Ayyappa Saranu Ghosha
Ayyappa Saranu Ghosha
Ayyappa Saranu Ghosha
ayyappa śaraṇu ghoṣa
oṃ śrī svāmine śaraṇamayyappa
hari hara sutane śaraṇamayyappa
āpadbhāndavane śaraṇamayyappa
anādharakṣakane śaraṇamayyappa
akhilāṇḍa koṭi brahmāṇḍanāyakane śaraṇamayyappa
annadāna prabhuve śaraṇamayyappa
ayyappane śaraṇamayyappa
ariyāṅgāvu ayyāve śaraṇamayyappa
ārcan kovil arane śaraṇamayyappa
kulattapulai bālakane śaraṇamayyappa || 10 ||
èrumeli śāstane śaraṇamayyappa
kannimūla mahā gaṇapatiye śaraṇamayyappa
nāgarājave śaraṇamayyappa
mālikāpuratta dulokadevi śaraṇamayyappa mātāye
kuruppa svāmiye śaraṇamayyappa
sevippa varkānanda mūrtiye śaraṇamayyappa
kāśivāsiye śaraṇamayyappa
haridvāra nivāsiye śaraṇamayyappa
śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa vāsiye śaraṇamayyappa || 20 ||
karuppatūr vāsiye śaraṇamayyappa
gòllapūḍi [dvārapūḍi] dharmaśāstāve śaraṇamayyappa
sadguru nādhane śaraṇamayyappa
vilāli vīrane śaraṇamayyappa
vīramaṇikaṇṭane śaraṇamayyappa
dharmaśāstrave śaraṇamayyappa
śaraṇugoṣapriyave śaraṇamayyappa
kāntimalai vāsane śaraṇamayyappa
pònnambalavāsiye śaraṇamayyappa
pandalaśiśuve śaraṇamayyappa || 30 ||
vāvarin tolane śaraṇamayyappa
mohinīsutave śaraṇamayyappa
kankaṇḍa daivame śaraṇamayyappa
kaliyugavaradane śaraṇamayyappa
sarvaroga nivāraṇa dhanvantara mūrtiye śaraṇamayyappa
mahiṣimardanane śaraṇamayyappa
pūrṇa puṣkala nādhane śaraṇamayyappa
van-puli vāhanane śaraṇamayyappa
baktavatsalane śaraṇamayyappa || 40 ||
bhūlokanādhane śaraṇamayyappa
ayindumalaivāsave śaraṇamayyappa
śabari girīśane śaraṇamayyappa
irumuḍi priyane śaraṇamayyappa
abhiṣekapriyane śaraṇamayyappa
vedapporulīne śaraṇamayyappa
nitya brahmacāriṇe śaraṇamayyappa
sarva maṅgaladāyakane śaraṇamayyappa
vīrādhivīrane śaraṇamayyappa
oṅkārapporule śaraṇamayyappa || 50 ||
ānandarūpane śaraṇamayyappa
bhakta cittādivāsane śaraṇamayyappa
āśrita-vatsalane śaraṇamayyappa
bhūta gaṇādipataye śaraṇamayyappa
śakti-rūpane śaraṇamayyappa
śāntamūrtaye śaraṇamayyappa
padunelbābaḍikki adhipatiye śaraṇamayyappa
uttamapuruṣāne śaraṇamayyappa
ṛṣikula rakṣakune śaraṇamayyappa
vedapriyane śaraṇamayyappa || 60 ||
uttarānakṣatra jātakane śaraṇamayyappa
tapodhanane śaraṇamayyappa
yaṅgala kuladaivame śaraṇamayyappa
jaganmohane śaraṇamayyappa
mohanarūpane śaraṇamayyappa
mādhavasutane śaraṇamayyappa
yadukulavīrane śaraṇamayyappa
māmalai vāsane śaraṇamayyappa
ṣaṇmukha-sodarane śaraṇamayyappa
vedāntarūpane śaraṇamayyappa || 70 ||
śaṅkara sutane śaraṇamayyappa
śatrusaṃhārine śaraṇamayyappa
sadguṇamūrtaye śaraṇamayyappa
parāśaktiye śaraṇamayyappa
parātparane śaraṇamayyappa
parañjyotiye śaraṇamayyappa
homapriyane śaraṇamayyappa
gaṇapati sodarane śaraṇamayyappa
dharma śāstrāve śaraṇamayyappa
viṣṇusutane śaraṇamayyappa || 80 ||
sakala-kalā vallabhane śaraṇamayyappa
loka rakṣakane śaraṇamayyappa
amita-guṇākarane śaraṇamayyappa
alaṅkāra priyane śaraṇamayyappa
kannimārai-kappavane śaraṇamayyappa
bhuvaneśvarane śaraṇamayyappa
mātāpitā gurudaivame śaraṇamayyappa
svāmiyin puṅgāvaname śaraṇamayyappa
aludānadiye śaraṇamayyappa
aludāmeḍe śaraṇamayyappa || 90 ||
kalliḍraṅkuṇḍre śaraṇamayyappa
karimalai yeṭrame śaraṇamayyappa
karimalai yerakkame śaraṇamayyappa
periyān vaṭṭame śaraṇamayyappa
cèriyāna vaṭṭame śaraṇamayyappa
pambānadiye śaraṇamayyappa
pambayil vīllakke śaraṇamayyappa
nīlimalai yeṭrame śaraṇamayyappa
appāci meḍe śaraṇamayyappa
śabaripīṭame śaraṇamayyappa || 100 ||
śaraṃ gutti āle śaraṇamayyappa
bhasmakulame śaraṇamayyappa
paduneṭṭāṃ baḍiye śaraṇamayyappa
nèyyībhi ṣekapriyane śaraṇamayyappa
karpūra jyotiye śaraṇamayyappa
jyotisvarūpane śaraṇamayyappa
makara jyotiye śaraṇamayyappa
pandala rājakumārane śaraṇamayyappa
oṃ harihara sutane ānandacittan ayyappa svāmine śaraṇamayyappa || 108 ||
śrī ayyappa svāmi ninādāni
svāmi śaraṇaṃ – ayyappa śaraṇaṃ
bhagavān śaraṇaṃ – bhagavati śaraṇaṃ
devan śaraṇaṃ – devī śaraṇaṃ
devan pādaṃ – devī pādaṃ
svāmi pādaṃ – ayyappa pādaṃ
bhagavāne – bhagavatiye
īśvarane – īśvariye
devane – deviye
śaktane – śaktiye
svāmiye – ayyapo
pallikaṭṭu – śabarimalakku
irumuḍikaṭṭu – śabarimalakku
kattuṅkaṭṭu – śabarimalakku
kallummulluṃ – kālikimèttai
èttiviḍayyā – tūkikkaviḍayyā
dehabalandā – pādabalandā
yāraikāna – svāmiyaikāna
svāmiyaikaṇḍāl – mokṣaṅkiṭṭuṃ
svāmimāre – ayyappamāre
nèyyābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
karpūradīpaṃ – svāmikke
pālābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
bhasmābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
tenābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
candanābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
pūlābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
pannīrābhiṣekaṃ – svāmikke
pambāśisuve – ayyappā
kānanavāsā – ayyappā
śabarigirīśā – ayyappā
pandalarājā – ayyappā
pambāvāsā – ayyappā
vanpulivāhana – ayyappā
sundararūpā – ayyappā
ṣaṇmugasodara – ayyappā
mohinitanayā – ayyappā
gaṇeśasodara – ayyappā
hariharatanayā – ayyappā
anādharakṣaka – ayyappā
sadgurunāthā – ayyappā
svāmiye – ayyappo
ayyappo – svāmiye
svāmi śaraṇaṃ – ayyappa śaraṇaṃ
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ayyappa Saranu Ghosha is an 11-verse devotional chant addressed to Lord Ayyappa, structured as a series of invocations each ending in the refrain "Saranu Ayyappa" (Refuge in Ayyappa). It is used in the South Indian Ayyappa pilgrimage tradition, particularly during the Sabarimala yatra, and belongs to the folk-devotional genre rather than classical Sanskrit stotram literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Ayyappa Saranu Ghosha?
- Chanting is said to invoke Lord Ayyappa's protection during travel and pilgrimage.
- It is used to express complete surrender to the deity and strengthen devotion.
- Recitation is associated with blessings of prosperity and well-being.
- It is believed to remove obstacles and difficulties encountered in daily life.
- Group recitation during the pilgrimage is used to maintain focus and collective spiritual energy.
When is the best time to recite this?
It may be recited at any time of day. The Mandala season (mid-November to mid-January) is the primary period of use, and it is central to the Sabarimala pilgrimage practice. Fridays and Saturdays are also considered auspicious days for Ayyappa worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Ayyappa Saranu Ghosha emerged from folk and temple devotional traditions in South India rather than from classical scriptural sources. It is not found as a distinct chapter in major Puranic texts. The specific place names referenced in the text — Ariyankavu and Kulathupuzha — point to the regional sacred geography of Ayyappa worship in Kerala. The widespread institutional organization of Sabarimala pilgrimage from the mid-20th century onward helped standardize and disseminate this and similar chants. The author is unknown.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ayyappa Pancha Ratnam — a five-verse Sanskrit hymn in praise of Lord Ayyappa's divine qualities.
- Ayyappa Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram — the 108 names of Lord Ayyappa used for meditation and formal worship.