Rituals For Ram Navami
Ram Navami is an auspicious Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Rama. Ram is the 7thincarnation of the Dashavatara of Supreme God Vishnu. The Rama Navami festival falls in the Shukla Paksha on the Navam , the ninth day of the month of Chaitra in the Hindu Calendar. Thus it is also known as Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami, and marks the end of the nine-day Chaitra Navratri celebrations. Rama navami is one of the most important festivals of the Hindus.The teachings of Lord Rama reminds us that sorrow and joy, fear and anger, gain and loss, life and death, indeed everything that happens, is dueto the action of fate. Sri Ram's life and journey is one of perfect adherence to dharma despite harshtests of life and time.
He is pictured as the ideal man and the perfect human. Lord Rama learnt many sadhnas from his Gurus. Lord Rama Showed us that one should always follow the dharma and his Guru in every area of his life.Sadhana or Rituals that can be performed on the day of Ram Navami to get the blessings of Lord rama-1. Practice the Ram Raksha Stotram 5 times to get the grace of Lord Rama and to remove the obstacles in life.2. Practice 108 divine names of Lord Rama 5 times.3. Practice Hanuman Krut Sita Ram Stotram for 5 times.4. Practice Ram Charit Manas Mantra To Removeillness in life.5. Practice Rama Ashtakam 5 times.6. Chant the mantra "Ram Ram" for 11000 times.
One can follow any one of the ritual on the day of Ram Navami. It is believed that doing so would provide protection and blessings from Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman.मंगल भवन अमंगल हारीद्रवहु सुदसरथ अचर बिहारीराम सिया राम सिया राम जय जय राम - २
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