Aarti is a great ritual in Hinduism which is read after the completion of puja. According to the Hindu Mythology, it is considered as the puja is incomplete without reading the aarti. Aarti is done with the ghee diya or burning camphor in the puja thali. Aarti is a magical song which is sung to admire the God or Goddess.
The meaning of Aarti is, aa means complete and rati means the love. People sing aarti to make happy the God, to express the love and honor towards God. Singing aarti in each Hindu puja is a traditional, spiritual, religious and cultural ceremony.
Significance of Ganesh Aarti
People make their face towards the God or Goddess while performing the aarti and concentrate their mind towards God. The performer take the puja thali with burning camphor or ghee diya and take aarti in round motion around the statue of God and Goddess as well as sing the aarti song. It is the Hindu mythology that aarti indicates the completion of the puja and eliminates the evil from the human mind and environment. Aarti is a form of better meditation which can be done on daily basis to maintain the functioning of the body and mind. Reading aarti offers spiritual and religious peace of mind, strength and keep away from the tension. Aarti brings a human mind and soul come closer towards the divinity and God. It removes the darkness from the human mind and environment and welcomes the blessings of God to the human destiny forever.
It is cultural and religious ceremony which is performed during puja. It helps in the progress of the culture and tradition. It purifies the human body and mind and helps the mind to concentrate more. The following aarti is devoted to the Lord Ganesh:
Jai Ganesha jai Ganesha jay Ganesha deva
Mata jaki Parvati pita Mahadeva
Ekdant dayawant char bhuja dhari
Mastak sindoor sohe muse ki savari
Jai Ganesha …..
Andhan ko aankh det kodhin ko kaya
Banjhan ko putra det nirdhan ko maya
Jai Ganesha…..
Laddoovan ka bhog lage saint kare seva
Paan chadhe phul chadhe aur chadhe meva
Jai Ganesha……
Dinan ki laaj rakho Shambhoo sutvari
Kamana ko puri karo jag balihari
Jai Ganesha ……
Significance of Goddess Lakshmi Aarti
Lakshmi aarti during puja is a great ritual in Hinduism which is performed on the festival of Diwali means the festival of lights. According to the Hindu tradition and culture, people perform aarti by putting a oil or ghee lamp in the puja thali and do aarti in round motion and then do the same outside their houses to remove the evil and welcome the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi.
People generally worship the Goddess Lakshmi to get health, wealth and prosperity. People clean their houses and wear new clothes, as it is considered that Goddess Lakshmi goes to that houses which are very neat and clean. People who are active and do their work self get more wealth and prosperity other than the lazy ones.
In Hinduism, Lord Ganesh is always worshipped with the Goddess Lakshmi as He was booned by the Goddess that He would be always worshipped by the human beings with her. Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped by the Hindus in her three forms such as the Mahalakshmi means the goddess of wealth, the Mahasaraswati means the goddess of wisdom and knowledge and the Mahakali means the Kubera, treasurer of God. The following aarti is dedicated to the Goddess of wealth:
Om jai Lakshmi Mata, maiya jai Lakshmi Mata
Tumko nishdin sevat, har Vishnu dhata
Om jai …..
Uma, Rama, Brahmani tum hi jag Mata
Surya Chandrama dhyavat Naarad rishi gata
Om jai…..
Durga rup niranjani, sukh sampati data
Jo koi tumako dhyavat Riddhi Siddhi pata
Om jai….
Tum patal nivasini tum hi shubh data
Karma prabhav prakashini, bhavnidhi kit rata
Om jai……
Jis ghar me tum rahati, sab sadgun aata
Sab sambhav ho jata, man nahi ghabrata
Om jai……..
Tum bin yagya na hote, vastra na ho pata
Khanpan ka vaibhav, sab tumse aata
Om jai……..
Shubh gun mandir sundar, ksheerodadhi jata
Ratna chaturdash tum bin, koi nahi pata
Om jai……
Ma Lakshmi Ji ki aarti, jo koi nar gata
Ur anand samata, pap utar jata
Om jai……
Significance of Goddess Saraswati Aarti
Goddess Saraswati is the Vedas mother, worshiped in Hinduism as a Goddess of knowledge, arts and wisdom. She gives the knowledge and wisdom to the human beings which are not possible without worshipping her. She is always shown in her statue having the Book and Veena which are the indication of literature and music respectively. She always gives the blessings of knowledge and wisdom to her devotees. Her white dress, white lotus and white swan indicates the spotless purity which teaches the people to have the spotless mind.
One cannot reach to the salvation without knowledge. People do aarti after the puja of the Goddess Saraswati to get the full blessings of her in the form of knowledge and wisdom. The following aarti written below is completely devoted to the Goddess Saraswati:
Jai Saraswati Mata, Maiya jai Saraswati mata
Sadgun Vaibhav shalini, tribhuvan vikhyata
Maiya jay…..
Chandravadami padmasini, dyuti mangalkari
Sohe shubh hans savari, atul tej dhari
Maiya jai…….
Bayen kar me vina, dayen kar mala
Shish mukut mani sohe, galmotiyan mala
Maiya jai……
Devisharan jo aye, unka uddhar kiya
Pathi Manthara dasi, Ravan sanhar kiya
Maiya jai……
Vidhya gyan pradayini, gyan prakash bharo
Moh, agyan aur timir ki jag se nash karo
Maiya jai…….
Dhoop deep phal meva, ma svikar karo
Gyanchakchhu de Mata, jag nistar karo
Maiya jai……..
Ma Saraswati Ji ki aarti, jo koi nar gawe
Hitkari sukhkari gyan bhakti pawe
Maiya jai…….
Significance of Kali Mata Aarti
It is the Hindu ritual that aarti is done after the puja of God and Goddess. People worship the Goddess Kali for getting freedom from the evil powers as well as peace and well being. Aarti indicates the completion of puja and gets full blessings. People prepare a sacred puja thali with lighting ghee diya or burning camphor for doing aarti of Goddess.
Aarti thali also contains some additional required items such as sweets, flowers, incense and other offerings. The aarti performer performs aarti by holding puja thali and chanting aarti song. After completion of the aarti, performer passed the aarti thali to other members to get blessings of aarti. The aarti given below is fully dedicated to the Goddess Kali:
Ambe tu hai Jagdambe Kali jai Durge khappar waali,
Tere hi gun gaye Bharti
O Maiya ham sab utare teri aarti.
Mata tere bhakt jano par bhin pari hai bhari
Danav dal par tut pano ma karke singh savari.
Sau sau singho se balshali asht bhujao waali
Dukhiyon ke dhukh ko nivarati
O Maiya ham sab utare teri aarti.
Ma bete ka hai es jag me bada hi nirmal nata
Put kapoot sune hai par na Mata suni kumata
Sab par karuna barsane waali amrit barsane waali.
Dukhiyon ke dhukh ko nivarati
O Maiya ham sab utare teri aarti.
Nahi mangate dhan aur daulat na chandi na sona
Ham to mange Ma tere man men ek chhota sa kona
Sabaki bigani banane waali laj bachane waali.
Satiyon ke sat ko savarati
O Maiya ham sab utare teri aarti.
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