Lakshmana Gita is a chapter included in the ancient ‘VALMIKI RAMAYANA’ text. It is a beautiful insertion, which tells about the greatness of Lord Rama, his tremendous powers and about his holistic characteristics. In this text, Lakshmana tells the significant features of Lord Rama to his brothers, to the people of Ayodhya and to everyone in the universe. This Text is as equivalent to the Holy Bhagavata Gita. Even when Lakshmana had felt worried about his sorrowful condition, yet, Rama used to console him, like an affectionate father, and used to tell to him. ‘Hey my Dear Lakshmana, no one can escape from the fate. Even I am subjected to fate, and I must never try to disobey the governed laid down rules of the almighty’.
The importance of Rama can be said in a broad manner. By uttering his name, itself will reduce our sins, and give many beneficial results to us. Lord Hanuman has gained much power, through Lord Rama’s mantra. It is a common practice among hindus, to write Lord Rama’s mantra (SRI RAMAJAYAM and JAI SREE RAM) in a note book, and also by chanting it several times. Even in several Hindu texts, there was a mention made about the importance of uttering RAMA MANTRA. It is also known that the great saints like Sri Bhadrachala Ramadas, Guru Raghavendra Swamy and Saint Thiyagaraja were devoted their life towards worshipping Lord Rama.
Some of the contents present in the beautiful text, ‘LAKSHMANA GITA’ are as follows:
1.Hey Rama, Sri Ramachandra Prabhu, several Yugas may pass, but I would always remain as your humble servant by praising your glories, singing your sings, and performing meditation on you.
2.Hey Karunya Moorthy, Raghurama, Kosalarama, Sitarama, I feel very much delighted by chanting your various names, you are the universal master, and your name and fame increases day by day, and I always bow before you, and surrender at your holy lotus feet.
3.Hey Srirama, I worship Ma Kausalya, since you have been in her womb for a few months, and she has got the great opportunity in giving birth to a precious child.
4.Hey Rama, I worship Ma Sita, since she dutifully served you as your life partner for some years, and both of you cannot be separated by anyone, since you dwell in the heart of Ma Sita, and Ma Sita dwells in your heart.
5.Hey Rama, I worship your devotees, since they served you very well like your humble servants throughout their lifetime.
6.Hey Gurunatha, you only taught me the art of patience, obedience, love and affection, you have moulded me very well, and, hence, I have been able to peacefully lead my life by meditating on you.
7.Hey Rahukula Rama, even the stone has been transformed into a woman, through your divine touch, several demons have been destroyed by you, and you have maintained strict dharma throughout the world through your noble characteristics.
8.Hey Kothanda Rama, you are talented very well in archery, no one could compete with you, and when Varuna disrespected you, with your talents in archery, you have made him to realise that you are not an ordinary man.
9.Hey Karuna Sagara, you are showering your mercy towards your devotees like an ocean, your Rama Mantra gives more sweetness to your devotees, those who do not chant your Rama Mantra, would not lead a comfortable life in this world, since only by reciting the Rama Mantra, the sins of the people would be cleansed and they would become pure and pious in their lives.
10.I salute Lord Rama, who is a kind-hearted person, who gives great happiness, who is the greatest among all the kings, who contains very good features.
11.I salute Lord Rama, who is the master of the entire universe, Who shows his love and affection on everyone, Who gives liberation, Who helps us to cross the ocean of life, Who gives great spiritual pleasure.
12.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama, whose mantra is very powerful, and he is the one who contains good knowledge in all the subjects.
13.I humbly salute Lord Rama, Who sits on the honourable throne, who always gives correct judgement, and who is well served by Ma Sita and by his devotees.
14.I humbly salute Lord Rama, who looks very handsome and who wears very costly ornaments and wonderful garments.
15.I humbly salute Lord Rama whose radiance is equivalent to millions of moons and suns,
Whose feet is worshipped by all the gods.
16.I humbly salute Lord Rama, Who is sincerely served by Lord Hanuman and apart from him, I would never think about anyone else.
17.I humbly salute Lord Rama, who would be with us even during the time of our death, and with his protection, the attendants of Lord Yama would not cause any harm to us.
18.I humbly salute Lord Rama, who gave a golden rule to the Ayodhya people, and he is the one, who has taken the Ayodhya people with him to the Vaikunta during the time of completion of his Rama Avatar.
19.I humbly salute Lord Rama, who is surrounded by Vanaras, Rishis and scholarly people, and also, he was praised by them.
20.I humbly salute Lord Rama, who controls all the Panchaboothas like air, ether, water, Earth and fire.
21.I humbly salute Lord Rama, who is the affectionate consort of Ma Sita Devi, and he is the one, who contains an attractive body.
22.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama who is the essence of Vedas and he is the one, who creates, protects and destroys the universe.
23.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama who acts like our father and mother, and he is the one who removes the tears from our eyes during the times of our sufferings.
24.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama, and I request him to take me to his abode, and let me reside under his pretty legs even as a small dust particle.
25.I humbly salute Lord Rama who gives great peace of mind and he is the one who removes the badness in our mind and gives great spiritual bliss.
26.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama who is the Lord of the Lords and the King of the Kings and his significance cannot be fully described by Lord Hanuman himself.
27.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama who contains great valour, and he is the one, who broke the great bow of Lord Shiva, and married with Ma Sita.
28.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama, who had easily killed Ravana with his powerful weapons, and he is the one, who never gets fear for anything.
29.I offer my humble salutations to Lord Rama whose name would kill all of our problems, and whose name is being recited even by the Divine Devas in the heaven.
30.Lord Rama would release his devotees from the repeated chain of birth cycles. Those who worship him sincerely need not worry about their life, since they have been well-protected by our Rama.
“SARVAM SRI ANANDA RAMAMAYAM”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR