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A devout Hindu believes that if he reads Ram ayana ( The story of Rama) daily , he would be nearing his God.He also would like to m editate on the nam e ‘Ram a’ , so that all his sins are washed off. Nam a Ram ayana is the story of Ram a writ ten for this purpose. Apart from condensing the story , it helps the devotees to meditate on the different sterling aspects of Rama.Here is a t ranslat ion in English to help the devotees to do just that .

My Ram a, Essence of all that is Godly, My Rama My Ram a, Essence of the dest royer, My Ram a My Ram a, Who sleeps on the snake Sesha, My Rama My Ram a, Who was saluted by Brahma and all Devas, My Rama My Ram a, Who was born in Sun’s dynasty, My Rama My Ram a, Who was a source of joy to Dasaratha, My Ram a My Ram a, Who m ade life of Kausalya very happy, My Rama My Ram a, Who was most dear to Viswam it ra, My Rama My Ram a, Who killed ogress Thadaka in the deep forest , My Ram a My Ram a, Who drove away Maricha, My Ram a My Ram a, Who saved the prest ige of Koushika, My Rama My Ram a, Who helped Ahalya to regain form , My Ram a My Ram a, Who was worshipped by Goutama the sage, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was given boons by Gods and Sages, My Rama My Ram a, Who was darling of people of Mithila, My Ram a My Ram a, Who broke the bow of Trayam baka, My Rama My Ram a, Who was garlanded by Princess Sita, My Ram a My Ram a, Who becam e happy marrying Sita, My Ram a My Ram a, Who dest royed the ego of ParasuRam a, My Ram a My Ram a, Who looked after the people of Ayodhya, My Rama

My Ram a, Who is personificat ion of all good, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was darling of all cit izens, My Rama My Ram a, Who was like the full m oon in a cloudless sky, My Ram a My Ram a, Who obeyed the words of his father, My Rama My Ram a, Who was worshipped by his fr iend Guha, My Rama My Ram a, Who was taken care of by Guha, My Rama My Ram a, Who was worshipped by Sage Bharadwaja, My Ram a My Ram a, Who lived in Chit ra Koota Mountains, My Rama My Ram a, Who becam e sad by death of Dasaratha, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was requested to return by Bharata, My Ram a My Ram a, Who did the obsequies for his father, My Rama My Ram a, Who gave his shoes to Bharata, My Rama My Ram a, Who went to Dhandaka Forests, My Ram a

My Ram a, Who killed the Bad Virata, My Rama My Ram a, Who was worshipped by Sage Sarabhanga, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was blessed by Sage Agastya, My Rama My Ram a, Who was honoured by King of Eagles, My Rama My Ram a, Who lived near five banyans, My Rama? My Ram a, Who insulted the voracious Surpanaka, My Ram a My Ram a, Who killed Khara and Dhushana, My Ram a My Ram a, Who chased the deer wanted by Sita, My Rama My Ram a, Who killed Mareecha in deer’s form , My Ram a My Ram a, Who started searching for the lost Sita, My Ram a My Ram a, Who Sent The King of Eagles to Heaven, My Ram a My Ram a, Who ate the fruit s given by Sabari, My Ram a My Ram a, Who cut the hands of Kabanda, My Rama

My Ram a, Who was served by Hanum an, My Rama My Ram a, Who prom ised to help Sugreeva, My Ram a My Ram a, Who killed the proud Bali, My Rama My Ram a, Who sent m onkeys all over the world, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was consoled by Lakshmana, My Ram a

My Ram a, Who was worshipped by the Great Monkeys, My Rama My Ram a, Who rem oved all obstacles from their path, My Ram a My Ram a, Who is the support of life of Sita, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was abused by the bad Ravana, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was praised by the great Hanum an, My Ram a My Ram a, Who becam e upset because Sita cr ied, My Rama My Ram a, Who saw the Chudam ani of Sita, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was consoled by the great monkey, My Ram a

My Ram a, Who m arched towards Ravana’s place, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was accompanied by the arm y of m onkeys, My Ram a My Ram a, Who gave protect ion to Vibhishana, My Rama My Ram a, Who built the br idge across the sea, My Rama My Ram a, Who killed Kum bhakarna, My Rama My Ram a, Who defeated the arm y of Asuras, My Rama My Ram a, Who m ade Ravana helpless, My Ram a My Ram a, Who slew Ravana in bat t le, My Ram a My Ram a, Who dest royed the bad asuras, My Rama My Ram a, Who saw Dasaratha from the heavens, My Rama My Ram a, Who becam e Happy on seeing Sita, My Ram a My Ram a, Who m ade Vibhishana the k ing of Lanka, My Ram a My Ram a, Who t raveled back in Pushpaka plane, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was honoured by Sage Bharadwaja, My Ram a

My Ram a, Who saved the life of Bharatha, My Rama My Ram a, Who was ornament to the cit y of Ayodhya, My Ram a My Ram a, Who m ade everybody happy, My Rama My Ram a, Who sat on the throne of gem s, My Rama My Ram a, Who was the greatest of Sun dynasty, My Ram a My Ram a, Who got the respect from Vibhishana, My Ram a My Ram a, Who was honoured by the dynasty of m onkey kings, My Rama My Ram a, Who ruled over the ent ire world, My Rama My Ram a, Who granted all boons to his devotees, My Ram a Rama, Ram a, Victory to you Ram a, Ram a , Ram a Rama, Ram a, Victory to you, Sitha Ram a