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Çré Räma Mantras

(with Sanjay Rath)

In the Närada puräëa Sanat Kumär teaches, that among the mantras of Gaëeça, Çivä, Durgä, Sürya, Viñëu, the Vaiñëava mantras give results most easily. Of these, the mantras of Çré Räma destroy all sins.

Çré Räma as one of the highest avatars of Lord Viñëu is represented by the Sun. Those who have the Sun as the Ätmäkäraka or as the Iñöa Devatä can avail of these selective and beautiful mantras to pray to their chosen deities. Depending upon the placement of the Sun in the different houses of the horoscope, appropriate Räma mantras can be adopted to improve ones’ capacity to work, ätmabala and for the removal of one’s sins. Such Räma mantras for worshipping the Sun, will remove afflictions of a badly placed/weak Sun, which will destroy poverty, grant health, wealth, the highest of Räja Yogas and strengthen the lagna. 

Païcäkñaré

The païcäkñaré mantra is suitable for those who have Sun in the 5^th house. The 5^th house rules the intelligence and the mind, and the Sun rules the 5^th house of the natural zodiac. This placement of the Sun depicts supreme intelligence, prowess in scriptures, specially the Gétä, the Vedäëgas and Jyotiña, knowledge in aparä vidyä and a very sharp mind. The 5^th house is also putrasthäna, and the Sun as a malefic destroys this house. The païcäkñaré mantra therefore is a significant mantra for those desiring children and having an afflicted Sun in the 5^th as well as those for aiming to reach the highest frontiers of knowledge.

ramay nm>

rämäya namaù

This müla mantra of five akñaras can be converted to ñaòäkñarés by adding any of the following véjas, räm, klém or hrém as a prefix.

ñaòäkñaré

The ñaòäkñaré (six syllables) mantra of Räma, known as the Mantraräj, is considered supreme among all mantras of Çré Räma. According to the Närada Puräëa, this mantra can single handedly remove all sins. It should be recited by those who have the Sun in the 6^th house, giving him the capacity to destroy his enemies and the spiritual strength to overcome the weaknesses of the ñaòripus. The ñaòäkñaré mantra is as follows:

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Gäyatré, Devatä: Çré Räma, Béja: Räm, çakti: nämah

r<a ramay nm>

räà rämäya namaù

The accompanying ñaòäkñaré mantra for his çakti, Sétä, is called the Jänaké Mantra:

ïI sItayE Svaha

çré sétäyai svähä

Dhyäna

The dhyäna for the ñaòäkñaré mantra is given below:

kalaMÉaexrkaNt< c vIrasnsmaiSwt<,

}anmuÔa< d]hSte dxt< janunItr<.

sraeéhkra< sIta< iv*udaÉa< c pazRga<,

pZyNtI— ramv³aâ< ivivxakLpÉuizta<.

kälämbhodharakäntaà ca véräsanasamästhitaà|

jïänamudräà dakñahaste dadhataà jänunétaraà||

saroruhakaräà sétäà vidyudäbhäà ca pärçagäà|

paçyantéà rämavakräbjaà vividhäkalpabhuçitäà||

Translation: Çré Räma’s complexion is lustrous like the rain clouds. He is seated in véräsana[1]. His right hand is in jïänamudrä[2], while the left rests on the left knee. Sétädevé, dazzling with the radiance of lightening and adorned with various ornaments and clothes is seated to his left. She holds a lotus and is gazing at the radiant face of her beloved Räma.

The other two ñaòäkñaré mantras are:

¬I— ramay nm>

kléà rämäya namaù

ÿI— ramay nm>

hréà rämäya namaù

Saptäkñaré

The following mantras are good for strengthening and absolving problems, when the Sun is placed in the 7^th house or kalatrabhäva. This placement of the Sun brings a spouse who will bring light to the lives of the native and his family and give a new lease to start life afresh, where there has been darkness and despair. Such a spouse will be a pillar of strength and shoulder the responsibilities of the native’s family, nourish it back to life and sustain it by extending the lineage.

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Gäyatré, Devatä: Çré Räma, Véja: Räm, çakti: nämah

1. ramcNÔay Svaha

rämacandräya svähä

2. ramÉÔay Svaha

rämabhadräya svähä

Dhyäna

Zyam< vIrasnasIn< }anmuÔaepzaeiÉt<.

vamaeéNySttÏSt< sItalúm[s<yut<,

Ave]ma[maTman< mNmwaimttejs<.

zuÏS)iqks<kaz< kevl< mae]ka'œ]ya,

icNtyet! prmaTmanm&tul]< jpeNmnu<.

sarayütéramandäravedikäpaìkajäsane|

çyämaà véräsanäsénaà jïänamudropaçobhitaà||

vämorunyastataddhastaà sétälakñmaëasaàyutaà|

avekñamäëamätmänaà manmathämitatejasaà||

çuddhasphaöikasaìkäçaà kevalaà mokñakäìkñayä|

cintayet paramätmänamåtulakñaà japenmanuà||

Translation: On the banks of the Sarayü, under a Mandar Tree a raised dias is built, upon which is laid a lotus seat. On this lotus seat, the Dark Hued One  (Çré Räma) is seated in viräsana. His right hand is in jïänamudrä and the left hand rests on his left thigh. He is seated together with Çitä and Lakñmaëa. He is more brilliantly radiant than Kämadeva and unites with the Paramätmä in his meditation. He is pure like a crystal and should be perceived and realised only with the desire for mokña. Meditate upon this Paraàätmä, with such desires and recite his mantra 6 lakh times. 

Añtäkñaré

There are two basic añtäkñaré mantras, the rituals of which follow that of the ñaòäkñaré. These should be recited by those who have the Sun in the 8^th house.

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Gäyatré, Devatä: Çré Räma, Véja: Räm, çakti: nämah

1. ` ramcNÔay nm>

om rämacandräya namaù

2. ` ramÉÔay nm>

om rämabhadräya namaù

The following is the añtäkñaré mahämantra, which is the müla mantra for many other compound mantras:

3. ` ramay ÷< )qœ Svaha

om rämäya huà phaö svähä

Åñi: Viçvämitra, Chanda: Anuñöup, Devatä: Rämabhadra, Véja: Räm, çakti: Çrém

4. ÇElaeKynaway nm>

trailokyanäthäya namaù

Naväkñaré

The two-añöäkñari mantras can be converted to naväkñarés with the addition of ‘Om’ in the end. They will then read thus:

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Gäyatré, Devatä: Çré Räma, Véja: Räm, çakti: nämah

1. ` ramcNÔay nm> `

om rämacandräya namaù om

2. ` ramÉÔay nm> `

om rämabhadräya namaù om

Naväkñaré mantras are suitable for those who have the Sun placed in the 9^th house, in the dharmasthana. This placement of the Sun is extremely crucial as it is the käraka for the 9^th house, and is in trines to the lagna. The Sun in the 9^th house represents dharma, religiosity, duty, honesty, with the dynamism and fire to build temples and religious institutions. The Sun and the 9^th house also represent the father. Those who have a weak or an afflicted Sun in the 9^th house, would benefit from the naväkñaré mantras of räma.

Daçäkñaré

Åñi: Vaçiñöha, Chanda: Svaräö, Devatä: Sétäpati, Véja: Hum, çakti: Svähä

÷< jankIv‘Éay Svaha

huà jänakévallabhäya svähä

The  daçäkñaré mantras are powerful mantras for karmayogis, with their Sun in the 10^th house. The Sun attains digbala in the 10^th, and gives a person immense capability to work and achieve and enjoy the best of Räja yogas, enabling him to reach the zenith in fame and glory. Çré Räma had an exalted Sun in the 10^th, signifying that he was the leading light of the Sürya Vaàça and renowned for his kingship and tremendous valour.

Dhyäna

AyaeXyangre rÆicÇsaEv[Rm{dpe,

mNdarpu:pErabÏivtane taer[aiNvte.

is<hasnsmasIn< pu:pkaepir ra"vm!,

r]aeiÉhRiriÉdeRvE> suivmangtE> zuÉE>.

s<Stuyman< muiniÉ> àhEbí pirseivtm!,

sItal<k«tvama¼< lúm[enaepzaeiÉtm!.

Zyam< àsÚvdn< svRÉr[ÉUi;tm!,

ayodhyänagare ratnacitrasauvarëamaëdape|

mandärapuñpairäbaddhavitäne toraëänvite||

siàhäsanasamäsénaà puñpakopari räghavam|

rakñobhirharibhirdevaiù suvimänagataiù çubhaiù||

saàstuyamänaà munibhiù prahaibaçca parisevitam|

sétälaìkåtavämäìgaà lakñmaëenopaçobhitam||

çyämaà prasannavadanaà sarvabharaëabhüñitam|

Translation: In the divine city of Ayodhya, there is a golden dias bedecked with jewels and ornaments. Above the dias is a canopy made of Mandar flowers. There is a gate, and beyond the gate is the Puñpak Vimäna (chariot), upon which Çré Räghava sits atop a throne. In that beautiful Vimänä, all the devatäs (gods), monkeys, räkñasas (demons) and the mahaåñis (sages) are serving çré Räma and singing hymns in his praise. To his left, sits Sétä, glorifying her surrounds, and to his right is Lakñmaëa, adding to the resplendency of the great lord. Çré Räma is dark hued, with a peaceful and smiling countennance and bedecked with many adornments. 

Ekädaçakñaré

Åñi: Viçvämitra, Chanda: Anuñöup, Devatä: Rämabhadra, Véja: Räm, çakti: Çrém

` ÿI— ïI— ïI— dazrway nm>

om hréà çréà çréà däçarathäya namaù

The dhyäna is the same as that for saptakñaré mantras. This mantra is for those who have the Sun in the 11^th house, the bhäva for gains and income. The çrém béja, depicting Lakñmé will ensure a good income while the Sun will ensure success and gains from all professional undertakings.

Dvädaçäkñaré

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Gäyatré, Devatä: Çré Räma, Béja: Räm, çakti: nämah

1. ` nmae Égvte ramcNÔay

om namo bhagavate rämacandräya

2. ` nmae Égvte ramÉÔay

om namo bhagavate rämabhadräya

The dvädaçäkñaré mantras are for those who have the Sun in the 12^th house. Although this is the Marana Käraka Sthäna of the Sun, the 12^th house belongs to Viñëu and is the house for meditation and mokña. So for purposes of Iñöa Devatä worship, worshipping the Räma avatär of Viñëu with these dvädaçäkñaré mantras are excellent.

Trayodaçakñaré

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Viräö, Devatä: Päpanäçaka Çré Räma, Béja: Räm, çakti: nämah

ïI ram jy ram jy jy ram

çré räma jaya räma jaya jaya räma

The dhyäna is the same as that for the daçäkñaré mantras. This mantra is for those who have the Sun in the lagna. The mere mention of the name of Räma will destroy all evils and dangers.

Special purpose mantra

Mahäpuruña yoga

Åñi: Viçvämitra, Chanda: Dhåti, Devatä: Çré Räma, Béja: Om, çakti: nämah;

` nmae Égvte ramay mhapué;ay nm>

om namo bhagavate rämäya mahäpuruñäya namaù

To be recited 18 lakh times for mantra siddhi. Kalyäëa Verma  (Särävali) explains that mahäpuruña yogas cannot fructify if the Sun is weak, and Paräsara has listed Çré Räma as the highest form of the Sun incarnation. Worshipping Çré Räma with this mantra makes the mahäpuruña yoga in a chart.

Battle, court cases

Åñi: Brahmä, Chanda: Virät, Devatä: Räkñasmardana Rämacandra, Béja: Räm, çakti: Svähä

ramay xnu:pa[ye Svaha

rämäya dhanuñpäëaye svähä

The daçäkñaré mantra listed above will give the worshipper the strength and power to remove obstacles and emerge victorious in all his undertakings.

Wealth, finance

Åñi: Viçvämitra, Chanda: Anuñöup, Devatä: Rämabhadra, Béja: räà, çakti: çréà;

` ra< ïI—

ramÉÔ mhe:vas r"uvIr n&paeÄm,

dzaSyaNtk< ma< r] deih me prma< iïym!.

om räà çréà

rämabhadra maheñväsa raghuvéra nåpottama|

daçäsyäntakaà mäà rakña dehi me paramäà çriyam||

This 35-akñara mantra gives all kinds of gains and wealth as 35-akñara relates to the 11^th house (35-24 =11). Removing the three-béja akñara in the beginning, the 32-akñara-anuñöup mantra, which removes all sins, is obtained.

ramÉÔ mhe:vas r"uvIr n&paeÄm,

dzaSyaNtk< ma< r] deih me prma< iïym!.

rämabhadra maheñväsa raghuvéra nåpottama|

daçäsyäntakaà mäà rakña dehi me paramäà çriyam||

Sins destruction

ram ram mhabahae devana<Éy<kr,

Tva< nmSye tu devez mm nZytu patkm!.

räma räma mahäbäho devänämbhayaìkara|

tväà namasye tu deveça mama naçyatu pätakam||

Benefits

1.      Performing a yajïa with the wood of the five trees (païca vattika) bestows long life, free from disease.

2.       Using paläça flowers as offerings in the yajïa clears all problems related to the mind, bestows memory, intelligence and the person becomes brilliant.

3.      Writers who drink water sanctified with the mantra for one year become famous authors and literary figures.

4.      Rice sanctifie with the writing of the mantra on it with the index finger (108 times) when cooked and eaten, removes all diseases of the body.

5.      Medcines consumed after reciting the mantra become very effective and cure is quick.

6.      Drink milk sanctified with the mantra and later recite 100,000 mantra at the bank of a river or near a cowshed. After 40 days perform a yajïa using wood dipped in ghee and milk (10,000 recitations of mantra). This bestows great learning and reknown due to knowledge.

7.      A person who has lost his business, kingdom or position should become vegetarian. Every morning he should enter a water tub, pond or river and recite the mantra. After finishing 100,000 japa (in 40 days) he should offer 10,000 bel flowers in a yajïa while reciting the mantra. He will regain his lost position, kingdom or business.