Ceremonies to be observed at the birth and naming of a child - Verse 11
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 10.11
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Sanskrit Original
नातिदीर्घं न ह्रस्वं वा नातिगुर्वक्षरान्वितम सुखोच्चार्यं तु तन नाम कुर्याद यत प्रवणाक्षरम ।।
nātidīrghaṃ na hrasvaṃ vā nātigurvakṣarānvitam sukhoccāryaṃ tu tan nāma kuryād yat pravaṇākṣaram ||
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Neither too long nor too short, nor endowed with heavy syllables, one should chant the name that is pleasing and has the proper pronunciation.