Shiv Ji Ki Aarti
Shiv Ji Ki Aarti
Shiv Ji Ki Aarti
Om Jai Shiv Omkara is famous Shiva aarti. Lord Shiva is 'shakti' or power, Shiva is the destroyer, the most
powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Known by many
names - Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Pashupati, Nataraja, Bhairava, Vishwanath, Bhava, Bhole Nath - Lord
Shiva is perhaps the most complex of Hindu deities. One who recites this Om Jai Shiv Omkara Aarti to
the Lord gets rid of all problems and attains fulfillment of his heart’s desire.
Meaning: Glory to you, O Shiva! Glory to you, O Omkaara! May Brahma, Vishnu and the
assembly of other gods, including the great Lord Shiva, relieve me of my afflictions!
Meaning: Being the Absolute, True being, Consciousness and Bliss, you play the roles of all the
three Gods - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. As Vishnu, you have but one face, as Brahma four and
as Shiva five. They gladden the sight of all who behold them. As Brahma you prefer the back of
the swan for your seat, as Vishnu you like to ensconce yourself on the back of Garuda (A large
mythological eagle - like bird believed to be the vehicle of Lord Vishnu) and as Shiva you make
the sacred bull your conveyance; all these stand ready. O Great Lord, pray rid me of my
afflictions!
Meaning: As Brahma, you possess two arms, as Vishnu four and as Shiva (Dashabaahu) ten, all
of which look matchlessly lovely. No sooner do the inhabitants of the three spheres behold you
than they are all enchanted. O great Lord Omkaara, pray rid me of my afflictions.
Meaning: You are, O great Lord Omkaara, wearing a garland of Rudraaksha, another of forest
flowers the third of skulls; your forehead, glistening in the moonlight which it holds, is smeared
with sandal-paste and musk. Pray rid me of my afflictions.
Meaning: O great Lord Omkaara, your body is attired in white and yellow silken clothes and in
tiger skin, while in your company are troops of goblins, gods like Brahma and divine seers like
Sanaka. Pray rid me of my afflictions.
Meaning: O great Lord Omkaara, you hold akamandalu (the mendicants water-jar) in one of your
hands and in another a trident; you bring joy to all, destroy all distress and sustain the whole
world. May you rid me of all my afflictions!
Meaning: Says Swami Shivananda, “He who recites this Arti to the Lord of the three gunas-
sattva, rajas and tamas - attains fulfillment of his heart’s desire”. O great Lord Omkaara, may
you rid me of my afflictions.