🪔 Aarti · Shiva

Om Jai Shiv Omkara — Shiva Aarti

Aarti to the primordial Shiva.

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Best occasion

Mahashivaratri, every Monday, Shravan Somvar

🕉️ Sanskrit / Devanagari

ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा।
ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा॥

एकानन चतुरानन, पञ्चानन राजे।
हंसानन गरुड़ासन, वृषवाहन साजे॥

Roman Transliteration

Om Jai Shiv Omkara, swami Jai Shiv Omkara
Brahma, Vishnu, Sadashiv, ardhangi dhara

Ekanan chaturanan, panchanan raje
Hansanan Garudasan, vrishvahan saje

English

Om, glory to Shiva the Omkara, Lord glory to Shiva the Omkara.
Brahma, Vishnu, Sadashiva — with the Divine-half consort.

One-faced, four-faced, five-faced glorious.
Swan-borne, Garuda-borne, Bull-borne — all magnificent.

Meaning & Significance

Chanted during Shivaratri and Somvar evenings — recognizes Shiva as the unmanifest Omkara underlying all deities.

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Om Jai Lakshmi Mata — Lakshmi Aarti

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Jai Ambe Gauri — Durga Aarti

Hanuman

Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki

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