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The root of the word Rama is ram-which means "stop, stand still, rest, rejoice, be pleased". [26] According to Douglas Q. Adams, the Sanskrit word Rama is also found in other Indo-European languages such as Tocharian ram, reme, *romo-where it means "support, make still", "witness, make evident".
The ramanama (Sanskrit: रामनाम, romanized: rāmanāma, lit. 'the name of Rama') is the Hindu practice of ritually chanting the name of the deity Rama, an avatar of Vishnu. [1] Rama's name is often chanted or sung within several traditions of Hinduism in the form of a japa, or meditative repetition. [2]
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]
O mind, worship Lord Rama, who is friend of the poor, who is as bright as the sun, who is destroyer of the descendants of demons and monsters. He is the source of the delight of the Raghu lineage, a cloud of bliss, the moon in the sky of the Kosala country (Ayodhya), and the son of Dasharatha. ॥3॥
An eleventh-century Sanskrit play entitled Mahanataka by Hanumat relates the story of Rama in nine, ten, or fourteen acts, depending on recension. [14] Pratima Natak by Bhāsa starts with Rama's coronation, which is stopped by Kaikeyi, and Rama's exile, which leads to Dasratha's death. When Bharat arrives at Ayodhya he sees the statue of his ...
According to the Valmiki Samhita, Rama is Svayam Bhagavan whose abode is higher than the highest and who is considered as the origin of Chaturvyuha, namely Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha. [2] And from him the lineage of Shadakshar Sri Ram Mantraraj (six-syllabled mantra of Rama) has been started -
Adhyatma Ramayana represents the story of Rama in a spiritual context. The text constitutes over 35% of the chapters of Brahmanda Purana, often circulated as an independent text in the Vaishnavism tradition, [9] and is an Advaita Vedanta treatise of over 65 chapters and 4,500 verses.
Raghuvira is an epithet of Rama, [3] literally meaning, "hero of the Raghu clan", and a gadyam is a form of prose used in Sanskrit literature. [ 4 ] Description