Makara Jyothi (Kannada)

This is a song praising Lord Ayyappa as we approach the Makara Vilakku celebrations. Lyrics: Dr. Sukumar Canada; Music & Voice: Hari Nair; Chorus: Lakshmy Iyer, Ramachandran VM, Namiitha Harikesavan; Raghunathan A. Makarajyotiyāgi nīne! Manatāreyaḷḷi kāṇuvāga ayyanē! Mana benneyaṁte karaguttade! Vēdanegaḷu himadaṁte karaguttave! Tattvamasi arthavē ayyan Parama tattvavē ayyappan Shaiva–Vaishṇava tattvagaḷu ondāgi beretu Kalikāladha duḥkhagaḷannu dūra māḍalu Manuṣhyara nōvugaḷannu nīgisalu Dharmashāstranāda ayyappan Dharma–artha–kāma–mōkṣa dātanu Tattvamasi arthavē ayyan Parama tattvavē ayyappan Pāpa–puṇya bandhanagaḷu karagalu Bhūmiya andhakāravella tolagalu Hadineṇṭu meṭṭilugaḷannu ēri Parvatada mēle tapassu māḍuva svāmi Shabarimaleya mēle tapassu māḍuvanu Tattvamasi arthavē ayyan Parama tattvavē ayyappan Makara jyothiya prakāshadalli Hṛdayada puṣpagaḷinda nānu Nannoḷagina nannannē arpisuttēne! Chinmudre tōrisida ayyappanē! Nannannū ayyappanāgi māḍu! Tattvamasi arthavē ayyan Parama tattvavē ayyappan