durgaambeaartinavratri

අම්බේ තූ හෛ ජගදම්බේ කාලී

अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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 ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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has consoled countless people in hardship, assuring them that the Divine Mother's protection is unconditional and never withdrawn.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

අම්බේ තූ හෛ ජගදම්බේ කාලී, ජය දුර්ගේ ඛප්පර වාලී. තේරේ හී ගුණ ගාවේං භාරතී, ඕ මෛයා හම සබ උතාරේං තේරී ආරතී..

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

Meaning:तू अम्बा है, जगत की माता जगदम्बा, काली; खप्पर धारण करने वाली दुर्गा की जय। भारती तेरे गुण गाते हैं — हे मैया, हम सब तेरी आरती उतारते हैं।

Verse 2

තේරේ භක්ත ජනෝං පර මාතා, භීර පඩ़ී හෛ භාරී. දානව දල පර ටූට පඩ़ෝ මාං, කරකේ සිංහ සවාරී..

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

Meaning:हे माता, तेरे भक्तों पर भारी विपत्ति आ पड़ी है; सिंह पर सवार होकर दानवों के दल पर टूट पड़ो। सौ-सौ सिंहों से बलशाली, दस भुजाओं वाली, दुखियों के दुख दूर करने वाली — हे मैया, हम तेरी आरती उतारते हैं।

Verse 3

සෞ-සෞ සිංහෝං සේ තූ බලශාලී, හෛ දස භුජාඕං වාලී. දුඛියෝං කේ දුඛඩ़ේ නිවාරතී, ඕ මෛයා හම සබ උතාරේං තේරී ආරතී..

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

Meaning:इस जगत में माँ-बेटे का नाता सबसे निर्मल है; कुपूत तो सुने हैं पर कुमाता कभी नहीं। सब पर करुणा करने वाली, अमृत बरसाने वाली — हे मैया, हम तेरी आरती उतारते हैं।

Verse 4

මාං බේටේ කා හෛ ඉස ජග මේං, බඩ़ා හී නිර්මල නාතා. පූත කපූත සුනේ හෛං පර මාං, නා සුනී කුමාතා..

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

Meaning:हम धन-दौलत, चाँदी या सोना नहीं मांगते; हम तो बस तेरे मन में एक छोटा-सा कोना मांगते हैं।

Verse 5

සබ පර කරුණා දරසානේ වාලී, අමෘත බරසානේ වාලී. දුඛියෝං කේ දුඛඩ़ේ නිවාරතී, ඕ මෛයා හම සබ උතාරේං තේරී ආරතී..

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

Verse 6

නහීං මාංගතේ ධන ඖර දෞලත, නා චාංදී නා සෝනා. හම තෝ මාංගේං මාං තේරේ මන මේං, ඡෝටා සා කෝනා..

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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අම්බේ🔊AmbeO Mother (Amba) — the Divine Mother

ජගදම්බේ🔊JagdambeMother of the whole world (Jagat + Amba)

ඛප්පර වාලී🔊Khappar WaliShe who bears the khappar (skull-bowl) — fierce form of the Goddess

සිංහ සවාරී🔊Sinh SawariShe who rides the lion

දස භුජාඕං වාලී🔊Das Bhujaon WaliThe ten-armed Goddess

දුඛියෝං කේ දුඛඩ़ේ නිවාරතී🔊Dukhiyon Ke Dukhde NivartiRemover of the sorrows of the suffering

නා සුනී කුමාතා🔊Na Suni KumataA bad mother is never heard of (a child may stray, but a mother never abandons)

ඡෝටා සා කෝනා🔊Chhota Sa KonaA 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 Sinhala 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.