New Delhi: TV actor Gautam Rode and Pankhuri Awasthy recently welcomed their newborn twins. Now on the occasion of Jamashtami, the they revealed the names of their twins after a naming ceremony at their home on September 7, on Thursday. Gautam and Pankhuri have named their daughter Radhya and son Raditya.
Taking to their official Instagram handle, they shared the update. They wrote, "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 🌿💛🌿.”
Gautam and Pankhuri also penned along post explaining the meaning behind their children's 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!.”
For Raditya, they shared, "RADITYA means Surya – the Sun. Ra is the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun. One of the most important Gods in ancient Egyptian religion, Ra ruled in all parts of the created world: the sky, the earth, and the underworld. He was believed to have ruled as the first pharaoh of Egypt. He was the God of the sun, order, kings and the sky. Ra in Sanskrit means Fire and strength. 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 added.
Gautam and Pankhuri's twins were born on July 25. The two tied the knot in 2018.