“Om Namo Bhagavate Vasdudevayah” Shri Ram Navami is one of the biggest festivals for us and also the biggest opportunity to get the blessings of Supreme Lord. All of us must offer our reverence to Bhagvan Shri Ram, who himself is the Supreme Lord Incarnated as Perfect Human(Maryada Purushottam). Though most of Hindus are already performing Shri Ram Navami Puja as per their capacity taking the help of appropriate priest. But for those who are not living incountry and have no access to any priest may use following methods for perform Shri Ram navami puja. Shri Ram Navami Puja ================== 1. 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. “Shri Hari Om Tat Sat”