raama mantrava japisO - Lyrics

raama manthrava japisO

raagam: jOnpuri

20 naTabhairavi janya Aa: S R2 M1 P D1 N2 S Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Purandara Daasar Language: KannaDa

pallavi

Raama mantrava japiso e maanuja

anupallavi

aa mantra ee mantra meccini geDa bEDa sOmasEkhara tanna baamini gorE deega (raama)

caraNam

sakala vEda gaLigE saaramE iva mantra mukti maargakE eevE moola mantra bhakti rasa kEdaari ummE toruvamantra sukhanidhi purandara viTThalana mahaa mantra (raama)

Meaning: pallavi: Say the mantra (chant, name) of Rama, oh man.

anupallavi: Avoid this mantra and that mantra, and say Somasekhara's (sOman = moon, Sikhara = head; thus "one who has the moon on his head", Siva) mantra to be happy.

caraNam: This mantra, Rama, is the essence (saaram) of all (sakala) the Vedas, and it is the best mantra for reaching salvation (mukti). For those with bhakti, this is the ultimate mantra. This is Purandara ViTThala's (Vishnu's) great mantra.