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Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali — Durga Aarti

अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, on Ashtami and Fridays, at morning or evening Devi aarti·📜 Traditional Hindi Durga aarti

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglish

Origin & Story

Traditional Hindi Durga aarti · Traditional · Traditional

This beloved aarti pictures the Goddess as both the fierce, lion-riding, ten-armed slayer of demons and the infinitely tender mother. Its genius is the turn at the end: after praising her power, the devotee asks for nothing of the world — no silver, no gold — but only 'a small corner' in the Mother's heart. That single line has made it one of the most quoted expressions of selfless devotion in Hindi, sung in homes and temples across North India every Navratri.

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Devotees say the Mother cannot refuse a child who asks only for her love. The line 'poot kapoot sune hain, par maa na suni kumata' — a child may go astray, but a mother never fails her child — has consoled countless people in hardship, assuring them that the Divine Mother's protection is unconditional and never withdrawn.

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Verse 1

Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali, Jai Durge Khappar Wali Tere Hi Gun Gaven Bharati, O Maiya Hum Sab Utaren Teri Aarti

Meaning:You are Amba, Mother of the world, Kali; victory to Durga who bears the skull-bowl. Bharati sings your praises — O Mother, we all offer you this aarti.

Verse 2

Tere Bhakt Janon Par Mata, Bhir Padi Hai Bhari Danav Dal Par Toot Pado Maa, Karke Sinh Sawari

Meaning:Great trouble has fallen upon your devotees, O Mother; fall upon the army of demons, riding your lion. Mightier than a hundred lions, ten-armed one, remover of the sorrows of the suffering — O Mother, we offer you this aarti.

Verse 3

Sau-Sau Sinhon Se Tu Balshali, Hai Das Bhujaon Wali Dukhiyon Ke Dukhde Nivarti, O Maiya Hum Sab Utaren Teri Aarti

Meaning:The bond of mother and child in this world is the purest of all. There may be a wayward child, but never a bad mother. You who show compassion to all and rain down nectar — O Mother, we offer you this aarti.

Verse 4

Maa Bete Ka Hai Is Jag Mein, Bada Hi Nirmal Nata Poot Kapoot Sune Hain Par Maa, Na Suni Kumata

Meaning:We ask not for wealth or riches, neither silver nor gold; we ask only, O Mother, for a small corner in your heart.

Verse 5

Sab Par Karuna Darsane Wali, Amrit Barsane Wali Dukhiyon Ke Dukhde Nivarti, O Maiya Hum Sab Utaren Teri Aarti

Verse 6

Nahin Mangte Dhan Aur Daulat, Na Chandi Na Sona Hum To Mangen Maa Tere Man Mein, Chhota Sa Kona

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Ambe🔊O Mother (Amba) — the Divine Mother

Jagdambe🔊Mother of the whole world (Jagat + Amba)

Khappar Wali🔊She who bears the khappar (skull-bowl) — fierce form of the Goddess

Sinh Sawari🔊She who rides the lion

Das Bhujaon Wali🔊The ten-armed Goddess

Dukhiyon Ke Dukhde Nivarti🔊Remover of the sorrows of the suffering

Na Suni Kumata🔊A bad mother is never heard of (a child may stray, but a mother never abandons)

Chhota Sa Kona🔊A small corner (in your heart) — all the devotee asks for

Benefits of Chanting अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली

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One of the most loved Durga aartis — sung at Navratri, Durga Puja and daily Devi worship

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Its closing wish — 'just a small corner in your heart' — is among the most cherished lines in Hindi bhakti

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Praises the Mother as protector who destroys evil and removes the sorrows of devotees

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Simple, singable Hindi — a whole gathering can join the aarti together

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Sung while waving the lamp (aarti) before the Goddess

How to Chant अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली

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Best TimeDuring Navratri, on Ashtami and Fridays, at morning or evening Devi aarti

Sing while performing aarti — waving a lit lamp in a clockwise circle before the image of the Goddess — ideally with bell and clapping. It is usually sung by the whole gathering together at the close of Durga puja.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली 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.

'You are Amba, the Mother of the whole world, you are Kali.' It hails the Divine Mother in her many forms — Amba, Jagadamba, Kali, Durga — and is sung as an aarti in her praise.

'We ask not for wealth or gold — only for a small corner in your heart.' It expresses pure, selfless devotion: the devotee wants nothing material, only a place in the Mother's love.

It is a staple of Navratri and Durga Puja and is sung at daily Devi aarti, especially in the evening, while waving the lamp before the Goddess.