Harivarasanam

Harivarasanam is a lullaby (ashtakam) sung for Lord Ayyappan at Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, situated in the state of Kerala, India. The song became popular through the first stanza in the ‘Keerthanam’ known as "Hariharatmajashtakam" (ഹരിഹരാത്മജാഷ്ട്ടകം)

The history of the song i.e. exact origin is extremely unclear, but it has been claimed recently that the song was written by Konnakathu Janaki Amma in circa 1907 to 1920, as an offering for Lord Ayyappa. She had submitted it to her father, Ananthakrishna Iyer, who was then the Sabarimala Melshanthi (Chief Priest ). This a recent claim, with no concurrent proof, apart from handwritten notes.

The original version of the song is only sung inside of temple during the daily temple closing ceremony and the popular version of the song which is different from the original one is also played through megaphones and speakers in the temple complex for the devotees.

Though there are many versions of ‘Harivarasanam,’ the one rendered by carnatic vocalist and playback singer K. J. Yesudas and composed in the Madhyamavati raga by composer late G. Devarajan, is played for decades at the temple after final poojas.^[1]

Background[]

The lyrics are also included in his the Harivarasanam Viswamohanam collected by Kambakudi Kulathur Ayyar in 1963.

The first singers of Harivarasanam are from the bhajan singers of Purakkattu Anandeswaram Siva Temple.

Later devotees known as Kalladakkoottam sang this song everywhere in Kerala and it started to become popular throughout the state.

In 1950s, one of the Melshanthis(priests) started to recite this ashtakam in the Sabarimala Nada every night after the Athaza Sheeveli (a ritual after the divine dinner) as a song to put Ayyappa to sleep.

The song became extremely popular all over South India when it was included in the famous Malayalam film Swami Ayyappan in 1975. K.J Yesudas sang the song and Devarajan was the music director. During his pilgrimage to Sabarimala in 2017, Yesudas admitted that the words ‘ari’ (enemy) and ‘vimardhanam’ (annihilation) in the lyrics should have been spelt separately and he would be happy to rerecord it with due corrections.

Mr. Padmakumar had claimed that Harivarasanam was written by Konnakathu Janaki Amma, his grandfather’s sister, whose father, Ananthakrishna Iyer, was the head priest at Sabarimala from 1907 to 1920.

Lyrics[]

Malayalam	Tamil	Telugu
ഹരിവരാസനം വിശ്വമോഹനം ഹരിദധീശ്വരം ആരാധ്യപാദുകം അരി വിമര്‍ദ്ദനം നിത്യ നര്‍ത്തനം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ ശരണ കീര്‍ത്തനം ഭക്തമാനസം ഭരണലോലുപം നര്‍ത്തനാലസം അരുണഭാസുരം ഭൂതനായകം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ പ്രണയസത്യകം പ്രാണനായകം പ്രണതകല്പകം സുപ്രഭാഞ്ചിതം പ്രണവ മന്ദിരം കീര്‍ത്തനപ്രിയം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ തുരഗവാഹനം സുന്ദരാനനം വരഗദായുധം ദേവവര്‍ണ്ണിതം ഗുരുകൃപാകരം കീര്‍ത്തനപ്രിയം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ ത്രിഭുവനാര്‍ച്ചിതം ദേവതാത്മകം ത്രിനയനം പ്രഭും ദിവ്യദേശികം ത്രിദശപൂജിതം ചിന്തിതപ്രദം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ ഭവഭയാവഹം ഭാവുകാവഹം ഭുവനമോഹനം ഭൂതിഭൂഷണം ധവളവാഹനം ദിവ്യവാരണം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ കളമൃദുസ്മിതം സുന്ദരാനനം കളഭകോമളം ഗാത്രമോഹനം കളഭകേസരി വാജിവാഹനം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ ശ്രിതജനപ്രിയം ചിന്തിതപ്രദം ശ്രുതിവിഭൂഷണം സാധുജീവനം ശ്രുതിമനോഹരം ഗീതലാലസം ഹരിഹരാത്മജം ദേവമാശ്രയേ ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ സ്വാമി ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ സ്വാമി ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ സ്വാമി ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ സ്വാമി ശരണമയ്യപ്പാ	ஹரிவராசனம் விஸ்வமோகனம்0 ஹரிததீஸ்வரம் ஆராத்யபாதுகம் அரிவிமர்த்தனம் நித்யநர்த்தனம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே சரணகீர்த்தனம் பக்தமானஸம் பரணலோலுபம் நர்த்தனாலயம் அருணபாசுரம் பூதநாயகம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே பிரணயசத்யகம் பிராணநாயகம் ப்ரணதகல்பகம் சுப்ரபாஞ்சிதம் பிரணவமந்திரம் கீர்த்தனப்பிரியம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே துரகவாகனம் சுந்தரானனம் வரகதாயுதம் தேவவர்ணிதம் குருகிருபாகரம் கீர்த்தனப்பிரியம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே திரிபுவனார்ச்சிதம் தேவதாத்மகம் திரிநயன பிரபும் திவ்யதேசிகம் திரிதசப்பூஜிதம் சிந்திதப்பிரதம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே பவபயாபகம் பாவுகாவகம் புவனமோகனம் பூதிபூசணம் தவளவாகனம் திவ்யவாரணம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே களம்ருதுஸ்மிதம் சுந்தரானனம் களபகோமளம் காத்ரமோகனம் களபகேசரி வாஜிவாகனம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே ச்ரிதஜனப்ரியம் சிந்திதப்ரிதம் ச்ருதிவிபூஷணம் சாதுஜீவனம் ச்ருதிமனோகரம் கீதலாலசம் ஹரிஹராத்மஜம் தேவமாஷ்ரயே சரணம் ஐயப்பா சுவாமி சரணம் ஐயப்பா சரணம் ஐயப்பா சுவாமி சரணம் ஐயப்பா சரணம் ஐயப்பா சுவாமி சரணம் ஐயப்பா சரணம் ஐயப்பா சுவாமி சரணம் ஐயப்பா	హరివరాసనం విశ్వమోహనం హరిదదిస్వరం ఆరాధ్యపాదుకం అరివిమర్థనం నిత్యనర్తనం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే శరణకీర్తనం భక్తమానసం భరణలోలుపం నర్తనాలసం అరుణభాసురం భూతనాయకం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే ప్రణయసత్యకం ప్రాణనాయకం ప్రణతకల్పకం సుప్రభాన్చితం ప్రణవమందిరం కీర్తనప్రియం హరిహరాత్మ��ం దేవమాశ్రయే తురగవాహనం సుందరాననం వరగదాయుధం వేదవర్ణితం గురు కృపాకరం కీర్తనప్రియం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే త్రిభువనార్చనం దేవతాత్మకం త్రినయనంప్రభుం దివ్యదేశికం త్రిదశపూజితం చిన్తితప్రదం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే భవభయాపహం భావుకావహం భువనమోహనం భూతిభూషణం ధవలవాహనం దివ్యవారణం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే కళ మృదుస్మితం సుందరాననం కలభకోమలం గాత్రమోహనం కలభకేసరి వాజివాహనం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే శ్రితజనప్రియం చిన్తితప్రదం శృతివిభూషణం సాధుజీవనం శృతిమనోహరం గీతలాలసం హరిహరాత్మజం దేవమాశ్రయే శరణం అయ్యప్ప స్వామి శరణం అయ్యప్ప శరణం అయ్యప్ప స్వామి శరణం అయ్యప్ప శరణం అయ్యప్ప స్వామి శరణం అయ్యప్ప శరణం అయ్యప్ప స్వామి శరణం అయ్యప్ప	Harivarasanam Vishwamohanam Haridadhishwaram Aaradhyapadukam Ari vimardanam Nityanartanam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Sharanakirtanam Bhaktamanasam Bharanalolupam Nartanalasam Arunabhasuram Bhootanayakam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Pranayasatyakam Praananayakam Pranatakalpakam Suprabhanchitam Pranavamandiram Keertanapriyam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Turagavahanam Sundarananam Varagadayudham Vedavarnitam Gurukripakaram Keertanapriyam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Tribhuvanarchitam Devatatmakam Trinayanam Prabhum Divyadeshikam Tridashapoojitam Chintitapradam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Bhavabhayapaham Bhavukavaham Bhuvanamohanam Bhootibhooshanam Dhavalavahanam Divyavaranam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Kalamridusmitam Sundarananam Kalabhakomalam Gatramohanam Kalabhakeshari Vajivahanam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Shritajanapriyam Chintitapradam Shrutivibhushanam Saadhujeevanam Shrutimanoharam Geetalaalasam Hariharatmajam Devamashraye Sharanam Ayyappa Swamy Sharanam Ayyappa Sharanam Ayyappa Swamy Sharanam Ayyappa Sharanam Ayyappa Swamy Sharanam Ayyappa Sharanam Ayyappa Swamy Sharanam Ayyappa

Harivarasanam Award[]

The Harivarasanam Award is an award jointly instituted by the Government of Kerala and Travancore Devaswom Board. It is awarded for contributions towards propagation of secularism, equanimity and universal brotherhood of Sabarimala through music.^[2] It is being awarded since 2012. Each year, Harivarasanam Award is announced ahead of Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala. The award consists of cash prize of ₹1 lakh, citations and plaque.^[3]

References[]

^ "This Sabarimala season, an updated lullaby for Lord Ayyappan". The Hindu. The Hindu. 19 November 2017.
^ "Renowned music composer Ilaiyaraaja was awarded the Harivarasanam Award for 2020 by the Kerala Government". VajiramIAS.com. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Harivarasanam Award for Ilaiyaraja". The Times of India. 28 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[1] "This Sabarimala season, an updated lullaby for Lord Ayyappan". The Hindu. The Hindu. 19 November 2017.

[raja-2] "Renowned music composer Ilaiyaraaja was awarded the Harivarasanam Award for 2020 by the Kerala Government". VajiramIAS.com. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[toiraja-3] "Harivarasanam Award for Ilaiyaraja". The Times of India. 28 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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Harivarasanam

Contents

Background[]

Lyrics[]

Harivarasanam Award[]

See also[]

References[]