Rama Navami ( birth anniversary of Lord Ram)
Rama Navami is a Hindu spring festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu. Rama is particularly important in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The festival celebrates the descent of Vishnu as the Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.
Ram Navami is one of the most significant Hindu festival as it marks the birth anniversary of Lord Ram. Lord Ram was born on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. Each year this day is celebrated as birthday of Lord Ram. Lord Ram was born during Madhyahna period which is middle of Hindu day It is believed that Lord Shri Ram was born in Cancer ascendant at noon on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. At that time the Moon was in Punarvasu Nakshatra and the Sun was in Aries. There is also a belief of fasting on the day of Ram Navami. Also, today there is a law to perform Havan after worship.
Today havan should be done by mixing sesame barley and guggul. Sesame should be twice as much as barley in the Havan and the ingredients of Guggul should be equal to that of barley. On the day of Ram Navami, by performing havan in the house, no negative energy can enter and happiness and prosperity of the house always remain.
Observances: Puja, vrata (fast) and feasting
Date: Sunday, 10 April, 2022
Some other Mantras for Ram Navami:
Rama Mantra
“Neelambhuj shyamal komlang Sita Samaropit vambhagam
Pano Maha saikacharoochapam
Namame Ramam Raghuvanshnatham”
Rama Gayatri Mantra
“Om Daserathaya Vidhmahe
Sita Vallabhaya Dheemahe
Thanno Rama Prachodayath”
Shloki Ramayana
“Aadi Ram Tapovanadi Gamanam, Hatva Mrigam Kanchanam,
Vaidihiharanam Jatayumaranam, Sugreevsambhashanam,
Balinirdalanam Samudrataranam, Lankapuridahanam,
Pashchad Ravan Kumbhkaran hananam, Ayetadhi Ramayanam”
Some benefits of reciting any of the above mantras on Ram Navami:
It helps purify your heart.
It cleans all your sins.
It suppresses your sinful inclinations.
It prevents you from being consumed by worldly desires.
விஷ்ணு சஹஸ்ரநாமத்தில் ராமனின் புகழ் பாடும் சிவ பெருமான்
சிவபெருமான் விஷ்ணு சஹஸ்ரநாமத்தில் ராம நாமத்தின் புகழைப் பாடும் விதத்தில் ஒரு பலஸ்ருதி ஸ்லோகம் அதில் வருகிறது. இந்த ஸ்லோகத்தை படிக்க அனைத்து பலன்களும் முழுமையாக கிடைக்கும்.
ஈஸ்வரோ உவாச
“ஸ்ரீ ராம ராம ராமேதி
ரமே ராமே மனோ ரமே
சஹஸ்ர நாம தத்துல்யம்
ராம நாம வரானனே”
மூல மந்திரம்
ஸ்ரீ ராம ஜெயம்
ஜெய் ஸ்ரீ ராம்
ஸ்ரீராம ராம ராமேதி ரமே ராமே மனோரமே.
சகஸ்ரநாம தத்துல்யம் ராம நாம வரானனே
