The birth of Rama

The birth of Rama

Compiled   from Three  Ramayanas(My translations)

By

P.R.Ramachander

(I am one of the lucky ones   who went  to Rama Lalla(baby Rama)  temple  adjoining  the mosque  before  the mosque    was destroyed. I am so happy  that the temple  is going to be rebuilt  in a great manner.(image  given)  Please read how three  great Ramayanas  describe  the birth of rama)

I.Valmiki  Ramayana by Valmiki  in SAnskrit

Six seasons were over after  the fire sacrifice,  and in the twelfth month which was Chithra, on the Navami day( The ninth phase of rising moon) , on the star belonging to  Adhithi Devatha (Punarvasu) when five of the nine planets were in exalted position, In the Karkitaka lagna , When planet Guru was with moon, Kausalya gave birth to the lord of universe, who was blessed with all good signs and who was a part of Lord Vishnu and he was received by all the world and was there to perpetuate   the Ikshuvaku clan.                                                                                                                                            18.8-18.10

With a son of immeasurable luster  Kausalya glowed with luster  like Adithi, who had earlier become mother to Lord Indra who wielded  the  Vajrayudha          18.11

II.Kamba Ramayanam   By Kamban  in Tamil

279.   Those three  middle aged queens  , after some more days,

Got  many desires and also   underwent many sufferings of pregnancy,

And apart from their face    , their other limbs  ,

Also shined   like  moon   and they were like moon because of it.

280.When the   time for delivery came  ,

And the goddess earth became very happy 

And the bamboo like Punar poosam star  . the devas,

And the pure Rasi of Kadaka   , jumped with joy.

281. Sidhas  , devas   and middle aged women,

Famous saints , those who live   in  heaven,

And those who live   in heaven after   death ,

Shouted in joy when time came closer and closer ,

Thinking that   the great God of Dharma   would live long.

282.That  Kousalya with great ability  , for the sake  of auspiciousness.

Gave birth to a child , who  kept  the world safe during the time of final deluge  ,

By keeping it in his belly , And who    is the  one who cannot be understood by Vedas,

And who  is the lustrous light showing   the prettiness of  a budding  cloud.

III.Adhyathma  Ramayanam by Thunjathu  Ezhuthachan  in Malayalam

Like the ornaments  for his queens, to the Brahmins,
To the citizens , to the earth and to the  gods,
Sorrow became very less daily, and
Great luster increased for those who talk less,
He performed rituals like  Seemantham and Pumsavanam,
And the king also gave money to charity   to his full desire,
And the pregnancy  came to an end and at that time
Four children were  born to him at the time  ,
When five planets  in exalted position , and at that time,
Lord Vishnu became  the son of queen Kausalya,
His star was Punarvasu  and the thidhi (moon’s phase)was Navami,
And  the great Lord  was born  at the time when,
Lord Jupiter was  along with  the lord of his birth star,
And it was in Karkidaga Lagnam  , it was in greatly exalted position,
Lord  Sun was greatly exalted, Sani was  in Thula Rasi,
Lord Venus was in Meena rasi , Lord mars  was in retrograde,
 And was greatly exalted in Makara rasi,
All the Gods were crowding in all directions,
And at that time in Poosa star Kaikeyi got a son,
And the next day queen Sumithra  got twins.