When the eleventh day had gone by, the king performed the Naming ceremony of his sons. And experiencing great delight, Vasistha conferred the names. And the high-souled eldest one was called Rāma; and Kaikeyi's son was called Bharata; and Sumitrā's son was called Laksmana, and the last was named Satrughna.
अतीत्यैकादशाहं तु नामकर्म तथाकरोत्। ज्येष्ठं रामं महात्मानं भरतं कैकयीसुतम्॥ सौमित्रिं लक्ष्मणमिति शत्रुघ्नमपरं तथा। वसिष्ठः परमप्रीतो नामानि कुरुते तदा॥