shivashankarmarathiaarti

ලවථවතී වික්රාළා (ශංකරාචී ආරතී)

लवथवती विक्राळा (शंकराची आरती) in Sinhala · සිංහල

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Origin & Story

Marathi aarti tradition (composition of Sant Samarth Ramdas) · Sant Samarth Ramdas · 17th century CE

Sant Samarth Ramdas of Sajjangad, the spiritual guide of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and author of the Dasbodh and Manache Shlok, composed this aarti in praise of Lord Shiva. In four vivid verses it celebrates Shankara's cosmic form, His marriage to Uma (Parvati), and above all His act of swallowing the Halahala poison at the churning of the ocean — by which He became Nilakantha. The closing verse bears Ramdas's signature and turns the heart toward the constant remembrance of the Lord's name.

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The aarti recalls Shiva's greatest act of compassion: at the churning of the cosmic ocean, when the Halahala poison threatened to destroy all creation, Shiva drank it down, holding it in His throat, which turned blue. Devotees hold that the Lord who once swallowed the poison of the worlds will likewise absorb the troubles of those who sing His praise with love.

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Verse 1

ලවථවතී වික්රාළා බ්රහ්මාංඩීං මාළා . වීෂේං කංඨ කාළා ත්රිනේත්රීං ජ්වාළා .. ලාවණ්යසුංදර මස්තකීං බාළා . තේථුනියාං ජල නිර්මළ වාහේ ඣුළඣුළාං .. 1 ..

Lavathavati Vikrala Brahmandi Mala | Vishe Kantha Kala Trinetri Jwala || Lavanya-Sundar Mastaki Bala | Tethuniya Jal Nirmal Vahe Zhulazhula || 1 ||

Meaning:लहराता हुआ विकराल, ब्रह्मांड की माला धारण किए; विष से कंठ काला, तीसरे नेत्र में ज्वाला; मस्तक पर सुंदर बाल-चंद्र, जहाँ से निर्मल जल (गंगा) झुळझुळ बहता है।

Verse 2

ජය දේව ජය දේව ජය ශ්රීශංකරා . ආරතී ඕවාළූං තුජ කර්පූරගෞරා .. ධෘ ..

Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Shri Shankara | Aarati Ovalu Tuj Karpura-Gaura || Dhru ||

Meaning:जय देव जय देव, जय श्रीशंकर! हे कर्पूरगौर, मैं तुम्हारी आरती उतारता हूँ।

Verse 3

කර්පූරගෞරා භෝළා නයනීං විශාළා . අර්ධාංගීං පාර්වතී සුමනාංච්යා මාළා .. විභුතීචේං උධළණ ශිතිකංඨ නීළා . ඓසා ශංකර ශෝභේ උමාවේල්හාළා .. 2 ..

Karpura-Gaura Bhola Nayani Vishala | Ardhangi Parvati Sumananchya Mala || Vibhutiche Udhalana Shiti-Kantha Nila | Aisa Shankar Shobhe Uma-Velhala || 2 ||

Meaning:कर्पूर-से गौर, भोले, विशाल नेत्रों वाले, अर्धांग में पार्वती, पुष्पों की मालाएँ; विभूति से लिपटे, नीलकंठ — ऐसे शंकर उमावल्लभ शोभायमान हैं।

Verse 4

දේවීං දෛත්යීං සාගරමංථන පෛං කේලේං . ත්යාමාජීං අවචිත හළාහළ උඨිලේං .. තේං ත්වාං අසුරපණේං ප්රාශන කේලේං . නීළකංඨ නාම ප්රසිද්ධ ඣාලේං .. 3 ..

Devi Daityi Sagara-Manthan Pai Kele | Tyamaji Avachit Halahala Uthile || Te Tva Asurapane Prashan Kele | Nilakantha Nam Prasiddha Zhale || 3 ||

Meaning:देवों-दैत्यों ने सागर-मंथन किया, उसमें अचानक हलाहल उठा; तुमने असुरत्व धारण कर उसे पी लिया, और 'नीलकंठ' नाम प्रसिद्ध हो गया।

Verse 5

ව්යාඝ්රාංබර ඵණිවරධර සුංදර මදනාරී . පංචානන මනමෝහන මුනිජනසුඛකාරී .. ශතකෝටීචේං බීජ වාචේ උච්චාරී . රඝුකුළටිළක රාමදාසා අංතරීං .. 4 ..

Vyaghrambar Phanivara-Dhar Sundar Madanari | Panchanan Manamohan Munijana-Sukhakari || Shata-Kotiche Bija Vache Uchchari | Raghukula-Tilaka Ramadasa Antari || 4 ||

Meaning:व्याघ्रचर्मधारी, नागराज को धारण करने वाले, सुंदर मदनारी; पंचानन, मनमोहन, मुनिजनों को सुख देने वाले; शतकोटि (नाम) के बीज का वाणी से उच्चारण करो — रघुकुलतिलक (राम) को रामदास अपने अंतर में धारण करते हैं।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ලවථවතී වික්රාළා🔊Lavathavati VikralaSwaying and awe-inspiring / fearsome (the cosmic dance and form of Shiva)

බ්රහ්මාංඩීං මාළා🔊Brahmandi MalaA garland (of skulls / of the universes) encompassing the cosmos

වීෂේං කංඨ කාළා🔊Vishe Kantha KalaHis throat is dark-blue from the poison (he drank)

ත්රිනේත්රීං ජ්වාළා🔊Trinetri JwalaA flame (blazes) in his third eye

මස්තකීං බාළා🔊Mastaki BalaUpon his head the (crescent) child-moon

ජල නිර්මළ වාහේ ඣුළඣුළාං🔊Jal Nirmal Vahe ZhulazhulaFrom there the pure water (Ganga) flows murmuring gently

ජය දේව ජය දේව🔊Jai Dev Jai DevVictory to you, O Lord, victory to you

ආරතී ඕවාළූං🔊Aarati OvaluI wave the lamp of aarti (in worship)

කර්පූරගෞරා🔊Karpura-GauraO you who are white/fair as camphor

භෝළා නයනීං විශාළා🔊Bhola Nayani VishalaThe innocent (Bholanath) one, with large (wide) eyes

අර්ධාංගීං පාර්වතී🔊Ardhangi ParvatiParvati on (his) half-body (Ardhanarishvara)

විභුතීචේං උධළණ🔊Vibhutiche UdhalanaSmeared / scattered with sacred ash (vibhuti)

ශිතිකංඨ නීළා🔊Shiti-Kantha NilaThe blue-throated one (Nilakantha)

සාගරමංථන🔊Sagara-ManthanThe churning of the ocean (by gods and demons)

හළාහළ🔊HalahalaThe deadly Halahala poison (that arose from the churning)

ප්රාශන කේලේං🔊Prashan Kele(You) drank it down

නීළකංඨ නාම🔊Nilakantha NamThe name 'Nilakantha' (the blue-throated)

ව්යාඝ්රාංබර🔊VyaghrambarClad in a tiger-skin

ඵණිවරධර🔊Phanivara-DharWearer of the great serpent (king of snakes)

මදනාරී🔊MadanariThe enemy of Madana (Kama, whom he burned)

රාමදාසා අංතරීං🔊Ramadasa AntariIn the heart of Ramdas (the poet's signature)

Benefits of Chanting लवथवती विक्राळा (शंकराची आरती)

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Invokes the grace and protection of Lord Shiva, the auspicious Shankara

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A complete devotional meditation on Shiva's form, deeds and names (Nilakantha, Madanari, Panchanan)

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Sung daily in Shiva temples and homes as the closing aarti of worship

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Recalls Shiva's supreme compassion in drinking the world-destroying poison to save creation

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Brings peace, courage and auspiciousness, especially when sung on Mondays and Maha Shivaratri

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Easy and uplifting to sing in family and temple congregations

How to Chant लवथवती विक्राळा (शंकराची आरती)

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Best TimeDaily evening aarti; especially Mondays, Pradosh and Maha Shivaratri

Sing this aarti while waving the lamp before a Shiva Linga or image of Shankara, joining the refrain 'Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Shri Shankara'. It is offered at the close of worship, particularly on Mondays, during Pradosh kaal and on Maha Shivaratri. Sing each verse contemplating the form of Shiva it describes, ending with the inner remembrance of the Lord's name as the poet Ramdas advises.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete लवथवती विक्राळा (शंकराची आरती) 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.

It is a Marathi aarti describing the glorious, awe-inspiring form of Lord Shiva (Shankara) — the crescent moon and the Ganga flowing from His head, His poison-darkened throat, the third eye, Parvati at His side, and His body smeared with sacred ash.

It was composed by Sant Samarth Ramdas (17th century), the guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whose poetic signature 'Ramdas' appears in the final verse alongside a reference to Lord Rama (Raghukula-tilaka).

The third verse recalls the churning of the ocean (samudra manthan): when the deadly Halahala poison arose, Shiva drank it to save the worlds, and it stained His throat blue — hence the renowned name Nilakantha, 'the blue-throated one'.

It is sung as the evening aarti in Shiva temples and homes, and with special devotion on Mondays, during Pradosh kaal, in the month of Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri.