How to find a lucky name for your child

  Introduction:

 The birth of a child is one of the most important and life changing events in a couple's life. The parents always want the best for their child. Best food, best clothes and best education. So why not begin with the most important factor; best name for the child?

A  name which is lucky for your child,  would propel him to greatness and achievement. The great Indian Rishis by virtue of their Meditation and Sadhana , discovered that the first alphabet of a person’s name did make a significant difference to a person's luck and destiny. So they have, in the form of Jyotish, devised a system for the proper naming of your child.

 The Basic grammar:

 Although we all know, that the Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit, we as observers from Earth, feel that the Sun appears to move around the Earth. This apparent motion of the Sun around the Earth is called the ‘Ecliptic’.

 The nine planets used in Jyotish , are generally confined to a band in the heavens which extends approximately 8 degrees to both the North and the South of the ecliptic as seen from the earth. This imaginary band in the sky is called the ZODIAC, which for the sake of convenience and mathematical use is divided into 360 degrees.

 The 12 Rashis and their alphabets:

 The zodiac of 360 degrees is further sub-divided into 12 equal divisions of 30 degrees each. Each division is commonly called a ‘Rashi’. There are 12 rashis and are not to be confused with the 12 sun signs. Under Hindu or vedic astrology , they are called rashis and under western astrology they are called signs.

(Refer to the rashi chart below)

Rashi no	Hindu name	Western name	Alphabets
1	Mesha	Aries	A, L,E
2	Vrushabh	Taurus	B,V,U
3	Mithun	Gemini	K,CHA
4	Kark	Cancer	D, H
5	Simha	Leo	M,T
6	Kanya	Virgo	P, TH
7	Tula	Libra	R, T
8	Vrischik	Scorpio	N, Y
9	Dhan	Saggitarius	BHA, DHA, F
10	Makar	Capricorn	KHA , J
11	Kumbha	Aquarius	G , SHA
12	Meena	Pisces	D ,CH,

Naming your child:

How does one go about selecting the best name for one's  child?

Well, Jyotish tells us that it is the first alphabet of the name which is the most important.

Please remember, the name could be anything, but it is the FIRST ALPHABET that matters the most.

 Having prepared the birth chart of your child , search for 2 important bits of information:

1. Janma rashi or birth rashi
2. alphabet corresponding to rashi as given in the table above.
   Step 1:
   Find the childs Janma rashi.  The Janma rashi, is the rashi occupied by the Moon at the time of your child's birth. The Moon stays in 1 rashi approximately for 2 days and this information is readily available in the birth chart.
   Step 2:
   Having found the Janma rashi, refer the table above and look up for the alphabets that belong to that particular rashi.
   Examples:
   1. If your child’s rashi is Leo or Simha, the alphabets are M and T.
   Hence your childs name should begin with M or T like Madhava , Manas, Mansi  or Mahi
   Lets take another example:
   If your childs rashi is Scorpio or Vrishchik, then his/her name should commence with N or Y like Nikhil, Neel , Narayan, Yamini or Yasmita.
   NOW, THAT WAS VERY SIMPLE !
   YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE OF YOUR CHILD BY GIVING HIM A POWERFUL NAME!