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Ghalin Lotangan

Ghalin Lotangan in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At the conclusion of any aarti or puja, morning or evening·📜 Marathi aarti tradition (Varkari sampradaya); opening verse by Sant Namdev

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Ghalin Lotangan is the beloved closing prayer of Marathi worship, sung at the end of nearly every aarti across Maharashtra. It opens with Sant Namdev's verse of total devotion — prostrating, beholding, embracing and worshipping the Lord — and joins it to the well-known Sanskrit shlokas 'Tvameva Mata' (You alone are mother, father, all) and 'Kayena Vacha' (I offer all my deeds to Narayana). Together they form a perfect act of surrender at the conclusion of puja.

Origin & Story

Marathi aarti tradition (Varkari sampradaya); opening verse by Sant Namdev · Sant Namdev (opening verse); traditional Sanskrit shlokas · 13th century CE and later

Ghalin Lotangan has become the universal closing prayer of worship throughout Maharashtra. Its first verse is by Sant Namdev, the weaver-saint and companion of Dnyaneshwar, who pours out the whole of devotion — to prostrate, to gaze, to embrace, to worship and to wave the lamp before the Lord. To this is joined the timeless Sanskrit shloka 'Tvameva Mata' declaring the Lord to be one's every relation, and 'Kayena Vacha' offering all of one's deeds to Narayana. Sung at the end of every aarti, it transforms ritual worship into heartfelt self-surrender.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that Vitthal so loved His devotee Namdev that when, as a child, Namdev offered food to the Lord's image, Vitthal actually appeared and ate it. Such intimacy breathes through 'Ghalin Lotangan', whose closing surrender devotees believe carries every act of their day to the feet of Narayana.

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Verse 1

Ghalin Lotangan Vandin Charan | Dolyanni Pahin Roop Tuze || Preme Aalingin Aanande Poojin | Bhave Ovalin Mhane Nama ||

Meaning:I shall prostrate myself full-length and reverently bow to Your feet; I shall behold Your form with my own eyes. With love I shall embrace You, with joy I shall worship You, and with heartfelt devotion I shall wave the lamp before You — so says Nama (Namdev).

Verse 2

Tvameva Mata Cha Pita Tvameva | Tvameva Bandhushcha Sakha Tvameva || Tvameva Vidya Dravinam Tvameva | Tvameva Sarvam Mama Deva-Deva ||

Meaning:You alone are my mother and my father; You alone are my kinsman and my friend; You alone are my knowledge and my wealth; You alone are my everything, O God of gods.

Verse 3

Kayena Vacha Manasendriyairva | Buddhyatmana Va Prakriteh Svabhavat || Karomi Yadyat-Sakalam Parasmai | Narayanayeti Samarpayami ||

Meaning:Whatever I do — by body, by speech, by mind and senses, by intellect and soul, or out of the natural impulse of my nature — all of it I offer to the Supreme, unto Narayana.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Ghalin Lotangan🔊I shall prostrate full-length (lie flat in obeisance)

Vandin Charan🔊I shall reverently bow to your feet

Dolyanni Pahin Roop Tuze🔊I shall behold your form with my own eyes

Preme Aalingin🔊I shall embrace (you) with love

Aanande Poojin🔊I shall worship (you) with joy

Bhave Ovalin🔊I shall wave the lamp (do aarti) with heartfelt devotion

Mhane Nama🔊So says Nama (Sant Namdev, the poet's signature)

Tvameva Mata Cha Pita Tvameva🔊You alone are mother, and You alone are father

Tvameva Bandhushcha Sakha Tvameva🔊You alone are kinsman, and You alone are friend

Tvameva Vidya Dravinam Tvameva🔊You alone are knowledge, and You alone are wealth

Tvameva Sarvam Mama Deva-Deva🔊You alone are my all, O God of gods

Kayena Vacha🔊By body, by speech

Manasendriyairva🔊Or by mind and the senses

Buddhyatmana Va🔊Or by intellect and soul

Prakriteh Svabhavat🔊Or out of the natural impulse of one's disposition

Karomi Yadyat-Sakalam🔊Whatever I do, all of it

Parasmai🔊To the Supreme

Narayanayeti Samarpayami🔊I offer (it) unto Narayana

Benefits of Chanting Ghalin Lotangan

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Completes any worship with an act of total surrender to the Lord

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Expresses the Lord as mother, father, friend and one's entire refuge

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Dedicates all one's actions of body, speech and mind to Narayana, purifying daily life

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Universally loved and sung at the close of aarti in homes and temples across Maharashtra

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Cultivates humility, devotion and the spirit of offering (samarpana)

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Short, beautiful and easily learned by people of all ages

How to Chant Ghalin Lotangan

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Best TimeAt the conclusion of any aarti or puja, morning or evening

Sing 'Ghalin Lotangan' standing with folded hands at the very end of the aarti, after the deity's own aartis have been offered. Begin with the Marathi verse of Namdev, then the Sanskrit 'Tvameva Mata' and 'Kayena Vacha', bowing in full prostration and offering all your actions to the Lord. It is the customary seal of devotion that closes worship in the Varkari and broader Marathi tradition.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ghalin Lotangan written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the traditional concluding prayer of Marathi worship, sung at the end of the aarti. 'Ghalin Lotangan' means 'I prostrate full-length'; the prayer offers prostration, vision, embrace and worship to the Lord, followed by complete self-surrender.

The opening Marathi verse bears the signature 'Mhane Nama', attributing it to Sant Namdev, the great 13th-century Varkari saint of Pandharpur. It is joined to the Sanskrit shlokas 'Tvameva Mata' and 'Kayena Vacha' that are recited across all Hindu traditions.

After praising the deity, the worshipper concludes by surrendering completely — declaring the Lord to be mother, father, friend and everything, and offering all actions to Narayana. It is the perfect note of humility and dedication on which to end worship.

It can be offered to any deity at the close of worship, but its Varkari origin ties it to Vitthal (Panduranga) of Pandharpur, and its Sanskrit verses address the Supreme as Narayana — so it is understood as offered to the one Supreme Lord in whatever beloved form.