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ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා ආරතී

ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा आरती in Sinhala · සිංහල

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Traditional Hindu devotional composition · Unknown (folk tradition) · Medieval period

Om Jai Shiv Omkara is the most popular Shiva aarti, sung in temples and homes across India during evening worship. The aarti describes Shiva's divine attributes — crescent moon, Ganga, trident, bull Nandi, and the snake.

✦ As told in scripture

In Shiva temples across India, particularly at Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi, the evening aarti with Om Jai Shiv Omkara draws thousands daily. Devotees report the atmosphere becomes electrically charged with divine energy, and many experience spontaneous tears of devotion and healing.

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Verse 1

ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා, ස්වාමී ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා. බ්රහ්මා විෂ්ණු සදාශිව අර්ද්ධාංගී ධාරා.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Om Jai Shiv Omkara, Swami Jai Shiv Omkara Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Ardhangi Dhara Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:ॐ भगवान शिव ओमकारा की जय, शिव ओमकारा की जय! ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और सदाशिव — आप अपनी अर्धांगिनी को अपने आधे शरीर में धारण करते हैं। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 2

ඒකානන චතුරානන පංචානන රාජේ. හංසාසන ගරුඩ़ාසන වෘෂවාහන සාජේ.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Ekanan Chaturanan Panchanan Raje Hansasan Garudhasan Vrishvahan Saje Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:एकमुख, चतुर्मुख, पंचमुख — आप सर्वोच्च विराजते हैं। हंस, गरुड़ और वृषभ पर आसीन — आप सुंदर रूप से सुशोभित हैं। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 3

දෝ භුජ චාර චතුර්භුජ දස භුජ අති සෝහේ. ත්රිගුණ රූප නිරඛතේ ත්රිභුවන ජන මෝහේ.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Do Bhuj Char Chaturbhuj Das Bhuj Ati Sohe Trigun Roop Nirakhte Tribhuvan Jan Mohe Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:दो भुजाओं, चार भुजाओं, दस भुजाओं से — आप अति भव्य दिखते हैं। आपके त्रिगुण रूप को देखकर तीनों लोकों के लोग मोहित हो जाते हैं। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 4

අක්ෂමාලා වනමාලා මුණ්ඩමාලා ධාරී. චන්දන මෘගමද සෝහේ භාලේ ශශිධාරී.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Akshamala Vanmala Mundmala Dhari Chandan Mrigmad Sohe Bhale Shashidhari Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:आप अक्षमाला, वनमाला और मुण्डमाला धारण करते हैं। चंदन और कस्तूरी आपको सुशोभित करते हैं, और अर्धचंद्र आपके भाल को सुशोभित करता है। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 5

ශ්වේතාම්බර පීතාම්බර බාඝම්බර අංගේ. සනකාදික ගරුණාදික භූතාදික සංගේ.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Shwetambar Pitambar Baaghambar Ange Sanakadik Garunadik Bhootadik Sange Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:श्वेत वस्त्र, पीत वस्त्र और बाघम्बर आपके शरीर को सुशोभित करते हैं। सनक आदि ऋषि, गरुड़ आदि, भूत और प्राणी — सभी आपके साथ रहते हैं। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 6

කර කේ මධ්ය කමණ්ඩලු චක්ර ත්රිශූලධාරී. සුඛකාරී දුඛහාරී ජගපාලනකාරී.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Kar Ke Madhya Kamandalu Chakra Trishuldhari Sukhkari Dukh-hari Jagpalankari Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:आपके हाथों में कमण्डलु, चक्र और त्रिशूल है। आप सुख के दाता, दुःख के हर्ता और जगत के पालनकर्ता हैं। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 7

බ්රහ්මා විෂ්ණු සදාශිව ජානත අවිවේකා. ප්රණවාක්ෂර මේං ශෝභිත යේ තීනෝං ඒකා.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Janat Aviveka Pranavakshar Mein Shobhit Ye Teenon Eka Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और सदाशिव — अज्ञानी उन्हें अलग मानते हैं। परंतु ॐ अक्षर में तीनों एक होकर प्रकाशित होते हैं। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Verse 8

ත්රිගුණ ස්වාමී ජී කී ආරතී ජෝ කෝඊ නර ගාවේ. කහත ශිවානන්ද ස්වාමී මනවාංඡිත ඵල පාවේ.. ඕං ජය ශිව ඕමකාරා..

Trigun Swami Ji Ki Aarti Jo Koi Nar Gaave Kahat Shivanand Swami Manvanchhit Phal Pave Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Meaning:जो कोई त्रिमूर्ति प्रभु की यह आरती गाता है, स्वामी शिवानंद कहते हैं — वह अपने मन की सब इच्छाएँ पा लेता है। ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ඕං🔊OmThe primordial cosmic sound

ජය🔊JaiVictory, glory, hail

ශිව🔊ShivLord Shiva, the auspicious one

ඕමකාරා🔊OmkaraThe form of Om, the cosmic sound incarnate

ස්වාමී🔊SwamiLord, master

බ්රහ්මා🔊BrahmaThe creator god

විෂ්ණු🔊VishnuThe preserver god

සදාශිව🔊SadashivThe eternal Shiva, the destroyer

අර්ද්ධාංගී🔊ArdhangiThe one whose half body is occupied by his consort

ඒකානන🔊EkananOne-faced (Brahma's original form)

චතුරානන🔊ChaturananFour-faced (Brahma)

පංචානන🔊PanchananFive-faced (Shiva)

හංසාසන🔊HansasanSeated on a swan (Brahma's vehicle)

ගරුඩ़ාසන🔊GarudhasanSeated on Garuda eagle (Vishnu's vehicle)

වෘෂවාහන🔊VrishvahanRiding the bull Nandi (Shiva's vehicle)

ත්රිගුණ🔊TrigunThree qualities — Sattva, Rajas, Tamas

ත්රිභුවන🔊TribhuvanThree worlds — heaven, earth, netherworld

අක්ෂමාලා🔊AkshamalaRosary of Rudraksha beads

වනමාලා🔊VanmalaGarland of forest flowers

මුණ්ඩමාලා🔊MundmalaGarland of skulls

චන්දන🔊ChandanSandalwood paste

මෘගමද🔊MrigmadMusk (deer fragrance)

ශශිධාරී🔊ShashidhariBearer of the crescent moon on his forehead

ශ්වේතාම්බර🔊ShwetambarWhite-robed (Brahma's form)

පීතාම්බර🔊PitambarYellow-robed (Vishnu's form)

බාඝම්බර🔊BaaghambarTiger-skinned (Shiva's form)

කමණ්ඩලු🔊KamandaluWater pot carried by ascetics

චක්ර🔊ChakraThe divine discus (Vishnu's weapon)

ත්රිශූල🔊TrishulThe trident (Shiva's weapon)

සුඛකාරී🔊SukhkariGiver of happiness

දුඛහාරී🔊Dukh-hariRemover of sorrows

ජගපාලනකාරී🔊JagpalankariSustainer and protector of the world

ප්රණවාක්ෂර🔊PranavaksharThe syllable of Pranava (Om)

මනවාංඡිත🔊ManvanchhitHeart's desire, wished-for

ඵල🔊PhalFruit, result, reward

Benefits of Chanting ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा आरती

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Invokes the Trinity — This aarti uniquely worships Shiva as the supreme being who encompasses Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — invoking the blessings of all three.

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Removes Sorrows — The aarti explicitly calls Shiva 'Dukh-hari' (remover of sorrows), and regular recitation is believed to dissolve grief and suffering.

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Creates Sacred Atmosphere — Performing this aarti with a lit lamp purifies the home, removes negative energies and creates a deeply spiritual environment.

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Grants Heart's Desires — The final verse promises that whoever sings this aarti with devotion will attain 'Manvanchhit Phal' — the fruit of all their wishes.

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Deepens Shiva Devotion — Regular recitation builds a powerful connection with Lord Shiva, especially during Shravan month and on Mondays.

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Brings Family Harmony — Singing this aarti together as a family during evening puja strengthens bonds and invites divine peace into the household.

How to Chant ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा आरती

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Best TimeEvening puja (Sandhya), Mondays, Maha Shivaratri, Shravan month

Light a ghee lamp and incense before a Shiva lingam or image. Offer bel patra (wood apple leaves), water, milk, and flowers. Hold the aarti thali with the lit lamp and move it in a clockwise circle before the deity while singing. Ring a bell with the left hand. The aarti should be sung slowly and melodiously with full devotion. After completion, offer the flame to all devotees present. This aarti is especially powerful when performed on Mondays, during Shravan month, and on Maha Shivaratri.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ॐ जय शिव ओमकारा 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.

Om Jai Shiv Omkara is the most popular and widely sung aarti dedicated to Lord Shiva. It describes Shiva's divine form, his attributes, his weapons, and his role as the supreme deity who encompasses the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. It is traditionally attributed to Swami Shivanand.

This aarti is ideally sung during evening puja (Sandhya Kaal). It is especially auspicious on Mondays (Shiva's day), during the month of Shravan (July-August), on Maha Shivaratri, and on Pradosh Vrat days. However, it can be sung any time you wish to worship Lord Shiva.

Omkara means 'the form of Om' or 'the one who is Om.' The aarti addresses Shiva as the embodiment of the sacred syllable Om — the primordial cosmic sound from which all creation emerged. This establishes Shiva as the supreme, formless Brahman.

The aarti presents Shiva as the supreme being who manifests as all three members of the Hindu trinity — Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the transformer. The key verse states that in the syllable Om, all three are one. This reflects the Shaivite philosophical view.

The aarti is traditionally attributed to Swami Shivanand, as mentioned in the final verse. It is a beloved devotional composition that has been part of Hindu worship tradition for generations and is sung in temples and homes across India every evening.