Conversations with Sri Swamiji – 21

Names given by Mahans
Once Sri Sri Swamiji said,
‘Devotees always approach Mahans when children are born in their families to secure their blessings. They also pray such Mahans to name their children. Once the names are given, we must unfailingly call them only with those names and not with other names that we may like! Care must be taken not to neglect those names which come as a benediction from Mahans. Why is it so?

Children are susceptible to certain ill-effects and evil influences during early childhood (‘Baalaarishtam’). When we address and call them frequently with the names that have been given to them as a blessing by the Mahans, these effects are nullified. So, such names protect the children and act as a sheathing. It is for such a reason that devotees fondly call their children with the names given by Mahans.’