Gautam Rode and Pankhuri Awasthy named their twins Radhya and Raditya on Janmashtami

Television actors Gautam Rode and Pankhuri Awasthy welcomed their twin babies on July 25 this year. After a special ceremony on Janmashtami, the couple took to social media to announce the names of their newborns - Radhya and Raditya. They also explained the Vedic meanings of their names.

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Naming ceremony on Janmashtami

Taking to Instagram, the couple shared a video of the naming ceremony conducted on Janmashtami. They used Jubin Nautiyal’s Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari track as the background score of the clip. It featured friends and family grooving together on the special occasion. “Grateful for all of Gods blessings.. with wide smiles, echoing laughter, a whole lot of dancing and our hearts full .. we along with our babies RADHYA and RADITYA wish you all a very. Happy Janmashtami,” they captioned the post.

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Meaning behind Radhya and Raditya’s names

In the same post, they also revealed the meaning of their babies’ names. They wrote, “RADHYA. One who is worthy of worship. Also an endearing name for Radha ji who in Hinduism is revered as the Goddess of Love, Tenderness, Compassion, and Devotion. She is the incarnation of MahaLakshmi and also is the Mūlaprakriti- the Supreme goddess, the embodiment of spiritual love and Krishna’s feminine counterpart and internal potency. In Sanskrit Her name means prosperity, success, perfection. They say.. Lord Krishna enchants the world, but Radhya enchants even him!”

Meanwhile, the name Raditya has multiple meanings in different languages. “RADITYA means Surya - the Sun. Ra is the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun. Aditya refers to the offspring of Aditi, the goddess representing infinity. Raditya in old Javanese (from Indonesia) -Ra +‎ Aditya, derived from Sanskrit words रवि +‎ आदित्य also means Sun or the light of the Sun or Sunday - the day of the Sun. Similar to Surya or Ravi being the basis of Ravivara , in the Hindu Calendar,” they wrote.

Industry colleagues and friends quickly took note of the video and flooded the comment section with heartfelt greetings. Gauahar Khan commented on the post, saying, “God bless our Radhya n Raditya! All our love, Zaid, Gauahar and their pal Zehaan.”

One user wrote, “Such beautiful names..blessing to both,” while another wrote, “Congratulations to my lovely babies wishing to them all happiness and healthy life with you my lovely couple.” Gautam and Pankhuri tied the knot in 2018.