Sri Ram Naumi
22nd March- 30th March 2023
We celebrate the festival on the ninth day of the new moon in the month of Chaitia
to mark the birth of Lord Ram and his three brothers, Bharat, Lakshman and
Shatrughan.
Although this festival is primarily to remember Lord Ram on his birthday, in some
parts of India devotees also mark the nine days of Ram Naumi as Nao Ratri (nine
nights).
In parts of India, Sri Ram Naumi is also celebrated as a Nao Ratri. Nao Ratri is the
festival best known for worship of the three main Goddesses – Saraswati, Laxmi and
Mahakali)
Some devotees also believe that the first two weeks of the Chaitria month are like
the Pitra Paksh (Shradh), although the main Shradh according to Hindu Vedas falls
in the dark side of the month of Ashwin (September/October).
Lord Ram’s father Raja Dashrath was the king of Ayodhya. He had three
wives: Kaushaliya, Kekei and Sumintra – and all three Queens could not bear any
children to succeed the beloved King.
In Ayodhya in those times of Tretha Yugh, there was never a shortage of anything,
and all the surrounded communities were always happy. However, the King Dasrath
long desired for a successor to his rule.
One day amidst his rituals, the King realised a kingdom without a successor is
doomed. So he asked his ancestral guru (godfather) for help in getting a child. Guru
Vashist Muni recommended doing a hawan (a fire ceremony) to get blessing from
Agni Deva (the Fire God). His guru said that in times of sorrow devotees like Raja
Dasrath should keep calm and find peace by pleasing our respective Gods and
Godesses by making offerings like hawan and chanting their mantras.
Guru Vashist assured the king that he will have four sons. Soon after the Hawan
ceremony, Lord Agni emerged from the hawan kund ( a kund is where the offerings
are made) and gave some blessed khir (sweet rice) to the King Dasrath for his three
wives to have.
Soon after, the three queens of Ayodhya were pregnant. Queen Kaushaliya who
gave birth to Lord Ram - the eldest of the four brothers. Queen Kekei gave birth to
Bharat while the youngest queen Sumintra had Lakshman and Shatrughan.
Lord Ram was born at sharp midday on the ninth day of the bright side of the month
of Chaitra. (In contrast Lord Krishna was born at midnight in the dark side of the
month of Bhadrapath – around August of every year)
Tulsidaas, the great narrator who wrote the Ramayana as we know it today, noted
that Lord Vishnu came to earth for protection of four main beings:
Brahmans
Devis and devtas
Gao mata (holy cow)
Saints (sants & rishis).
Lord Vishnu gave in to calls for his avatar (reincarnation) principally to destroy the
demon king, Ravan, and allow the brahmans and saints to worship freely again. It
was after all the devis and devtas together with Mother earth (in the form of a holy
cow) went to Lord Vishnu that he agreed to transcend on earth.
Lord Ram is one of 24th reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. His leelas and preachings are
enshrined in the Ramayana and it is often compared to that of Lord Krishna – who
gave us Srimadh Bhagvadh Geeta.
Today Ramayana is recited in more than 100 countries in as many languages. It is
considered more auspicious to recite the Ramayana during the Ram Naumi
celebrations.
It was also during this month on the Purnima day (full month) that Lord Hanuman, a
reincarnation of Lord Shiva, was born.
to mark the birth of Lord Ram and his three brothers, Bharat, Lakshman and
Shatrughan.
Although this festival is primarily to remember Lord Ram on his birthday, in some
parts of India devotees also mark the nine days of Ram Naumi as Nao Ratri (nine
nights).
In parts of India, Sri Ram Naumi is also celebrated as a Nao Ratri. Nao Ratri is the
festival best known for worship of the three main Goddesses – Saraswati, Laxmi and
Mahakali)
Some devotees also believe that the first two weeks of the Chaitria month are like
the Pitra Paksh (Shradh), although the main Shradh according to Hindu Vedas falls
in the dark side of the month of Ashwin (September/October).
Lord Ram’s father Raja Dashrath was the king of Ayodhya. He had three
wives: Kaushaliya, Kekei and Sumintra – and all three Queens could not bear any
children to succeed the beloved King.
In Ayodhya in those times of Tretha Yugh, there was never a shortage of anything,
and all the surrounded communities were always happy. However, the King Dasrath
long desired for a successor to his rule.
One day amidst his rituals, the King realised a kingdom without a successor is
doomed. So he asked his ancestral guru (godfather) for help in getting a child. Guru
Vashist Muni recommended doing a hawan (a fire ceremony) to get blessing from
Agni Deva (the Fire God). His guru said that in times of sorrow devotees like Raja
Dasrath should keep calm and find peace by pleasing our respective Gods and
Godesses by making offerings like hawan and chanting their mantras.
Guru Vashist assured the king that he will have four sons. Soon after the Hawan
ceremony, Lord Agni emerged from the hawan kund ( a kund is where the offerings
are made) and gave some blessed khir (sweet rice) to the King Dasrath for his three
wives to have.
Soon after, the three queens of Ayodhya were pregnant. Queen Kaushaliya who
gave birth to Lord Ram - the eldest of the four brothers. Queen Kekei gave birth to
Bharat while the youngest queen Sumintra had Lakshman and Shatrughan.
Lord Ram was born at sharp midday on the ninth day of the bright side of the month
of Chaitra. (In contrast Lord Krishna was born at midnight in the dark side of the
month of Bhadrapath – around August of every year)
Tulsidaas, the great narrator who wrote the Ramayana as we know it today, noted
that Lord Vishnu came to earth for protection of four main beings:
Brahmans
Devis and devtas
Gao mata (holy cow)
Saints (sants & rishis).
Lord Vishnu gave in to calls for his avatar (reincarnation) principally to destroy the
demon king, Ravan, and allow the brahmans and saints to worship freely again. It
was after all the devis and devtas together with Mother earth (in the form of a holy
cow) went to Lord Vishnu that he agreed to transcend on earth.
Lord Ram is one of 24th reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. His leelas and preachings are
enshrined in the Ramayana and it is often compared to that of Lord Krishna – who
gave us Srimadh Bhagvadh Geeta.
Today Ramayana is recited in more than 100 countries in as many languages. It is
considered more auspicious to recite the Ramayana during the Ram Naumi
celebrations.
It was also during this month on the Purnima day (full month) that Lord Hanuman, a
reincarnation of Lord Shiva, was born.
32 MISTAKES WE SHOULD AVOID DURING OUR DAILY WORSHIP
पूजा अर्चना में वर्जित काम
१) गणेश जी को तुलसी
२) देवी पर दुर्वा
३) शिव लिंग पर केतकी फूल
४) विष्णु को तिलक में अक्षत
५) दो शंख एक समान
६) तीन गणेश
७) तुलसी चबाना
८) द्वार पर जूते चप्पल उल्टे
९) दर्शन करके बापस लौटते समय घंटा
१०) एक हाथ से आरती लेना
११) ब्राह्मण को बिना आसन बिठा
ना
१२) स्त्री द्वारा दंडवत प्रणाम
१३) बिना दक्षिणा ज्योतिषी से पूछना
१४) घर में अंगूठे से बड़ा शिवलिंग
१५) तुलसी पेड़ में शिवलिंग
१६) गर्भवती महिला को शिवलिंग स्पर्श
१७) स्त्री द्वारा मंदिर में नारियल फोडना
१८) रजस्वला स्त्री का मंदिर प्रवेश
१९) परिवार में सूतक हो तो पूजा प्रतिमा स्पर्श
२०) शिव जी की पूरी परिक्रमा
२१) शिव लिंग से बहते जल को लांघना
२२) एक हाथ से प्रणाम
२३) दूसरे के दीपक में अपना दीपक जलाना
२४) अगरबत्ती जलाना बांस की सींक वाली
२५) देवता को लोभान या लोभान की अगरबत्ती
२६) स्त्री द्वारा हनुमानजी शनिदेव को स्पर्श
२७) कन्या ओ से पैर पडवाना
२८) मंदिर में परस्त्री को ग़लत निगाह से देखना
२९) मंदिर में भीड़ में परस्त्री से धक्का मुक्की
३०) साईं की अन्य प्रतिमाओं के साथ स्थापना
३१) शराबी का भैरव के अलावा अन्य मंदिर प्रवेश
३२) किसी तांत्रिक का दिया प्रसाद,
ये पूर्ण रूप से वर्जित हैं!
1) Never offer Sri Ganesh Tulsi leaves
2) Never offer durwa grass or tulsi to Ma Durga
3) Never offer Ketki flower on Shiva ling
4) Never offer rice to Sri Hari Vishnu
5) Never keep two sunk conch shell 🐚 of the same type
6) Never keep three Sri Ganesh on one shrine
7) Never eat or munch on tulsi leaves
8) Never leaves shoes upside down Mandir entrance
9) Do not ring bell ghanta whilst leaving Mandir after darshan
10) Never take Aarti with one hand
11) Never let a brahman sit without an assan
12) A lady or girl should not do dandwat pranaam - offering pranayam by lying flat
on ground
13) Never leave an astrologer without paying
14) Never keep a Shiv ling inside a house which is longer than a thumb
15) Never keep Shiv Ling and Tulsi plant together
16) Pregnant ladies should not take ashirvadh by touching feet
17) Ladies should not break a coconut inside a Mandir
18) Ladies should not enter Mandir or touch dirties during menstruation
19) During sutak - birth and death in family - all family members should avoid any f
form of prayers for 13 days
20) Never ever do full parikarma of Shiv Ling
21) Never cross or step over water that has been through the Shiv Ling or any other
statue
22) Never do pranayam with one hand
23) Never light one diya with another
24) Never use agarbathi - instead use dhoop because of use of bamboo in agarbathi
25) Never offer lobhaan to
Dev and deviya
26) Ladies should avoid Abhishek of Hanuman ji or
Shani Dev
27) Never let unmarried girls touch feet
28) Never see other ladies in Mandir with evil eye
29) Avoid being bumped into others especially ladies in Mandir
30) Never keep statue of Satya Sai baba or your own guru on your main puja shrine
31) A intoxicated person should never enter a Mandir except Sri Bhairav mandir
32) Never take prasad from a tantrik priest.
How much do we know about our holy shrines?
Hindus believe and worship many teerath (holy shrines) mainly located
in India.
They could be rivers, birth places of our avatars gods like Sri Ram and
Sri Krishna or
any of the divine places they visited.
Below is a PDF file encompassing all principal holy shrines commonly
visited by
Hindus from world over.
Download the Hindu Cosmos 2023 calendar below.
Learn about Tulsi leaf healing powers.
