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Om Jai Gange Mata — Ganga Aarti

ॐ जय गंगे माता

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The aarti of Mother Ganga — sung at the evening Ganga aarti of Haridwar, Rishikesh and Varanasi, and in homes on Ganga Dussehra and during snan festivals.

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Refrain

ॐ जय गंगे माता, श्री जय गंगे माता । जो नर तुमको ध्याता, मनवांछित फल पाता ॥

om jaya gange mata, shri jaya gange mata jo nara tumako dhyata, manavamchita phala pata

oṃ jaya gaṅge mātā, śrī jaya gaṅge mātā jo nara tumako dhyātā, manavāṃchita phala pātā

Om, victory to Mother Ganga! Whoever meditates on you obtains the fruit his heart desires.

Stanza 1

चंद्र सी जोत तुम्हारी, जल निर्मल आता । शरण पड़े जो तेरी, सो नर तर जाता ॥

candra si jota tumhari, jala nirmala ata sharana pade jo teri, so nara tara jata

candra sī jota tumhārī, jala nirmala ātā śaraṇa paḍe jo terī, so nara tara jātā

Your light is like the moon's; your water flows stainless. Whoever falls at your refuge is carried across.

Stanza 2

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

putra sagara ke tāre, saba jaga ko jñātā kṛpā dṛṣṭi tumhārī, tribhuvana sukhadātā

You liberated the sons of Sagara — the whole world knows it; your glance of grace gives happiness to the three worlds.

Stanza 3

एक बार जो प्राणी, शरण तेरी आता । यम की त्रास मिटाकर, परमगति पाता ॥

eka bara jo prani, sharana teri ata yama ki trasa mitakara, paramagati pata

eka bāra jo prāṇī, śaraṇa terī ātā yama kī trāsa miṭākara, paramagati pātā

The being who comes to your refuge but once is freed from the terror of Yama and attains the supreme state.

Closing

आरती मात तुम्हारी, जो जन नित गाता । दास वही सहज में, मुक्ति को पाता ॥

arati mata tumhari, jo jana nita gata dasa vahi sahaja mem, mukti ko pata

āratī māta tumhārī, jo jana nita gātā dāsa vahī sahaja meṃ, mukti ko pātā

The devotee who sings your aarti daily, O Mother, easily attains liberation.

When it is recited: Evening Ganga aarti at the ghats; Ganga Dussehra, Ganga Saptami, Kartik Purnima and after any holy dip or when Gangajal is used in puja.

Traditional significance: Ganga descends from Vishnu's feet through Shiva's locks to purify the world; the aarti recalls how she carried the sons of Sagara to liberation and promises that whoever takes her refuge crosses beyond the fear of Yama.

Questions

What is the story of the sons of Sagara?

King Sagara's sixty thousand sons were reduced to ash by sage Kapila's glance. Generations later, Bhagiratha's austerities brought Ganga down from heaven; her waters touched the ashes and carried the souls to liberation — which is why she is called Bhagirathi.

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Source: Traditional — as sung in North Indian community worship. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.