Ram Nam
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Ram Nam means "the name Rama
", which can imply either devotion to Rama, the avatar of Vishnu
, or as a name to the ultimately formless, all-embracing Absolute Brahman
. Rama's name is often chanted or sung within the many traditions of Hinduism. A popular mantra is Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram (often prefixed with "Om"), which was popularized in western India by Samarth Ramdas
.
In Mahabharata
lord Shiva
states that uttering "Rama" three times equals to pronouncing thousand other names of God.
The mantra
was often used by Mahatma Gandhi
.
"Ram Nam Satya Hai" (The name of Ram is truth) is commonly chanted while carrying a dead body to the cremation ground in India. This recitation implies that the dead body no longer sustain the truth (breath) which is Ram Nam. The dead body devoid of the breath or Ram Nam has no value whatsoever.
Ram is total truth as earth and universe is.
Some very powerful RAM matras.
1. Shree Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram
The below given mantra is wish fulfilling mantra, if done with total devotion.
2. Shree Ram Jai Ram kodand Ram
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."
Tyagaraja
the great composer of carnatic music regarded music as a way to experience the love of God. His songs were on Ram Nam. He attained kapala Moksha on January 6, 1847.
Brahmasri Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri the great exponent of the Ramayana
received a mantrobadesam to say Ram Nam at a very young age and ever since then“ Sarvam Rama Mayam ” - everything was Rama for him and all what he did all his life was Ram Nam Japam. He was a great Pravachan
Pandit and attained Kapala Moksha in January 1911.
Swami Ramdas
is a well known example of a modern day saint who attained Nirvana through constant repetition of "Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram" and established Anandashram
, where this mantra is sung continuously from morning to night. Swami Ramdas is better known as PAPA Ramdas.
(Arvind Chauhan - Ram Name satya hai it means ram ka name lai - because the name is only the truth.)
From practical point of view, the remembering of RAM NAAM; is actually reorienting to our true self. It is akin to proper physical, instinctual, emotional and intellectual (holistic) stance that enables us; to live in a way conducive to individual and global blossoming. As per Gita (9th chapter); even if we (the people of different religions/traditions) remember God (i.e true self) by any name; we succeed in individual and universal blossoming.
Most of the saints such as Jnaneshvar, Eknath, Kabir, Tukaram, Samarth Ramdas, Shri Gondavlekar Maharaj and in recent times Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave were strong proponents of remembering name of God; (called NAMASMARAN OR JIKRA) in accordance with our tradition. Mahatma Gandhi has written a book titled "Ramnam". Even Mother Teresa (from personal source) practised remembering God with rosary.
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
", which can imply either devotion to Rama, the avatar of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
, or as a name to the ultimately formless, all-embracing Absolute Brahman
Brahman
In Hinduism, Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being...
. Rama's name is often chanted or sung within the many traditions of Hinduism. A popular mantra is Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram (often prefixed with "Om"), which was popularized in western India by Samarth Ramdas
Samarth Ramdas
Ramdas was a prominent Marathi saint and religious poet in the Hindu tradition in Maharashtra, India. Samarth Ramdas was a devotee of Lord Hanuman and Lord Rama...
.
In Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
lord Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
states that uttering "Rama" three times equals to pronouncing thousand other names of God.
The mantra
Mantra
A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...
was often used by Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
.
"Ram Nam Satya Hai" (The name of Ram is truth) is commonly chanted while carrying a dead body to the cremation ground in India. This recitation implies that the dead body no longer sustain the truth (breath) which is Ram Nam. The dead body devoid of the breath or Ram Nam has no value whatsoever.
Ram is total truth as earth and universe is.
Some very powerful RAM matras.
1. Shree Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram
The below given mantra is wish fulfilling mantra, if done with total devotion.
2. Shree Ram Jai Ram kodand Ram
Neem Karoli Baba
Neem Karoli Baba
Shri Neem Karoli Baba or Shri Neeb Karori Baba , also known to followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman...
encouraged the constant repetition of "Ram" in order to become closer to God, saying "By taking the name of Ram, everything is accomplished."
Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam , colloquially known as Tyāgarājar and Tyagayya was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music...
the great composer of carnatic music regarded music as a way to experience the love of God. His songs were on Ram Nam. He attained kapala Moksha on January 6, 1847.
Brahmasri Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri the great exponent of the Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
received a mantrobadesam to say Ram Nam at a very young age and ever since then“ Sarvam Rama Mayam ” - everything was Rama for him and all what he did all his life was Ram Nam Japam. He was a great Pravachan
Pravachan
Pravachan is a form of Hindu religious discourse, which are lectures on scriptures. A Pravachana Pandit becomes a religious and spiritual interpreter of these Scriptures....
Pandit and attained Kapala Moksha in January 1911.
Swami Ramdas
Swami Ramdas
Swami Ramdas was a philosopher, philanthropist, and pilgrim. Giving up worldly possessions at a young age, he became a wandering monk...
is a well known example of a modern day saint who attained Nirvana through constant repetition of "Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram" and established Anandashram
Anandashram
Anandashram is a spiritual retreat located in the city of Kanhangad, a city and a municipality in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala....
, where this mantra is sung continuously from morning to night. Swami Ramdas is better known as PAPA Ramdas.
(Arvind Chauhan - Ram Name satya hai it means ram ka name lai - because the name is only the truth.)
From practical point of view, the remembering of RAM NAAM; is actually reorienting to our true self. It is akin to proper physical, instinctual, emotional and intellectual (holistic) stance that enables us; to live in a way conducive to individual and global blossoming. As per Gita (9th chapter); even if we (the people of different religions/traditions) remember God (i.e true self) by any name; we succeed in individual and universal blossoming.
Most of the saints such as Jnaneshvar, Eknath, Kabir, Tukaram, Samarth Ramdas, Shri Gondavlekar Maharaj and in recent times Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave were strong proponents of remembering name of God; (called NAMASMARAN OR JIKRA) in accordance with our tradition. Mahatma Gandhi has written a book titled "Ramnam". Even Mother Teresa (from personal source) practised remembering God with rosary.