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Shristhala Devi Aarati

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Devotional text

śrīsthaladevīāratikyam
yatkarma-dharma-nilayaṃ pravadanti tajjñāḥ
yajñādi puṇyamakhilaṃ sakalaṃ tvayaiva |
tvaṃ cetanā yata iti pravicārya citte
nityaṃ tvadīya caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 1||
      pātho'dhinātha tanayā patireṣa śeṣa
      paryaṅk lālita vapuḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ |
      tvanmoha-pāśa-vivaśo jagadambaso'pi
      vyāghūrṇamānanayanaḥ śayanaṃ cakāra || 2||
tata kautukaṃ janani yasya janārdanasya
karṇaprasūtamalajau madhu-kaiṭabhākhyau |
tasyāpi yau na bhavataḥ sulabhau nihantuṃ
tvanmāyayā kavilatau vilayaṃ gatau tau || 3||
      yanmāhiṣaṃ vapurapūrvabalopapannaṃ
      yannāka nāyaka parākrama jitvaraṃ ca |
      yatlokaśokajananabratabaddha-hārdaṃ
      tallīlayaiva dalitaṃ girije bhavatyā || 4||
yo dhūmralocana iti prathitaḥ pṛthivyāṃ
bhasmī babhūva sa raṇe tava huṅkṛtena |
sarvāsurakṣayakare girirājakanye manye
svamanyu dahane kṛta eṣa homaḥ || 5||
      keṣāmapi tridaśanāyaka pūrvakāṇāṃ
      hantuṃ na jātu sulabhāviti caṇḍamuṇḍau |
      tau durmadau sapadi cāmbara tulyamūrte
      matistavāsikuliśāt patitau viśīrṇau || 6||
dautyena te śiva iti prathitaprabhāvo
devo'pi dānavapateḥ sadanaṃ jagāma |
bhūyo'pi tasya caritaṃ prathayāñcakāra
sā tvaṃ prasīda śivadūti vijṛmbhitena || 7||
      citraṃ tadetadamarairapi ye na jeyāḥ
      śastrābhighāta-patitādrudhirādaparṇe |
      bhūmau babhūvuramitāḥ pratiraktabījā
      ste'pitvayaiva gagane galitāḥ samastāḥ || 8||
āścaryametadatulaṃ yadbhūt surārī
trailokyavaibhavaviluṇṭhanahaṣṭapāṇī |
śastrairnihatya bhuvi śumbha-niśumbhasaṃjñau
nītau tvayā janani tāvapi nākalokam || 9||
      tvattejasi pralayakāla hutāśane'smiṃ-
      stasmin prayānti vilayaṃ bhuvanāni sadyaḥ |
      tasminnipatya śalabhā iva dānavendrā
      bhasmī bhavanti hi bhavāni kimatra citram || 10||
tatkiṃ gṛṇāmi bhavatīṃ bhava tīvratāpa
nirvāpaṇa-praṇayanīṃ praṇamañjaneṣu |
tatkiṃ gṛṇāmi bhavantī bhava tīvra tāpa
saṃvarddhana-praṇayanīṃ vipadi sthiteṣu || 11||
      vāme kare taditare ca tathopariṣṭhān
      pātraṃ sudhārasayutaṃ varamātuluṅgam |
      kheṭaṃ gadāṃ ca dadhatīṃ bhavatīṃ bhavāni
      dhyāyanti ye'ruṇanibhāṃ kṛtinasta eva || 12||
yadvāruṇāt paramidaṃ yadi mānavāste
bījaṃ smaredanudinaṃ dahanādhirūḍham |
māyāṅkitaṃ tilakitaṃ taruṇendu bindu-
rnādairamandamiha rājyamasau bhunakti || 13||
      āvāhanaṃ yajanavarṇanamagnihotraṃ
      karmārpaṇaṃ tava visarjanamatra devi |
      mohānmayā kṛtamidaṃ sakalāparādhaṃ
      mātaḥ kṣamasva varade bahirantarasthe || 14||
antaḥ sthitāpyakhila jantuṣu janturūpā
vidyotase bahirivākhila viśvarūpā |
kā bhūriśabdaracanā vacanādhikā sā
dīnaṃ janaṃ janani māmava niṣprapañcam || 15||
      etatpaṭhedanudinaṃ danujāntakāri
      caṇḍīcaritamatulaṃ bhuvi yastrikālam |
      śrīmān sukhī sa vijayī subhagaḥ kṛtī syāt
      tyāgī cirantanavapuḥ kavi cakravartī || 16||
iti |

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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