Rāma Mantrava Japisō

Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 5 verses

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ராம மந்த்ரவ ஜபிஸ்ō

ராம மந்த்ரவ ஜபிஸ்ō

rāma mantrava japisō

Verse 1 — ராம மம்த்ரவ ஜபிஸோ ஹே மநுஜ । ராம மம்த்ரவ ஜபிஸோ ॥

ராம மம்த்ரவ ஜபிஸோ ஹே மநுஜ ।
ராம மம்த்ரவ ஜபிஸோ ॥

rāma maṃtrava japiso he manuja |
rāma maṃtrava japiso ||

Chant the Rāma mantra, O mortal — chant the Rāma mantra.

Verse 2 — ஆ மம்த்ர ஈ மம்த்ர ஜபிஸி கே̀டலு பேட । ஸோமஶேகர…

ஆ மம்த்ர ஈ மம்த்ர ஜபிஸி கே̀டலு பேட ।
ஸோமஶேகர தந்ந பாமே̀கே̀ளித மம்த்ர ॥

ā maṃtra ī maṃtra japisi kèḍalu beḍa |
somaśekhara tanna bhāmèghèl̤ida maṃtra ||

Do not go astray trusting this or that mantra; this is the mantra that Somasekhara (Śiva) whispered to his beloved.

Verse 3 — குலஹீநநாதரு கூகி ஜபிஸோ மம்த்ர । ஸலே̀பீதியோ̀ளு…

குலஹீநநாதரு கூகி ஜபிஸோ மம்த்ர ।
ஸலே̀பீதியோ̀ளு உச்சரிஸுவ மம்த்ர ।
ஹலவு பாபம்கள ஹதகே̀டிஸுவ மம்த்ர ।
ஸுலபதிம்தலி மோக்ஷ ஸூரே̀கோ̀ஓபுவ மம்த்ர ॥

kulahīnanādaru kūgi japiso maṃtra |
salèbīdiyòl̤u uccarisuva maṃtra |
halavu pāpaṃgal̤a hadagèḍisuva maṃtra |
sulabhadiṃdali mokṣa sūrègòobuva maṃtra ||

Even the low-born may cry aloud and chant this mantra; it is uttered on every street. It destroys many sins and easily grants liberation.

Verse 4 — மருதாத்மஜ நித்ய ஸ்மரணே̀ மாடுவ மம்த்ர । ஸர்வ…

மருதாத்மஜ நித்ய ஸ்மரணே̀ மாடுவ மம்த்ர ।
ஸர்வ ரிஶிகளலி ஸேரித மம்த்ர ।
துரித காநநகிது தாவாநல மம்த்ர ।
போ̀ரே̀து விபீஷணகே̀ பட்டகட்டித மம்த்ர ॥

marutātmaja nitya smaraṇè māḍuva maṃtra |
sarva riśigal̤ali serida maṃtra |
durita kānanakidu dāvānala maṃtra |
pòrèdu vibhīṣaṇagè paṭṭagaṭṭida maṃtra ||

It is the mantra that Marutī's son (Hanumān) ceaselessly remembers, the mantra joined with all the sages. It is the fire that burns down the dense forest of suffering, the mantra that crowned Vibhīṣaṇa with sovereignty.

Verse 5 — ஜ்ஞாநநிதி நம்ம ஆநம்த தீர்தரு । ஸாநுராகதி நித்ய…

ஜ்ஞாநநிதி நம்ம ஆநம்த தீர்தரு ।
ஸாநுராகதி நித்ய ஸேவிப மம்த்ர ।
பாநு குலாம்புதி ஸோமநே̀நிப நம்ம ।
தீந ரக்ஷக புரம்தரவிடலந மம்த்ர ॥

jñānanidhi namma ānaṃda tīrtharu |
sānurāgadi nitya sevipa maṃtra |
bhānu kulāṃbudhi somanènipa namma |
dīna rakṣaka puraṃdaraviṭhalana maṃtra ||

The treasure of wisdom, our Ānanda Tīrtha, serves this mantra with deep devotion. It is the mantra of the sun-dynasty sage Somana — our protector of the lowly, Purandara Viṭhala's mantra.

About Rāma Mantrava Japisō

Rāma Mantrava Japisō is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Rama — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

Revered as the Pitāmaha (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka; a disciple of Vyāsatīrtha who composed a vast number of Kannada devaranamas under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".

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Rāma Mantrava Japisō is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Rama, of 5 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.

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