Deivathin Kural Series - 127

Om Namah Sivaya.

Deivathin Kural # 127 of 01 Jan 2007.
1. To-day's title is 'Sri Rama Navami', occuring in pages 565 to 567, in Volume 1 of Deivathin Kural, Tamil version, published by Vanady Padippagam, Chennai.
2. "Nanmaiyum selvamum nalum nalgume
thinmaiyum pavamum sidaindu theyume
jenmamum maranamum inrith theerume
immaiye irama venrirandu ezhuthinal"
(Kamba Ramayanam; sirappu payiram 14)
3. The above stanza means:- "All good and wealth will accrue daily; all bad and sins will dissipate; birth and death will vanish; just by the two letters of 'ra ma'."
4. On Sri Rama Navami, young and old should chant the following few lines of Kamba Ramayana, in Sri Rama Avatara kattam.
"vei punar poosamum Vinn uLorgaLum
thooya kadagamum ezhundu uLLave.
siddharum iyakkarum therivai margalum
viththaga munivarum vinn uLorgaLum
niththarum murai murai nerungi arppura-t
thathural ozhindu neeL dharumam ongave.
oru pagal ulagelam udarathut podind
tharumaraik unarvarum avanai anjanak
karumugil kozhundu ezhil kattunjothiyai-th
thiru urap payandanaL thiran koL Kosalai.
(Kamba Ramayanam; Bala Kandam, Thiru Avatara-p Padalam. Note: I have used letters l and L for Tamil letters 'la / La of mellinam and vallinam respectively) The above stanzas mean:- Punar Poosa star and Kadaga Rasi (or galaxy) were up in the sky. Siddhas, Kinnaras, Rakshasas, Rishis and Munis and many Other-Life-Forms of people were, milling around and dancing in excitement; the capable Kosalai, gave birth to that transcendant reality, which contained the entire universe, in it's naval, as a child of the complexion of dark clouds.
5. People of age 20 and above, should fast the whole day, on Sri Rama Navami (Siddha Upavasam). In each village, young and old should gather, in a Temple or Bajanai Matam. Rama nama mantram should be chanted for at least five minutes. Then one person should lead and others repeat, the thirteen syllabled, "Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama". They should go around the village or colony, singing Rama Mantram or Bajans. Thus they should come back to where they started from and complete the event, with some eats as 'prasadam'.
6. Next day morning, people should gather in the same place, and listen to someone who knows Sanskrit, reading the Rama Pattabisheka Sargam or read the following few lines from Kamba Ramayanam, Yuddha Kandam, Thiru Abishekap Padalam:-
"Mangala geetam paada, Marai oli muzhanga valvaaich
Sanginam kumurap paandil thannumai oppath thaavil
Pongu palliyangal aarppap Poomazhai pozhiya vinnor
Engal nayakanai vevveru edir abideganj seidar
Maadavar maraiva vaaLar mandirak kizhavar murru
Moodarivalar uLLanj sanravar muda neerattach
Sodiyan magnu marraith thunaivarum anuman thaanum
Theethila ilangai vendum pin abideganj seidar
Chittamoththanan enru othum thirunagarch chelvam enna
Uththamath thoruvan senni vilangiya uyar pon mouli
oththu meikkuvamai koora ongu moo ulagaththorkkum
Thatham uchiyin mel vaiththadu oththenath thalarvu theerndar"
7. The last para means that, seeing the golden crown on Sri Rama's head, people of all the three worlds felt thrilled, as though they had been crowned themselves!
8. The function should be ended by singing some Bajans and organised feeding of poor people. Let us pray to Sri Rama, to develop deep rooted devotion and discipline in all the people of the Nation.
Sambhomahadeva.