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 2011, Ram Navami date is 12 April. 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
Om Sri Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Padyam Samarpayami
Om Sri Sitha Ramachandra Parabrahmane Namaha
Achamanam Samarpayami
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.
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