Short Messages from Sringeri Jagadgurus:

Sringeri Jagadguru explains the meaning of Rama (Kannada):

When we open our mouths to say RA, the papas (sins) inside us will go out.

When we close our mouths to say MA, the papas that went out will not go back inside.

The greatness of the name of Sri Rama is highlighted in a verse that when one opens the mouth to utter the syllable “ra”, our sins are pushed out through the mouth, while they are stopped from reentering when we utter the next syllable “ma” –

राशब्दोच्चाराणादेव मुखान्निर्यान्ति पातकाः ।
पुनः प्रवेशभीत्यात्र मकारस्तु कवाटवत् ॥

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