Ayyappa Bhajana Kerthanam
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
1,Kala kala kokila gana poornam
Jala
kana seekara sparsa lolam
He who is with the song of nightingale,
Who likes to be touched by the drops of
water falling on him
2.Dhinakara kara
jaala sammilitham
Bahu rasa poornam pamba anthareeksham
He who is touched by the hands of Sun God
Who has full of many interests in the
enviorns of Pamba
3.Thuru thure harihaa puthra bakthar
Theru there nadhiyil yirangi mungi
THedevotees of son of Hari Hara
rushed one after another
And with great speed got down in the river and took dips
4.Madhura manohara Bakthi gana
Lahariyodu anandam kaankayaayi
Mixed
with sweet pretty songs of devotion
They started seeing spirit of joy in waves
5.Udhaya
dhinesannu abhimukhamayi,
Jala tharpanadhikal cheithu kondu
6.viravodu manthra japa sametham
Vadivotha dehathil poosi basmam
Facing
rising the god of the day
Doing
ablations in water to ancestors
Along with speed chanting of manthras
They applied ash on
they perfect formed body
7.Saranangal eenathody othu paadi
Nadhi than karakalil
chennu koodi
After
singing “Saranam” in a proper way,
You join others at the banks
of the river
8.Kuthukamode evarum , bakthi poorvam
Madhuranna sammisra
sadhya nalki
All people along with
joy ,
Offer
feast of sweet rice mixed with other dishes
9.Harihara thanayande
charitha gaanam
Guru thara shudhiyodu othu cholli
After chanting the devotional song,
Of the story of so of G Hari and Hara with cleanliness
10.Pakal yitharathil kazhichu kootti
Dhina nadhan ashthamichoru sesham
After
spending the day time like this,
After lord of the day fades away
11.Pala pala reethiyil dheepa jaala,
Sari yayi orukki
ozhukki vaanu
After properly setting up magic of
lamps ,
In a proper way, float it and live
12.Mura haa suthande dhivya
keerthi
Kadalilum yethikaamenna mattil
As if to make reach the fame
of the son,
Of God who killed Mura in
to the sea
13.Ozhuki chalikkunna dheepa pankthi
Sura
varanmaarkkum kuthokam yeki
The row of lamps floating and moving
Gave joy the great
one of devas
14.Kathiravanoli vesum nearathingal
Shubhamayi pinneyum snannam cheithu
At the time when the sun spreads it
light
After
again taking bath
15.Yiru mudu kettum yeduthu thaangi
Pathinettam padi nokki Bakthar neengi
Then after lifting and supporting the two section bundle
The devotees started
moving towards the eighteen steps
16.Yivannum athinnu vazhi
varuthaan
Oru
nokku nokkane bhootha nadhaa
For making the way possible to him,
Oh Bhootha Nadha , please give a glance
on him
17.Amrutha kirananev choodidunna
Parama shivan thande puthranalle
Is he not the son of Lord Shiva,
Who keeps the moon on his head
18Bhujagesa thalpathil
vaanidunna
Vana mali thande
kidaaavumalle
Is he also not the baby
of one who wears forest garland,
And lives on the bed of the king of serpents
19.Amrutha kadalil pirannuyarnna
Ramayude
omana kuttanalle
Is he
not the darling son of Lakshmi,
Who was born and rose up in the sea of
nectar
20.Giri vara puthriyaam
paarvathi than
Mathi theliyilkkunna thangamalle
Is he not the gold which makes clear the moon,
Worn by Parvathi , the daughter of great
mountain
21.Ivanulla moham
akhilam nalkaan
Oru devan nee mathram Bhoothanadha
Oh Bhootha nadha , you are the olly God,
Who can fulfill all the wishes of myself
22.Kanakalayam thannil vaaneedum nin
Thirumeni kaanuvaan kai thozhnnen
To see the divine body of you
,, who,
Lives in the golden temple I salute you
23Durithangal okkeyum agatheedum nin
Charithangal paadaan varam tharenam
To sing
the story of yours who
removes ,
All the sufferings . please give me a
boon
24.Parithapam agaluvaan , ninde paadham
Karuthi kai kooppunnen Bhotha nadha
For all my helplessness to go away, I salute
Your
feet oh BHootha nadha
