Greatness of India –Mahans-Rama Nama discourse series-By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji – Part- 7

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It is seen that the arrow shot by a hunter at two birds that were together

affected Valmiki deeply and altered the course of his life. From that very

moment he began chanting Rama Nãma (the Name of Lord Rama) and later wrote the

'adi kavya' (the first Epic) Ramayana.

 

Similarly, it is seen that Yogiramsuratkumar's life also changed due to the

death of a sparrow. As a young boy of 16 he went to draw water from the well for

his mother. He saw a sparrow sitting on the well wall. He playfully threw the

'drawing' rope on the sparrow. It hit the sparrow which fell down dead! The

shocked boy tried to revive the life of the sparrow by splashing water on it,

but to no avail.

 

This totally changed the course of his life. Just as a bird was the cause of

transformation in Sage Valmikis's life, so it was in the case of

Yogiramsuratkumar's life.

 

Valmiki did incessant chanting of Rama Nãma and so did our Yogiramsuratkumar.

The difference between the life of the two is that Valmiki composed the first

epic, Ramayana, while the very life of Yogiramsuratkumar became verily Ramayana!

 

One yearns the 'punya' (good merit) of reading Ramayana by reading the life

history ('charitra') of Yogiramsuratkumar. His life had become verily a

Ramayana!

 

Rama Nama enjoys a special status. This Mantra is called 'Taraka mantra'.

'Taraka' means to cross over. This Mantra helps one cross over the 'janma'

(birth). Hence, it is called so.

 

‘Sruti, Smriti, Purãnesu Rama Nãma prakiirtitam tan Nãma kirtanam bhooyah

pãpatraya vinãshanam’ -

 

It is said that the very essence ('saram') of all Epics, Shastras and the Vedas

is only 'Taraka Mantra'. The fruit earned by chanting all other Mantras is

earned by chanting this Rama Mantra.

 

Sri Thiagaraja, the famous devotee of Lord Rama and one of the musical trinity

(Shyama Shastri and Muthuswamy Dikshitar being the other two) explains in one of

his compositions (on Lord Rama) that the letter ‘Ra’ had been taken from the

Nãma 'Narayana' (Lord Vishnu) and the letter ‘Ma’ from the Nãma

‘Namasivaya’ (Lord Siva).

 

These two letters are the 'jiva akshara' (life giving letters). Without this

letter 'ra', 'Narayana' would read as 'Nayana' that means one without a way;

without the letter 'ma', 'Namasivaya' would read as 'Nasivaya' that means

inauspicious.

 

Thus, the Nãma ‘Rama’ has been coined from the two most important Names of

the two great Lords. It, therefore, bestows all blessings (‘anugraha’) on

the one who chants it. It is also said that when Rama received ‘upadesa’ of

the Mantra of all devas and devatas from Sage Viswamitra, even before Rama could

utter those Mantras the respective deva/devata stood in front of him and refused

to leave him. Rama absorbed them (‘avahana’) all within himself!

 

Thus, worshipping Rama is akin to worshipping all devas and devatas.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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