Significance of name 'Raama'

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The greatest formula that can liberate, cleanse and elevate the mind is

Raamanaama (the Name of Raama). Raama is not to be identified with the hero of

the Raamaayana, the Divine offspring of Emperor Dasharatha, but have more

general spiritual significance.

There is an ancient story in the classics to illustrate the worth of the

name of Raama. Sage Prachetas once composed a text with verses numbering

hundred crores. The three worlds competed among themselves to take the entire

text; the struggle assumed calamitous proportions and so God brought them

together and persuaded them to accept a third each, that is to say, each world

(Heaven, Earth and the Underworld) received thirty-three crores, thirty-three

lakhs, thirty-three thousand, three hundred and thirty-three verses each. One

verse remained undivided. It has thirty-two syllables in all; so, when it too

was allotted among the three co-sharers, at the rate often syllables each, two

syllables were left over. How could two be divided among three? So, God decided

that they be adored and revered by all three worlds equally - the syllables were

'Raa' and 'Ma,' making up the priceless key to salvation - Raama. Raama is

the bee that sucks the honey of devotion from the lotus of the heart. The bee

loosens the petals of the flower it sits upon; but Raama adds to its beauty and

fragrance. He is like the Sun, which draws the water to itself by its rays and

accumulating it as cloud, sends it back as rain to quench the thirst of earth.

Raama, the mystic potent sound, is born in the navel and it rises up to the

tongue and dances gladly thereon.

The Vedhic declaration, Thath-thwam-asi (That-thou-art) is enshrined in the

word Raama, which consists of three sounds: 'Ra,' 'aa,' and ma. Of these, Ra is

the symbol of Thath (That; Brahman, God) Ma is the symbol of Thwam (Thou; jeevi,

individual) and aa that connects the two is the symbol of the identity of the

two. A numerological significance of Raama: 'Ra' counts as two, 'aa' counts

as zero, and 'ma' counts as five - so that, Raama adds up to seven, which is an

auspicious number. We have the seven swaras of music, the seven heavenly sages,

and reciting Raama for seven days continuously is considered specially fruitful.

(Excerpt-tiny compilation from: Sathya Sai Speaks. Vol. 8. "Name, the

never-failing fountain," Chapter 18).

 

Namaste - Reet

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SAI RAM..

I would like to add to sis/bro . Reet's comments on the name of our Prabhu Sri Raam

(i stand to be corrected on the following comment)

the name Raam also signifies/incooperates the powers or energy of the following three;

1) Surya-sun-------->Ra

2) Agni-fire -------->A

3) Chandrama-------->M

These energies are said to reside in specific parts of the body as well. I know

that the moon controlls the mind and hence the power of the moon resides in the

head/mind.

the power of the sun i believes resides in the navel area.

and the power of agni resides in the forehead.

anyone feel free to correct my understanding of these concepts.

SAI RAM

ricky