Sri Rama-navami is the holy birthday of Lord Sri Ramachandra. He is known as Maryada-purushottama for He always set an excellent example of how to be a king, husband and an individual person.
Lord Ramachandra performed many yajnas during His time and gave many charities to Brahmanas, sages and others in need. When He was banished to the forest for fourteen years, He met an old lady by name Sabari who was a very great devotee of His who would constantly wait for Lord Ramachandra to visit her. She would everyday pick sweet and juicy fruits for Lord Rama and taste them to see if they were fit to be tasted by the Lord.
Gauranga Prasada Seva When Lord Rama actually happened to visit her, she was extremely happy and offered the best tasted fruits to Him. Lord Rama was so pleased by her pure and sincere devotion that He gladly accepted the tasted fruits from her. This shows how the Lord is pleased by the mood of devotion and service attitude. He only sees our devotional mentality and nothing else.
This day of Rama-navami brings us great spiritual asset of devotion in our hearts when we selflessly serve Lord Rama through serving His devotees by feeding them His prasadam.
