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Taiji used to say that on the day Shriram was born. The place started resonating with some sweet and divine music. until the next morning, one could hear the recitation of mantras and Ramayana reverberating in the house. this could have been experienced by Taiji because of the inner tranquility she was experiencing. But she was visibly upset at the visits of Sadhus who stood at the doorstep gazing quietly at the child. When they were offered something, they plainly refused. They just wanted to see the child and once he began to cry, they would leave the place. Even Panditji found it strange that so many Sadhus visited his house, but he was never worried about it. He tried to console Taiji when she worried too much about these happenings.

The child was 16-17 days old when it was arranged to conduct the naming ceremony. A strange incident occured that day which ruffled the calm of Panditji too. The auspicious day of Vijayadashami was chosen for the ceremony. According to the tradition in the village, the day of Vijayadashami was skpent in reciting 'Ramcharit Manas', 'Saptashati' etc. They typically did not conduct Ramlila or burn the effigy of Ravana. Due to the birth of the child, they were observing sutak (state of ritual impurity existing after a birth or a death in one's household) because of which the family members did not conduct any special Navaratri Puja. Only regular rituals of Sandhyavandan were being observed. The sutak was over on the day of Navami and the same day, they started the incessant recitation of Ramacharit Manas (Akhand Parayan). It was planned that on the next day they will have the Purnahuti and yagya followed by naming ceremony.

Almost everyone in the village attended the Purnahuti of Ramcharit manas recitation, Yagna and naming ceremony. People began to gather sinced the early hours of Vijayadashami. Whoever walked in observed a sanyasi standing at the doorstep. After sometime a female mendicant  (sadhvi) came and joined him. They did not converse amongst themselves but continued to stand undisturbed till the naming ceremony commenced. Once the ceremony began, both of them walked into the house and began to gaze at the child lying in Taiji's lap. When Taiji noticed both of them, she was taken aback and tried to cover the child with her Saree. At that, the sadhu said, "O Mother, let us also see the little one. Let us gaze at him to our heart's content. Only God knows whether we will get another chance to see him or not." Taiji interpreted that he was speaking something inauspicious about the child and became angry. She stood up from the dais and started taking both of them to task. Both of them offered their explanation but Taiji got up and said, "Let it be, Shriram's mother. Nothing untoward will happen to your child. Everything will be fine and auspicious." On hearing this the sanyasis left imploring that the child be named as 'Shriram' in accordance to what had come out from his father's mouth involuntarily. He said that it was the desire of the Lord that the child be named thus. Panditji agreed to the suggestion and Taiji did not argue further. The sadhu and Sadhvi stood at the doorstep till the ceremony was completed.