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AARTIDeity: Maa Ganga

Maa Ganga Aarti (Sacred Haridwar & Varanasi Aarti)

The divine aarti sung daily at Har-ki-Pauri Haridwar and Dashashwamedh Ghat Varanasi, celebrating the heavenly descent of Mother Ganga by King Bhagiratha's tapasya.

Auspicious Timing: Evening Sandhya at riverbank, Ganga Dussehra, and after taking a holy dip

Sacred Benefits: Purifies past karmic sins, brings mental tranquility, cools inner agitation, and grants spiritual liberation (Moksha).

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ॐ जय गंगे माता, मैया जय गंगे माता। जो नर तुमको ध्यावत, मनवांछित फल पाता॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā, Maiyā Jaya Gaṅge Mātā | Jo Nara Tumako Dhyāvata, Manavāñchita Phala Pātā || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: Glory to Mother Ganga! Whoever meditates upon You receives the fulfillment of their heart's noblest desires!

चन्द्र सी जोत तुम्हारी, जल निर्मल आता। शरण पड़े जो तेरी, सो नर तर जाता॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Candra Sī Jota Tumhārī, Jala Nirmala Ātā | Śaraṇa Paḍe Jo Terī, So Nara Tara Jātā || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: Your waters shimmer with the cooling brilliance of the moon! Whoever surrenders to Your embrace crosses safely over worldly tribulations!

पुत्र सगर के तारे, सब जग को ज्ञाता। कृपा दृष्टि तुम्हारी, त्रिभुवन सुख दाता॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Putra Sagara Ke Tāre, Saba Jaga Ko Jñātā | Kṛpā Dṛṣṭi Tumhārī, Tribhuvana Sukha Dātā || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: Liberating the sixty-thousand cursed sons of King Sagara, renowned throughout the cosmos! Your glance brings joy across all three realms!

भागीरथी सुखदायिनी, सुरसरि जग तारिणी। भव-भय-हारिणी माता, कल्मष-विदारिणी॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Bhāgīrathī Sukhadāyinī, Surasari Jaga Tāriṇī | Bhava-Bhaya-Hāriṇī Mātā, Kalmaṣa-Vidāriṇī || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: O Bhagirathi, bringer of supreme joy, celestial river of the gods! Annihilator of existential fear and cleanser of all impurities!

शिव की जटा विराजित, मुक्ति की दात्री। अमरकंटक से ले, सागर तक धात्री॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Śiva Kī Jaṭā Virājita, Mukti Kī Dātrī | Amarakantaka Se Le, Sāgara Taka Dhātrī || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: Adorning the matted locks of Lord Shiva, bestower of ultimate liberation; sustaining humanity from the Himalayan heights down to the infinite ocean!

कंचन थाल कपूर की, आरती संजोवे। जो जन गंगा नहावे, पाप सकल धोवे॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Kañcana Thāla Kapūra Kī, Āratī Sañjove | Jo Jana Gaṅgā Nahāve, Pāpa Sakala Dhove || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: With golden plates and fragrant camphor lamps we offer Aarti; whoever bathes in Mother Ganga washes away lifetimes of sins!

एक ही बार जो नर, तेरी शरण में आता। यम की त्रास मिटाकर, परम पद पाता॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Eka Hī Bāra Jo Nara, Terī Śaraṇa Meṁ Ātā | Yama Kī Trāsa Miṭākara, Parama Pada Pātā || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: Even if a mortal takes refuge in You but once, the terror of Yama is destroyed and he ascends to the highest abode!

आरती मात तुम्हारी, जो नर नित गावे। दास वही सहज में, मुक्ति फल पावे॥ ॐ जय गंगे माता॥

Āratī Māta Tumhārī, Jo Nara Nita Gāve | Dāsa Vahī Sahaja Meṁ, Mukti Phala Pāve || Om Jaya Gaṅge Mātā ||

Meaning: Whoever sings this Aarti to Mother Ganga every day effortlessly attains the supreme fruit of liberation!

Spiritual Significance & Fruits

Just gazing upon Mother Ganga cleanses the mind; singing Her aarti brings the immense spiritual merit of bathing in Her sacred waters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How did Mother Ganga descend to Earth?

King Bhagiratha performed intense penance to liberate his ancestors. Lord Shiva cushioned Ganga's fierce descent in His matted locks, releasing Her gently for humanity's salvation.

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