ayyappa stotram

I offer my salutations to the divine son of Brahma (the Creator), who shines with the radiance of the dawn, wears sapphire earrings, and is adorned in blue garments.

I offer my salutations to the divine son of Vishnu, who holds a bow and arrow in his left hand and displays the Chinmudra (gesture of knowledge) in his right, and who wears radiant, shining earrings.

I offer my salutations to the divine son of Shambhu (Shiva), who is mounted upon a tiger, possesses red eyes, is decorated with golden garlands, and wears the insignia of a hero.

I offer my salutations to the son of the Pandya king, the Lord of the beings who wears small tinkling bells at his waist, whose face is as brilliant as the full moon, and who appears in the form of a hunter.

I offer my salutations to the son of Shakti, who is served by ghosts and spirits, resides upon the golden mountain, and is famously known as Manikanta (the one with the jewel-adorned throat).