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Once, Rama tried to catch him with all the antics of an excited child. A moment of doubt regarding Rama's divinity occurred in the sage's mind. When Kakabhushundi soared towards the sky, he realised that the deity's fingers were always mere fingerbreadths away from him, even when he flew all the way to Brahmaloka .
Ramayana is one of the ancient Indian epics. According to Robert P. Goldman, the oldest parts of the Ramayana date to the mid-8th century BCE. [1] The story is narrated by the saint poet Valmiki and tells the tale of Prince Rama of the city of Ayodhya, who is banished into the forest, accompanied by his wife Sita and half-brother Lakshmana.
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]
Sundar Kāṇḍ begins with a hymn in the praise of Rama: I adore the Lord of the universe bearing the name of Rama, the chief of the Raghu's line & the crest-jewel of kings, the mine of compassion, the dispeller of all sins, appearing in human form through His Māyā (deluding potency), the greatest of all gods, knowable through Vedānta (the ...
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 ...
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.
The title of the song means one who roams (vihara) in Srirangam (Rangapura), a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India. It details the exploits of the Lord Rama, whose family deity is Ranganatha of Srirangam. The most famous version of this song was rendered by M.S.Subbulakshmi, live at the United Nations. It has a pallavi, anupallavi and charanam.
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॥