RAM KATHA RAHASYA DAY 1 PART 1
Ram Katha Rahasya - English
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This source introduces Ram Katha as a divine seven-day event, compared to the sacred Ganga for cleansing the mind (Kath Ganga). It emphasizes Ram Katha as a medicine for material existence (bhava rog) and likens Tulsidas's Ramayan to Manasarovar, offering easy access to spiritual bathing. Tulsidas wrote it in local dialect to make it accessible, first offering respects to Ganesh for intellect and Saraswati for words, and importantly, to Lord Shiv and Parvati to bridge animosity between Shiv and Vishnu devotees. The purpose of Ram Katha is self-purification, exemplified by Lord Shiv asking Ram to kill the "Ravan inside me"
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