Nama Ramayanam 5

॥ नाम रामायणम् ॥ - Nama Ramayanam

चण्डकिरणकुलमण्डन राम् ॥५॥

Canndda-Kiranna-Kula-Manndana Raam ||5||

5: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who Adorned the Dynasty of Sun (Surya Vamsha).

Why Perumal ( Lord Vishnu ) chose Raghu Kulam for Sri Rama avataram., why not in Chandra vamsam or Janaka Kulam ?

Answer :

The main aim of the Rama avataram is to teach every human being about how to live the life as said by Vedas and Shaastras. Apart from that killing rakshasas such Ravana etc.

Once Brahma was performed tapas in Ksheera samudram (Paarkadal) i.e. Milky ocean. As a result of Brahma's tapas, the glittering SriRanga Vimanam sprang from the depths of the Ksheera samudram.

(The expression Sriranga Vimanam is used to denote the turret as well as the oval shaped sanctum beneath it, containing the image of the reclining Ranganatha. The turret, the sanctum and the image form a single whole and are inseparably associated with one another.)

Brahma awoke from his penance and prostrated himself before the vimana. He stood up saying the four Vedas through his four mouths and was lost in amazement. Sunanda, a celestial watch at the gate (dwarapalaka), told him that the three lettered Vimana, ‘Sri-ra-nga’ was the result of his penance, that God was resting with His consort inside and that he could see Him and worship Him. Then Brahma worshiped the Almighty for a long time.

Brahma took the vimanam from Paarkadal to his abode in Satyaloka and established it on the banks of the Viraja river. He appointed Viwasvan, the sun god, to do the daily puja of the God. After Viwasvan, his son Vaivasvata Manu continued the puja. Iksvaku, a son of Manu, became the king of Ayodhya and found it difficult to worship the vimana at Satyaloka. Hence he did penance, which extended over hundreds of years, and obtained the permission of Brahma to take it to Ayodhya.

Thus, the Vimanam came to Ayodhya. After Iksvaku, his descendants worshiped the God.

In the meantime Perumal (Lord Vishnu) felt that non of the kings of Ikshvaku Kulam were performing the archanaadi samskaras to him i.e. Sri Ranga Vimanam. Perumal thought that non other than himself could be able to perform archanadi samskaras to him in a proper and satisfactory manner.

For this case HE NEEDS TO BE BORN IN THE FAMILY WHERE THE RANGA VIMANAM WAS HANDLED. Hence Perumal decided to descend himself to the Raghu Kulam as Rama avataram.

Rama, himself an avatar of the Lord worshipped him. Because Rama (Perumal) worshipped Perumal, Lord Ranganatha is known as "Periya Perumal".

Om Sri Ramaya namah.

Om Sri Rangaya namah.