Shyam has come to your refuge — make his service fruitful. His mother is Parvati, his father the great Mahadeva.
Verse 5
दीनन की लाज रखो, शम्भु सुतकारी ।
कामना को पूर्ण करो, जाऊँ बलिहारी ॥ जय गणेश… ॥
dinana ki laja rakho, shambhu sutakari
kamana ko purna karo, jaũ balihari
dīnana kī lāja rakho, śambhu sutakārī
kāmanā ko pūrṇa karo, jāū̃ balihārī
Protect the honour of the humble, O beloved son of Shambhu; fulfil our wishes — I offer myself wholly to you.
When it is recited: Sung when Ganesha is worshipped first in any puja, on Wednesdays, Vinayaka and Sankashti Chaturthi, and through the days of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditional significance: Each verse recalls Ganesha's grace toward the devotee — sight to the blind, health to the afflicted — affirming that sincere devotion, even a simple offering, is always received.
Questions
Why is the Ganesh aarti sung first?
Ganesha is worshipped before all other deities as the remover of obstacles, so his aarti traditionally opens a full aarti sequence.
Source: Traditional — the standard North Indian Ganesh aarti. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.