Why 'Shri' Rama?:

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kamna

@superdil19

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Posted: 12 years ago

The prefix "Shri" to Rama indicates that Rama is always associated with "Shri" - the essence of four Vedas.

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Janaki

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Posted: 12 years ago

Yes, correct. Also "Shri" refers to Lakshmi and by saying Shri Rama or Shri Krishna or Shri Hari, one is honoring Lakshmi who is the eternal consort of Vishnu.

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Nandini

@NandiniRaizadaa

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Posted: 12 years ago

Also Shree in hindi is a word used like we use Mister or Sir in English

Miyan in Urdu

Misseur in French

Senor in Italian etc

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Vishakha_Sakhi

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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath
Yes, correct. Also "Shri" refers to Lakshmi and by saying Shri Rama or Shri Krishna or Shri Hari, one is honoring Lakshmi who is the eternal consort of Vishnu.

Which in turn can be used to explain why we never say "Shri" Shiva or "Shri" Bramha...

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Janaki

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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: Vedo
Which in turn can be used to explain why we never say "Shri" Shiva or "Shri" Bramha...

Yes, we never say Shri Shiva or Shri Brahma because 'Shri' is another name of Lakshmi Ma.😊 So all of Lord Vishnu's avatars are addressed by this title.

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visrom

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Posted: 12 years ago

I think during the time of Ramayan the 'shri' was used as a mark of respect. This was the reason why Ravan would get agitated if anyone referred to him as 'Shri' Ram.

We now refer to him as 'Shri' Ram because he's Vishnu.

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