Dharma Shasta Stotram (Loka Veeram Mahapoojyam) Meaning — Line by Line
धर्मशास्ता स्तोत्रम् (लोकवीरं महापूज्यम्)
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lokavīraṃ mahāpūjyaṃ sarvarakṣākaraṃ vibhum |
लोकवीरं महापूज्यं सर्वरक्षाकरं विभुम् । पार्वतीहृदयानन्दं शास्तारं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ १॥
lokavīraṃ mahāpūjyaṃ sarvarakṣākaraṃ vibhum | pārvatīhṛdayānandaṃ śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham || 1||
MeaningI bow to Shasta — the hero of the world, supremely worthy of worship, the all-pervading Lord who protects all beings, the very joy of Parvati's heart.
viprapūjyaṃ viśvavandyaṃ viṣṇuśambhoḥ priyaṃ sutam |
विप्रपूज्यं विश्ववन्द्यं विष्णुशम्भोः प्रियं सुतम् । क्षिप्रप्रसादनिरतं शास्तारं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ २॥
viprapūjyaṃ viśvavandyaṃ viṣṇuśambhoḥ priyaṃ sutam | kṣipraprasādaniratam śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham || 2||
MeaningI bow to Shasta — worshipped by the brahmanas, venerated by the whole universe, the beloved son of Vishnu and Shiva (Hariharaputra), ever ready to grant his grace swiftly.
mattamātaṅgagamanaṃ kāruṇyāmṛtapūritam |
मत्तमातङ्गगमनं कारुण्यामृतपूरितम् । सर्वविघ्नहरं देवं शास्तारं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ३॥
mattamātaṅgagamanaṃ kāruṇyāmṛtapūritam | sarvavighnaharaṃ devaṃ śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham || 3||
MeaningI bow to Shasta — who moves with the majestic gait of a rutting elephant, brimming with the nectar of compassion, the God who removes every obstacle.
asmatkuleśvaraṃ devaṃ asmacchatruvināśanam |
अस्मत्कुलेश्वरं देवं अस्मच्छत्रुविनाशनम् । अस्मदिष्टप्रदातारं शास्तारं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ४॥
asmatkuleśvaraṃ devaṃ asmacchatruvināśanam | asmadiṣṭapradātāraṃ śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham || 4||
MeaningI bow to Shasta — the lord of our family lineage, the destroyer of our enemies, the giver of all that we desire.
pāṇḍyavaṃśasamudbhūtaṃ devaṃ keralanāyakam |
पाण्ड्यवंशसमुद्भूतं देवं केरलनायकम् । भूतनाथं सदानन्दं शास्तारं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ५॥
pāṇḍyavaṃśasamudbhūtaṃ devaṃ keralanāyakam | bhūtanāthaṃ sadānandaṃ śāstāraṃ praṇamāmyaham || 5||
MeaningI bow to Shasta — who arose in the Pandya line, the lord of Kerala, Bhutanatha the lord of all beings, ever-blissful.
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Origin & History
Source: Traditional Ayyappa / Sri Dharma Shasta Namaskara Slokam
Author: Traditional
The Dharma Shasta Stotram, universally known by its opening words 'Loka Veeram Mahapoojyam', is the most widely recited prayer of salutation to Lord Ayyappa, the deity of Sabarimala. Ayyappa is worshipped as Hariharaputra — the son born of Hari (Vishnu, as Mohini) and Hara (Shiva) — and as Manikanta, raised in the Pandya royal household, and as Bhutanatha, the lord of all beings. In five verses the hymn salutes him as the world's hero, protector of all, remover of obstacles, destroyer of enemies and lord of Kerala, each verse sealed with the bow 'Shastaram Pranamamyaham'. It is chanted daily by his devotees and resounds throughout the Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season with the cry 'Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa'.
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