Om Shri Ayyappaya Namah
Mantraॐ श्री अय्यप्पाय नमः
Oṃ Śrī Ayyappāya Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to Lord Ayyappa, the protector of dharma and the lord of Sabarimala.
Recited for: Daily japa, protection and vow
Mantras & Slokas
All Ayyappa chants →Om Hariharasutaya Namah
Mantraॐ हरिहरसुताय नमः
Oṃ Hariharasutāya Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to the son of Hari and Hara, the union of Vishnu and Shiva.
Recited for: Japa during Mandalam
Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa
Pooja Slokaस्वामिये शरणम् अय्यप्पा
Svāmiye Śaraṇam Ayyappā
Meaning — O Lord, I take refuge in you, Ayyappa. The devotional refrain of the Sabarimala pilgrimage.
Recited for: Pilgrimage refrain, surrender
Dharma Sastha Namah
Pooja Slokaॐ श्री धर्मशास्त्रे नमः
Oṃ Śrī Dharmaśāstre Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to Dharma Sastha, the teacher and guardian of righteousness.
Recited for: Archana at Sastha shrines
Main Deity
Ayyappa
अय्यप्प
Ayyappa, the son of Vishnu as Mohini and Shiva, is the lord of Sabarimala and the protector of dharma, worshipped through vows and pilgrimage.
- Consort
- Poorna and Pushkala
- Vahana
- Tiger
- Abode
- Sabarimala
History of Temple
Aryankavu Sastha Temple stands near the Tamil Nadu border in Kollam district, one of the five principal Shasta temples of Kerala. The name is read as the sacred grove of the Arya, a title of the deity, and the idol is traditionally said to have been consecrated by Parashurama.
The temple blends Kerala and Tamil architectural forms and preserves murals of Hindu deities. Like Sabarimala it has eighteen steps, and it is built about eleven metres below the level of the road that passes beside it.
Source: Wikipedia: Aryankavu Sastha Temple — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryankavu_Sastha_Temple
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