Aarti
An aarti praises a deity while a lamp is offered. Browse complete aarti texts with transliteration and English meanings.
Choose the deity below, then open a text for its meaning, worship context and sources. Household and temple practices can differ.
Shiva
- Shiv Aarti
"Om Jai Shiv Omkara" is the most popular aarti of Lord Shiva, hailing him as the sacred syllable Om and celebrating Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as one; its final stanza names Swami Shivanand as the poet.
Durga
- Durga Aarti (Jai Ambe Gauri)
"Jai Ambe Gauri" is the most widely sung aarti of Goddess Durga; its thirteen stanzas praise her form, her victories over demons and her grace towards devotees, and it is sung while waving the lamp at the close of worship, especially during Navratri.
Vishnu
- Om Jai Jagdish Hare
"Om Jai Jagdish Hare" is a Hindi aarti to Lord Vishnu as Jagdish, "Lord of the Universe", written by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri around 1870; it is today the most widely sung aarti, closing almost every Hindu puja.