Article No.1749; Date:- 25 March, 2015
Written by London swaminathan
Uploaded at London time 21-10 GMT
Lord Rama’s Birth Day – Sri Rama Navami- falls on 28th March 2015. Some decades ago all children were taught by their parents or grandparents a simple Ramayana hymn. This made the Ramayana impressed in their minds like an inscription on a stone. With Ramayana strongly imbedded in their mind, they remembered the great values Rama stood for.
The rhyme and rhythm in the Sanskrit verse made it easy to remember. Moreover it was taught in a particular tune. When elders or guests visit the house, parents used to ask their children to recite it to get a big applause from the visitors.
Let those golden days come back once again!
Here is One Minute Ramayana in just four lines:–
Adhau Rama Tapovanan adhigamanam, Hatva mrugam kanchanam,
Vaidehi haranam, Jatayu maranam, Sugreeva sambashanam
Vali nigrahanam, Samudra taranam, Lankapuri Dahanam
Paschad Ravana Kumbakarna hananam cha etat iti Ramayanam
In the beginning Rama went to the forest
He killed the Golden Deer
Sita/Vaidehi was kidnapped
Jatayu was killed
Sugreeva had talks with Rama
Vali was killed
Sea was crossed (by Hanuman)
Lanka was burnt
Later Ravana and Kumbakarna were too killed
This is Ramayana!
Nama Ramayana
If the children have more time they can learn another simple Ramayana called Nama Ramayana:
Sudha Brahma Paratpara Ram
Kalatmaka Parameswara Ram
Sesha talpa sukha nidrita Ram
Brahmadya apara prartita Ram
Candaki ranakuma mandana Ram
Srimad Dasaratha nandana Ram
Kausalya sukha vardhana Ram
Visvamitra priya dhana Ram
Gora tadakadhataka Ram
Marichathi nipataka Ram
Kausika maka samrakshaka Ram
Srimad Ahalyao Udhdharaka Ram
Gautamamuni Sampujita Ram
Suramuni varaghana samstuta Ram
Navika dhavita mrdupada Ram
Mithilapura janamodada Ram
Videhamanasa ranjaka Ram
Trayambaka karmukabhanjaka Ram
Sitarpita vara malika Ram
Kruta vaivahi kakautuka Ram
Bharghava darpa vinasaka Ram
Srimad Ayodhyanandaka Ram
RAMA RAMA JAYA RAJARAM
RAMA RAMA JAYA SITA RAM
RAGUPATI RAGHAVA RAJA RAM
PATITA PAVANA SITA RAM
This is the summary of Baklakanda. They have to go for Ayodhya, Aranyaka, Kishkinda, Sundara, Yuddha and Uttara Kanda verses as well.
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