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 To Perform Sundara Kandam Parayanam

'Sundara Kandam' Is the Fifth Section of Srimad Valmiki RamayanaBy MUTHUSAMY R

 You may know that 'Ramayana' is the story ofLord Rama. Rama Avatar is one of the TenInarnations !"asavatharam# of Lord $ishnu.Sa%e $a&miki has written Ramayana in Sanskrit

&an%ua%e. Therefore it is a&&ed Srimad $a&miki Ramayanam. He has divided the narration intosetions or andams ( 'Ba&a andam') 'Ayodhya andam') 'Aranya andam') 'ishkindaandam' and 'Sundara andam') the *fth andam. Sundara andam om+rises of ,-- s&okasor verses s+read in /- ha+ters.Ramayana: StoryI wi&& %ive a 0rief aount of the story for you to asertain the onte1t. Lord Rama !2rine ofAyodhya#) His wife Sita and His 0rother Lakshmana ame to the forest to o0serve '$anavasa'!&ivin% in forest# for 34 years. The in% Ravana !Asura# of Sri Lankatakes took Sita to his+a&ae 0y fou& means. There he ke+t Sita in a +&ae a&&ed Asoka $anam !forest#. Rama wasa%%rieved 0y the se+aration of Sita. The 0rothers searhed the forest after foreakes hisommitment to serve Rama. Hanuman assured them that *ndin% Sita is his faithfu& duty.Sundara Kandam: Story5ith this assurane Hanuman ommenes his attem+ts to searh Sita. 6rom here our Sundaraandam 0e%ins. 6rom Skandhamana 2arvatham ( a mountain ( Hanuman suessfu&&y rossesthe Bay of Ben%a&. Reahes Sri Lanka and there he meets Sita. He identi*es himse&f as LordRama's envoy !Rama "ootha# and hands over his Lord's Rin% as his identity. At the ourt ofRavana Hanuman was disres+eted and i&&(treated. The army of Ravana set *re overHanuman's tai&. Hanuman took reven%e 0y settin% *re to the entire ity of Sri Lanka. He %ets0ak to Rama and shared the entire story and a0out his meetin% with Sita as we&& as herea%erness for reunion with Lord Rama.

 This is the most 0&essed andam or setion in the who&e of Ramayana and therefore it %ains

this uni7ue name 'Sundara andam'. 'Sundaram' means 0eauty. Lord Hanuman's other nameis 'Sundara'. In Sundara andam) Sa%e $a&miki s+eaks a0out the ahievements of Hanuman.6or Hanuman nothin% is im+ossi0&e. His attitude a&ways reminds us se&f(on*dene) faith anddevotion to Rama) fear&essness) and trustworthiness.Benets of Sundara Kanda Parayanam

 The events in this ha+ter 0rin% on*dene and ho+e from a&& orners. Hanuman's indu&%enein the destrution of evi&s has +roved that "harma a&one wi&& trium+h. 2eo+&e started 0e&ievin%in "harma !%ood virtues#. 8n&y Lord Rama ou&d destroy Adharma !a&& evi& virtues#. Theandam teahes us that) if we want to 0e suessfu& in &ife we have to +ratie "harma. Thesi%ni*ane of +erformin% Sundara andam 2arayanam wi&& de*nite&y resu&t in +ros+erity andit wi&& miti%ate a&& +ro0&ems you fae in your dai&y &ife. Readin% one ha+ter or sar%am ofSundara andam is e7ua& to hantin% 3999 times :ayathri ;a+am.

Step 1Where to Recite? When to Recite? :

Reitation of Sundara andam of Srimad $a&miki Ramayana is a&&ed '2arayanam.' It an 0eread for any oasion &ike Rama <avami !Rama's 0irthday#) <avarathri) Anniversary) Birthday)et.

 There are onventiona& methods for Sundara anda 2arayanam. The 2arayanam an 0e madeeither on a ommuna& 0asis in tem+&es) +u0&i manda+ams !ha&&s# or in your home. 2arayanaan either 0e made 0y a %uru for the 0ene*t of every &istener to hear) or you yourse&f anreite the s&okas in Sanskrit. To he&+ +eo+&e who don't know Sanskrit sri+t) there are 0ooksom+risin% Sanskrit s&okas a&on% with =n%&ish !or other Indian vernau&ar &an%ua%es#trans&iteration.

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Step How to Recite?

 Thou%h it is desira0&e to re+resent Rama either 0y "asavarana Yanthra or statue) it wou&d 0e su>ient if youworshi+ your Ramayana Book. You may kee+ the 2atta0hishekam ima%e of Lord Rama. You must o?er<aivedya !su0mit 0oi&ed mi&k added with Su%ar# to :od 0efore and after the 2arayana. If not at 0e%innin% at&east o?er <aivedya at the end of the 2arayana. Lotus and Thu&asi !8imum# @owers are the 0est to worshi+the Lord. If not available) any @ower e1e+t aravira !Ara&i# an 0e used. 8?erin% to :od 2ome%ranate wou&d0rin% in immense 0ene*ts. You may ommene with hantin% of Rama :ayathri or Shadakshari mantra0efore and after *nishin% you +arayana. 6ind your Rama :ayathri and Shadakshari mantra 0e&ow

!"asarathaya Vidhmahe# Sita $alla%hata "heemahi# &hanno Rama Prachodayath!( Rama :ayathri)m Ram Ramaya *amaha +or S,aha- ( Shadakshari mantraStep ./o, to P0* and 2o$er the Parayanam ,ithin specied days:

• Read the entire Sundara anda one in )*3 fu&& day.

• Read ha+ter 3(C on the *rst day and the rest of the ha+ters in the S32)*" day.

• Read ha+ter 3(CD on the *rst day) CD(49 on the seond day and the rest on

the &/IR"day.• Read ha+ter 3(3 on the *rst day) 3/(CD on the seond day) C-th ha+ter on the third

day) CE(4 on the fourth day and the rest on the FIF&/ day.

• Start on a 6riday) dai&y read E ha+ters and om+&ete readin% on the ne1t

6riday. 3I4/&days

• Read within *I*3 days sto++in% eah day on th) 3th) ,9th) ,/th) ,-th) 40th) 52nd)

-9th and /-th ha+ters.

• "ai&y read / ha+ters and om+&ete it on the &530&/ day.

•  Ti&& ,, days read two ha+ters a day) ha+ters on the ,Crd day) C ha+ters on the

,4th day) / ha+ters on the ,th day) C ha+ters on the ,/th day) 4 ha+ters on the,Dth day and the rest C ha+ters on the &53*&6(3I4/&/ day.

Step 7Sundara Kandam Parayanam to 8iti9ate Specic Pro%lem or 4rief:

 You may reite the s&okas as +er your a+aity and onveniene without fo&&owin% any +&an oronventions. The +ur+ose is to reite the s&okas and om+&ete Sundara andam. You maymiti%ate your s+ei* +ro0&ems 0y reitin% ertain ha+ters. The detai&s are found 0e&ow. I amre+roduin% 0e&ow what Lord Shiva to&d to :oddess 2arvathy 5hoever reads or &istens to this0ook on theSundara Kanda Phala prapthi) wou&d 0eome a %reat devotee of Lord Ramaand wou&d &ead a ha++y +ain&ess &ife.

• Sa&vation an 0e ahieved 0y readin% the *rst ha+ter dai&y for si1 months.

• =?et of attak of devi&s) %hosts) and s+irits an 0e warded o? 0y readin% Crd ha+ter.

•  To %et rid of du&&ness of 0rain) read 3Cth ha+ter

•  To %et rid of the sin of havin% a?air with someone e&se's wife) read ha+ters D(33.

•  To %et +ermanent wea&th and ha++iness read ha+ter 3.

•  To %et rid of 0ad dreams read ha+ter ,D.

•  To %et %ood 0ehavior read ha+ter ,9(,3.

•  To reFoin with &ost re&atives read ha+ters CC(49.

•  To %et rid of im+endin% dan%er read ha+ter C/.

•  To %et +ardon from %od for insu&t done to him) knowin%&y and unknowin%&y read ha+ter

C-.• Read ha+ters 4,(4D to win over enemies

•  To 0eome Fust and harita0&e read ha+ter 3

• 6or im+rovement of assets &ike house) &and) et. read ha+ter 4.

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•  To %et +eae and ha++iness read ha+ter /3

•  To %et +erennia& ha++iness and to attain :od read ha+ter /D.

•  To %et what one wishes read ha+ter 43

•  To rea&iGe :od and to 0eome one a+a0&e of sweet words read ha+ter 3E.

At the end of the +arayana you reite this s&oka 6atra yatra Ra9hunatha Kirtanam&atra

tatra kritha mastakanalimBhaspa$aan paripurna lochanam8arutim namata rakshasanthakamMeanin% 5e 0ow the Maruthi) Sri Hanuman) who stands with his fo&ded a0ove his foreheadth

atorrent tears @owin% down his eyes wherever the <ames of Lord Rama is sun%. You may on&ude your 2arayana for the s+ei*ed day with ar+ura Harathi.Muthusamy's Expertise: Experienced professional in Information Science. Published papers. Current interest:Website design Information security. !eneral interest: "induism #oga $ra%el & Pilgrimage Culture SocietyManagement Personal inance Career !uidance English S(ills Soft S(ills Parenting )ids "ealth care *yur%eda Siddha Medicine ood & +utrition Community & riendship

 

Re;uired &ools:• Sundara andam) Lifo 2u0&iations) hennai

• 2hoto of Sri Ramar 2atta0hshekam• 6&ower) Mi&k) 2rasadam

<uick &ips:• Readin% one ha+ter or sar%am of Sundara andam is e7ua& to hantin% 3999 times

:ayathri ;a+am.• In Sundara andam) sa%e $a&miki s+eaks a0out the ahievements of Hanuman. His attitude

a&ways reminds us se&f(on*dene) faith and devotion to Rama) fear&essness) and trust(worthiness.

•  The events in this andam 0rin% on*dene and ho+e from a&& +arts. Hanuman's

indu&%ene in the destrution of evi&s has +roved that "harma a&one wi&& trium+h.