Ram Navami
or Sri Rama Navami is the Jayanti of Lord Sri Ram, the Lord of Ramayana and the
most ancient Management Guru. Here is the simple Ram Navami puja procedure or
Pooja vidhanam. In 2012, Ram Navami date is April 1. For any puja, neatness is
the most important thing. Firstly, clean your house and puja place. Many
devotees observe severe fast on this day and after doing puja they take Prasad.
Now, let’s know how to do Rama Navami puja.
1. Let us
start Sri Rama Puja with Dhyanam (Dhyana slokam)
Sri Raghavam
Dasarathatmaja Maprameyam
Seta Pathim
Raghu Kulanvaya Rathna Deepam
Aajanubahum
Aravinda Dalayathaksham
Ramam
Nisachara Vinashakaram Namami
Apadamapa
Hartharam Datharam Sarva Sampadam
Lokabhi
Ramam Sriramam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamyaham
2. Invite
Sri Rama and his parivara for puja. (Avahanam)
Om Sri
Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Avahayami
3. Offer
seat to Sri Rama and his parivara (Ratna Simhasanam)
Om Sri
Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Rathna
Simhasanam Samarpayami
Vaidehi
Sahitham Suradruma Thale Haime Maha Mantape
Madhye
Pushpakamasane Manimaye Virasane Susthitham
Agre
Vachayathi Prabhanjana Suthe Thaththvam Munibhyah Param
Vyakhyantham
Bharatha Dibhih Parivrutham Ramam Bhaje Syamalam
4. Clean
your hands, feet and mouth offer water to Lord Rama and his parivara for
cleaning their hands, feet and mouth.
Om Sri
Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Arghyam
Samarpayami
(Show and
sprinkle water to Lord’s hands and put in another bowl)
Om Sri
Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Padyam
Samarpayami
(show water
to Lord’s feet and put in another bowl – do 2 times)
Om Sri
Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Achamanam
Samarpayami
(show water
to Lord’s mouth put in another bowl – do 3 times)
5. Offer
shower to Lord Rama (and his parivara). Sprinkle a little water with a petal.
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Snanam
Samarpayami
6. Offer a
flower to Lord Rama as a towel.
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Plotha
Vasthram Samarpayami
7. Offer a
flower to Lord Rama as soft silk clothes
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Vasthra
Yugmam Samarpayami
8. Offer a
flower to Lord Rama as thilakam on their forehead
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Urdhva
Pundran Samarpayami
9. Offer a
flower to Lord as ornaments to adorn and dress up.
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Divya
Abharana Alankaran Samarpayami
10. Offer
flowers to Lord Rama at his lotus feet chanting a few of His names
11. Light
up an incense stick and offer the fragrance to Lord and His parivara
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Dhupam
Samarpayami
12. Light
up an auspicious lamp and show it to Lord Ram
Om sri sita
ramachandra parabrahmane namaha
deepam
samarpayami
13. Offer
fruits or other eatables to Lord Sri Rama
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Naivedyam
Samarpayami
Ya Prithir
Vidurarpithe Muraripo Kunthyarpithe Ya Drusi
Ya
Govardhana Murdhni Ya Cha Pruthuke Sthanye Yasodarpithe
Bharadwaja
Samarpithe Sabarika Datthe Adhare Yo Shitham
Ya Prithir
Munipathni Bhakthi Rachithe Prithyarpithe Tham Kuru
14. Light
up camphor (Karpura) and show it to Lord Rama in a clockwise direction (Aarti
and Nirajanam)
Om Sri Sita
Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Nirajanam
Samarpayami
Mangalam
Kosalendraya Mahaniya Gunathmane
Chakravarthi
Thanujaya Sarva Bhaumaya Mangalam
Sriyah
Kanthaya Kalyana Nidhaye Nidhayerthinam
Sri Venkata
Nivasaya Srinivasaya Mangalam
Mangalasasana
Paraih Madacharya Purogamaih
Sarvaischa
Purvaih Acharyaih Sathkruthayasthu Mangalam
15. Request
Lord Sri Ram to forgive our mistakes and surrender to them
Kayena
Vacha Manasendriyairva
Buddhyathma
Nava Prakruthe Ssvabhavath
Karomi
Yadyath Sakalam Parasmai
Narayanayethi
Samarpayami
16. Pray
for the welfare of the all the creatures in the whole universe
Swasthi
prajabhayaha paripalayantham
Nyayena
margena mahim mahisaha
Gobrahamanebhyas
subhamasthu nithyam
Loka
ssamastha ssukhino bhavanthu
Sarvam sri
Krishnarpanamasthu
17. Offer a
flower as a nice bed to Lord Rama. Also remember our guru and chant the santhi
manthram thanking them for conducting this puja without any hassle.
Om
purnamidam purnamadaha purnath
purnamudachyathe
Om purnasya
purnamadaya purnameva avasishyathe
Om namah
parama rushibhyo namah parama rushibhyaha
Om namah
parama rushibhyo namah parama rushibhyaha
Om Asmath
gurubhyo namaha
18. Take
the thirtham and drink while chanting the slokam before taking thirtham
(charanamruth). Do this three times separately.
Akala
mruthyu haranam sarva vyadhi nivaranam
samastha
papa kshayakaram vishnu padodakam pavanam subham
19. Take
prasadam for yourself and also distribute it to everyone who are there during
Puja and also welcome other devotees and distribute thirtham and prasada. Some
devotees also perform Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam (celestial wedding of Sita and
Lord Sri Ram) on Rama Navami. Ram Navami is also the culmination day of Ram
Navratri. The idols worshipped during Navratri are moved to other place as per
some traditions and some immerse the idols in water and some take them to
nearest temple to keep there.