sharanamayyappaa sharanamayyappa
zaraNamayyappaa zaraNamayyappaa
abhayam nin thiru charaNamayyappaa
swaamii zaraNam zaraNam ponnayyappaa
swaamiyallaathoru zaranamillayyappaa (zaraNamayyappaa...)
pazchaaththaapakkaNNiirmuththaNimaalakaLaNiyunnuu njangngaL
thetum pizhayum cheythoru paapikaL kettu niRaykkunnuu
sirakaL thORum duHkhaththin theekkanalukaLeriyunnuu
hariharaputhraa paramapavithraa pizhakaL poRukkENam
swaamii zaraNamayyappaa
kaliyugavaradaa karppoorapriyaa dharmmazaasthaavE ninte
kazhaliNa paNiyaan pathinettOLam paTikaL chavittiiTaam
kallum muLLum kaaTum petta paarin karimalayum
paLLikkettumeTuththum koNTii paavangngaL thaaNtii
swaamii zaraNamayyappaa
doore doore nin ampalaveLiyil ponnampalaveLiyil
theeraazOkakkettukaLENthi paapikaL veezhumpOL
nin thirudarzana paramaanandam aruLaNamayyappaa
santhaapakkaTal naTuvil dharayaay uyaraNamayyappaa
swaamii zaraNamayyappaa (zaraNamayyappaa....)