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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 Sita is his faithfu& duty.Sundara Kandam: Story0ith this assurane Hanuman ommenes his attem+ts to searh Sita. 1rom here our Sundaraandam 2e%ins. 1rom Skandhamana 3arvatham ( 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 ra2out his meetin% with Sita as we&& as her ea%erness forreunion with Lord Rama.

This is the most 2&essed andam or setion in the who&e of Ramayana and therefore it %ainsthis uni4ue name 'Sundara andam'. 'Sundaram' means 2eauty. Lord Hanuman's other nameis 'Sundara'. In Sundara andam) Sa%e $a&miki s+eaks a2out the ahievements of Hanuman.1or Hanuman nothin% is im+ossi2&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 2rin% on*dene and ho+e from a&& orners. Hanuman's indu&%ene

in the destrution of evi&s has +roved that "harma a&one wi&& trium+h. 3eo+&e started 2e&ievin%in "harma !%ood virtues#. 5n&y Lord Rama ou&d destroy Adharma !a&& evi& virtues#. Theandam teahes us that) if we want to 2e suessfu& in &ife we have to +ratie "harma. Thesi%ni*ane of +erformin% Sundara andam 3arayanam wi&& de*nite&y resu&t in +ros+erity andit wi&& miti%ate a&& +ro2&ems you fae in your dai&y &ife. Readin% one ha+ter or sar%am ofSundara andam is e4ua& to hantin% 6777 times 8ayathri 9a+am.Step 1Where to Recite? When to Recite? :

Reitation of Sundara andam of Srimad $a&miki Ramayana is a&&ed '3arayanam.' It an 2eread for any oasion &ike Rama :avami !Rama's 2irthday#) :avarathri) Anniversary) Birthday)et.

There are onventiona& methods for Sundara anda 3arayanam. The 3arayanam an 2e made

either on a ommuna& 2asis in tem+&es) +u2&i manda+ams !ha&&s# or in your home. 3arayanaan either 2e made 2y a %uru for the 2ene*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 2ooksom+risin% Sanskrit s&okas a&on% with ;n%&ish !or other Indian vernau&ar &an%ua%es#trans&iteration.Step How to Recite?

Thou%h it is desira2&e to re+resent Rama either 2y "asavarana Yanthra or statue) it wou&d 2e su

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worshi+ your Ramayana Book. You may kee+ the 3atta2hishekam ima%e of Lord Rama. You must o=er:aivedya !su2mit 2oi&ed mi&k added with Su%ar# to 8od 2efore and after the 3arayana. If not at 2e%innin% at&east o=er :aivedya at the end of the 3arayana. Lotus and Thu&asi !5imum# >owers are the 2est to worshi+

the Lord. If not available) any >ower e?e+t aravira !Ara&i# an 2e used. 5=erin% to 8od 3ome%ranate wou&d2rin% in immense 2ene*ts. You may ommene with @hantin% of Rama 8ayathri or Shadakshari mantra2efore and after *nishin% you +arayana. 1ind your Rama 8ayathri and Shadakshari mantra 2e&ow

!"asarathaya Vidhmahe# Sita $alla%hata "heemahi# &hanno Rama Prachodayath!( Rama 8ayathri

)mRam 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 )*3fu&& day.

Read @ha+ter 6( on the *rst day and the rest of the ha+ters in the S32)*"day.

Read @ha+ter 6(C on the *rst day) C(D7 on the seond day and the rest on

the &/IR"day.

Read ha+ter 6(6 on the *rst day) 6/(C on the seond day) -th ha+ter on the third

day) E(D on the fourth day and the rest on the FIF&/day.

Start on a 1riday) dai&y read E ha+ters and om+&ete readin% on the ne?t

1riday. 3I4/&days

Read within *I*3days sto++in% eah day on th) 6th) ,7th) ,/th) ,-th) 40th) 52nd)

-7th 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 ,rd day) ha+ters on the

,Dth day) / ha+ters on the ,th day) ha+ters on the ,/th day) D ha+ters on the,Cth day and the rest 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* +ro2&ems 2y reitin% ertain ha+ters. The detai&s are found 2e&ow. I amre+roduin% 2e&ow what Lord Shiva to&d to 8oddess 3arvathy 0hoever reads or &istens to this

2ook on theSundara Kanda Phala prapthi) wou&d 2eome a %reat devotee of Lord Ramaand wou&d &ead a ha++y +ain&ess &ife. Sa&vation an 2e ahieved 2y readin% the *rst ha+ter dai&y for si? months.

;=et of attak of devi&s) %hosts) and s+irits an 2e warded o= 2y readin% rd ha+ter.

To %et rid of du&&ness of 2rain) read 6th ha+ter

To %et rid of the sin of havin% a=air with someone e&se's wife) read ha+ters C(66.

To %et +ermanent wea&th and ha++iness read ha+ter 6.

To %et rid of 2ad dreams read @ha+ter ,C.

To %et %ood 2ehavior read ha+ter ,7(,6.

To reFoin with &ost re&atives read ha+ters (D7.

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

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

-. Read ha+ters D,(DC to win over enemies

To 2eome Fust and harita2&e read ha+ter 6

1or im+rovement of assets &ike house) &and) et. read ha+ter D.

To %et +eae and ha++iness read @ha+ter /6

To %et +erennia& ha++iness and to attain 8od read ha+ter /C.

To %et what one wishes read ha+ter D6

To rea&iGe 8od and to 2eome one a+a2&e of sweet words read ha+ter 6E.

At the end of the +arayana you reite this s&oka

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6atra yatra Ra9hunatha Kirtanam&atratatra kritha mastakanalimBhaspa$aan paripurna lochanam8arutim namata rakshasanthakamMeanin% 0e 2ow the Maruthi) Sri Hanuman) who stands with his fo&ded a2ove his foreheadth

atorrenttears >owin% down his eyes wherever the :ames of Lord Rama is sun%.You may on&ude your 3arayana for the s+ei*ed day with ar+ura Harathi.

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