Slokas,Temples and Spritual Details

Tuesday Prayer to Lord Murugan:

Lord Murugan/Subrahmanya Dhyana Sloka:


Benefits of Chanting :The sloka below is in praise of Lord Muruga/Subrahmanya. It is a simple invocation of Lord Muruga to shower the devotee with his compassionate blessings. It can be used as a dhyana sloka before starting to chant any Lord Murugan Mantras.You may chant the sloka 6 times daily in the morning.


Om shakthi vajra varadhabhayanwitham
kekivaryamadhiroohya sumsthithum
devasumgha parivarashobhithum
bhaavaye hridhi guham shadaananum

 

Family Deity/Kula Deivam(Tamil)/Tharavad Deivam(Malayalam) :
I am writing this article by worship my Kula deivam “Kondugnallur Amma”.
In our today Busy life, we forget about our family roots and customs followed by our family members.It's not only family properties is transferring to other generation. whatever rituals ,responsibilities and bad/good karma done by forefathers also transferring to other generations. We may be working hard for family happiness and prosperity. But,Somehow one misery after the other may keep hindering our happiness. We fail to realize that such problems may be due to the neglect of one's family deity.
Our forefathers and relatives have been worshiping that god for ages and pathetically neglected now.
WHO IS KULADEIVAM?
It is our Hindu (Specially South Indian) Tradition that each family has a family deity called KULA DEIVAM. We have unshaken belief that, kuladeivam will take care of our family and save from all hardships and hindrances. A family deity is almost like a parent. Worshiping Kuladeivam /Kula-devi/Tharavad Deivam is most important prayer in Hindu family.

The Kula-devata is the guardian of the family, of the lineage. Ancestors of the family have worshipped the deity and there is a bond between the family and the deity. This bond would have bring the deity continues to protect the family in return for a simple puja’s or prayer from the family members. Such a family deity takes on the responsibility of providing good health, prosperity and protection to the whole family. Hence such worship bears fruits early.

Kuldevata is said to be protector of the family or who has been guarding our family from a long time. But, as time goes by, we forget such deities and go about our busy life. This neglect will naturally bring the wrath of the family deity, and hence even prevent us from getting the benefits of our usual prayers to other gods.
Reason for Hindering our Happiness:
Most people hence try an abundance of remedies and poojas but still fail to gain their goals.Because the family deity is unhappy.
It is even mentioned in some scriptures that one doesn't have to pray to any other god or go to any other temple if he/she prays to the family deity regularly.
How to know who is your Kuladeivam?
If you are not aware of your family deity, you can still pray to the deity from your heart and very soon you will come to know about your family deity details.
You can know your family deity by performing astrological rituals like 'thambhoola prashna' by a capable astrologer.
You may also talk to your family members to get know about your family deity to get known about your family diety.
How to worship Family Deity?
Now days, Many of the peoples are staying away from native place. It’s not possible to visit the kuladeivam temple monthly or daily basis.So, You can light a ghee lamp daily separately meant only for the family deity by keeping a photo at home.
Every Friday, light 5 lamps (Agal vilaku/Mud lamp) using Pancha deepam oil and Keep Seperate Undiyal/Charity box to drop 1 rupee coin for Kuldeivam. It show's remembering/praying your kuladeivam regularly. Then, you can visit yearly once to kuladeivam temple and pray by donating these coins to kuladeivam temple with pongal as neivadyam.

 

Thanks your encourage words

 

Thanks your encourage words

 

Thanks for your words

 

Hi Ryan,

You can chant any slokam or stotram by referring books.It' depend's upon our comfortable, how far we can memorize and chant without any mistake.

Normally, I use to chant by referring books except Gayantri mantra and Mahalakshmi stotra.

Thanks
SubhaAbilash

 

Parihara sthalams
The topic of ‘Parihara sthalams’ is an ocean andvery important temples for a specific problem.
It is very well understood that all the problems we face today are due to the Karma of our current or the previous births. So we have to be very careful that we don’t add up to our bad karmas in the current birth to wander again to parihara sthalams in the next birth.


So before we look up for a Parihara sthalam, let us look within ourselves and make sure that we are not doing anything now to add up to the burden of our existing bad karmas.


The temples in bold are considered the most important ones for the specific prayer
Navagraha worship
1. Sun

• Sooriyanar Temple near AduthuraiTravel base: Kumbakonam
• Gnayiru temple near RedhillsOn the Chennai – Kolkatta highways, turn right after Puzhal jail campTravel base: Chennai
• Kolappakkam Agastheeswarar Temple near Porur/ KundrathurTravel base: Chennai
• Parudhiniyamam (Paruthiyappar koil) Tanjore-Pattukottai roadTravel base: Tanjore
• All the Shiva temples where the sun rays fall on the lingam on specific days.

2. Moon

• Thingalur near ThiruvaiyaruTravel base: Tanjore
• Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple near Tambaram / KundrathurTravel base: ChennaiThirunageswaram
• Thirunageswaram Pirainudhal Ambal whom moon worships a day every yearTravel base: Kumbakonam

3. Mars

• Vaitheesawaran koil near Mayiladuthurai / SirkaliTravel base: Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali
• Vaitheeswaran koil at PoonamalleeTravel base: Chennai
• Mangalesar/ Kalyanasundaresar temple at Sirukudi near PeralamTravel base: Kumbakonam / Mayliaduthurai

4. Budhan

• ThiruvenkaduTravel base: Kumbakonam
• Thirumeyneeswarar Temple at Kovur near Porur/ KundrathurTravel base: Chennai

5. Guru

• AlangudiTravel base: Kumbakonam
• Thittai4 kms from Tanjore in the Tanjore – Kumbakonam routeTravel base: Tanjore
• Thiruvalleeswarar at PadiOpposite to Lucas TVSTravel base: Chennai
• Thakkolam in the Kanchipuram – Arakkonam routeTravel base: Chennai / Kanchipuram
• Elumiyankottur on Thiruvallore – Thakkolam RoadTravel base: Chennai
• Govindavadi Agaram near ThakkolamTravel base: Chennai
• Medha Dakshinamoorthy at MayiladuthuraiTravel base: Mayiladuthurai
• Thirisoolam near Chennai AirportTemple is on the opposite side of Airport – Cross the railway gateTravel base: Chennai
• Suruttapalli – Thambadhya DakshinamoorthyTravel base: Chennai
• Guru temple at Kanchipuram
• Ramanatheswarar Temple at PorurTravel base: Chennai

6. Sukra

• Kanjanur – next to Sooriyanar koilTravel base: Kumbakonam
• SrirangamTravel base: Trichy
• Velleeswarar – MylaporeTravel base: Chennai
• Velleeswarar – MangaduTravel base: Chennai
• Velliyangudi near KumbakonamTravel base: Kumbakonam

7. Sani

• ThirunallaruTravel base: Karaikal
• Thirupugalur near NannilamTravel base: Kumbakonam
• Thirukkollikadu in Thiruvarur – Thiruthuraipoondi roadTravel base: Thiruvarur
• KuchhanoorTravel base: Cumbum
• Agastheeswarar Temple at Pozhichalure near PallavaramTravel base: Chennai

8. Ragu

• ThirunageswaramTravel base: Kumbakonam
• KalahasthiTravel Base: Chennai / Thirupathi
• Nageswaran koil at Kumbakonam
• Nageswarar in KundrathurTravel Base: Chennai
• NagoorTravel base: Karaikkal
• ThiruppampuramNear PeralamTravel base: Mayiladuthurai

9. Kethu

• Keezha PerumpallamIn the Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali – Poompuhar roadTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali
• KalahasthiTravel Base: Chennai / Thirupathi
• Chitraguptan temple at Kanchipuram
• Gerugambakkam between Porur and KundrathurTravel base: Chennai
• Thirumuruganpoondi on Avinashi – Thiruppur roadThere are 2 temples, one is a thevara stahalam and this is the other one next to the thevara sthalamTravel Base: Coimbatore

General Problems
Marriage

• Thirumanancheri near KuttalamOn the Mayiladuthurai-Kumbakonam roadTravelbase: Kumbakonam
• KodumudiTravelbase: Erode
• Madurai Meenakshi
• Kanchipuram Ekambareswarar
• Kanchipuram Kacchabeswarar
• Thiruverkadu VedapureeswararTravelbase: Chennai
• Thirumazhisai OthandeeswararTravelbase: Chennai
• Thiruvidanthai Nithya Kalyana Perumal in East Coast RoadTravelbase: Chennai
• MylaporeTravelbase: Chennai
• VedaranyamTravelbase:
• ThiruveezhimizhalaiTravelbase:
• Thirukkazhipalai3 kms from Annamalai university, ChidambaramTravelbase: Chidambaram
• Uppiliyappan koilTravelbase: Kumbakonam
• Nachiyar KoilTravelbase: Kumbakonam
• Nachiyar Koil in Trichy
• Immayil nanmai tharuvar temple at Madurai
• Piranmalai near ThirupathurTravelbase: Karaikudi
• Thirukolakudi in Pudukkottai-Kilachevalpatti roadTravelbase: Pudukkottai
• Thiru velvikudi near KutralamTravelbase: Mayiladuthrai
• KuttalamTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• ThiruppainjeeliTravelbase: Trichy
• SrirangamTravelbase: Trichy
• ThiruvanaikavalTravelbase: Trichy
• All other temples where swami married ambal or gave marriage dharshan

Child birth

• Rameswaram
• Thiruvenkadu banyan treeTravelbase: Sirkazhi / Myiladuthurai
• Pagam piriyal temple near ThiruvadanaiTravelbase:
• Thayumanaswamy at RckfortTravelbase: Trichy
• Thirupputkuzhi near KanchipuramChennai

Safe delivery/ Protect fetus

• Garbarakshambigai at ThirukkarukavurNear PapanasamTravelbase: Kumbakonam

Note: According to Sri Manamadurai Swamigal, the couples who visit the following temples in the given order are bound to get child:1) Ettiyathali near Aranthangi2) Thirukkarugavur Garbarakshambigai3) Karuvalarcheri and4) Utharakosamangai
Husband and Wife misunderstanding

• ThiruchengodeTravelbase: Erode
• Thiruchattimutram next to PatteeswaramTravelbase: Kumbakonam

Education

• Koothanur SaraswathiTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruvahendrapuram HayagreevarTravelbase: Cuddalore
• Chettipunyam Hayagreevar near MaraimalainagarTravelbase: Chennai

Job, Graha vakram

• ThiruvakkaraiIn the Pondicherry-Tindivanam alternate longer route(there are two routes for Pondicherry – Tindivanam)Travelbase: Tindivanam

Health

• Vaidheeswaran koilTravelbase: Sirkazhi / Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruvallur Verraragava PerumalTravelbase: Chennai
• Thiruvanmiyur MarundeeswararTravelbase: Chennai
• Thirukkachur Marundheeswarar3 kms from Singaperumal koil railway gateTravelbase: Chennai
• Sankaran KoilTravelbase: Thirunelveli
• Pagampiriyal temple near ThiruvadanaiTravelbase:
• Thirundevankudi (Nandankoil)Travelbase: Kumbakonam
• Siddheeswaram at Nachiyar koilTravelbase: Kumbakonam
• Vaidheeswaran koil at PoonamalleeTravelbase: Chennai
• Vaidheeswaran koil at SrivilliputhurTravelbase: Madurai

Fever

• Jwarahareswarar at Kanchipuram

Nervous weakness / Fear

• Thirubhuvanam next to ThiruvidaimarudhurTravel base: Kumbakonam

Epilepsy

• Thirupachilasiramam (Thiruvasi)Travelbase: Trichy

Eye Problems

• Kanchipuram Ekambareswarar
• Thiruvarur
• Kannayiramudaiyar temple on Vaitheeswaran koil – Mayiladuthurai road
• PanayapuramAt the mouth of the diversion to Panruthi – Kumbakonam road near VikravandiTravelbase: Villupuram
• ThirukkaravasalTravelbase: Thiruvarur

Lukoderma

• ThalayananganamOn Kumbakonam-Thiruvarur road
• Theerthanagiri on Cuddalore-Chidambaram road8 kms from Mettupalayam villageTravelbase: Cuddalore

Stomach pain

• Thiruvadigai in PanrutiTravelbase: Villupuram

Unable to speak

• Thirukkolakka next to SirkazhiTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruchendur

Finance

• ThirunindriyurOn Vaitheeswaran koil-Mayiladuthurai roadTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Arisirkaraiputhur on Kumbakonam-Thiruvarur roadTravelbase: Kumbakonam

Debt problem

• Thiruvarur Runalingeswarar
• Thirucherai RunalingeswararTravelbase: KumbakonamIn the Kumbakonam – Kodavasal – Thiruvarur road

No support in difficult times

• Thiru anniyur (Ponnur)Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai

Cheating done in poorvajanma

• ThirumanikkuzhiTravelbase: Cuddalore

1. Kushtam (Leprosy)

• Thirumangalkudi in Sooriyanar koilTravelbase: Kumbakonam
• KonerirajapurmTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• ThirunellikaTravelbase: Thiruvarur

Hunger

• Thiruchottruthurai near ThiruvaiyaruTravelbase: Tanjore

Akalamruthyu

• ThirukkadaiyurTravelbase: Karaikkal
• SrivanjiyumTravelbase: KumbakonamNear Nannilam

Pitrusrardham

• Rameswaram
• Thirupoovanam on Madurai-Manamadurai-Rameswaram roadTravelbase: Madurai
• ThilatharpanapuriTravelbase: Thiruvarur
• Idumbavanam near MuthupettaiTravelbase: Pattukkottai

Brammahathi Dhosham

• Rameswaram
• ThiruvidaimarudhurTravelbase: Kumbakonam
• RamanadheeswaramDiversion on Thiruvarur – Mayiladuthurai roadTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• ThiruchengottankudiDiversion on Thiruvarur – Mayiladuthurai roadTravelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• ThirukkuvalaiTravelbase: Thiruvarur
• Thevur near KeevalurKeevalur is in Thiruvarur-Nagapatnam roadTravelbase: Thiruvarur

Poison

• Thirumarugal (Thiruvarur- Mayiladuthurai road)Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai

PoovanurTravelbase: Mannargudi

Safe Travel

• Virinchipuram Margabandheeswarar(Margabandhu Sthothram)Travelbase: Vellore

Sidhabramai (Mental illness)

• Thiruvidaimarudhur MahalingaswamyTravel base: Kumbakonam
• Gunaseelam VenkatachalapathiTravel base: Trichy
• Sholingar Narasimha swamyTravel base: Chennai

Sarva dosha parikarams:

• Sea bath at Dhanushkodi sangamam – 26kms from Rameshwaram.
• Girivalam at Thiruvannamalai
• Offer prayers at Adhishtanams or Jeeva samadhi of elated Gurus– to name a few Raghavendraswami (Mantralayam), Sri Sadashiva Brehmendral (Nerur,near Karur), Sri Bhagwan nama Bodhendral (Govindapuram, near Kumbakonam), Sri Shirdi Sai (Shirdi), Bhagwan Sri Ramanar (Ramanshramam, Thiruvannamalai)

Others:
Thiruvidaimaruthur Mahalingeshwara swami temple – ‘Ashvametha pradikshana’ – doing parikrama in outer prakarama at least 3 times.

 

Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama

Majority of people in India knows about the story of Lord Sri Rama, the epic Ramayana, and Lord Hanuman (the greatest devotee of Lord Sri Rama), but only few know the significance of Rama Nama. To talk about Lord Sri Rama and the significance of Rama Nama perhaps Lord Hanuman is the most competent person. In this regard a small but sincere attempt is being made to share the information collected from various sources about the glory and significance of Rama Nama.

Who is this Rama?


!Ramanthe Sarve Janaah Gunaih Asmin Ithi Ramah!! Ramayatheethi Ramah! (Ramayatha ithi Ramah)! Ramante yogino-nanthe brahmanande chidatmani!


Rama is one of the names of Lord Sri Maha Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasra Nama. Sloka No.43 of Vishnu Sahasra Nama Sthothram describes Rama as...

Raamo Viraamo Virajo Margo Neyo Nayo-anayaHVeerah Shaktimataam Shresshtah Dharmo Dharmaviduttamah

The meaning of the above Sanskrit versions is that Rama is the one who keeps the entire living beings happy, the one in whose memory Yogis always revel (take pleasure) in the bliss of Brahman. He is the one who is omniscient and full of bliss. He is the place of final rest for all deserving souls. He is the one before whom, all else becomes pale and insignificant. He is the one who has no desires for enjoyment or any luxuries. He is the lord who creates path to the devotees to reach the zones of liberation and immortality.

He is the one who wishes to do anything for the devotees. He conducts monitors and leads everybody in this world. He is the one who cannot be felled by anybody. He is valiant and is the one who strikes terror into the hearts of the evil doers. He is the greatest, the supreme most and the invincible. He is the foremost among the celestials and is the most valiant among the brave. He is the dharma and his very nature is dharma and his incarnation is for the purpose of dharma.


He is the embodiment of dharma and protector of dharma. He is the foremost and greatest among the knower of dharma. ! Ramo Vigrahavaan Dharmah! It means Rama is an epitome, a personification, a manifestation of Dharma. Rama is the very embodiment of righteousness.

It was as if righteousness itself had incarnated on earth. Dharma and Rama are inseparable. It is said that when sage Valmiki was asked to write Ramayana he asks sage Narada “is there any person among the human beings who has all the sixteen virtues” and that person was none other than Lord Sri Rama.

Mythologically Rama was the seventh Avathara of Sri Maha Vishnu in the list of Dasa Avatharas. In Venkatesa Suprabhatham the very first sloka refers to Lord Sri Rama “Kausalya Supraja Rama”
As per the words of two great sages Vasishta and Viswamithra it is said that the four epic brothers Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Sathrughna are the four forms of Vedas that have incarnated in the Treta Yuga to impart the most precious message to the mankind and to set an ideal world.

Lord Sri Rama has been symbolized as the wisdom of Vedas. In fact the four brothers have established an ideal world called Rama Rajya and have preached and practiced many principles which have relevance even today.
What is the significance of the word Rama?
It is said that Rama Nama has come into existence much before the birth of Lord Sri Rama. It is said that the word Rama is divided into syllables Ra + Aa + Ma;

Ra means Rudra;
Aa means Brahma;
Ma means Vishnu and the confluence of the three trinal lords Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara is Rama.

The word Rama is a confluence of two letters Ra + Ma. It is believed and said that these two letters are Jivaakshara (life giving letters) carved out of the most significant Mantras the Narayana Astakshari and Shiva Panchakshari. The letter Ra is carved out of Narayana Astakshari (Om! Namo! Narayanaya!) and the letter Ma is carved out of Shiva Panchakshari (Om! Namah Shivaya!).


These two letters called life giving letters, the soul of these two powerful Mantras are put together to form the taraka Mantra Rama. Without these two letters, these manthras become ineffective. Any one chanting this taraka manthra is equivalent to worshipping both Lord Sri Maha Vishnu and Lord Shiva.

• What is significance of Rama Nama?

Rama Nama is given the same importance as that of a pranava manthra OM that has links to all the other Manthras that ever exist. Rama Nama is an essence of all the Vedas, Shastras, Ithihasas and Puranas. One of the Saptha Rishis, Sage Vasista meditated on Rama Nama for quite a long time that motivated him to suggest King Dasaratha to christen the Almighty with the manthra (Rama) that he had chanted.

The word Rama has the triple power of destroying sins, conferring peace, and dispelling ignorance. When you utter the word "RAM", you first open the mouth with the sound "Ra". All your sins go out when your mouth is open. When you utter "M" by closing the mouth, the entry is barred against the sins that have gone out.
Rama is not just a name. It is a Mantra, the only Mantra that is calledTaraka Mantra. Taraka Mantra means the one that helps us to cross the ocean of Samsara and free us from the bondage cycle of birth and death. If it is chanted as Rama it is a name, if it is chanted as Ram it is a Mantra, if it is chanted with addition of the word Sri (Sri Rama, Sri Ram) power of Goddess Sita is added to it.

It is called as the family Manthra of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva himself tells Goddess Parvathi about the significance of Rama Nama and suggests her also to recite the same all the time. Lord Shankara, knowing the sweetness of it, initiated his beloved Parvathi to it. He tells her...


Sree Rama Rama Ramethi Rame Raame ManorameSahasranama Tat Thul-yam Rama Nama Varanane
(Phala Stuthi of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Sthothram)

It is only Rama Nama which is equal to a thousand names of Vishnu. Perhaps the above sloka indicates that chanting of Rama once is equal to 10 times chanting of Vishnu, chanting of Rama twice is equal to 100 times (10 x10) chanting of Vishnu and chanting of Rama thrice is equal to 1000 times (10 x 10 x10) chanting of Vishnu. Thus the effect of chanting Rama Nama gets multiplied in geometrical progression. It is believed and said that Lord Shiva always keeps meditating on this Taraka Manthra.

It is the most favourite manthra of all the deities and by chanting, one gets the benefit of invoking all the 33 crores of devathas. There are many instances in history where mere chanting of Rama Nama has resolved many miseries.

Lord Hanuman is hailed as the personification of selfless service to Lord Rama and Sita. Legends say that when Lord Rama was about to leave for His heavenly abode when the purpose of His incarnation was fulfilled, He asked Hanuman to accompany Him, but the latter politely declined the offer saying that he wanted to be present in the holy land where Lord Rama walked in human form and where Sri Rama Nama Japam was regularly conducted.

Yatra Yatra Raghunatha KeerthanamTatra Tatra KruthamasthakanjalimBhashpavari Paripoorna LochanamMaruthim namatha Rakshasanthakam
The prayer sloka of Hanuman says that wherever Rama Nama is sung, he is present though not visible, with his eyes full of tears and with his hands folded in prayer to His Lord. Lord Hanuman undoubtedly the greatest devotee of Lord Sri Rama continuously chanted this taraka mantra that helped him to achieve many feats during the epic Ramayana that also attained him the status of Bhavishya Brahma.

By chanting the Rama Nama, a notorious bandit Ratnakara got liberated of all his past sins and as Valmiki, went on to author the epic Ramayana containing 24000 slokas. Valmiki describes Rama as having sixteen great attributes. Rama stood for the truth, he was a believer of truth, and was a symbol of moral excellence.

The Ramayana is not just a great epic; it is a culmination of philosophy, history, mythology and spirituality. While the epic Ramayana contains several thousands of slokas it is not possible to remember and recite all of them. Just by chanting the Rama Nama one gets the effect of chanting all the slokas of Ramayana.

Rama Nama Smarana a tool for Man’s liberation
Different means of liberation have been spelled out applicable for each Yuga. For example, meditation (Penance) has been prescribed as the means of liberation in Krita Yuga, performing Yagnas and chanting of Mantras in Treta Yuga, Archana (worship) in Dwapara Yuga. But in Kali Yuga only Nama Smarana (repetition of God’s name) has been prescribed as the main means of liberation for the mankind.

Since in Kali Yuga the people will not have the required spiritual strength and capability to perform and carry out the rigorous sadhana, Nama Smarana has been prescribed and advised to achieve the required results of liberation. The name of Rama will make one free from Raga (attachment) and also roga (disease)
This mantra can be chanted anywhere, anytime and by anyone. Rama Nama has the power of intercession for the dead. Sthala Purana of Kasi mentions that the Deity of Kasi, Viswanatha (Lord Shiva) initiates this Taraka Manthra in the right ear of the people who die in Kasi.Kasyanthu MaranaanMukhthi, means one who dies in Kasi will attain Mukthi. Even the Pall bearers repeat; Ram naam satya hai (the name of Rama is the absolute truth).

Rama Nama a reference to the present day world
In the present day context we would have heard many great personalities utilizing this powerful taraka manthra for achieving success in their respective fields. Nearest examples are Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Thulasi Das, Kabir Das, Bhakta Ramadas (Bhadrachalam), Saint Sri Raghavendra Swamy (Mantralayam), Saint Purandaradas, Saint Thyagaraju, and many others.

Reciting of Rama Nama also called Rama Nama Japa, is a very popular and common practice in India. It became even more popularized by Mahatma Gandhi for whom Rama Nama was a constant practice.

In the words of Mahatma Gandhi it is said I have suggested Rama Nama as I have been familiar with it since my childhood, and as it is my constant support in my struggles. Rama Nama gives one detachment and stability, and never throws one off the balance at critical moments. The incantation of Rama Nama will free one from addictions and make one clean and get adored by others.

It is said that when he was assassinated his last words were 'Rama, Rama.' None of his prayers have passed without Rama Nama Keertana.

Saint Tulsidas said that even if one repeats the mantra unconsciously, he is taken from hell to paradise. He said that he is as eager to repeat the mantra as a Chataka bird is to drink rain drops, the only source of its survival. Kabirdas believed that the benefits of Rama Nama cannot be destroyed or robbed. Purandaradas, Thyagaraju and Ramadas have immortalized the Rama Nama in their beautiful compositions. Thyagaraju, the saint-poet, is said to have obtained the darshan of Rama with Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman after having recited the Rama Nama 950 million times in 38 years on the advice of his guru.

The Ramayana, the story of Lord Sri Rama, teaches us two lessons; the value of detachment and the need to become aware of the Divine in every being. Faith in God and detachment from objective pursuits are the keys for human liberation. Give up sense objects, and you gain Rama. Sita gave up the luxuries of Ayodhya so she could be with Rama during His exile. When she cast longing eyes on the golden deer and craved it, she lost Rama's presence. Renunciation leads to joy; attachment brings about grief.

Sri Rama incarnated as a human being to promote peace and happiness in the world. Also called as Maryada Purushothama He was an embodiment and personification of all virtues, role model as a son, as a husband, as a brother, as an able administrator, as a friend, as a King, as a human being, and a role model for devathas. He was the best example of perfect character and human conduct, inspiring human beings for countless succeeding ages. Everyone should recognize the sweetness, sacredness, and divinity enshrined in the name Rama.

There is also a faith among Hindu families to write Rama Nama repeatedly several times called as Rama Koti. For writing this they use the words Sri Rama or Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama. It is believed that by writing Rama Koti, one will be benefited with progeny, progress and success in education, harmony among the couple, helps in poverty conditions, as a remedy for Saturn related obstacles, gain in employment, and fulfillment of desires.

Whatever may be the myth or belief, it is always good to utter the name Rama with full understanding of all that it signifies. It is said that Rama Nama is mightier than Rama himself.



Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
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Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sree Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama