Ayyappan Swamy is very popular in Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhrapradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Mohini – the female avatar of Maha Vishnu. Ayyappan is also known as Ayyappa, Sastavu, Hariharaputra, Manikanta, Shasta or Dharma Shasta.
Sri Shastastutida Ashtakam in English:
॥ srisastastutidasakam ॥
asanurupaphaladam caranaravinda-
bhajamaparakarunarnavapurnacandram ।
nasaya sarvavipadamapi naumi nitya-
misanakesavabhavam bhuvanaikanatham ॥ 1 ॥
pinchavali valayitakalitaprasuna-
sanjatakantibharabhasurakesabharam ।
sinjanamanjumanibhusanaranjitangam
candravatamsaharinandanamasrayami ॥ 2 ॥
alolanilalalitalakahararamya-
makamranasamarunadharamayataksam ।
alambanam trijagatam pramathadhinatha-
manamralokaharinandanamasrayami ॥ 3 ॥
karnavalambimanikundalabhasamana-
gandasthalam samuditananapundarikam ।
arnojanabhaharayoriva murtimantam
punyatirekamiva bhutapatim namami ॥ 4 ॥
uddandacarubhujadandayugagrasamstham
kodandabanamahitantamatantaviryam ।
udyatprabhapaṭaladipramadabhrasaram
nityam prabhapatimaham pranato bhavami ॥ 5 ॥
maleyapankasamalankrtabhasamana-
dorantaralataralamalaharajalam ।
nilatinirmaladukuladharam mukunda-
kalantakapratinidhim pranato’smi nityam ॥ 6 ॥
yatpadapankajayugam munayo’pyajasram
bhaktya bhajanti bhavaroganivaranaya ।
putram purantakamurantakayorudaram
nityam namamyahamamitrakulantakam tam ॥ 7 ॥
kantam kalayakusumadyutilobhaniya-
kantipravahavilasatkamaniyarupam ।
kantatanujasahitam nikhilamayaugha-
santipradam pramathayuthapatim namami ॥ 8 ॥
bhutesa bhurikarunamrtapurapurna-
varannidhe, varada, bhaktajanaikabandho । paramabhakta
payadbhavan pranatamenamaparaghora-
samsarabhitamiha mamakhilamayebhyaḥ ॥ 9 ॥
he bhutanatha bhagavan, bhavadiyacaru-
padambuje bhavatu bhaktiracancala me ।
nathaya sarvajagatam bhajatam bhavabdhi-
potaya nityamakhilangabhuve namaste ॥ 10 ॥
iti sri sankarabhagavadpada viracitam
sri sastastuti dasakam sampurnam ॥
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