree upon.
According to Hindu convention, the underlying letter of the name is likewise imperative and is chosen in light of the star under which the youngster is conceived, the moon sign and the planetary position right now of birth. A name can likewise be picked by the divinity who is accepted to manage the long stretch of birth, or after a predecessor.


Name we picked for our darling newborn

 We named our little angle SHAURYA. After the whole sequence of Namkaran/ Naming Ceremony we came to choose a name for our baby with the astrological symbol only. So he is an Aquarius.So as they say Aquarius-born people are humanitarians to the core. They are a progressive and modern lot. Broad-minded and creative, they are the real truth-seekers. Being affectionate and friendly by nature, the Aquarius-born are very attractive and popular. Looking forward to see a happy life ahead of you my love Shaurya.