Sri Rama Navami Message by Rajamma and Rangaswamy Parthasarathy

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Sri Rama Navami

Message

In Kali, Name alone is the easiest means ; there is no other path. The chanting of Lord's Name

reduces all sins even as fire, all dross. Once Narada

asked Brahma thus-How could one cross Kali,—to which Brahma answered.

" One can cross or shake of Kali only by reciting the Name of 'Lord Narayana' the Prime Being. " The Japa

Yajna or chanting of Lord's Name incessantly does not

involve even an injury to any being in the form of sacrifice

; it is an " Ahimsa Yajna " . For the performance of it, one need

not even collect men, money or material, nor observe any particular time, place

or procedure.

The Vishnu Parana says :

" Medi­tation in Kritayuga sacrifices in Treta,

worship in Dwapara,—what these give, that one

attains in Kali by merely uttering the name of the Lord. There is the Lord's name, there is the tongue to chant the name. Why should we not use the same and be

benefited thereby ?

Sri Rama Navami

is the Jayanthi the birth date of the one of the Avathars of Sri Maha Vishnu the

day of great rejoicing. The world from the by-gone ages and is still

worshipping Sri Rama-chandra so devoutly and dearly as a sole protector and

preserver of Dharma. It goes to prove the truth in its existence. Sri

Rama-chandra is the friend of the uni­verse, is the source of life, is the

giver of happiness, is the remover of grief and

delusion, pain and misery is the ruler of time, is the teacher of all men and

is the ocean of mercy.

The Name 'Rama' is a synthe­sis of the

essence of the 'Narayana

Astakshari and the 'Siva Panchak-shari its

two letters being extrac­ted from the two mantras (Rama Rahasyopanishad).

'If the elixir of 'Rama-Nama',

which is the seed or root of all mantras or sacred formulas, enters the heart

one shall not be afraid of entering a pool of deadly poison, or a devastating

fire or even the jaws of Death " (Maha-Sambu-Samita}.

" It is Repha and Bindu of 'Rama Nama' pervading in Pranava

which is alleged to be pointed out to the adepts by the Sadguru

in the above verse. In reality Pranava is

same. Both are one and the same without distinction. (Kapila Gita Padma Purana).

Lord Siva says to the Divine Mother Parvati Devi thus : The Mystic

syllable OM (Pranava)

which is the bestower of salvation and a

symbol of the formula That Thou Art' (Tatwamasi) the

foremost doctrine of the Vedas, is derived from 'Rama Nama'. (Maha Rama-yand).

" The one-syllable Brahma 'Ram', is

the origin of Pranava OM. That is why Brahma, Vishnu, Siva and

the Yogis adore it (Ekak-shara (one syllable) Brahaman, (Pulastya Samhita)

'There are seven crores (seventy millions)

of such major mantra, 'Rama Nama' is their very soul

and their illuminator' - Moreover, their Bija (seed)

of each and every mantra must

necessarily be supported by Bindu as in 'Hrim', Klim', Hroung etc., (Maha Ramayana).

Lord Siva says : Rama

Nama is pervaded by (composed of) six elements-viz., Jiva (individual soul Brahman (Absolute, Afahanadha the great cosmic sound), and three more

which are enumerated below:

viz., Svara. 'Bindu and Divya Maya.

The Repha

(Ra) of the word Rama is the symbol of Para Bramha (the ultimate Reality), the vowel 'a' in

the syllable (ma) stands for Jiva the

vowel 'si' involved in the syllable 'Ra' is a symbol

of Nada (Cosmic Sound) and the long vowel 'sir' in the same letter is known as Svara. The consonant V (ma) is another name for

Bindu and the root of Pranava

is Sabdha Brahma, the root cause of Sabdha-Sastra. Rama uttara Jopini says that

Rama Mantra is called Taraka, as it enables one to

cross over the Samsara as Taraka

Namadheye, 'He whose name saves one.' Taraka is Brahman and Rama is Brahman. This is constantly

chanted and praised by Lord Siva in 'Vishnu Sahasranama

also. Siva expounded to Parvathi thus— 'SRI RAMA RAMA

RAMETI RAME RAAME MANORAME SHASRANAMA TATTULYAM RAMA NAMA VARA-ANANE, "

Is it possible for

anyone to describe the Ananda one derives from

chanting 'Rama Nama'? Who knows its measure, quantity

and quality? Only true and great devo­tees like Prahlada,

Sri Maruthi, Sri Thyagaraja,

Purandaradasa and other holiest of holies know it.

Blessed are those that ever remain immersed

in the thought of Lord Sri Ramachandra. Glory to Sri Rama and His Name and to the devotees who bathe in the

Amrut (Nectar) of 'Ram Nam' the unfailing source of

Bliss, 'Satchidananda'. May we all live in the abode of 'Ram Nam' through constant remembrance and Lord's Name utterance

of Prostration's to Sri Rama­chandra, the abode of all happi­ness.

May happiness, prosperity and peace be unto the Universe.

May Lord Sri Sitarama shower His

choicest Blessings on us. OM.

Our Guru, Our

God

Rajamma and Rangaswamy Parthasarathy

Madras

(Source Silver Jubilee Souvenir Shri Sai Spiritual Center, Bangalore)