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Aarati Bhagavana Gangadhara

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Devotional text

āratī bhagavāna gaṃgādhara
oṃ jaya gaṃgādhara jaya hara jaya girijādhīśā |
tvaṃ māṃ pālaya nityaṃ kṛpayā jagadīśā ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 1||
kailāse giriśikhare kalpadrumavipine  |
guñjati madhukarapuñje kuñjavane gahane ||
kokilakūjita khelata haṃsāvana lalitā |
racayati kalākalāpaṃ nṛtyati mudasahitā ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 2||
tasmillalitasudeśe śālā maṇiracitā |
tanmadhye haranikaṭe gaurī mudasahitā ||
krīḍā racayati bhūṣārañjita nijamīśam |
indrādika sura sevata nāmayate śīśam ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 3||
bibudhabadhū bahu nṛtyata hṛdaye mudasahitā |
kinnara gāyana kurute sapta svara sahitā ||
dhinakata thai thai dhinakata mṛdaṅ vādayate |
kvaṇa kvaṇa lalitā veṇuṃ madhuraṃ nāṭayate ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 4||
ruṇa ruṇa caraṇe racayati nūpuramujjcalitā |
cakrāvarte bhramayati kurute tāṃ dhika tām ||
tāṃ tāṃ lupa cupa tāṃ tāṃ ḍamarū vādayate |
aṃguṣṭhāṃgulinādaṃ lāsakatāṃ kurute ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 5||
karpūradyutigauraṃ pañcānanasahitam |
trinayanaśaśidharamauliṃ viṣadharakaṇṭhayutam ||
sundarajaṭākalāpaṃ pāvakayutabhālam |
ḍamarutriśūlapinākaṃ karadhṛtanṛkapālam ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 6||
muṇḍai racayati mālā pannagamupavītam |
vāmavibhāge girijārūpaṃ atilalitam ||
sundarasakalaśarīre kṛtabhasmābharaṇam |
iti vṛṣabhadhvajarūpaṃ tāpatrayaharaṇam ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 7||
śaṅkhaninādaṃ kṛtvā jhallari nādayate |
nīrājayate brahmā vedakaṛcāṃ paṭhate ||
atimṛducaraṇasarojaṃ hṛtkamale dhṛtvā |
avalokayati maheśaṃ īśaṃ abhinatvā ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 8||
dhyānaṃ ārati samaye hṛdaye ati kṛtvā |
rāmastrijaṭānāthaṃ īśaṃ abhinatvā ||
saṃgatimevaṃ pratidina paṭhanaṃ yaḥ kurute |
śivasāyujyaṃ gacchati bhaktyā yaḥ śa‍ṛṇute ||
hara hara hara mahādeva || 9||

About this aarti — Shiva

An Aarti is a song of worship sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity. The circling flame symbolises the removal of darkness and the offering of one’s ego at the feet of the divine. Aartis are sung at the end of puja in temples and homes across India, and their familiar melodies mark the rhythm of daily worship.

How to chant

Light a ghee or oil lamp on a small plate (thali), optionally with flowers, incense and akshata (rice grains). Sing the aarti while slowly circling the lamp clockwise before the deity. Afterwards, cup your hands over the flame, touch your eyes and forehead, and share prasad with everyone present.

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