Ram Navami 2023: Lord Rama is the son of King Dasharatha and Rani Kaushalya of Ayodhya. It is believed that Lord Rama was born on the day of “Ram Navami”. Ramayana was first composed by Maharishi Valmiki. Since then, many people have composed Ramayana in various languages, of which Tulsidas’s “Ramcharitmanasram” is the most famous.
This year, Indians will celebrate the festival of Ram Navami on March 30.
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1. The seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu
Lord Rama is considered the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu out of 10 incarnations. Before Lord Rama, Lord Vishnu’s avatars were Matsya (fish), Kurma (turtle), Varaha (wild boar), Narasimha (man and lion), Vamana (dwarf) and Parshurama while later Krishna, Buddha and Kalki (reborn).
2. Man’s oldest god
Lord Rama is known to be the oldest god worshiped in human form, as Lord Rama was born in Treta Yuga and it is believed that Treta Yuga ended 1,296,000 years ago today. Besides Lord Rama in Treta Yuga, Lord Vishnu also incarnated as Vamana and Parashurama.
3. Lord Rama is a descendant of Lord Surya
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Lord Rama was born in the “Ikshvaku” dynasty, founded by “King Ikshvaku”, son of Lord Surya. That is why Lord Rama is also known as “Suryavanshi”.
4. Lord Vishnu’s 394th name is “Rama”
The book called Vishnu Sahasranama lists thousands of names of Lord Vishnu. According to this list, “Rama” is the 394th name of Lord Vishnu.
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5. Naming of Lord Rama
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Lord Rama was named by Raghuvanshi’s Guru, Maharishi Vashistha. According to Vasishtha, the word “Rama” is made up of two spores (bijakshara), “Agni Beej” and “Amrit Beej”. These letters provide strength to the mind, body and soul.
6. Pronouncing the name Rama three times is like remembering thousands of gods.
It is mentioned in the Mahabharata that once Lord Shiva said that chanting the name Rama three times would bring grace equivalent to pronouncing the names of thousands of gods. You will be surprised to know that Lord Shiva is also the name of Lord Rama in meditation. Let’s spell it out.
7. He defeated Lord Rama in battle
Lord Hanuman fought with Lord Rama to protect “Yayati”, the king of Kashi. On the orders of Rishi Vikramaditya, Lord Rama came to kill King Kashi. To help King Kashi in the battle, Lord Hanuman started chanting Lord Rama. Because of this, Lord Rama’s arrows had no effect on Hanuman and Lord Rama had to accept defeat.
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8. Structure and length of Ram Setu
The Ram Setu was built by the Vanar Sena, starting from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu to Mannar in Sri Lanka. The main workers of this bridge are “Nal” and “Neel”. The length of this bridge is about 30 km and was built in 6 days.
9. Kidnapping of Lord Rama
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Ravana’s brother Ahiravan kidnapped Lord Rama and Lakshmana and took them to Hades to be sacrificed to Mahamaya Devi. But Lord Hanuman freed Lord Rama and Lakshmana by killing Ahiravan.
14 Years of Exile Was Revenge
According to a story, when Lord Rama was a child, he accidentally hit Manthara’s hunchback with his toy. Agitated by the incident, she used Kaikeyi as a pawn to take revenge and sent Lord Rama into exile for 14 years.
White stripes of squirrel
To reach Lanka and rescue his wife, Lord Rama had to build a bridge across the ocean. The little squirrel decided to lend a hand. Slowly but surely, all the sand he had collected accumulated. Rama was touched by this act of kindness and lifted the squirrel up, blessing it by stroking its back. And since then, the black and white stripes have been considered his finger prints.
10. Reign of Lord Rama
Lord Rama ruled the kingdom of Ayodhya for eleven thousand years. This golden age is called “Rama Rajya”.
11. Take Samadhi of Lord Rama
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It is believed that when Sita abandoned her body after being absorbed into the earth, Rama abandoned the earth after taking Samadhi water in Saryu river.
Lord Rama presented the ideals of the right path to us. Ram Navami is the day to remember and apply all that in life. So, this Ram Navami, let us all adopt the great ideals of Lord Rama in our lives and His blessings.
This story is only an English translation of this story. All credit goes to the author who wrote it in Hindi.
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