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\"padma-lakshmi-pregnant-side.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Padma Lakshmi’s<\/a> pregnancy was anything but conventional. She posed nude for Page 6 Magazine. She still refuses to disclose the identity of the baby’s father. But when it came to naming the baby (a little girl born on February 20), Padma chose a name that is simply divine. Literally.<\/p>\n

US Magazine<\/a> reports that Padma — best known as Top Chef<\/i> star and model (not to mention author Salman Rushdie’s ex-wife) — named her daughter Krishna Thea.<\/p>\n

The magazine explains<\/a> the choice of “Krishna”:<\/p>\n

She intended to choose “a classically Indian Sanskrit name,” and that’s
\njust what she did. Krishna is a Sanskrit name meaning “black” or “dark
\none,” and is commonly heard in India as both a first and last name.<\/p>\n

In Hindu tradition, Krishna was the human incarnation of the god
\nVishnu, a heroic figure representing love and joy. The familiar “Hare
\nKrishna” is a chant to this deity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n


\nIn addition to meaning “dark complexioned one,” the name also means
\n“all-attractive.” And while Krishna is usually a boy’s name, it is not
\nexclusively so. Many girls are also named Krishna (after the male
\ndeity), or Krishnaa (with a long a), which is also one of the names for
\nthe famous Princess Draupadi.<\/p>\n

US<\/a>
\npicks up on the popularity of Krishna as a girl’s name, adding an
\ninteresting bit of trivia about the name’s popularity in South America:<\/p>\n

Although Krishna is associated with a male deity, it is not unusual for
\nit to be used as a girl’s name. During the past decade it has been
\nextremely popular in Chile, for example, reaching No. 12 on their
\nfavorite girls’ names list in 2002, and was still in the Top 25 in 2006.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According
\nto some Hindus, the act of uttering the name Krishna brings
\nimmeasurable spiritual benefit, including liberation from this world.
\nThat’s quite a bonus that Padma (and hundreds of Chilean moms) get–
\njust for calling out to their kids!   <\/p>\n

And in case Padma still
\nneeds an extra endorsement, we’ll sign this post off with some words
\nfrom 15th century Vaishnava poet-saint Rupa Goswami<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I do not know how much nectar the two syllables ‘Krish-na’ have
\nproduced. When the holy name of Krishna is chanted, it appears to dance
\nwithin my mouth. I then desire many, many mouths. When that name
\nenters the holes of my ears, I desire many millions of ears. And when
\nthe holy name dances in the courtyard of my heart, it conquers the
\nactivities of my mind, and I become completely stunned.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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