Ayyappa Saranam

O Lord, I take refuge in you, Ayyappa.

Salutations to the divine upholder of righteousness.

We come seeking, in devotion, the wealth of your grace.

Refuge in you, Ayyappa — refuge in you, Ayyappa.

Ayyappan 108 Saranams

(1) O Lord Swami himself.

(2) The Ganapati worshipped at Kannimoola.

(3) The sacred light of Kanthamalai hill.

(4) Son of Hari and Hara (Vishnu and Shiva).

(5) The lord who freely gives food to all.

(6) Brother of six-faced Murugan.

(7) Protector in times of danger.

(8) The very sweetness of the Tamil language.

(9) Remover of worldly desire.

(10) Sacred son of Shiva (Eesan).

(11) The true Supreme Being.

(12) Guardian who watches over the world.

(13) One who grants grace even to the voiceless.

(14) Destroyer of the bonds of past karma.

(15) Blesser of the humble and lowly.

(16) Our family deity.

(17) Companion and benefactor of the poor.

(18) The solitary, meditative form.

(19) Younger brother of five-handed Ganapati.

(20) Remover of all doubts.

(21) The incomparable sacred gem.

(22) The shining sacred lamp.

(23) The Supreme Being embodied in the syllable Om.

(24) The truth taught in the scriptures.

(25) Giver of healing remedies.

(26) Giver of good fortune.

(27) The boon-giver of this present age (Kali Yuga).

(28) The Sastha enshrined at Sabarimala.

(29) Sacred son of Shiva and Vishnu.

(30) The living union of the Shaiva and Vaishnava paths.

(31) King of the Achankovil shrine.

(32) The lord of Ariyankavu.

(33) The child-form worshipped at Kulathupuzha.

(34) Dweller of the golden sanctum, Ponnambalam.

(35) The heroic archer.

(36) The brave Manikandan, jewel of the neck.

(37) Born under the sacred Uthiram star.

(38) The noble and truthful one.

(39) He whose story is tied to the Pamba river.

(40) The great jewel of the Pandalam royal family.

(41) Master of all the arts and sciences.

(42) The true essence, filled with peace.

(43) Healer of the Guru's son's affliction.

(44) One who honoured his Guru with the sacred dakshina.

(45) The one who brought tigress's milk for the queen.

(46) Rider of the fierce tiger.

(47) Healer of the queen mother's illness.

(48) The Guru of all Gurus.

(49) Friend of Vavar.

(50) Wearer of the sacred tulasi-bead necklace.

(51) Giver of a pure heart.

(52) Beloved of the sacred irumudi offering.

(53) The Dharma Sastha of Erumeli.

(54) The eternal celibate.

(55) Wearer of the dark pilgrim's cloth.

(56) The great grace celebrated in the Pettai Thullal dance.

(57) Destroyer of great pride and ego.

(58) The sacred garden of the Sastha.

(59) The great grace that grants peace.

(60) The sacred darshan of the great procession.

(61) Remover of ignorance and folly.

(62) The shrine of Kalaketti.

(63) Beloved of the resounding hunting-cry.

(64) The sacred ascent of Azhutha hill.

(65) Beloved of joyous devotional singing.

(66) The hill of Kallidumkunnu.

(67) The sacred rock-fortress of Udumbara.

(68) The sacred rock-fortress of Inchippara.

(69) The sacred stream of Kariyilanthodu.

(70) The sacred ascent of Karimalai hill.

(71) The sacred descent of Karimalai hill.

(72) The great elephant-shaped clearing.

(73) The small elephant-shaped clearing.

(74) The sacred waters of the Pamba river.

(75) Destroyer of all sins.

(76) The sacred confluence of three rivers.

(77) The sacred feet of Lord Rama.

(78) One honoured with Shakti worship.

(79) The grace bestowed upon the devotee Shabari.

(80) The sacred radiance of the flame.

(81) Healer of incurable diseases.

(82) The sacred lamp of Pamba.

(83) Remover of many misdeeds.

(84) He who is worshipped by the people of the south.

(85) The sacred merit of holy Pamba.

(86) The sacred ascent of Neeli hill.

(87) Giver of a contented, fulfilled heart.

(88) The sacred mound of Appachi.

(89) The sacred hollow of Ippachi.

(90) The sacred seat of Sabari.

(91) The sacred banyan tree of Sarangkuthi.

(92) The sacred waters of Uralkuzhi.

(93) Lord Karuppanna Swami, guardian deity.

(94) The fierce guardian deity.

(95) The eighteen holy steps.

(96) The sacred sanctum of the Lord.

(97) The great ecstasy of divine union.

(98) The sacred anointing with cow's ghee.

(99) Beloved of the camphor flame.

(100) Lord of the serpent king.

(101) The Mother Goddess of Malikapuram.

(102) The sacred grace of Manjamatha.

(103) The sacred fire pit.

(104) Beloved of sacred adornment.

(105) The sacred pool of holy ash.

(106) The true Guru and Lord.

(107) The sacred Makara Jyothi, the celestial light.

(108) The auspicious form.