Prayer Whispered To A New Born

[brag]

I wonder if anyone knows the prayer whispered in the ears of a Hindu child at birth. Among the prayers whispered by the parents, there is one that assures the child that it is ok to surpass the accomplishments of the parents, and the parents look forward to that day when it happens. The whispering of prayers to a new born is a common religious practice by many.

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[Solachica]

Never heard abt this before.
So the parents do this?

[sapodila]

It's usually the "Guru Mantra" off the child's father..........of course when the child is grown up and receives Diksha, he / she will be given his/her own Guru Mantra.

[brag]

I heard the prayer before, but I just can't remember it.

[Solachica]

Don't think anyone whispered anything to me and I've never heard it mentioned in my family.
Come to think abt it the old generation is dying out and so to are the old traditions. When it reaches me to be considered the old one after my parents I hardly know anything abt rituals etc.

[brag]

It may come under the concept of conscious wiring of the baby for the future.

[littleone]

do you do this when the baby now born? or is it something you do on a regular basis like whisper it every morning or so?? i've never heard of this before.

sola,
i am also the oldest and just like you i am so unfamiliar with our rituals and traditions. it saddens me when i think about it. :(

[Mivo]

I heard of this only recently. Littleone seeing ur baby is only 6mts I would tink u can still do it, except I doh noe d prayers

sola, I was like u eh but the more involved I got into the religion the more I learn especially from the learned folks, I like to ask if I dunno no someting, or why we have to do certain tings

[brag]

Some Hindus and now some Westerners who have been exposed to Hinduism, program themselves and their children, starting with children in utero and somethimes before a child is conceived.

I met a Hindu oriented caucasian family from Georgia at a self inquiry workshop a few years ago, and they explained how they prepared themselves for a child who would be spiritually minded, and indeed they had a sixteen year old boy interested in Hindu spirituality. The mother read the Mahabharata, and listened to bhajans and soothing music, refrained for negative thoughts, etc., through out her pregnancy. The young man I met was very together and very spirituality oriented. Some of these teachings can be found in Dianeteics.

Sometimes when I am asked for help in preparing children for success in school, I refer parents to positive reinforcements in preparing their children in several ways, one of which is to whisper in the childrens' ears just as they are beginning to fall asleep when the brain wave patters may be most receptive to lingering ideas of the day. Some of these thoughts include implanting confidence in passing exams with high grades. It is believed that certain brain vaves patterns are most receptive to suggestions depending on moments of receptivity of the mind. This is science, and not new age, as some would prefer to believe.

[sapodila]

For Hindus, the Namkaran or naming ceremony is often commemorated with a havan (sacred fire) on the 12 th day after the baby's birth. The baby's father whispers the name into the baby's ears and then announces it to the world. The baby's name is also written in the Janam patri (Hindu astrological document). The Janam patri name should begin with a letter given by the pundit based on the time and place of birth of the baby. This name is used for all future sacred rites observed for and by the baby. In Trinidad we call this name the "Rassi Name". Many families now have two names for the baby ? one is the Janam patri name and the other the legal name as on the birth certificate. In some Hindu communities the father's sister is given the honor of naming the little one.

[sapodila]

I heard the prayer before, but I just can't remember it.
Wait ah minute..........reciting "OM" for as long as yuh could hold that breath, into the baby's ears at birth. the naming ceremony commences a few days later. Remember the pundit would not touch the baby until after the baby gets his /her bath etc..

[Solachica]

I have my rassi name on my birthpaper. I just refer to it as my middle name.

[Triniboy108]

what if you've never had the namkaran ceremony performed for you when you were a baby and you don't have a rassi name?
for example, if i was to get officially christened in the Hindu religion, then would the name given to me be my rassi name? and would that christening ceremony be the namkaran ceremony? :?: :?:

[deeva]

It's the Gayatri Mantra that is whispered in the baby's ear at birth .
Well that's what I did and I also whispered the Maha Mantra. Since we r Krishna devotees.

[sapodila]

what if you've never had the namkaran ceremony performed for you when you were a baby and you don't have a rassi name?
for example, if i was to get officially christened in the Hindu religion, then would the name given to me be my rassi name? and would that christening ceremony be the namkaran ceremony? :?: :?:
Basically! yes!...........afterall there are people who converts to Hinduism and the rituals are performed and name given by the Guru etc.
It's the Gayatri Mantra that is whispered in the baby's ear at birth .
Well that's what I did and I also whispered the Maha Mantra. Since we r Krishna devotees. I have heard of this before.... In fact I forgot all about this... I even have a framed Gayatri Mantra given to me by my Guru, when I took Diksha.

[Babygirl]

Amazing! I never knew about this prayer. Then again I was a baby at the time they might have said it to me. :mrgreen: