Havan Aarti (Yagna Prarthana)
पूजनीय प्रभो हमारे (हवन-यज्ञ प्रार्थना)
What is the Havan Aarti?
Havan Aarti The Havan Aarti, popularly known as 'Pujniya Prabho Hamare', is the eight-verse Hawan Prarthana sung at the close of a havan or yagna, asking the Lord for a clean mind and the good of all beings.
The Havan Aarti is the closing prayer of a fire ritual, sung after the final offerings are made into the sacred fire. Its opening words Pujniya Prabho Hamare, bhav ujjval kijiye are known to almost anyone who has sat at a havan or yagna. Rather than praising a single deity, the eight short verses ask for an honest mind, truthful speech, and welfare that reaches every living being.
Havan Aarti Lyrics (English)
Roman transliteration for easy chanting. Tap “Meaning” under any verse for the English translation.
Pujniya prabho hamare, bhav ujjval kijiye
Chhod deven chhal kapat ko, mansik bal dijiye
Meaning
We ask the venerable Lord to make our feelings clean and bright. Let us give up trickery and deceit, and grant us strength of mind.
Ved ki bolen richayen, satya ko dharan karen
Harsh mein ho magn sare, shok-sagar se taren
Meaning
May we speak the verses of the Vedas and hold firmly to truth. May everyone stay absorbed in joy and cross the ocean of sorrow.
Ashwamedhadik rachayen, yagya par-upkar ko
Dharm-maryada chalakar, labh den sansar ko
Meaning
May we perform great sacrifices such as the Ashwamedha for the good of others. By keeping dharma and its limits, may we bring benefit to the world.
Nitya shraddha-bhakti se, yagyadi ham karte rahen
Rog-pidit vishwa ke, santap sab harte rahen
Meaning
May we keep performing yajna each day with faith and devotion. May we keep easing the suffering of a world burdened by disease.
Bhavna mit jaye man se, paap atyachar ki
Kamnayen purna hoven, yagya se nar-nari ki
Meaning
May every urge toward sin and cruelty leave the mind. Through this yajna, may the honest wishes of all men and women be fulfilled.
Labhkari ho havan, har jivdhari ke liye
Vayu jal sarvatra hon, shubh gandh ko dharan kiye
Meaning
May the havan do good for every living creature. May the air and water everywhere carry a pure and auspicious fragrance.
Swarth-bhav mite hamara, prem-path vistar ho
'Idam na mama' ka sarthak, pratyek mein vyavhar ho
Meaning
May our selfishness dissolve and the path of love grow wider. May the Vedic idea of 'idam na mama' (this is not mine) shape how each of us acts.
Premras mein magn hokar, vandana ham kar rahe
'Nath' karunarup! karuna, aapki sab par rahe
Meaning
Filled with the sweetness of love, we offer this prayer. O compassionate Lord, may your mercy rest upon all.
Meaning & Significance
The Havan Aarti is really a prayer of intention rather than a praise-song. A havan ends with offerings poured into the fire while chanting ‘idam na mama’, meaning ‘this is not for me’. These eight verses put that same idea into simple Hindi: they ask for an honest mind, truthful words, freedom from cruelty, and good health and welfare for the whole world.
Because the fire (Agni) carries every offering upward, the havan is treated as an act done for others, not for personal gain. The prayer keeps returning to that theme, closing with a plea for the Lord’s compassion to reach all beings. It is widely sung in Arya Samaj and Vedic gatherings, and at household havans during festivals and sanskaras.
How Do You Sing the Havan Aarti?
- Finish the offerings first. — Sing this prayer after the main aahutis (oblations) are complete and the final ghee offering has been made into the kund.
- Stand or sit facing the fire. — Everyone present joins in together; the aarti is meant to be sung as a group, not by one priest alone.
- Keep a steady, even tune. — The verses use a simple repeating meter, so the whole gathering can follow the lead singer without a printed text.
- Fold your hands for the close. — On the last verse, join your palms and stay quiet for a moment before the shanti path or distribution of prasad.
What Are the Benefits of Singing This Aarti?
The prayer is valued less for reward-seeking and more for the frame of mind it settles the gathering into.
- Sets an honest intention: The opening lines ask for a clean mind and the giving up of deceit, turning the ritual inward toward self-correction.
- Shared, not private: Every verse speaks of the world, of all men and women, and of every living being, so the merit is directed outward.
- Calms and unites the group: Singing together in one simple tune brings a scattered gathering into a single, steady mood at the ritual's end.
- Reinforces the Vedic ideal: The phrase 'idam na mama' keeps the giver detached from the gift, a core teaching the prayer restates in plain language.
Who Wrote This Aarti?
The prayer belongs to the Arya Samaj and wider Vedic reform tradition and is commonly attributed to the poet Vishwapriya Vedanuragi. It spread through Arya Samaj satsangs and havan handbooks during the twentieth century and is now sung far beyond that movement. Because it circulated mainly through oral use and printed prayer sheets, small wording differences appear between sources, though the eight verses are stable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Havan Aarti?
It is the eight-verse Hawan Prarthana beginning 'Pujniya Prabho Hamare', sung at the close of a havan or yagna, asking the Lord for a clean mind and the good of all beings.
When is the Havan Aarti sung?
It is sung at the end of a fire ritual, after the final offerings are poured into the kund, just before the shanti path and prasad.
Which deity does the Havan Aarti address?
It does not name a single deity. It addresses the Lord (Prabho, Nath) as a universal, compassionate power, in keeping with the Arya Samaj and Vedic focus on the fire ritual itself rather than one god.
Is the Havan Aarti the same as Om Jai Jagdish Hare?
No. Om Jai Jagdish Hare is a separate Vishnu aarti that some families sing after a havan. The Havan Aarti proper is 'Pujniya Prabho Hamare', a distinct Vedic prayer.
Who composed the Havan Aarti?
It comes from the Arya Samaj and Vedic tradition and is generally credited to the poet Vishwapriya Vedanuragi, though it is often sung simply as a traditional prayer.
॥ इदं न मम ॥