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Shiva Aarati

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Devotional text

śrīśiva āratī
sarveśaṃ parameśaṃ śrīpārvatīśaṃ vande'haṃ viśveśaṃ śrīpannageśam |
śrīsāmbaṃ śambhuṃ śivaṃ trailokyapūjyaṃ vande'haṃ trainetraṃ śrīkaṃṭhamīśam || 1||
bhasmāmbaradharamīśaṃ surapārijātaṃ bilvārcitapadayugalaṃ somaṃ someśam |
jagadālayapariśobhitadevaṃ paramātmaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 2||
kailāsapriyavāsaṃ karuṇākaramīśaṃ kātyāyanīvilasitapriyavāmabhāgam |
praṇavārcitamātmārcitaṃ saṃsevitarūpaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 3||
manmathanijamadadahanaṃ dākṣāyanīśaṃ nirguṇaguṇasaṃbharitaṃ kaivalyapuruṣam |
bhaktānugrahavigrahamānandajaikaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 4||
suragaṃgāsamplāvitapāvananijaśikharaṃ samabhūṣitaśaśibimbaṃ jaṭādharaṃ devam |
niratojjvaladāvānalanayanaphālabhāgaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 5||
śaśisūryanetradvayamārādhyapuruṣaṃ surakinnarapannagamayamīśaṃ saṃkāśam |
śaravaṇabhavasampūjitanijapādapadmaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 6||
śrīśailapuravāsaṃ īśaṃ mallīśaṃ śrīkālahastīśaṃ svarṇamukhīvāsam |
kāñcīpuramīśaṃ śrīkāmākṣītejaṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 7||
tripurāntakamīśaṃ aruṇācaleśaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtiṃ guruṃ lokapūjyam |
cidambarapuravāsaṃ pañcaliṃgamūrtiṃ vande'haṃ śivaśaṅkaramīśaṃ deveśam || 8||
jyotirmayaśubhaliṃgaṃ saṅkhyātrayanāṭyaṃ trayīvedyamādyaṃ pañcānanamīśam |
vedādbhutagātraṃ vedārṇavajanitaṃ vedāgraṃ viśvāgraṃ śrīviśvanātham || 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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