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Great Personalities
April
Shri Ram
Whenever evil prevails and the entire universe is terrified by wicked forces and
when there is no way out for the common people, Lord Vishnu comes to the rescue.
HE incarnates himself into an appropriate form for the up-liftment of the good and
virtuous, destruction of evil and re-establishment natural law (dharma).
Thousands of thousand years back, the demon king Ravana was challenging
the righteousness. He was wealthy, powerful and mightiest king of the Earth at his
time. He was very learned and accomplished person too. But he was evil and wicked.
He used all his powers and knowledge for himself and his supporters. Naturally,
he became a danger for all and Lord Vishnu had to incarnate himself to eliminate
Ravana.
Lord Vishnu incarnated Himself as a Ram; an oldest son of the King Dashrath
– the King of Ayodhya. Dasharath had four sons – Ram, Lakshman, Bharat and
Shatrughna. All four brothers were learned and brave.
Especially, Ram was dearest to all. Ram was married
to Sita. To fulfill the desire of his mother Kaikeyi, Ram
with is brother Lakshman and wife Sita, went to the
forest for 14 years. During that period, the demon king
Ravana abducted Sita and took her to his kingdom
Lanka. Ram with the help of another king Sugreev
fought with wicked Ravana and his army, defeated
them and rescued Sita. Thus Lord Vishnu in form of
Ram eliminated the demon Ravana and established
the Dharma (natural law) again.
Ram Navami
Ram was born on the 9th day of the Hindu month
Chaitra (March-April) in Ayodhya which is situated on
the banks of the holy river – sharayu. Navami means
9th day. Since Ram was born on this day, it is called as Ram Navami. Hindus
celebrate Ram Navami as a festival. It is dedicated to the memory of Shri Ram.
Celebrations begin with a prayer to the Sun early in the morning, chanting vedik
mantras dedicated to Lord Vishnu and offering flowers and fruits to the God. A
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS)
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