Aarti · Vishnu (Jagdish, Lord of the Universe)

Om Jai Jagdish Hare

Om Jai Jagdish Hare is the best-known aarti in North India, sung at the close of puja in homes and temples, often regardless of the deity being worshipped. It was written in the 1870s by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri.

When to recite: Sung at the end of almost any puja, while waving the aarti lamp, and at Diwali, Satyanarayan katha and festivals.

Aarti

1. ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे ।
   भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे ॥

   oṃ jay jagdīś hare, svāmī jay jagdīś hare |
   bhakta janoṃ ke saṃkaṭ, dās janoṃ ke saṃkaṭ, kṣaṇ meṃ dūr kare ||

   Om, victory to you, Hari, Lord of the universe! You remove in an instant the troubles of your devotees and servants.

2. जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का ।
   सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का ॥

   jo dhyāve phal pāve, duḥkh binse man kā |
   sukh sampati ghar āve, kaṣṭa miṭe tan kā ||

   Whoever meditates on you receives the fruit; the sorrow of the mind is destroyed, happiness and prosperity come home, and the pain of the body ends.

3. मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूँ मैं किसकी ।
   तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूँ मैं जिसकी ॥

   māt pitā tum mere, śaraṇ gahūm̐ maiṃ kiskī |
   tum bin aur na dūjā, ās karūm̐ maiṃ jiskī ||

   You are my mother and father — in whom else could I take refuge? Without you there is no other in whom I could place my hope.

4. तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी ।
   पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी ॥

   tum pūraṇ parmātmā, tum antaryāmī |
   pārabrahma parmeśvar, tum sab ke svāmī ||

   You are the complete Supreme Self, the knower within all hearts; the transcendent Brahman, the supreme Lord, master of all.

5. तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता ।
   मैं मूरख खल कामी, कृपा करो भर्ता ॥

   tum karuṇā ke sāgar, tum pālanakartā |
   maiṃ mūrakh khal kāmī, kṛpā karo bhartā ||

   You are the ocean of compassion and the sustainer of all. I am foolish, flawed and full of desire — have mercy on me, Lord.

6. तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति ।
   किस विधि मिलूँ दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति ॥

   tum ho ek agocar, sabke prāṇapati |
   kis vidhi milūm̐ dayāmay, tumko maiṃ kumati ||

   You are the One beyond the senses, the lord of every life. O merciful one, how can I, of poor understanding, reach you?

7. दीनबन्धु दुःखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे ।
   अपने हाथ उठाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे ॥

   dīnabandhu duḥkhahartā, ṭhākur tum mere |
   apne hāth uṭhāo, dvār paṛā tere ||

   Friend of the helpless, remover of sorrow, you are my Lord. Raise your hand in blessing — I lie at your door.

8. विषय-विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा ।
   श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा ॥

   viṣay-vikār miṭāo, pāp haro devā |
   śraddhā bhakti baṛhāo, santan kī sevā ||

   Remove my worldly cravings and faults, take away my sins, O God; increase my faith and devotion, and my service to the saints.