SB 10.1.57

TEXT 57

TEXT

k-IiTaRMaNTa& Pa[QaMaJa& k&-SaaYaaNak-duNdui>a" )
APaRYaaMaaSa k*-C^e\<

kirtimantam prathamajam

kamsayanakadundubhih

arpayam asa krcchrena

so 'nrtad ativihvalah

kirtimantam-by the name Kirtiman; prathama-jam-the first-born baby; kamsaya-unto Kamsa; anakadundubhih-Vasudeva; arpayam asa-delivered; krcchrena-with great pain; sah-he (Vasudeva); anrtat-from the breaking of the promise, or from fear of being a liar; ati-vihvalah-was very much disturbed, being afraid.

TRANSLATION

Vasudeva was very much disturbed by fear of becoming a liar by breaking his promise. Thus with great pain he delivered his first-born son, named Kirtiman, into the hands of Kamsa.

PURPORT

In the Vedic system, as soon as a child is born, especially a male child, the father calls for learned brahmanas, and according to the description of the child's horoscope the child is immediately given a name. This ceremony is called nama-karana. There are ten different samskaras, or reformatory methods, adopted in the system of varnasrama-dharma, and the name-giving ceremony is one of them. Although Vasudeva's first son was to be delivered into the hands of Kamsa, the nama-karana ceremony was performed, and thus the child was named Kirtiman. Such names are given immediately after birth.