ayyappasabarimaladharmashastahariharaputra

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌪 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌶𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍀

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🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 During the Mandala-Makaravilakku season (mid-November to mid-January), on Saturdays, and daily during the 41-day vratam; early morning after bath·📜 Traditional Shasta / Ayyappa devotional liturgy (South Indian temple tradition)

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Origin & Story

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The Ashtottara Shatanamavali of Lord Ayyappa belongs to the temple liturgy of Dharma-Shasta worship, centred on the famous hill-shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala. Ayyappa is venerated as Hariharaputra, born of the union of Vishnu's Mohini form and Shiva, embodying the harmony of the Vaishnava and Shaiva traditions — a theme reflected in names such as Mahashaiva, Vaishnava and Vishnupujaka. The 108 names are recited as archana, each name offered with a flower at the deity's feet, and form a central part of the devotions undertaken by pilgrims during the rigorous 41-day vratam that precedes the journey to Sabarimala.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees of Sabarimala recount that Lord Ayyappa, hailed in these names as Rogahantre (destroyer of disease) and Samsara-tapa-vichchhetre (severer of worldly torment), grants safe passage and fulfilment to those who complete the arduous 41-day vratam and the forest pilgrimage with the 108 names on their lips, his protecting grace as Trilokarakshaka shielding them on the way.

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The Mantra

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𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍈𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌗𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌅𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌗𑌣𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍃𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌃𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌃𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌭𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑌰𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌸𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑍐 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃।

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Meaning:ਇਹ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਯ੍ਯੱਪ (ਧਰਮਸ਼ਾਸਤਾ, ਹਰਿਹਰਪੁਤ੍ਰ) ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਅੱਠ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਸ਼੍ਟੋੱਤਰਸ਼ਤਨਾਮਾਵਲੀ ਹੈ। ਹਰ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ 'ਓਂ' ਅਤੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ 'ਨਮਃ' ਲਗਾ ਕੇ ਅਰਪਣ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। 'ਮਹਾਸ਼ਾਸਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ'ਤੋਂ ਆਰੰਭ ਹੋ ਕੇ 'ਭਗਤਵਤਸਲ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ'ਉੱਤੇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋਏ, ਇਹ ਨਾਮ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਿਵ (ਮਹਾਦੇਵ) ਅਤੇ ਮੋਹਿਨੀ (ਮਾਯਾਦੇਵੀ) ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਤਿੰਨੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਰਖਵਾਲੇ, ਮੇਰੁਸ਼ਿਖਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਰਾਜਮਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ, ਚਾਰੇ ਵੇਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਤਮਸਰੂਪ, ਸਗੁਣ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਦੋਵੇਂ, ਰੋਗ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਤਾਪ ਦੇ ਨਾਸ਼ਕ, ਸੁਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ੍ਯ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਜ, ਅਤੇ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਤ੍ਯ ਕਰੁਣਾਮਯੀ ਆਸਰੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਤੁਤੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

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𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Mahashastre NamahSalutations to the Great Shasta (the supreme Dharma-Shasta, Ayyappa)

𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Mahadevasutaya NamahSalutations to the son of Mahadeva (Shiva)

𑍐 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Lokakartre NamahSalutations to the creator of the worlds

𑍐 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Paratparaya NamahSalutations to the one higher than the highest

𑍐 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Trilokarakshakaya NamahSalutations to the protector of the three worlds

𑍐 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍈𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Bhutasainikaya NamahSalutations to the one with an army of spirit-hosts

𑍐 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Hayarudhaya NamahSalutations to the one mounted on a horse

𑍐 𑌇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Ikshudhanvine NamahSalutations to the one with a bow of sugarcane

𑍐 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Pushpabanaya NamahSalutations to the one with flower-arrows

𑍐 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Mayadevisutaya NamahSalutations to the son of Maya-Devi (Mohini, Vishnu's form)

𑍐 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Mahashaivaya NamahSalutations to the great devotee of Shiva (Shaiva)

𑍐 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Vaishnavaya NamahSalutations to the one who is also a Vaishnava (devotee of Vishnu)

𑍐 𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Shanmukhapriyaya NamahSalutations to the one dear to Shanmukha (Karthikeya)

𑍐 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Merushringasamasinaya NamahSalutations to the one seated on the peak of Mount Meru

𑍐 𑌸𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Sagunaya NamahSalutations to the one with form and attributes (Saguna)

𑍐 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Nirgunaya NamahSalutations to the one beyond all attributes (Nirguna)

𑍐 𑌋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌃𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌥𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Rigyajuhsamatharvatmane NamahSalutations to the one who is the very soul of the four Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva)

𑍐 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Samsaratapavichchhettre NamahSalutations to the one who severs the torments of worldly existence

𑍐 𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Rogahantre NamahSalutations to the destroyer of disease

𑍐 𑌸𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Subrahmanyanujaya NamahSalutations to the younger brother of Subrahmanya (Karthikeya)

𑍐 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Om Bhaktavatsalaya NamahSalutations to the one full of loving affection for his devotees

Benefits of Chanting ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਯ੍ਯੱਪ ਅਸ਼੍ਟੋੱਤਰਸ਼ਤਨਾਮਾਵਲੀ

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Invokes the full protective grace of Lord Ayyappa, protector of the three worlds

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Each of the 108 names meditates on a distinct divine quality, making for complete worship

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Recited during the 41-day Mandala vratam and Sabarimala pilgrimage for the deity's blessings

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Believed to destroy disease (Rogahantre) and the torments of worldly life (Samsara-tapa-vichchhetre)

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Used for flower archana (offering each name with a flower or tulsi leaf at the Lord's feet)

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Removes obstacles and inner enemies, granting courage for the difficult pilgrimage

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Brings the grace of one who unites the powers of both Vishnu and Shiva (Hariharaputra)

How to Chant ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਯ੍ਯੱਪ ਅਸ਼੍ਟੋੱਤਰਸ਼ਤਨਾਮਾਵਲੀ

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Best TimeDuring the Mandala-Makaravilakku season (mid-November to mid-January), on Saturdays, and daily during the 41-day vratam; early morning after bath

After bathing and wearing the irumudi or simply with a pure mind, recite the 108 names with devotion. For archana, offer a flower, tulsi leaf or a little sandal paste at the feet of the deity with each name, beginning each with 'Om' and ending with 'Namah.' Pilgrims observing the 41-day vratam recite it daily. It is customary to begin with a prostration chanting 'Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa.'

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਯ੍ਯੱਪ ਅਸ਼੍ਟੋੱਤਰਸ਼ਤਨਾਮਾਵਲੀ written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a 'garland of 108 names' (ashtottara-shatanamavali) of Lord Ayyappa. Each line offers one of his 108 sacred names, prefixed with 'Om' and followed by 'Namah' (salutations), describing his divine forms, powers and grace.

According to tradition, Ayyappa was born of Hari (Vishnu in the enchanting form of Mohini) and Hara (Shiva), and is therefore called Hariharaputra — the son of both. The namavali reflects this by calling him both Mahashaiva and Vaishnava, uniting the two great streams of devotion.

They are recited especially during the Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season and throughout the 41-day vratam (penance) that devotees undertake before going to Sabarimala. Saturdays and the early morning hours after a bath are considered especially auspicious.

It is commonly used for archana — offering a flower, a tulsi leaf or a pinch of sandal paste at the deity's feet with each of the 108 names. Reciting it once is itself a complete act of worship, often preceded and followed by the chant 'Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa.'