Aarti
Aarti Lyrics with Meaning
The best-loved aartis of North India, from Om Jai Jagdish Hare to the Shiv, Durga, Ganesh, Lakshmi and Shani aartis, in Hindi with transliteration and meaning.
- Om Jai Jagdish Hareॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।By Pt. Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
- Shiv Aartiजय शिव ओंकारा हर जय शिव ओंकारा।By Traditional (names Swami Shivanand)
- Durga Aartiजय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी।By Traditional (names Swami Shivanand)
- Ganesh Aartiजय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा।By Traditional
- Lakshmi Aartiॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।By Traditional
- Shani Aartiजय जय श्री शनिदेव भक्तन हितकारी।By Traditional
- Hanuman Stutiमंगल मूरति मारुत नंदन।By Goswami Tulsidas (Vinay Patrika)
- Shri Ramchandra Kripaluश्री रामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन हरण भव भय दारुणं।By Goswami Tulsidas (Vinay Patrika)
An aarti is the song sung while a lamp is waved before the deity at the end of a puja. The word comes from the Sanskrit aratrika, the lamp that removes darkness. Each deity has its own aarti, and many families sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare at the close of every puja.
Each page gives the full aarti in Devanagari with transliteration, what it means, when it is sung, and the chalisa it is usually sung with. Use the text size and Listen buttons to read along.
How to do aarti
- Light a lamp of ghee (or camphor) on a plate, with flowers, a little rice and incense.
- Ring a small bell and wave the plate in clockwise circles before the deity while singing: traditionally four times at the feet, twice at the navel, once at the face and seven times over the whole image.
- After the aarti, pass your hands over the flame and touch them to your eyes and forehead, and share the prasad.