Sunday 27 July 2014

22. Listen to Heart – Have a Worthy Name and Be Worthy by …….

Hari Bol....

22. Listen to Heart – Have a Worthy Name and Be Worthy by …….


Last month I happened to visit a hospital because I had to meet someone who was hospitalized. I was happy to plan for the visit. I got up ready. I dressed up in style. I myself with my wife had our lunch. We drove to the hospital. I managed to park my vehicle. My wife took the bag from back of the car. We moved ahead towards the hospital gate and entered in the room no. 12 on the 3rd floor. My friend’s grandmother was sitting in the room with a baby in her lap. I touched her feet and congratulated her on becoming great grandmother. I started chatting with her and I could observe some tears dropping from her eyes to her cheeks. I said, “Dadi why are you crying”? She said, “These tears are of happiness beta.” She started talking about this baby girl name, her role in the family, her profession, and what not. I was really happy to see Dadi in a great mood. She was full of joy. She was emotionally overwhelmed. She was with full of positive energy. I could feel that she had touched the sky. The world was upside down. I was just observing her. I really thanked the Lord for the happiness Dadi was blessed by becoming super Dadi.


Some families wait until the baby is born, while others tell their family, friends, and anyone who asks right away when the pregnancy is announced.  I just raised a point in the room regarding the name of the baby to see how importance the naming a name was in my friend’s family. Oh … everyone had minimum five to six names in their mind for the baby. Everyone started thumbing the name which they had in their mind. All were having logics for the names they had planned to propose. I said the baby can have only one name whereas if the list is prepared of the proposed names it could easily make half a century. I was wondering about the hospital that it is a place where a soul takes a body which gives happiness and it is also a place where a soul leaves the body which gives pains.


I was going through an article - How to Choose a Baby Name Edited by Hannah, Ben Rubenstein, DarthTater, Josh W. and 49 others; which I would like to share. Naming a child is very interesting. We need to choose a special name. We should be happy and graceful to give a name to the baby which makes him or her and the family and the parents proud of. We need to give a thought if we would like to give a traditional name, a popular name or a name which is unique by itself. We need to consider tradition of the family for naming a baby. Although it’s common for us to focus on the history of a name, don’t forget about the future. Your name and signature are something that are specifically yours and identify you as an individual. Take pride in that! Some will like to name his son after his grandfather’s name and his daughter after his grandmother’s name. The first letter of the name is same which is being followed in the family or the first letter could be same as his father or his mother. We should prepare a list of names suggested by all in the family and good wishers. Organize a program as a get together and start striking off the names which is opposed by the majority. This would help to shorten a priorities the list. While doing this we should always think of great heroes who have made wonders in their lives by putting a good impression on the society, i.e. Krishna, Mother Teresa, Harry Potter, Sachin, Pele, etc. Inspiration should be taken by our beliefs carefully. In many ways, this is a beautiful way to affirm your religious beliefs, or your hopes for the child. It is your first gift to your child. He or she is going to carry for whole life of his or her. So make as special as you can. The name should be loved by both parents and family. Avoid naming children a name that is more typically the opposite gender kind of name. Some names are neutral in gender. The name should age well. The name should age gracefully. What fits a baby or young child may not fit an older individual. Make sure the name sounds good with your last name. One may want to avoid using a name whose last letter is the same as the first letter in your last name. Do not give a name which is too long or too short. It should sound well with the surname. Sometimes there are several variations on a name, and different spellings of the same name. A unique spelling may help your child stand out, but may make for headaches when it comes to correcting people and paperwork. In addition, the child may never be able to buy something with his or her name on it, such as novelties as embossed pencils. The name should be worthy to carry. The names which have bad history should not be considered because this will provide negative thoughts about character. To be in positive thoughts and with positive vibration the names should have a story (if any) with positive so that positive vibrations are always there.

Sometimes the names are kept after historians so that the names motivate a person always. Others would also not disrespect the person. Some parents name the child after the name of a God. This again gives positive energy and everyone takes the name with respect. Some names are given on some incident basis which can be remembered to taking the name of the baby which will motivate him or her to move in the life. It again helps with positive vibrant; e.g.
·        Baldev: Godlike in power
·        Aditi: Free and unbounded: In the Hindu Religion, Aditi is the Goddess of the sky, consciousness, the past, the future and fertility.
·        Ahimsa: Virtue; Ahimsa is a religious concept (Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism), it advocates a respect for all life.
·        Pooja: An act of worship
·        Astitva: Identity
·        Anurag: Attachment, devotion, love
·        Lakshmi: Wife of Vishnu
·        Digvijay: One who is victorious over everyone. This is a suggested Hindu name for those born under the birth stars Aslesha and Purvabhadra
·        Shrey: derived from an Indian word meaning 'marvelous'. Alternate meaning of this name is 'the best'
·        Ashna: A friend; beloved; devoted to love
·        Asta: A short form of Astrid. A composite of "god" and "beautiful".
·        Anjana: As per Hindu mythology Anjana was Hanuman's mother's name.
·        Arpana: Offering; dedicated; surrendered
·        Amita: English word from the Latin amitia, meaning "friendship".
·        Gaurav: Honour, pride.
·        Vatsa: A Child who symbolizes innocence and whose soul is pure. Vatsa was a Sage ‘Rishi’


What we do in our specific behavior reflects on what we do in our general vocation. Gita helps us recognize that we are all souls, who are by our spiritual nature devotees of Krishna. It also inspires us to behave in devotionally respectable ways by helping us understand that such behavior simultaneously enhances our own spiritual happiness internally and honors the dignity of all that we represent externally. When we adopt the path of devotion, we become its representatives in the eyes of the world. Consequently, our behavior becomes the barometer by which people judge the path of devotion. Thus, their devotional prospects largely hinge on our behavior. If we accept this grave responsibility and behave properly, our inner life becomes rich because Krishna being pleased by our responsible conduct reveals himself more endearingly to us.


Arjuna addresses Krishna as ‘Madusudana’. Lord Krishna killed the demon Madhu, and now Arjuna wanted Krishna to kill the demon of misunderstanding that had overtaken him in the discharge of his duty. Arjuna was addressed as the son of Partha, who happened to be the sister of Krishna’s father Vasudeva. Therefore Arjuna had a blood relationship with Krishna. Arjuna acquired this name as son of Partha, better known as Kunti. Kunti had sent a message to Arjuna through Krishna encouraging him to establish the claims of Pandavas over their kingdom by the arbrtrament of war. So Krishna calls him by the name Partha to recall Arjuna’s mind by his mother’s advice to wake him from emotional stupor. Parantapa means ‘scorcher of enemies’. He got this name by vanquishing powerful demons like Nivatakavaca. Krishna wanted to overcome the weakness of Arjuna’s heart. Krishna wanted Arjuna to be prepared for the battle as it was fight against unrighteousness.


If the son of a Khashtriya declines to fight, he is a Khashtriya in name only, and if the son of a Brahmana acts impiously, he is a Brahmana in name only. Such Khashtriyas and Brahmanas are unworthy sons of their fathers; therefore, Krishna did not want Arjuna to become an unworthy son of a Khashtriya. Krishna knew that Arjuna had a worthy name and Krishna also wanted Arjuna to be worthy by name and his karma as Khashtriya. Arjuna was the most intimate friend of Krishna, and Krishna was directly guiding him on the chariot; but in spite of all these credits, if Arjuna abandoned the battle he would be committing an infamous act. Therefore Krishna said that such an attitude in Arjuna did not fit his personality. Arjuna might argue that he would give up the battle on the grounds of his magnanimous attitude for the most respectable Bhisma and his relatives, but Krishna considered that sort of magnanimity mere weakness of heart. Such false magnanimity was not approved by any authority. Therefore, such magnanimity or so-called nonviolence should be given up by persons like Arjuna under the direct guidance of Krishna.


All Glories to Lord Krishna & All His Loving Devotees….. Hari Bol……
Courtesy : Bhagavad-Gita As It Is (by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ) ,  Srimad Bhagavad-Gita ( by A. Parthasarathy  & www.gitadaily.com ) Chapter 2 : Text 3

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