Nama Ramayanam - 1

Nama Ramayanam - 1

॥ बालकाण्डम् ॥ || Baala-Kaannddam || The Chapter on Childhood. शुद्धब्रह्मपरात्पर राम् ॥१॥ Shuddha-Brahma-Paraatpara Raam ||1|| 1: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who is of the Nature of Pure Brahman and Who is Superior to the Best. Rama Rahasya Upanishad , A part of the Atharva Veda reveals the significance of Rama and equates him with Brahman – in the form of a discourse delivered by Hanuman to some prominent sages and devotees of Vishnu, including Prahlada. Hanuman describes Lord Rama as Para Brahman and all the divinities as his body. Chanting of the name of Rama 10 million times has the potential to free people from all mortal sins such as killing blood relations or even a teacher. The Upanishad explain the mystic significance of some symbols and yantras (diagrams) associated with Lord Rama. रहस्यं रमतपतं वासुदेवं च मुद्गलम् । शाण्डिल्यं पैङ्गलं भिक्षुं महच्छारीरकं शिखा ॥ १॥ सनकाद्या योगिवर्या अन्ये च ऋषयस्तथा ।प्रह्लादाद्या विष्णुभक्ता हनूमन्तमथाब्रुवन् ॥ २॥ AUM rahasya.n ramatapata.n vAsudeva.n cha mudgalam.h .shANDilyaM pai~NgalaM bhikShuM mahachChArIraka.n shikhA .. 1..sanakAdyA yogivaryA anye cha R^iShayastathA .prahlAdAdyA viShNubhaktA hanUmantamathAbruvan.h .. 2.. 1-2. Great sages like Mudgala, Sandilya, Paingala, Bikshu, Sanaka and Prahlada approached Lord Hanuman, who was a great devotee of Vishnu and asked him, वायुपुत्र महाबाहो किन्तत्त्वं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । पुराणेष्वष्टादशसु स्मृतिष्वष्टादशस्वपि ॥ ३॥ चतुर्वेदेषु शास्त्रेषु विद्यास्वाध्यात्मिकेऽपि च ।सर्वेषु विद्यादानेषु विघ्नसूर्येशशक्तिषु ।एतेषु मध्ये किं तत्त्वं कथय त्वं महाबल ॥ ४॥ vAyuputra mahAbAho ki.ntattvaM brahmavAdinAm.h .purANeShvaShTAdashasu smR^itiShvaShTAdashasvapi .. 3..chaturvedeShu shAstreShu vidyAsvAdhyAtmike.api cha .sarveShu vidyAdAneShu vighnasUryeshashaktiShu .eteShu madhye ki.n tattva.n kathaya tvaM mahAbala .. 4.. 3-4. “Which is the greatest principle among the four Veda-s, 18 purana-s, 18 Smriti-s, Sastra-s, all knowledge and among the great powers ruled by the Sun and moon?” हनूमान्होवाच ॥ भो योगीन्द्राश्चैव ऋषयो विष्णुभक्तास्तथैव च ।श्रुणुध्वं मामकीं वाचं भवबन्धविनाशिनीम् ॥ ५॥ एतेषु चैव सर्वेषु तत्त्वं च ब्रह्म तारकम् ।राम एव परं ब्रह्म तत्त्वं श्रीरामो ब्रह्म तारकम् ॥ ६॥ hanUmAnhovAcha ..bho yogIndrAshchaiva R^iShayo viShNubhaktAstathaiva cha .shruNudhvaM mAmakI.n vAchaM bhavabandhavinAshinIm.h .. 5..eteShu chaiva sarveShu tattva.n cha brahma tArakam.h .rAma eva paraM brahma tattva.n shrIrAmo brahma tArakam.h .. 6.. 5-6. He replied, “Hey, great sages and devotees of Lord Vishnu! Please hear my words which cut of all attachments, the greatest principle among these is the principle of Brahma Taraka (OM). Rama is Para-Brahma and supreme austerity, and Rama is the Supreme Essence and Brahma Taraka.”