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The mantra was often used by Mahatma Gandhi. [6] Neem Karoli Baba encouraged the constant repetition of "Ram" in order to become closer to God, saying: "By taking the name of Ram, everything is accomplished." A popular mantra is Shri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama [7] (often prefixed with "Om"), which was popularised in western India by Samarth ...
A statue of Rama in Ayodhya. Jai Shri Ram [a] (IAST: Jaya Śrī Rāma) is an expression in Indic languages, translating to "Glory to Lord Rama" or "Victory to Lord Rama". [6] The proclamation has been used by Hindus as a symbol of adhering to the Hindu faith, [7] or for projection of varied faith-centered emotions. [8] [9] [10]
The Rama Tapaniya Upanishad, emphasis is on the Rama mantra Rama Ramaya namaha. It presents him as equivalent to the Atman (soul, self) and the Brahman (Ultimate Reality). [ 143 ] [ 142 ] Tarasara Upanishad describes Rama as Paramatman, Narayana and supreme Purusha (cosmic man), [ 144 ] the ancient Purushottama , the eternal, the liberated, the ...
This mantra is composed of three Sanskrit names – "Krishna", "Rama", and "Hare". [2] [3] [4] Since the 1960s, the mantra has been widely known outside India through A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his movement, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or the Hare Krishna movement). [5]
Hanuman advocates the importance of reciting the six syllabled Rama Mantra, Rama Ramaya namah. In section 1.13, states Lamb, Hanuman informs Vibhishana that constant recitation of the Ramanama (Rama's name) mantra removes the bad karma of a person accrued from committing the sin of killing his father, his mother, his guru, or a Brahmin. [6]
The Ram Nam mantra, originally attributed to Ramdas, was adopted by Brahmachaitanya, and was central to his teachings. [5] According to S. G. Tulpule, Brahmachaitanya, like saints Mirabai , Ramdas, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu , and Tulsidas , was a well-known practitioner of reciting the divine name as an incarnation of God .
It has 108 verses, commencing with "Shuddha Brahma Paratpara Rama" and each of its lines ending with 'Rama' [13] [14] [15] – only some versions contain the verse "Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram", [16] while others like the rendition by M. S. Subbulakshmi do not. [17] [18] [19] Anthony Parel writes in Gandhi's Philosophy and the Quest for Harmony ...
Rama asks Sugriva why he resides in the mountains instead of Kishkindha, where Sugriva tells of his feud with his brother Bali. Rama sympathises with Sugriva and decides to help Sugriva in return for the latter's help in finding Sita. Rama kills Bali and installs Sugriva as king of Kishkindha and Angada, Bali's son, as prince regent.