10 Amazing facts about Lord Shri Ram you should know

Ram Navami festival is going to be celebrated on Navami tithi of shukla paksha in the month of Chaitra month. According to the Gregorian calendar, this year Ram Navami will be celebrated on March 27, 2026. All the Vaishnav devotees will celebrate this with great pomp and show across the country. The day celebrates the birth anniversary of Lord Shri Rama. This day is celebrated with immense happiness and devotion as the Lord of Ayodhya took birth on this auspicious day and that's why it is celebrated as Ram Navami. Today, we are going to talk about the amazing facts associated with Shri Ram so let's move ahead and check out the below mentioned facts:

Facts about Lord Shri Ram:

1. The seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu

Lord Rama is known to be the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who came on earth in treta yuga to establish the dharma or righteousness by killing the powerful king of Lanka - Dashanan or Ravana.

2. Rama return to Vaikuntha dham

After fulfilling all his duties, Lord Rama decided to go back to his abode, Vaikuntha dham but Lord Hanuman did not allow Yama to enter Ayodhya. After seeing this, one day Lord Rama dropped his ring through a crack in the floor and sent Hanuman to find it for him. After going down, Hanuman reached the land of serpents and asked for the ring then he told that Lord Rama dropped his ring to divert his mind so he could not stop him from going back to Vaikuntha dham.

3. Ram (394th name of Lord Vishnu)

According to Vishnu Sahasranama, Ram is the 394th name of Lord Vishnu that comes in the list of thousand name. It is also believed that chanting Rama thrice is quivalent to the chanting of entire Vishnu Sahasranama.

4. Rama had a sister

It is also believed that Lord Rama had an elder sister named Shanta the daughter of king Dashrath and queen Kaushalya.

5. Rama as Suryavanshi

Lord Shri Rama was known as a Suryavanshi as he is a descendent of Lord Surya and he belonged to Ikshavaku dynasty.

6. He lifted the bow effortlessly

At the time of Swayamvar, Lord Shri Ram lifted the bow effortlessly and broke it inadvertently. The sound of breaking this bow made the earth tremble and felt the sound of thunder. It was actually impossible for anyone to lift that bow.

7. Shiva chants the name of Rama

This is an interesting thing to know that Lord Shiva always meditates while chanting the name of Shri Ram.

8. Rama asked Laxman to seek blessings of Ravana

When Ravana was about to die, Lord Rama send Lakshman to Ravana and asked him to take the blessings of Ravana because he was a great scholar and a brahmin.

9. Who gave the name of Lord Rama

The Guru of Raghuvanshi, Maharishi Vashishtha, gave him the name "Rama". Because it is made up of two beej aksharas, the Agni Beej (Ra) and the Amrit Beej (Ma), the term "Ram" has a deep significant meaning. The Amrutha Beeja revitalized him from all the exhaustion, while the Agni Beeja helped to revitalize his body and soul.

10. Rama was not 16 kala sampoorna (did not have all kalas)

Lord Rama's avatar is not considered as the poorna avatar because he had only 14 kalas. Rama would not have been considered a person if his avatar had been the Purna avatar. This explains why he needed assistance from monkeys and why, upon Sita's kidnapping, he cried like a human. We must mention here that only Lord Krishna possessed the 16 qualities.