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.