Ganga Aarti — Complete Lyrics
श्री गंगा आरती
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
नमामि गंगे तव पादपंकजम् सुरासुरैः वन्दित दिव्यरूपम् ।
भक्तिं मुक्तिं च ददासि नित्यं भावानुसारेण सदा नराणाम् ॥
Namami gamge tava padapamkajam surasuraih vandita divyarupam
Bhaktim muktim cha dadasi nityam bhavanusarena sada naranam
I bow to you, O Ganga; I bow to your lotus-feet, your divine form adored by gods and demons alike. Ever, according to their devotion, you grant to all people both devotion and liberation.
Verse 2
ॐ जय गंगे माता श्री जय गंगे माता ।
जो नर तुमको ध्याता मनवांछित फल पाता ॥
Om jaya gamge mata shri jaya gamge mata
Jo nara tumako dhyata manavamchhita phala pata
Om, victory to Mother Ganga, glory to Mother Ganga! Whoever meditates upon you obtains the fruit his heart desires.
Verse 3
चन्द्र-सी जोत तुम्हारी जल निर्मल आता ।
शरण पड़ें जो तेरी सो नर तर जाता ॥
Chandra-si jota tumhari jala nirmala ata
Sharana pada़em jo teri so nara tara jata
Your light is like the moon and your water flows pure and clear; whoever takes refuge in you, that person is carried across.
Verse 4
पुत्र सगर के तारे सब जग को ज्ञाता ।
कृपा दृष्टि तुम्हारी त्रिभुवन सुखदाता ॥
Putra sagara ke tare saba jaga ko jnata
Kripa drishti tumhari tribhuvana sukhadata
You delivered the sons of King Sagara and are the knower of all the world; your gracious glance is the giver of joy to the three worlds.
Verse 5
एक ही बार जो तेरी शरणागति आता ।
यम की त्रास मिटाकर परमगति पाता ॥
Eka hi bara jo teri sharanagati ata
Yama ki trasa mitakara paramagati pata
Whoever comes even once to take refuge in you — his terror of Yama (death) is destroyed and he attains the supreme state.
Verse 6
आरती मात तुम्हारी जो जन नित्य गाता ।
दास वही सहज में मुक्ति को पाता ॥
Arati mata tumhari jo jana nitya gata
Dasa vahi sahaja mem mukti ko pata
Whoever sings your aarti, O Mother, every day — that servant easily attains liberation.
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