रामो राजमणि: सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे ।

रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नम: ।

रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोSस्म्यहम्‌ ।

रामे चित्तलय: सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर  /

[ Ramo Rajamani Sada Vijayathe Ramam Ramesam Bhaje, Ramenabhihatha Nisachara Chamoo Ramaya Thasmai Namaha,Ramannasthi Parayanam Paratharam Ramasya Dasosmyaham, Rame Chitha Laya Sada Bhavthu May Bho Rama Mamudhara ॥]

Meaning -  Rama, the jewel among the kings, Him I worship, by Him the hordes demons have been destroyed, to him is said my prayer, beyond Him there is nothing to be worshiped, His servant I am, my mind is totally absorbed in Him, O Ram, please lift me up. This verse gives all the seven declensions of the singular word Rama and gives one way of remembering them!

Insight

‘Ra’ means Light, ‘Ma’ means Within Me, in my heart. So, Rama means the Light Within Me..

Rama was born to Dasharath and Kousalya. Dasharath means ‘Ten Chariots’ The ten chariots symbolize the five sense organs and five organs of action..

Kousalya means ‘Skill’. The skillful rider of the ten chariots can give birth to Ram.

When the ten chariots are used skillfully, Radiance is born within.

Rama was born in Ayodhya. Ayodhya means ‘a place where no war can happen’.

When There Is No Conflict In Our Mind, Then The Radiance Can Dawn.

The Ramayana is not just a story which happened long ago. It has a philosophical, spiritual significance and a deep truth in it.

It is said that the Ramayana is happening in Your Own Body.

Your Soul is Rama, Your Mind is Sita, Your Breath or Life-Force (Prana) is Hanuman, Your Awareness is Laxmana and Your Ego is Ravana.

When the Mind (Sita), is stolen by the Ego (Ravana), then the Soul (Rama) gets Restless.

Now the SOUL (Rama) cannot reach the Mind (Sita) on its own. It has to take the help of the Breath – the Prana (Hanuman) by Being in Awareness (Laxmana)

With the help of the Prana (Hanuman), & Awareness (Laxmana), The Mind (Sita) got reunited with The Soul (Rama) and The Ego (Ravana) died/ vanished.