Ram Navmi Divine Message!!! 24th Mar 2010

Sai Rama

The Birthday of Rama is celebrated in order to remind us of the ideals which He stood for. The term “Rama” consists of three syllables: Ra + Aa + Ma.

Ra, representing the Fire-god(Agni), burns away all sins,

Aa, representing the Sun-god(Surya), dispels the darkness of ignorance.

Ma, representing the Moon-god(Chandra), cools one’s temper and produces tranquillity.

The name Rama has the triple power of washing away one’s sins, removing one’s ignorance and tranquilizing one’s mind. Rama’s name signifies the harmony in thought, word and deed. Rama is the indweller in every body. He is the Atma-Rama. He is the very embodiment of Dharma, of all the codes of morality that hold mankind together in Love and Unity.

The Ramayana, the Rama story, teaches two lessons: the value of detachment and the need to become aware of the Divine in every being. Faith in God and detachment from objective pursuits are the keys for human liberation. Give up sense objects; you gain Rama.

Sita gave up the luxuries of Ayodhya and so, she could be with Rama, in the period of ‘exile’. When she cast longing eyes on the golden deer and craved for it, she lost the presence of Rama. Renunciation leads to joy; attachment brings about grief. Be in the world, but, not of it. The brothers, comrades, companions and collaborators of Rama are each of them examples of persons saturated with Dharma. Dasaratha is the representative of the merely physical, with the ten senses.

The three Gunas – Sathwa, Rajas and Thamas – are the three Queens. The four goals of life – the Purusharthas – are the four sons. Lakshmana is the Intellect; Sugriva is Viveka or discrimination. Vali is despair. Hanuman is the embodiment of courage. The bridge is built over the ocean of delusion.

The three Rakshasa chiefs are personifications of the Rajasic (Ravana), Thamasic (Kumbhakarna) and the Sathwic qualities (Vibhishana). Sita is Brahmajnana or the awareness of the Universal Absolute, which the individual must acquire and regain undergoing travails in the crucible of life.

There is no use in observing Sri Rama’s birthday once in a year and being satisfied with a good feast. Make your heart pure and strong, contemplating the grandeur of the Ramayana. Be established in the faith that Rama is the reality of your existence.

~ Adapted from Sathya Sai Baba’s Divine Discourses

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