Krishna Katha - Verse for meditation - 7/4/2014 - 9/4/2014 - Reminder for Sri Rama Navami (app of Lord Sri Rama) 9th APR

Hare Krishna.

Please find some reading material attached about Lord Sri Ram and children activity sheets for Sri Rama navami.

 

vitarasi diksu rane dik-pati-kamaniyam

dasa-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam
kesava dhrta-rama-sarira jaya jagadisa hare

O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who haze assumed the form of Ramacandra! All glories to You! In the battle of Lanka You destroy the ten-headed demon Ravana and distribute his heads as a delightful offering to the presiding deities of the ten directions, headed by Indira. This action was long desired by all of them, who were much harassed by this monster.

Padma Purana

rama rameti rameti
rame rame manorame
sahasra-namabhis tulyam
rama-nama varanane

 

rama—Rama; rama—Rama; iti—thus; rama—Rama; iti—thus; rame—I enjoy; rame—in the holy name of Rama; manah-rame—most beautiful; sahasra-namabhih—with the one thousand names; tulyam—equal; rama-nama—the holy name of Rama; vara-anane—O lovely-faced woman.

 

“ ‘Lord Siva addressed his wife Durga as Varanana and explained, “I chant the holy name of Rama, Rama, Rama and thus enjoy this beautiful sound. This holy name of Ramacandra is equal to one thousand holy names of Lord Visnu.”’

 

Brahmanda Purana

sahasra-namnam punyanam
trir-avrttya tu yat phalam
ekavrttya tu krsnasya
namaikam tat prayacchati

 

sahasra-namnam—of one thousand names; punyanam—holy; trih-avrttya—by thrice chanting; tu—but; yat—which; phalam—result; eka-avrttya—by one repetition; tu—but; krsnasya—of Lord Krsna; nama—holy name; ekam—only one; tat—that result; prayacchati—gives.

 

The pious results derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Visnu three times can be attained by only one utterance of the holy name of Krsna.

Padma Purana -  Sata-nama-stotra of Lord Ramacandra 8

 

ramante yogino 'nante
satyanande cid-atmani

iti rama-padenasau
param brahmabhidhiyate

 

ramante-take pleasure; yoginah-transcendentalists; anante-in the unlimited; satya-anande-real pleasure; cit-atmani-in spiritual existence; iti-thus; rama-Rama; padena-by the word; asau-He; param-supreme; brahma-truth; abhidhiyate-is called.

 

The Supreme Absolute Truth is called Rama because the transcendentalists take pleasure in the unlimited true pleasure of spiritual existence. (quoted in Cc. Madhya 9.29)