Simple Siddha Mantras for Lord Sri Rama

That most blessed event, the appearance day of Lord Rama, falls on Mar/25/99 this year. (Refer to the appendix for the exact timing in your timezone.) Spend the entire day meditating on the great Lord, His divine name, His divine form, His achievements, His valour, His love and His grace. Let the mind dwell completely on Sri Rama on His appearance day.

To aid this, we have provided Maha Guru Sri Agasthiar's Rama Vaara Nama Japa Vithi, the Siddha technique for meditating on the name of Sri Rama revealed by Sathguru Venkataraman in a public lecture on April 10, 1984.

Rama - A Star Amongst Mantras

The names of God are potent sound vibrations called mantras. There are literally 70 million mantras. One of the simplest is the two syllabled divine name Ra ma. Though simple, it is an extremely potent mantra that can transform those who meditate on it into spiritual adepts.

Sri Rama is an incarnation of divine love. His name is so charged with the power of His love for humankind that it can transform our animal passions into a sublime love for God and thus unite us with the Divine.

This two syllabled mantra is called a thaaraka mantra. This simple divine name, which is so easy to meditate on, is a protection mantra and has the pre-eminent position of being referred to as a star amongst mantras.

Siva + Narayana = The Power of the Rama Mantra

Why is this two syllabled mantra so potent? Because it represents the perfect merger of Siva and Narayana. How so?

The syllable raa was picked from the great eight syllabled Narayana mantra, Om Na mo Naa raa ya naa ya and the syllable ma was picked from the great five syllabled Siva mantra, Na ma si vaa ya. Thus Rama mantra combines the power of the Namasivaya mantra and the Om Namo Narayanaya maha mantra.

Thus the Rama mantra represents the perfect merger of Siva and Narayana. Hence the pre-eminent position of the Rama mantra amongst mantras.

Shiva's Mantra

There's a city called Kaasi in the east of India. It is also known as Varanaasi and Benares. The uniqueness of this city is that Lord Siva personally grants mukthi (liberation) to all those who breathe their last in this city. And how does He do it? By whispering the name of Rama in their ears. If Supreme Siva sees it fit to chant the name of Rama, shouldn't we all do likewise?

Sunday, September 18, 2011