aruṇōdayasaṅkāśaṁ nīlakuṇḍaladhāraṇaṁ | nīlāmbaradharaṁ dēvaṁ vandē:’haṁ brahmanandanam || 1 ||

cāpabāṇaṁ vāmahastē raupyavītraṁ ca dakṣiṇē | [cinmudrāṁ dakṣiṇakarē] vilasatkuṇḍaladharaṁ vandē:’haṁ viṣṇunandanam || 2 ||

vyāghrārūḍhaṁ raktanētraṁ svarṇamālāvibhūṣaṇaṁ | vīrāpaṭ-ṭadharaṁ dēvaṁ vandē:’haṁ śaṁbhunandanam || 3 ||

kiṅkiṇyōḍyāna bhūtēśaṁ pūrṇacandranibhānanaṁ | kirātarūpa śāstāraṁ vandē:’haṁ pāṇḍyanandanam || 4 ||

bhūtabhētālasaṁsēvyaṁ kāñcanādrinivāsitaṁ | maṇikaṇṭhamiti khyātaṁ vandē:’haṁ śaktinandanam || 5 ||

iti śrī ayyappā stōtram |

Stanza 2:
Cāpabāṇaṁ - Holding a bow and arrows,
Vāmahastē - With the left hand,
Raupyavītraṁ ca dakṣiṇē - Wearing a golden thread on the right shoulder,
[Cinmudrāṁ dakṣiṇakarē] - And a ring on the right hand,
Vilasatkuṇḍaladharaṁ - Wearing shining ear ornaments,
Vandē:’haṁ - I bow down to,
Viṣṇunandanam - The son of Lord Vishnu.

Stanza 3:
Vyāghrārūḍhaṁ - Seated on a tiger,
Raktanētraṁ - Having red eyes,
Svarṇamālāvibhūṣaṇaṁ - Adorned with a golden garland,
Vīrāpaṭ-ṭadharaṁ - Holding a spear,
Dēvaṁ - The divine lord,
Vandē:’haṁ - I bow down to,
Śaṁbhunandanam - The son of Lord Shiva.

Stanza 4:
Kiṅkiṇyōḍyāna bhūtēśaṁ - The lord of the forest filled with the sound of bells,
Pūrṇacandranibhānanaṁ - Having a face that resembles a full moon,
Kirātarūpa śāstāraṁ - The lord who took the form of a hunter,
Vandē:’haṁ - I bow down to,
Pāṇḍyanandanam - The son of the Pandyas.

Stanza 5:
Bhūtabhētālasaṁsēvyaṁ - Worshipped by ghosts and evil spirits,
Kāñcanādrinivāsitaṁ - Residing on the golden mountain,
Maṇikaṇṭhamiti khyātaṁ - Known as the one with a gem on his neck,
Vandē:’haṁ - I bow down to,
Śaktinandanam - The son of Shakti.

These stanzas describe Lord Ayyappa's physical appearance, attire, and attributes
and also invoke his blessings and protection.