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Aarati Bhagavana Shri Bholenathaji

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Devotional text

āratī bhagavāna śrībholenāthajī
abhayadāna dījai dayālu prabhu sakala sṛṣṭike hitakārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
dīnadayālu kṛpālu kālaripu alakhaniraṃjana śiva yogī |
maṃgala rūpa anūpa chabīle akhila bhuvanake tuma bhogī ||
bāma aṃga ati ra~garasa-bhīne umā-vadanakī chabi nyārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
asura-nikaṃdana saba dukhabhaṃjana veda bakhāne jaga jāne |
ruṇḍa-māla gala vyāla bhāla-śaśi nīlakaṃṭha śobhā sāne ||
gaṃgādhara triśūladhara viṣadhara bāghambaradhara giricārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
yaha bhavasāgara ati agādha hai pāra utara kaise būjhai |
grāha magara bahu kacchapa chāye mārga kaho kaise sūjhai ||
nāma tumhārā naukā nirmala tuma kevaṭa śiva adhikārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
maiṃ jānū~ tuma sadguṇasāgara avaguṇa mere saba hariyo |
kiṃkarakī vinatī suna svāmī saba aparādha kṣamā kariyo ||
tuma to sakala viśvake svāmī maiṃ hū~ prāṇī saṃsārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
kāma-krodha-lobha ati dāruṇa inase mero vaśa nāhīṃ |
droha-moha-mada saṃga na chor̤e āna deta nahiṃ tuma tā~ī ||
kṣudhā-tūṣā nita lagī rahata hai bar̤hī viṣaya tṛṣṇā bhārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
tuma hī śivajī kartā hartā tuma hī jagake rakhavāre |
tuma hī gagana magana puni pṛthivī parvataputrīke pyāre ||
tuma hī pavana hutāśana śivajī tuma hī ravi-śaśi tamahārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
paśupati ajara amara amareśvara yogeśvara śiva gosvāmī |
vṛṣabhārūr̤ha gūr̤ha guru giripati girijāvallabha niṣkāmī ||
suṣamāsāgara rūpa ujāgara gāvata haiṃ saba nara-nārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
mahādeva devoṃke adhipati phaṇipati-bhūṣaṇa ati sājai |
dīpta lalāṭa lāla dou locana ura ānata hī dukha bhājai ||
parama prasiddha punīta purātana mahimā tribhuvana-vistārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
brahmā-viṣṇu-maheśa-śeṣa muni-nārada ādi karata sevā |
sabakī icchā pūrana karate nātha sanātana hara devā ||
bhakti-muktike dātā śaṃkara nitya-niraṃtara sukhakārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||
mahimā iṣṭa maheśvarako jo sīkhe sune nitya gāvai |
aṣṭasiddhi-navanidhi sukhasampati svāmibhakti muktī pāvai ||
śrīahibhūṣaṇa prasanna hokara kṛpā kījiye tripurārī |
bholenātha bhakta-dukhagaṃjana bhavabhaṃjana śubha sukhakārī ||

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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