What is an Aarti?
A devotional song sung while a lit lamp (or a flame of camphor) is offered and circled before a deity's image, usually as the closing act of a puja.
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An aarti is a devotional song sung while offering a lit lamp to a deity, usually at the close of a puja. This section has the full text, transliteration, and meaning for 63 aartis, grouped below by devotional tradition.
Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली Durga
Durge Durghat Bhari दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी Durga
Hari Om Shri Shakambhar Amba Ji Ki हरि ॐ श्री शाकम्भर अम्बा जी की Shakambhari
Jai Ahoi Mata जय अहोई माता Ahoi Mata
Jai Ambe Gauri जय अम्बे गौरी Durga / Ambe Mata
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता Bagalamukhi
Jai Parvati Mata जय पार्वती माता Parvati
Jai Santoshi Mata जय संतोषी माता Santoshi Mata
Jai Shitala Mata जय शीतला माता Shitala Mata
Jai Vaishnavi Mata जय वैष्णवी माता Vaishno Devi
Jo Nahi Dhyave Tumhe Ambike जो नहीं ध्यावे तुम्हें अम्बिके Annapurna
Maiya Sharda Tore Darbar मैया शारदा तोरे दरबार Sharda Mata
Mangal Ki Seva मंगल की सेवा सुन मेरी देवा Mahakali
Aarti Shri Gaiya Maiya Ki आरती श्री गैय्या मैया की Gau Mata
Aarti Shri Gayatri Ji Ki आरती श्री गायत्री जी की Gayatri
Ghalin Lotangan घालीन लोटांगण Universal (closing prayer)
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा Ganesha
Jai Jai Pitarji Maharaj जय जय पितरजी महाराज Pitrs (Ancestors)
Jai Jai Shri Shanidev जय जय श्री शनिदेव Shani
Jai Kashyap Nandan जय कश्यप-नन्दन Surya
Jai Saraswati Mata जय सरस्वती माता Saraswati
Om Jai Chitragupta Hare ॐ जय चित्रगुप्त हरे Chitragupta
Om Jai Gange Mata ॐ जय गंगे माता Ganga
Om Jai Jagadanandi ॐ जय जगदानन्दी Narmada
Om Jai Yaksha Kuber Hare ॐ जय यक्ष कुबेर हरे Kubera
Shendur Lal Chadhayo शेंदुर लाल चढ़ायो Ganesha
Shri Vishwakarma Aarti ॐ जय श्री विश्वकर्मा Vishwakarma
Sukhkarta Dukhharta सुखकर्ता दुखहर्ता Ganesha Nothing matches.
Understand the form
A devotional song sung while a lit lamp (or a flame of camphor) is offered and circled before a deity's image, usually as the closing act of a puja.
Circling a flame before the deity while singing is the ritual gesture the word "aarti" itself refers to — offering light in devotion. The song and the gesture happen together, not separately.
An aarti is shorter and sung with a lamp, usually at the close of worship. A chalisa is a longer, structured hymn recited on its own. A mantra is a short, often single-line, sacred formula repeated in japa. The three are related but distinct forms.
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