Meaning

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(1) The Son of Thirumal and Haran, Nurturing all-lives through His Five divine actions; (2) Whose divine form we call at this dawn; (3) Yet, Lo, You are, with your flowery eye-lids locked in the sleep of nescience; (4) Chocked within the fiery grief (of Samsara), O Friend! (5) Who swallowed the blue (Siva) and Who sleeps on the long snake-bed; (6) Ingesting Their potency is Their Son, (Lord Ayyappan)! Won’t you see and mellow; (7) at His divine feet! Won’t you fill your eyes with His divine vision,; (8) and thus attain the most empowering goodness and joy? Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

2

(1) Even the stones are melting at the loving voice of the blemish less devotees; (2) Those garland of words, ‘Saranam Ayyappa’ cut sunder the despair and dormant inertia; (3) O the Virtuous one, won’t you hear these good words that cleanses your heart; (4) Won’t you, to be blessed by the indwelling effulgence, manifesting as the radiant Sun at Sabarimalai; (5) Discard the deluding blanket of ignorance and; (6) Follow the virtuous path shown by the Seers! (7) O Child, shower is the benign grace of Lord Manikantan; (8) Say the holy names of the Lord, Won’t you say, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

3

(1) May the instruments of actions, the Speech, Mind and Body, be perfect and powerful; (2) so that, our actions are virtuous! Let us plea; (3) for the fitting good answer to our questions for the virtuous faculties of embodiment; (4) may His benign grace, reveal as the subtlest of joy, the realization within the hearts of the steadfast devotees; (5) He is the Guru, His blossoming eyes the succor, the supremely precious golden jewel,
(6) Saviour of All, for the grace of Lord Ayyappan; (7) this IS the time! May you do, the penance for perfection; (8) weaving the wondrous garland of prayer, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

4

(1) Is the deep slumber still folding the eye in its hold (of delusion); (2) Do the clutches of the past deeds still hold? (3) Is our life just to be born and dead on earth? (Is there not a greater ideal for human life?)
(4) Recoup and Reconcile! There is so much now! (5) The Supreme Lord is here in procession, He is the Lord of the Five primordial elements; (6) The Sweetest, the gracious Moon, the All-giving-Karpaga-Tree is Sri Ayyappan; His golden feet; (7) Upon Which, rest your head for soaking in the effulgent and bliss, don’t you see; (8) this is the time for the virtuous, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) As the elixir of divinity, the Holy-name, the Lord of benign grace; (2) the Emperor and the Eternal Teacher, Sri Ayyappan; (3) Is our SAIL to transcend the grip of death and the ocean of samsara; (4) as the means to freedom (the liberation), don’t you see! (5) O Maiden, Look! There are many out there, who with their milky and sweet language; (6) compose the garland of songs, so nicely with their tongue and mouth (singing); (7) Alas, you are waning in vain by each moment of your sick slumber; (8) By singing His praise, May you prosper, O Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) Came as a Hunter,in search of milking a wild tiger; (2)(Lord Ayyappan) wandered in the woods, now reigning the wild forest; (3) Why was such a search, didn’t He know that our minds; (4) (right here) as the ever aroused and vacillating wild tiger, filled with evil qualities as wild bushes;
(5) lay barren and arid (without the rain of His benign grace); (6) May we go as devotees (seeking His arrival) with the garland of meditative Tamil;
(7) singing His glory; The compassionate Lord shall bless; (8) By joining, May we get the supreme happiness, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) Space, within it, the Air, within the power of Air, the Light; (2) Within Light, the dews of Water that expands to grand oceans; (3) Within water the Land of universes, the earth; (4) These primordial powers are the expression of the Pranava, the sound of AUM; (5) The effulgence of AUM, giving the divine order to all is Lord Ayyappan, Who out of compassion;
(6) shows, by transcending the apparent sentience of the inert body, the effulgence of the true Self; (7) so that the forever eluding answer to the question ‘who am I’ is known, bringing goodness; (8) This day, May you sing the glory for the grace, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) The Lord, Who is on the golden-seat and remains forever-fulfilled, (next to) Kanta Hills; (2) on which as luminous lightning His infinite lustre, the Precious Jewel Which the Scriptures; (3) reveal as the all-transcending, unknowable cause-of-all-causes and the Supreme art; (4) brother of Murugan Who rides on ornate Peacock; (5) Won’t you resolve to contemplate upon Him and (thus) be free of all despair? (6) Won’t you open your eyes and sing His glory with the garland of songs in sweet Tamil? (7) The revered father at Sabarimalai, Sri Ayyappan; (8) Having heard, sing the glory, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) In the ebullience of churning the milky ocean, yielding the golden pot with the nectar of immortality; (2) the red-eyed Hari (in the form of enchanting Mohini) united with the potency of Lord Siva; (3) thereby, to establish and sustain dharma, Shri Dharma Sasta; (4) is here , blessing us all and being benevolent to every virtuous; (5) O Lotus, see, in this dew wrapped dawn of Margazi month; (6) with their body and mind deeply united, many devotees are worshiping; (7) together, they all say, ‘Saranam Ayyappa’; (8) Hail His glory so that the sound of reverence reverberate joy everywhere, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

10

(1) By the union of Haran, meditating under the Banyan tree and Hari, the Weaver of Maya, is the wonderful One form; (2) as the Radiant Sun tearing the delusion of darkness; (3) O the most enchanting treasure! To cut asunder the nescience; (4) Is Your solemn grace, You are the succor, the essence of Veda, its elucidation; (5) O the Son of Siva Who alternates the legs in His (cosmic) dance, O my great penance; (6) O Ayyappa, the eternal effulgence, May You reveal Your form and Thine divine feet; (7) Come hither, thus resonate sweet voices today, having heard; (8) Won’t you be inspired and mellow your hearts, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) The sustainer of Dharma, the daily touching-grace, Who is immensely attracting; (2) Dharma Sasta, the Lord of Sabarimalai, the all-peaceful Lord; (3) riding on the blue-horse (the space), is now on the tiger, behold! (4) He is the celebrated Emperor, the dear son of Hari and Haran;
(5) At the instance of witnessing His enthralling form, His lustre fulfills our hearts; (6) He is our Saviour! Great God and in this Kaliyug, the divine treasure; (7) Having heard these soothing words, won’t you join us, my friend? (8) You have no true appraisal of your merits. (Time now to ) Earn by offering prayers, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) It is dawn, those who sing the glory (of the Lord); (2) the followers of scriptures, have assembled singing! (3) In the drizzle of sizzling dews, the birds sing; (4) The (plants in the) gardens that have woven the flowers shed them in joy; (5) Within the hearts of those who pray to the Lord and witness His divine form; (6) is the transformation through the realization of supreme truth; this is such a good time; (7) But, Lo, You have lied and still lying in a bogus slumber; (8) Give up this delusion. Don’t’ you see the evil of such sleep, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) Why did you say, as if you know all! (2) “O Virtuous, hereinafter everyday, by the good deeds, I will be up early at dawn; (3) for singing the glory of the Lord, the Eternal, Who is before the beginning less Veda, Who is the indwelling witness in all; (4) Who goes nowhere (as He is everywhere), Who is the gift of effulgence and bliss, Dharma Sasta, the nectar of immortality; (5) the cure to samsara; (6) the Omnipotent Ayyappan, reigning in Sabarimala, is the grandest feast; (7) Hold on, I will be by your side” – thus you spoke; (8) yet like a stone, now you are in deep slumber, don’t’ you see?, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) Bitten by the snake of desire, loitering so long on the land; (2) for the sake of kith and kin and the pleasures of material wealth, many a toil;
(3) yet, don’ you see the futility and the impermanence of all gains, in vain? (4) The temporal pleasures that are persistently sought simply fade away; then where is true fulfillment? (5) Be learned to cognize the bliss in the indwelling effulgence; (6) as even a moment of being the true-self is blissful and this supreme gnosis is the boon of Sabarimalai; (7) Others are here taking the garland of vow; (8) Won’t you seek our Lord, the loving Mother, Rise up O my dear Maiden!

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(1) The Sages and the Demi gods worship (at the divine feet) seeking; (2) the sweetness of the supreme truth as the boon for emancipation; (3) To recover from the clutches of the Karma (the results of our past deeds), the Supreme Lord is the true means; (4) May the Dharma Sasta, the virtuous Guru of Lord Sani and Lord Yaman, be my guide; (5) By falling at the divine feet of the mellowing Lord; (6) May all your sins evaporate at once like a dew drop; (7) Won’t you see the supremely unique, the One and Only, the Son of Lord Hari! (8) Enthralled by the vision of the bliss-eternal today, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

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(1) To Lord Ayyappan, Who transcends the divine 18 steps and reigns; (2) when one offers total surrender, one’s stony karmic effects dissolve! (3) (To such devotees), there is nothing to fear of their destiny! The Lord seated on the wild Tiger; (4) Offers (to such devotees) the vision with His radiance of showering grace; (5) The treasure of eternal bliss flowers at His precious divine; (6) Where we surrender, to be bestowed with the boon of happiness and prosperity; (7) To see the precious Son of Siva, the Lord wearing the crescent; (8) Escape the eluding slumber, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

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(1) As He is imperceptible, should we question the existence of God? (2) Are not our embodiments limited and full of contradictions? (3) Even the space-exploration (and such scientific pursuits) end in a stunned response when the first-cause is questioned! (4) “For Whom, all these are?” Should there be our quest, the secret pursuit, (5) For the Realization of the Self, are there not the scriptural revelations? (6) Lo, In vain indeed is our material knowledge and to be successful, reach the golden feet, (7) of the Lord Ayyapan, by surrendering to feet of the Guru, (8) May you realize and be one with the Lord, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

18

(1) I know neither any Puja nor any meaning of the Scriptures; (2) even for name-sake, I have never sought the company of the learned; (3) Perhaps it is due to some virtues acts in the past or just the power of Your benevolence; (4) like a magnet attracting and animating a needle; (5) You have made me as Your steadfast devotee, as if I have been alike for many births; (6) staying at Thine divine feet; (7) O God, You have thus adopted me! O my Guru, in the exuberance of your supreme bliss; (8) You soak me; (To sing the glory of) my beloved golden-treasure, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

19

(1) Driven by the three guna (the inherent traits) is the accumulated karma that had seeded; (2) a dense forest of dues for which misery of embodied life persists; (3) binding in the cycle of birth and death – the ocean of samsara; (4) The sail that helps to cross the ocean of samsara and the fire of grace that set ablaze the forest of karma; (5) giving the boon and forever being the mysterious gift; (6) as the indwelling consciousness, the subtlest of all; (7) is the Ruler, Benevolent Teacher, Reigning from the Sabarimalai, Lord Ayyappan; (8) Be the succor and to sing (His glory), Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

20

(1) O Friend, Don’t you see the Supreme Lord, Reigning at the banks of Pamba river; (2) Who is the cure for all ailments; (3) the Son of Sri Narayanan, the darling of Supreme Siva; (4) The true import of eternal Veda; (5) Who is seated in front, as the absolute bliss, and in loving anticipation of His devotees; (6) (Won’t you) See the divine form of the Lord and surrender at His divine feet; (7) hailing in reverence ‘Saranam Guruve Saranam’; (8) Won’t you come my friend, All prosperity are hither, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

21

(1) We endeavour to get the objects of joy only to see those go; having thus toiled; (2) for long, thinking that happiness is only in external objects; (3) we see true fulfillment is found to be forever elusive; (4) Is life just this kind of loitering in utter ignorance? (5) What is the point of knowledge if it cannot lead to fulfillment? (6) By focusing on the indwelling effulgence; (7) The Eternal Witness, our Lord Ayyappan; (8) Get hold of His Divine Feet, Sing His Glory, O Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

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(1) Forever being endowed with healthy body and unwearied organs of perceptions; (2) with words sweet and truthful, mind steadfast and intellect sharp; (3) surrounded day and night, by the virtuous and loving family and friends; (4) and the abundance of wealths, we are by your grace, O Lord, the all-granting celestial Karpaga Tree! (5) O Omnipotent! Luminous Light! The cause of all diversity, O Ayyappa! (6) May I be free from this sleep of nescience, blinding the true vision! (7) May You show me the Infinite! May we sing Your glory; (8) for the boon of success, pray, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

23

(1) The crescent moon is bashful (and dims) at the sight of the rising Sun in the East; (2) It is the dawn, Time of happiness that pervades by the Lord of Erumeli Who protects. (3) Our Lord, the darling Son of Siva, the king of Kings; (4) Lord Ayyappan, Who is always compassionate to the poor and helpless; (5) Whoever surrenders to His divine feet, will know the truth, the true-self; (6) By which all the accumulated karmic-impacts are rid and they excel! With the divine names; (7) They weave the garland for worship and attain happiness! (8) Don’t defer to another day! Prosper today, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

24

(1) O Lord in the most enchanting form, O grace filled precious elixir, King Manikanta! (2) Joyful are the devotees who You attract to fall at Your divine feet. (3) You are the long sword that cut asunder all laden weight of karma, accumulated by ignorance; (4) You are the gracious beauty to heed all and bless all; (5) You mercifully accept, the bone-melting songs of the devotees that sing your glory! (6) O the all-giving celestial tree atop the 18-divine steps; (7) May You remove my delusion, O the grace-auspicious, the elixir at Sabarimalai! (8) To be soaked in this joy, Awake! Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

25

(1) You are the sacred Mantra, the esoteric of essence of Veda; (2) You are the Tantra, the occult import of rituals; To save us, as Mother; (3) May You come at once and show mercy! As we seek Your presence; (4) You blossom in every forms, the instrumental omnipresence in all! (5) At Thine feet is Lord Indra worshipping – O Dharma Sasta; (6) May Your gracious eyes bestow upon me and protect – thus I seek; (7) May You grant the purity in mind that forever dwells in Your glory! (8) Pray for the great boon,O Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

26

(1) You are the glorious Mother, great Guru Who bestowed grace upon Yama, the Lord of Death; (2) Your golden feet grants the boundless joy, the fulfillment! (3) Alas, what is now, don’t You have enough time to extend mercy on the devotees? (4) Are these prayers not enough to redeem Your grace? (5) You are the shower of pure love, Milky Moon of compassion, Thus I have learnt! (6) To the devotees in hunger, at once You are as their sumptuous food! (7) Yet, O Dharma Sasta, have You slightly forgotten me? (8) Never will I leave You, forever relying on Thine divine grace! To sing, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

27

(1) How much of good deeds must I have done, in order for this engagement today; (2) praising the Dearest, the ocean of compassion, Lord Ayyappan;
(3) with my mind, body and words all steadfast at His glory; (4) O Dear, O my Father, O Graceful Omniscience and thus in wonder; (5) singing sweetly in joy of ecstasy and daily worship; (6) May the tips of Your graceful eyes bestow upon me, granting such pure devotion! (7) Fallen as the seed deep in my heart and rooted to grow, You are the Supreme Truth to be unravelled! (8) To seize the pearl of the true-Self, dive and try, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

28

(1) Impoverished I am, yet what pious acts of mine for now to be blessed;
(2) filling the cup (of my heart) to overflow with the richly scented flowers of regal Tamil; (3) this garland of verses You have composed hiding right inside my heart! (4) You gave the chit of divine order, freeing me from the delusion; (5) my task hereinafter is to speak Thine truth and glory; saying thus; (6) You let me in the garden (of Bhakti) where Your benign grace is fanning the cool breeze; (7) Your gracious milk feeding, O Lord, I am eternally fulfilled! (8) Holding Your feet, won’t you see the surrender, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

29

(1) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, The subtlest and boundless bliss of non-duality; (2) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, The salient truth of pure Veda; (3) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, the precious Son of the incomprehensible Siva; (4) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, seated atop the 18-steps of great Sages; (5) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, the Greatness-eternal; (6) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, the cool sweetness-overflowing ocean of grace; (7) Victory to the divine feet of the Lord, The Golden saviour of devotees; (8) May this virtuous Tamil be heard, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!

30

(1) Pray, May the divine hill, the abode of Lord Ayyappan be prosperous; (2) Pray, May the holy river of Pampa, flowing the grace of Lord be prosperous; (3) Pray, May the virtuous devotees who speak the true words be prosperous; (4) Pray, May Dharma, the righteous ways of great Veda, be prosperous; (5) Pray, May the fields of grains and the nurturing forces of nature be prosperous; (6) Pray, May the birds, animals and all living beings be prosperous; (7) Pray, May the World as a place of divinity and for the good, be prosperous; (8) Pray, forever to be prosperous, Rise up, O my dear Maiden!