Auspicious on: Mandala Pooja · Makara Sankranti
अय्यप्प
Hari-Hara-suta of Sabarimala. The eternal brahmacharin worshipped after the 41-day vrata.
Common forms worshipped
Dharma Sastha · Hari-Hara-Suta · Manikantha
8 mantras curated below
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa seva →स्वामिये शरणं अय्यप्पा
Form: ManikanthaThe primary Ayyappa sharanam (refuge) chant. Repeated through the Mandala-vrata and the climb to Sabarimala.
स्वामिये शरणं अय्यप्पा॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaत्रिशरण मन्त्र
Form: Hari-Hara-SutaThe three sequential sharanams remembering Ayyappa's parentage from Hari (Vishnu as Mohini) and Hara (Shiva).
हरिहरसुताय शरणं अय्यप्पा। धर्मशास्ताय शरणं अय्यप्पा। भूतनाथाय शरणं अय्यप्पा॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaअय्यप्पा मूल मन्त्र
Form: Dharma SasthaThe foundational mantra of Dharma Sastha. Chanted by initiated devotees during the 41-day Mandala-vrata.
ॐ श्री हरिहरपुत्राय पुत्रलाभाय शत्रुनाशाय मधुरस्वराय नमः॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaअय्यप्पा गायत्री
Form: Dharma SasthaGayatri-form invocation. Chant 108 times facing Sabarimala (south-east from most of India).
ॐ भूतनाथाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो शास्ता प्रचोदयात्॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaपम्बा भजन शरणं
Form: ManikanthaSung at the Pamba river before the climb to Sabarimala. Remembers Ayyappa as the child by the river.
पम्बानिवासाय शरणं अय्यप्पा। पम्बातीरवासाय शरणं अय्यप्पा। मणिकण्ठनाथाय शरणं अय्यप्पा॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaवावर शरणं
Form: ManikanthaSharanam to Vavar, Ayyappa's Muslim companion. Sung as devotees pass the Vavar shrine at Erumeli.
वावर स्वामिये शरणं अय्यप्पा॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaइरुमुडि शरणं
Form: ManikanthaSung as the Irumudi (two-pouch offering) is tied. Marks the start of the formal yatra.
इरुमुडि कट्टिलिड्डाय शरणं अय्यप्पा। पेरियानवने शरणं अय्यप्पा। पम्बावासा शरणं अय्यप्पा॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaपतिनेट्टाम्पडि शरणं
Form: ManikanthaSung as the devotee climbs the 18 sacred steps at Sabarimala.
पतिनेट्टाम्पडि शरणं अय्यप्पा। हरिवरासन शरणं अय्यप्पा। धर्मशास्ताय शरणं अय्यप्पा॥
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🪔 Offer a Ayyappa sevaAll texts are in the public domain. Recite respectfully; the highest fruit of any mantra is steady, attentive repetition rather than mechanical count.
