"Ra" in Sanskrit means "That which is Radiant" and "Ma" stands for "Myself". That which shines forth within me is Rama. That which is radiant in every particle of the Being is Rama. On this day of 'Ram Navami' celebrate and honour this light of the Self.
Rama is born to Dasharatha and Kaushalya in Ayodhya. Dasharatha (In Sanskrit this means "the ten charioted one") signifies the five organs of sense and the five organs of action. Kaushalya (Sanskrit for "skilled") stands for skill.
The symbolic essence of the story is this: Our body is Ayodhya, the ruler of the body is the five sense organs and the five organs of action. The queen of the body is skill. All our senses are usually outwards. When with the use of skill we bring them inwards, the divine eternal light, which is Lord Rama dawns within.
When the mind (Sita) was kidnapped by ego (Ravana), then both the divine light together with the awareness (Lakshmana) brought her back home, on the shoulders of Lord Hanuman (signifying Prana). This Ramayana keeps on happening in our bodies all the time.
Rama is born to Dasharatha and Kaushalya in Ayodhya. Dasharatha (In Sanskrit this means "the ten charioted one") signifies the five organs of sense and the five organs of action. Kaushalya (Sanskrit for "skilled") stands for skill.
The symbolic essence of the story is this: Our body is Ayodhya, the ruler of the body is the five sense organs and the five organs of action. The queen of the body is skill. All our senses are usually outwards. When with the use of skill we bring them inwards, the divine eternal light, which is Lord Rama dawns within.
When the mind (Sita) was kidnapped by ego (Ravana), then both the divine light together with the awareness (Lakshmana) brought her back home, on the shoulders of Lord Hanuman (signifying Prana). This Ramayana keeps on happening in our bodies all the time.