Sri Rama Navami
Sri Ramachandra — the seventh avatar of Vishnu
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Sri Rama Navami — the appearance day of Sri Ramachandra at Ayodhya. Caitra Shukla Navami. ISKCON observes a strict no-grain fast until sunset with continuous Rama-katha and the noon Rama-abhishekam. The Ramayana parayanam runs in temples worldwide — Ayodhya, Sridham Mayapur, Vrindavan, Tirupati, Bhadrachalam, and every ISKCON temple from Los Angeles to Moscow.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम / Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama — the eight-syllable Rama mantra recited continuously by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Glory to Sri Rama, all glories to Sri Rama, all glories all glories to Sri Rama
How to recite
Fast from grains until sunset (the hour of Sri Rama's appearance — noon). Chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna and as many rounds of Sri Rama Jaya Rama as possible. Read from the Ramayana — particularly the Bala Kanda chapters describing Sri Rama's birth. Attend the noon Rama-abhishekam at your local ISKCON temple. Break fast in the evening with prasadam.
Benefits
Sri Rama Navami marks the appearance of Maryada Purushottama — the perfect upholder of dharma. Srila Prabhupada taught that Sri Rama and Sri Krishna are the same Supreme Personality, and that chanting either name purifies the heart equally. The Padma Purana states that fasting on Rama Navami grants the merit of a thousand Ekadashis.
✦ Special Note
Per the Mayapur Vaishnava Calendar. Fast from grains until sunset; full prasadam feast follows the evening arati. The Sri Rama-Lakshmana-Sita-Hanuman deities are bathed in milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and sugar (panchamrit) at the noon abhishekam — the prasadam-charanamrita is the most sacred offering of the day.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Fruit and dairy fast through the day; after sunset prasadam — sabudana khichdi with rock salt, sliced banana with ghee and mishri, almond milk
🪔 Aarti
Aarti Kije Shri Ramlala Ki
आरती कीजे श्रीरामलला की । पूर्ण निपुण धनुर्वेद कला की ॥ धनुष वाण कर सोहत नीके । शोभा कोटि मदन मद फीके ॥ सुभग सिंहासन आप बिराजैं । वाम भाग वैदेही राजैं ॥ कर जोरे रिपुहन हनुमाना । भरत लखन सेवत बिधि नाना ॥ शिव अज नारद गुन गन गावैं । निगम नेति कह पार न पावैं ॥ नाम प्रभाव सकल जग जानैं । शेष महेश गनेस बखानैं ॥ भगत कामतरु पूरणकामा । दया क्षमा करुना गुन धामा ॥ सुग्रीवहुँ को कपिपति कीन्हा । राज विभीषन को प्रभु दीन्हा ॥ खेल खेल महु सिंधु बंधाये । लोक सकल अनुपम यश छाये ॥ दुर्गम गढ़ लंकापति मारे । सुर नर मुनि सबके भय टारे ॥ देवन थापि सुजस विस्तारे । कोटिक दीन मलीन उधारे ॥ कपि केवट खग निसिचर केरे । करि करुना दुःख दोष निवेरे ॥ देत सदा दासन्ह को माना । जगतपूज्य भे कपि हनुमाना ॥ आरत दीन सदा सत्कारे । तिहुंपुर होत राम जयकारे ॥
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