Satyanarayan Aarti — Benefits & How to Chant
श्री सत्यनारायण जी की आरती
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Satyanarayan Aarti
Completes the Satyanarayan Vrat and Katha, pleasing Lord Satyanarayan (Vishnu)
Believed to fulfil sincere wishes (manovanchhit phal) of the devotee
Brings prosperity, abundance and well-being to the household
Removes sins and obstacles through faith and truthfulness
Strengthens the values of keeping one's word and honouring one's vows
Auspicious on Purnima (full moon), Ekadashi and on special family occasions
Invokes peace, harmony and divine protection over the home and family
How to Chant Satyanarayan Aarti
Instructions
This aarti is performed after completing the Satyanarayan Vrat Katha. Offer it before an image of Lord Satyanarayan (Vishnu) with a lit ghee or camphor lamp, having prepared the traditional prasad of sapaada (savaya) sheera/panjiri, banana, fruits and tulsi. Sing with devotion while circling the lamp clockwise and ringing a bell. Distribute the prasad to all present and remember to keep one's vows truthfully, which is the heart of this worship.
Spiritual Significance
The Katha tells that a wealthy merchant who vowed to perform the Satyanarayan Puja forgot his promise after his wishes were granted, and so was struck by ruin and false imprisonment; only when he and his family resumed the worship with full faith was his fortune, his ships and his family restored, demonstrating the fruit of honouring one's vow to the Lord of Truth.
Origin & History
Source: Traditional North Indian devotional aarti (Aarti Sangrah), sung with the Satyanarayan Vrat Katha from the Skanda Purana (Reva Khanda)
Author: Traditional (the closing line names Swami Shivananda)
The worship of Satyanarayan and its accompanying Katha are described in the Reva Khanda of the Skanda Purana, where Lord Vishnu, in answer to Narada's compassion for suffering humanity, prescribes this simple vrat for the fulfilment of wishes in the Kali age. This aarti, sung at the close of the Katha, recounts the Lord's appearances to the poor brahmin, the Bhil woodcutter, King Chandrachuda and the merchant, and is performed in countless Hindu homes on full-moon days and joyous occasions.