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Shri Shakanbhari Aarati 3 (Marathi)

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Devotional text

śrīśākaṃbharī āratī 3 marāṭhī
jaya devī jaya devī jaya śākaṃbharī |
śrīvanaśaṃkarī māye ādi viśvaṃbharī || dhru. ||
daityeṃ surajana gāṃjita paḍalā duṣkāḻa |
dekhuni dānava vadhisī sakrodheṃ prabaḻa |
śākhā vaṭuni pāḻisī viśvapriya sakaḻa |
bhaktā saṃkaṭī pāvasī jananī tātkāḻa || 1 ||
sadbhakti devī tū surasarveśvarī |
sāṭhī śākhā tuja priya ṣaḍvidha sāṃbhārī |
tiḻave taṃbiṭa karmaṭha dvādaśa kośiṃbīrīṃ |
pāpaḍa sāṃḍage vāḍhitī halavā paroparī || 2 ||
aṃbe kardaḻi drākṣe nānā phaḻe jāṇa |
dadhi ghṛta paya śarkarā loṇacī navavarṇa |
kathikā cākavata cukkā madhupūrṇa |
vāḍhitī paṃcāmṛta āle liṃbū lavaṇa || 3 ||
barbūre kaḍī vaḍe vaḍiyā varānna |
sugaṃdha keśarī anna vicitra citrānna |
bhakṣyabhojya priyakara nānā pakvānna |
surāra rāyati vāḍhitī ṣaḍrasa paramānna || 4 ||
poḻī sugare bharīta āṇi vāṃgībhāta |
pātrīṃ vāḍhitī sarvahī apūpa navanīta |
jīvana ghetā bhojanī prasanna bhaktāteṃ |
prārthuni tāṃbūla deūni vaṃdī gurubhakta || 5 ||

About this aarti — Durga

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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