श्री गंगा आरती Meaning — Line by Line
श्री गंगा आरती
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- Verse 1. Namami gamge tava padapamkajam surasuraih vandita divyarupam
- Verse 2. Om jaya gamge mata shri jaya gamge mata
- Verse 3. Chandra-si jota tumhari jala nirmala ata
- Verse 4. Putra sagara ke tare saba jaga ko jnata
- Verse 5. Eka hi bara jo teri sharanagati ata
- Verse 6. Arati mata tumhari jo jana nitya gata
Namami gamge tava padapamkajam surasuraih vandita divyarupam
नमामि गंगे तव पादपंकजम् सुरासुरैः वन्दित दिव्यरूपम् । भक्तिं मुक्तिं च ददासि नित्यं भावानुसारेण सदा नराणाम् ॥
Namami gamge tava padapamkajam surasuraih vandita divyarupam Bhaktim muktim cha dadasi nityam bhavanusarena sada naranam
MeaningI bow to you, O Ganga; I bow to your lotus-feet, your divine form adored by gods and demons alike. Ever, according to their devotion, you grant to all people both devotion and liberation.
Om jaya gamge mata shri jaya gamge mata
ॐ जय गंगे माता श्री जय गंगे माता । जो नर तुमको ध्याता मनवांछित फल पाता ॥
Om jaya gamge mata shri jaya gamge mata Jo nara tumako dhyata manavamchhita phala pata
MeaningOm, victory to Mother Ganga, glory to Mother Ganga! Whoever meditates upon you obtains the fruit his heart desires.
Chandra-si jota tumhari jala nirmala ata
चन्द्र-सी जोत तुम्हारी जल निर्मल आता । शरण पड़ें जो तेरी सो नर तर जाता ॥
Chandra-si jota tumhari jala nirmala ata Sharana pada़em jo teri so nara tara jata
MeaningYour light is like the moon and your water flows pure and clear; whoever takes refuge in you, that person is carried across.
Putra sagara ke tare saba jaga ko jnata
पुत्र सगर के तारे सब जग को ज्ञाता । कृपा दृष्टि तुम्हारी त्रिभुवन सुखदाता ॥
Putra sagara ke tare saba jaga ko jnata Kripa drishti tumhari tribhuvana sukhadata
MeaningYou delivered the sons of King Sagara and are the knower of all the world; your gracious glance is the giver of joy to the three worlds.
Eka hi bara jo teri sharanagati ata
एक ही बार जो तेरी शरणागति आता । यम की त्रास मिटाकर परमगति पाता ॥
Eka hi bara jo teri sharanagati ata Yama ki trasa mitakara paramagati pata
MeaningWhoever comes even once to take refuge in you — his terror of Yama (death) is destroyed and he attains the supreme state.
Arati mata tumhari jo jana nitya gata
आरती मात तुम्हारी जो जन नित्य गाता । दास वही सहज में मुक्ति को पाता ॥
Arati mata tumhari jo jana nitya gata Dasa vahi sahaja mem mukti ko pata
MeaningWhoever sings your aarti, O Mother, every day — that servant easily attains liberation.
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Origin & History
Source: Traditional Hindi devotional aarti
Author: Traditional
Period: Devotional era
Maa Ganga descended from the heavens to the earth through the matted locks of Lord Shiva, brought down by the penance of King Bhagiratha to liberate the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara. Revered as the holiest of rivers and the very embodiment of purity and salvation, her aarti is sung each evening at the great ghats amid lamps and bells, with the cry 'Har Har Gange.'
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