by Damodara Rao Dasu

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18. rAma mantrava japisO - madhyamAvati - Adi

P rAma mantrava japisO hE manuja || Oh men, chant the sacred Rama Mantra.
A.P. Amantra eemantra japisi neekeDa bEDa
sOmaSEkhara tannabhAmage pELida mantra ||
Don't be ruined by chanting other Mantras. Lord Siva preached this Mantra to Goddess Parvati.
C 1 kulaheena nadaroo koogi japisuva mantra
jalajapANi nitya japisuva mantra
kalusha parvata kidu kuliSa vAgippa mantra
sulabha dindali mOksha soore gombuva mantra ||
Even a person belonging to lower class loudly chants this Mantra. Goddess Lakshmi chants this Mantra always. Rama Mantra is like powerful axe to cut asunder mountain-like evil. This Mantra bestows emancipation.
C 2 marutAtmaja nitya smaraNa mADuva mantra
saruva rushi gaLalli sErida mantra
durita kAnana kidu dAvAnala mantra
poredu vibheeshaNage paTTagaTTida mantra ||
Anjaneya the son of wind-god and all sages always chant this Mantra. This is like terrific fire to burn away forest-like evil. This Mantra protected Vibheeshana and coronated him as king of Lanka.
C 3 jNAna nidhi namma Ananda teerdharu
sAmarAgAdi nitya sEvita mantra
bhAnu kulAmbudhi sOmane nipa namma
deena rakshaka purandara viTThalana mantra ||
Wise Ananda Teerdha chants this Mantra in Sama Raga and other Ragas. This Mantra reveals the glory of Sri Rama the bright moon of Sun dynasty. He is savior of desolate. He is Purandara Vitthala.