𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌲𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌆𑌰𑌤𑍀
Sheetla Mata Aarti in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Traditional Hindi devotional aarti · Traditional · Devotional era
Sheetla Mata, 'the cool one,' is the Goddess (a form of Durga) who both wards off and heals fevers, pox and epidemic diseases — riding a donkey and bearing a broom, winnow, pot and neem leaves. On Sheetla Ashtami (Basoda), devotees offer her cooling, day-before food and worship her for the health and protection of their children and homes.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that those stricken with fever, pox or skin disease who take Sheetla Mata's refuge are healed — even the leper made pure and the blind given sight. On Basoda, no fresh fire is lit; cool food prepared the day before is offered, and this aarti is sung for the family's health.
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𑌮𑍈𑌯𑌾 𑌜𑌯 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌲𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌆𑌦𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑌬 𑌫𑌲 𑌕𑍀 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Maiya jaya shitala mata Adi jyoti maharani saba phala ki data
Meaning:Mother, victory to Sheetla Mata; primordial light, great queen, the giver of every fruit.
𑌰𑌤𑌨 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤 𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌚𑌂𑌵𑌰 𑌢𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌮𑌗 𑌛𑌵𑌿 𑌛𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Ratana simhasana shobhita shveta chhatra bhata Riddhi siddhi chanvara dhulavem jagamaga chhavi chhata
Meaning:Resplendent on a jewelled throne, the white parasol gleaming; Riddhi and Siddhi wave the fly-whisk, your radiant image shining bright.
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌤 𑌠𑌾𑌢़𑍇 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌵𑌰𑌣𑌤 𑌪𑌾𑌰 𑌨𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Vishnu sevata thadha़e sevem shiva dhata Veda purana varanata para nahim pata
Meaning:Vishnu stands serving you, Shiva and Brahma serve you; the Vedas and Puranas describe you, yet find no end to your glory.
𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑌂𑌗 𑌬𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌤 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌥𑌾 । 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑌜 𑌤𑌾𑌲 𑌬𑌜𑌾𑌵𑍈 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿 𑌗𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Indra mridamga bajavata chandra vina hatha Suraja tala bajavai narada muni gata
Meaning:Indra plays the mridang, the Moon the veena in hand; the Sun keeps the rhythm and the sage Narada sings.
𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖 𑌶𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌈 𑌬𑌾𑌜𑍈 𑌮𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌕𑌰𑍈𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌜𑌨 𑌆𑌰𑌤𑍀 𑌲𑌖𑌿 𑌲𑌖𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Ghanta shankha shahanai bajai mana bhata Karaim bhaktajana arati lakhi lakhi harshata
Meaning:Bell, conch and shehnai sound, delighting the heart; the devotees perform the aarti, rejoicing at the sight of you.
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌤𑍂 𑌹𑍀 𑌤𑍀𑌨 𑌕𑌾𑌲 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌨 𑌕𑍋 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Brahmarupa varadani tu hi tina kala jnata Bhaktana ko sukha deti matu pita bhrata
Meaning:Of the form of Brahman, granter of boons, you are the knower of the three times; you give joy to devotees as mother, father and brother.
𑌜𑍋 𑌜𑌨 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 𑌲𑌗𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌸𑌕𑌲 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 𑌤𑌰 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Jo jana dhyana lagave prema shakti pata Sakala manoratha pave bhavanidhi tara jata
Meaning:Whoever fixes the mind upon you in love gains power; he obtains every wish and crosses the ocean of existence.
𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍋𑌂 𑌸𑍇 𑌜𑍋 𑌪𑍀𑌡़𑌿𑌤 𑌕𑍋𑌈 𑌶𑌰𑌣 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌆𑌤𑌾 । 𑌕𑍋𑌢़𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌧 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Rogom se jo pida़ita koi sharana teri ata Kodha़i pave nirmala kaya andha netra pata
Meaning:Whoever, tormented by disease, comes to your refuge — the leper gains a pure body and the blind regain their eyes.
𑌬𑌾𑌂𑌝 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌟 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑍈 𑌜𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌹𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌰 𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑌛𑌤𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Banjha putra ko pave daridra kata jata Tako bhajai jo nahim sira dhuni pachhatata
Meaning:The barren woman gains a son and poverty is cut away; whoever does not worship you beats his head in regret.
𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌲 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑍀 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌤𑍂 𑌹𑍀 𑌹𑍈 𑌜𑌗 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿 𑌬𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨 𑌤𑍂 𑌸𑌬 𑌕𑍀 𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Shitala karati janani tu hi hai jaga trata Utpatti vyadhi binashana tu saba ki ghata
Meaning:You cool and soothe, O Mother, you are the saviour of the world; you create, destroy disease, and are the end of all.
𑌦𑌾𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌰 𑌜𑍋𑌡़𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 । 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌆𑌪𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍀𑌜𑍈 𑌔𑌰 𑌨 𑌕𑍁𑌛 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌾 ॥
Dasa vichitra kara joda़e suna meri mata Bhakti apani dijai aura na kuchha bhata
Meaning:Your servant Vichitra folds his hands — hear me, O Mother; grant me your devotion, for nothing else delights me.
Benefits of Chanting Sheetla Mata Aarti
Sung to Sheetla Mata, the cooling Goddess (a form of Durga/Devi) who protects from and heals fevers, pox, measles and skin and epidemic diseases.
Chanted for health, recovery from illness, healthy children, and protection of the family from heat-borne and infectious diseases.
Especially worshipped on Sheetla Ashtami (Basoda), when cooling, day-old food is offered, and through the hot summer months.
How to Chant Sheetla Mata Aarti
Light a lamp (ghee or camphor) and, holding it, perform the aarti by circling it before the deity while singing, ideally with a bell. Offer flowers and prasad, and conclude by taking the aarti blessing (passing the hands over the flame and to the eyes). Sing with devotion and a steady heart.
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