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
Erumely Sree Dharmasastha Temple stands in the heart of Erumely town in Kottayam district and is dedicated to Ayyappa, or Dharma Sastha. It is one of the key staging points of the Sabarimala pilgrimage.
The town has two temples, the Valiyambalam and the Kochambalam, less than half a kilometre apart. The Erumely Pettathullal is performed between them during the pilgrimage season, and the Vavar mosque nearby is part of the same sacred landscape. The tantric rights of the temple belong to the Tazhmon Mutt.
Source: Wikipedia: Erumely Sree Dharmasastha Temple — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erumely_Sree_Dharmasastha_Temple
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