Ram Nam

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Ram Nam means the name of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism. Rama's name is often chanted or sung within the many traditions of Hinduism.

It can imply either devotion to Rama as the Supreme God, or as a name to the ultimately formless, all-embracing Absolute Brahman. Rama's name is often chanted as Sri Raama Jaya Raama Jaya Jaya Raama and was first popularized by Samarth Ramdas.^{[citation needed]}

In Mahabharata lord Shiva states that uttering "Rama" three times equals to pronouncing thousand other names of God.

The mantra was often used by Mahatma Gandhi.

"Ram Nam Satya Hai" (The name of Ram is truth) is commonly chanted while carrying a dead body to the cremation ground in India.

Neem Karoli Baba encouraged the constant repetition of "Ram" in order to become closer to God, saying "By taking the name of Ram, everything is accomplished."

Tyagaraja the great composer of carnatic music regarded music as a way to experience the love of God. His songs were on Ram Nam. He attained kapala Moksha on January 6, 1847.

Brahmasri Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri the great exponent of the Ramayana received a mantrobadesam to say Ram Nam at a very young age and ever since then“ Sarvam Rama Mayam ” - everything was Rama for him and all what he did all his life was Ram Nam Japam. He was a great Pravachan Pandit and attained Kapala Moksha in January 1911