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- Stanza 1 (refrain)
जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
- Stanza 2
कर्म-सुमर्म-प्रकाशिनि, कामासक्तिहरा।तत्त्वज्ञान-विकाशिनि, विद्या ब्रह्म परा॥जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
karma-sumarma-prakāśini, kāmāsaktiharā।tattvajñāna-vikāśini, vidyā brahma parā॥jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
You reveal the true secret of action (karma) and remove attachment to desire; you unfold the knowledge of ultimate reality, the supreme knowledge of Brahman. Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
- Stanza 3
निश्चल-भक्ति-विधायिनि, निर्मल मलहारी।शरण-सहस्य-प्रदायिनि, सब विधि सुखकारी॥जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
niścala-bhakti-vidhāyini, nirmala malahārī।śaraṇa-sahasya-pradāyini, saba vidhi sukhakārī॥jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
Bestower of unwavering devotion, purifier who removes all impurity; giver of strong refuge, bringer of happiness in every way. Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
- Stanza 4
राग-द्वेष-विदारिणि, कारिणि मोद सदा।भव-भय-हारिणि, तारिणि परमानन्दप्रदा॥जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
rāga-dveṣa-vidāriṇi, kāriṇi moda sadā।bhava-bhaya-hāriṇi, tāriṇi paramānandapradā॥jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
Destroyer of attachment and aversion, ever the cause of joy; remover of the fear of worldly existence, carrying us across it, giver of supreme bliss. Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
- Stanza 5
आसुर-भाव-विनाशिनि, नाशिनि तम रजनी।दैवी सद् गुणदायिनि, हरि-रसिका सजनी॥जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
āsura-bhāva-vināśini, nāśini tama rajanī।daivī sadguṇadāyini, hari-rasikā sajanī॥jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
Destroyer of demonic tendencies, dispeller of the night of ignorance; giver of divine virtues, beloved companion who delights in Hari. Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
- Stanza 6
समता, त्याग सिखावनि, हरि-मुख की बानी।सकल शास्त्र की स्वामिनी, श्रुतियों की रानी॥जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
samatā, tyāga sikhāvani, hari-mukha kī bānī।sakala śāstra kī svāminī, śrutiyoṃ kī rānī॥jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
Teacher of equanimity and renunciation, the very words from Hari's own mouth; mistress of all scripture, queen of the Shrutis, the Vedas. Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
- Stanza 7
दया-सुधा बरसावनि, मातु! कृपा कीजै।हरिपद-प्रेम दान कर, अपनो कर लीजै॥जय भगवद् गीते, जय भगवद् गीते।हरि-हिय-कमल-विहारिणि, सुन्दर सुपुनीते॥
dayā-sudhā barasāvani, mātu! kṛpā kījai।haripada-prema dāna kara, apano kara lījai॥jaya bhagavad gīte, jaya bhagavad gīte।hari-hiya-kamala-vihāriṇi, sundara supunīte॥
Showerer of the nectar of compassion — O Mother, show your grace; grant the gift of love for Hari's feet, and accept me as your own. Victory to the Bhagavad Gita, victory to the Bhagavad Gita — you who dwell in the lotus heart of Hari, beautiful and most pure.
Overview
Jai Bhagavad Gite is an aarti offered not to Krishna directly, but to the Bhagavad Gita itself — the teaching Krishna gave to Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra — as a scripture in its own right. Where a personal-deity aarti describes a god’s form, weapons, and deeds, this one addresses the Gita as “Mother” and describes what the text does for a seeker: it reveals the true secret of action (karma), removes attachment to desire, unfolds the knowledge of ultimate reality, grants unwavering devotion, dissolves impurity and demonic tendencies, teaches equanimity and renunciation, and is called “the very words from Hari’s own mouth” and “mistress of all scripture, queen of the Vedas.” Krishna (Hari) appears only by reference — the devotional center of gravity here is the text itself.
Origin and source
The aarti is tied to the Bhagavad Gita’s own place within the Mahabharata: Krishna’s teaching to Arjuna as the armies gathered at Kurukshetra were about to give battle. Its stanzas draw directly on the Gita’s own central themes — dispelling raga and dvesha (attachment and aversion), teaching samata (equanimity) and tyaga (renunciation), and holding the essence of “sakal shastra” (all scripture) and the Shrutis, the Vedas — rather than retelling any narrative from the epic.
How it is recited
Jai Bhagavad Gite is traditionally sung at the close of a Gita path — a reading of the Bhagavad Gita, whether a single sitting or a longer recitation — honoring the text just recited before the lamp is set down, in the same way Aarti Shri Ramayan Ji Ki closes a reading of the Ramcharitmanas. It is also sung on Gita Jayanti, the festival on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi that marks the day Krishna gave the Gita’s teaching to Arjuna.
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