As
we celebrate Rama Navami today, the spirits in the country is as high as the
sky, if one were to make a comparison. This day signifies the birthday of his
Highness to King Dasaratha. The way it is celebrated differs across region to
region. In some places, the devotees fast or restrict themselves to a specific
diet in accordance to the VedaDharma. It is considered holy to read the
Ramayana today. Some even chant the Hanuman Chalisa over and over again. In
many places, there is also a special Rath yathra drawn, where the people
drawing the chariot are also dressed up as the characters appearing the epic.
Not
many are aware of our scripture that emphasizes a lot of the Rama Rajya – a
rare period of peace bestowed on the King.This festival is also celebrated to
commemorate the birth of Sri Rama who is remembered for his flourishing and
virtuous supremacy.
Talking
about Rama, one composer who comes to our mind is ofcourse Thyagaraja. He has
written countless compositions in varius ragams praising the Lord. ‘Marukelara O’ Raghava’ in the ragam Jayantashree
is ofcourse one of the most wonderful compostioins. ‘Seethamma Maayamma’ is yet
again a brilliant one in the ragam Vasanta describes and brings to light the
various life aspects of the Lord.
Rama
bhajans sung during this time is also considered as the best offering or rather
prayer to the God. One popular bhajan ofcourse could be ‘Shri Raamachandra
kripalo bhajamana’ which is very famous through out India. Jagjit Singh contributed
his share by making ‘Hey Ram Hey Ram’ a very popular one, which has wonderful
lyrics, where every devotee is pictured to be surrendering himself in full to
the Almighty. It is believed to give all the devotees peace while chanting the
‘Ram Nam’.
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