Meaning request for appan avataritta abdhutam

[Lakshman]

Looking for the meaning of this padavarNa. Thanks.

appan avataritta (tv). rAgamAlikA. Adi tALA. Ranganayaki Jayaraman.

(rAgA: tODi)
P: appan avadharita (ayyappan) adbhUtam akhilam oyya
mUbhuvanangaLE vATTiDum mahiSiyai venra maNikanThan avan
(rAgA: kAnaDA)
A: iru muDiyai tAngiyumE viratattODu naDanda vandOm
orumaiyuDan padineTTu paDiyEri unai kANa ODi vandOm
(muktAyi svara sAhitya)
(rAgA: amrtavarSiNi)
sharaNam aDaindavarai kAttu aruLbavan makkaL nenjilE kOvil koNDavan
aruLanin oLiyinum vinjaDam mukhanavan anaivarum samam ena AlayamAnavan
(rAgA: ratipatipriyA (shAradApriyA))
C: sharaNam sharaNam ayyappA shabarimalai vAsanE
(tAgA: kAmavardhini)
1: harihara sutanE sArdUla vAhananE
(rAgA: shahAnA)
2: AraNam inri pulipAl koNar enra tAi uraiyAl vanam senravanE
kaLippODu pulipAl karandu vel amarnda malai pAgA palar viyarka bhavani vandu
(rAgA: behAg)
3: pAmbai bhEri maddaLa oli priyane pAvana mUrti divAkaranE
neyyAbhiSEkattil nanaibavane neTri manam pera candanane
jnyAnamum mOkSamum aLippavanE makara jyOtiyAi aruLbavanE
kaliyuga adile kaNkaNDa ayyanE kaDayarum kaDaittera seibhavanE

[rshankar]

Lakshman-ji,
Is there an audio link? Some words need clarification.

[Pratyaksham Bala]

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[rshankar]

Here you go - here is my attempt:

pallavi
tODi
(ayy)appan avadaritta adbhutam akhilam uyya
mubhuvanangaLai vATiDum mahishiyai venRa maNikaNThan avan
The wonder (adbhutam) of ayyappa’s (ayyappan) birth (avadaritta) was for the redemption (uyya) of the world (akhilam). He (avan) is maNikaNThan, who defeated/won over (venRa) the demoness, mahishi (mahishiyai) who was torturing (vATiDum) the three worlds (mubhuvanangaLai).

anupallavi
kAnaDA
irumuDiyai tAngiyumE virat(d)attODu naDandu vandOm
orumaiyuDan padineTTu paDiyEri unai kAna oDi vandOm
Bearing (tAngiyumE) the irumuDi (irumuDiyai) [1] on our heads, we walked (naDandu vandOm) with discipline (viradattODu) [2], and with single-minded concentration (orumaiyuDan) we climbed (Eri) the 18 (padineTTu) steps (paDi), we came (vandOm) to behold (kANa) you (unai).

muktAyi svara sAhityam:
amritavarshiNi
SaraNam aDaindavarai kAttu aruLbavan makkaL nenjilE kOvil konDavan
aruNanin oLiyinai minjiDum mug(kh)anavan anaivarum samam ena Alayam Anavan
(You) are the one who protects (kAttu) and blesses (aruLbavan) those that have sought (aDaindavarai) refuge (SaraNam) (in you), (the one) who has created a temple (kOvil) in the hearts (nenjilE) of people/devotees (makkal) and occupied (koNDavan) it! He (avan) has a face (mugan) that surpasses (minjiDum) the brightness (oLiyinai) of the sun (aruNanin), who became enshrined (Alayam Anavan) to establish that everyone (anaivarum) is the same (samam ena).

caraNam:
ratipatipriya (Saradapriya)
SaraNam SaraNam ayyappA Sabarimalai vAsanE
Oh resident (vAsanE) of Sabarimalai, Oh ayyappA – (I seek) refuge (SaraNam) in you.

caraNasvara sAhityam 1:
pantuvarALi
hari hara sutanE SArdUla vAhananE (SaraNam SaraNam...)
Son (sutanE) of Siva (hara) and vishNu (hari), who has a tiger (SArdUla) for a vehicle/mount (vAhananE)

caraNasvara sAhityam 2
sahAnA
kAraNam inRi pulipAl koNar enRa tAi uraiyAl vanam senRavanE
kaLipODu pulipAl karandu mEl amarndu malaippAga palar viyarka bavani vandu (SaraNam SaraNam...)
The one who went (senRavanaE) to the forest (vanam) when his mother (tAi), without (inRi) reason (kAraNam), asked (uraiyAl) him to bring (koNar enRa) her the milk (pAl) of a tigress (puli), who not only milked (pAl karandu) a tigress (puli), but sat (amamrdu) on top (mEl) of the tigress, and joyously (kaLippODu) returned (vandu) leading a procession (bavani) to the amamzement (viyarka) of many (palar), (I seek refuge in you, ayyappA, Oh resident of Sabarimalai).

caraNasvara sAhityam 3
behAg
pambai p(b)Eri mattala oli priyane pAvana mUrti divAkaranE
neyyabhishekattil nanaibavane neTRi maNam peRa candananE
gnyAnamum mOkshamum aLippavanE makarajyOtiAi aruLbavanE
kaliyugam adilE kaNkaNDa ayyanE kaDayarum kaDaitERa SeibavanE
Lover (priyanE) of the sounds (oli) from instruments such as the pampai [3], pEri [4], and mattaLam [5], a holy (pAvani) figure (mUrti), (like) the Sun (divAkaranE)! Who is drenched (nanaibavanE) in an anointment (abhishEkattil) of ghee (ney), who is (like) sandal paste (candananE) used to make the forehead (meTri) acquire (peRa) fragrance (maNam)! Who grants (aLippavanE) knowledge (gynAnamum) as well as salvation (mOkshamum), who blesses us (aruLbavanE) as the brilliant makarajyOti (makarajyOtiyAi)! The lord (ayyanE) who is evident/visible (kaNkaNDa) even in kaliyuga (kaliyuma adilE), who makes (seibavanE) even inferior human beings (kaDaiyarum) attain salvation (kaDaitERa).

FOOTNOTES
[1] irumuDi is a package that is carried on the head – it has two compartments – one for offerings at the temple to the lord, and the other for necessities while the person walks/travels to the temple
[2] viratam is a religious vow, but in this context it refers to the really discipline that is observed by the people who make the pilgrimage to Sabarimala
[3] pampai is a tabour – a drum that is played with one hand, while playing another with the other hand
[4] a pEri/bEri is a kettle drum or timpani – a membrane or drumhead stretched across a hemispherical or parabolic bowls typically made of copper
[5] mattalam – a drum made of jack fruit wood, with leather on both sides for playing