Sri Rama Navami NavAha PArAyaNam

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Dear Bhagavatas:

>From the AmAvAsya day preceding Sri RAma Navami, our elders used to do

ParAyaNam of the "Sundara KhANDam" of Srimad VAlmiki RAmAyaNam.

 

The first Sri RAma Navami of the new millennium falls on Wednesday, 12th

April 2000. The next day Thursday, 13th April 2000 is the start

(VarushpPirappu) of the Tamil New year, "Vikrama"

 

I would suggest Bhagavatas who are inclined to do the PArAyaNam to start it

on the preceding Saturday, 4th April 2000, the AmAvAsya day and try to

complete the whole khANDam on 13th April 2000. This "NavAham" (9 nine day

pArAyaNam) is a yagna by itself and will bless the "yajamAna" with all he /

she may desire and will be a good augury for the New year "Vikrama"

 

Such of those who can read Sanskrit script and have the original may read the

same. Those who cannot read Sanskrit or do not have the text may read any

good translation they may have.

 

Some advise:

 

1. No Paramaikanthin will ask for any benefits (material or spiritual) in the

"Sankalpam" but you can always make a "Sankalpam" for universal welfare

(which includes you and your family and your friends).

 

2. The first Sargam of Sundara KhAnDam is a bit too long. having 210 SlOkas

describing the itinerary of Sri AnjanEya on his expedition in search for Sri

SitAdEvi. He encounters on the way three major impediments and comes out

successfully through all of them. Elders used to advise that when one starts

the PArAyaNam of SunDara KhANDam, one should not leave it in the middle of

the First Sargam detailed above. Please make sure that if you want to start,

do it only if you are confident of completing the entire first Sargam on the

first day *in one go*, without allowing any spill over.. This might take

about 90 to 100 minutes depending on how fast you can manage to read. They

have not stipulated such conditions for other Sargams.

 

3. Daily, you have to first recite the Innovatory verses (Srimad RAmAyaNa

pArAyaNa upakrama krama SlOkas) and at the end, the Concluding SlOkas (Srimad

RAmAyaNa pArAyaNa samApana krama SlOkas) following the respective SampradAyam

you belong to viz. SmArtha sampradAyam, Srivaishnava SampradAyam or MAdva

SampradAyam as the case may be.

 

May Sita, LakshmaNa, Bharatha, Satrugna, AanjanEya samEtha Sri Ramachandra

Parabrahmam be always with us and protect us.

 

Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy