Aarti Sangrah: Hindu Aarti Collection with Lyrics, Meaning & Benefits

An aarti is the song that closes worship, sung while a lamp of camphor or ghee is circled before the deity. The flame moves in slow arcs, the bell keeps time, and by the second verse everyone in the room has joined the refrain. This collection brings together the aartis sung in Hindu homes and temples: the evening Om Jai Jagdish Hare, the Marathi Sukhkarta Dukhaharta, the Ganesh and Shiv aartis, the Devi aartis of Navratri, and the aartis of the Navagraha, the Jain Tirthankaras and the sant tradition.

Open any aarti below for the full lyrics in easy Roman transliteration with the Devanagari beside it, a plain-English meaning for every line, a note on who composed it, the hour it is usually sung, and how the lamp is offered. The aartis are arranged in alphabetical rows, 24 to a page. Use the numbered links under the grid to reach the next set.