Jai Siya Ram

Jai Siya Ram (or Jai Siyaram) is a Hindi expression, translating as "Glory to Sita and Rama". Sociologist Jan Breman states that it was used as "a greeting of welcome in the countryside since time immemorial".[1]

Not to be confused with Jai Shri Ram.

Ram-Sita

Usage

Worship

Jai Siya Ram is used while worshipping Ram and Sita. It is often used during the recital of Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Sunderkand.[2][3] Many devotional songs with the theme Jai Siya Ram have been sung by singers such as Jagjit Singh, Mohammed Rafi among others.[4][5][6] Similar songs have been sung in various regional languages.[7] The chants of Jai Siya Ram are very common in religious places and gatherings, for example Kumbh Mela.[8][9]

In politics

On 5 August 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Ram Mandir ground breaking ceremony speech with Jai Siyaram.[10][11][12] He also urged the attendees to chant Jai Siyaram.[13] Modi also said, "The call of Jai Siya Ram is resonating not only in the city of Lord Ram but throughout the world today. I express gratitude to all citizens of this nation, Indian diaspora across the world and all the devotees of Lord Ram on this pious occasion."[14]

Priyanka Gandhi also used the expression in a tweet related to Ram Mandir on 4 August 2020.[15]

Other uses

Slogans of Jai Siya Ram had also been chanted in the Supreme Court in 1992 by Vishva Hindu Parishad.[16]

Each stanza of the Punjabi folk song, "Expectation of Today's Wife", starts with the line Jai Siya Ram, Jai Jai Siya Ram.[17] The slogan has also been used as a greeting by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). During riots in Jaipur in the 1990s, the phrase was used to indicate that one is a Hindu.[18]

References
  1. Breman, Jan (1999), "Ghettoization and Communal Politics: The Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in the Hindutva Landscape", in Guha, Ramachandra; Parry, Jonathan P.; Beteille, Andre (eds.), Institutions and Inequalities: Essays in Honour of Andre Beteille, Oxford University Press, p. 270, ISBN 978-0-19-565081-5
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P9_6pWqW10
  3. "6.1 Many Ramayanas: text and tradition - The Ramayan". Coursera. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Jai Siya Ram by Jagjit Singh". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. "Making Hinduism a monopoly business: Why Shiv Sena is wrong to prevent Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Ramlila performance". Times of India Blog. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. Jai Raghunandan Jai Sitaram (From "Gharana") (Full Song & Lyrics) - Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, retrieved 15 August 2020
  7. Jai Siya Ram, retrieved 14 August 2020
  8. "Chants of 'Jai Shree Ram' fill air as sadhus march for holy dip". The Indian Express. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. Balajiwale, Vaishali (14 September 2015). "More than 25 lakh devotees take second Shahi Snan at Nashik Kumbh Mela". DNA India. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. "From Laos to Lanka, Ram is everywhere: PM Modi in Ayodhya". India Today. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. "'Jai Siyaram' call resonating throughout the world: PM Narendra Modi". The Times of India. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. "Long wait ends today: PM chants 'Jai Siya Ram' in Ayodhya". Punjab News Express. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. "Ram Mandir Live Bhumi Pujan Updates: Ram Mandir will become the modern symbol of our traditions, says PM Modi". The Financial Express. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. "With Jai Siya Ram, PM Modi departs from Jai Shri Ram chant at bhoomi pujan". India Today. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  15. Khan, Fatima (4 August 2020). "'Ram belongs to everyone' — Priyanka Gandhi endorses Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan in Ayodhya". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  16. Gehlot, N. S. (1993). "16: Agony and Ecstasy in Ayodhya Tangle: Implications of the Revival of the Ram Temple Issue". In Gehlot, N. S. (ed.). Politics of Communalism and Secularism: Keeping Indians Divided. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 216. ISBN 978-81-7100-497-3.
  17. Vaid, Sunil (21 June 2013). Don't Slap Your Wife: But Don't Get Slapped Either. Random House India. p. 57. ISBN 978-81-8400-446-5.
  18. Mayaram, Shail (1993). "Communal Violence in Jaipur". Economic and Political Weekly. 28 (46/47): 2530, 2532, 2536, 2537. ISSN 0012-9976.
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