Sukhkarta Dukhharta — Jai Dev Jai Dev (Shri Siddhivinayak Aarti Sangrah)

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Sukhkarta Dukhharta — Jai Dev Jai Dev (Shri Siddhivinayak Aarti Sangrah)

सुखकर्ता दुखहर्ता — जय देव जय देव

AartiGaneshaSamarth Ramdas (Sukhkarta Dukhharta, Lavthavti Vikrala); Gosavinandan (Shendur Lal Chadhayo); Narahari (Durge Durghat Bhari); Sant Namdev and traditional shlokas (Ghalin Lotangan)Marathi

The complete Maharashtrian aarti sequence sung before Ganpati Bappa — Sukhkarta Dukhharta, Shendur Lal Chadhayo, Lavthavti Vikrala, Durge Durghat Bhari and Ghalin Lotangan — in Devanagari with transliteration and English meaning.

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Shri Ganesha Aarti — Verse 1

सुखकर्ता दुखहर्ता, वार्ता विघ्नाची । नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम, कृपा जयाची । सर्वांगी सुन्दर, उटी शेंदुराची । कंठी झळके माळ, मुक्ताफळांची ॥ जय देव… ॥

sukhakarta dukhaharta, varta vighnaci nuravi puravi prema, kripa jayaci sarvangi sundara, uti shemduraci kanthi jhaliake malia, muktaphaliamci

sukhakartā dukhahartā, vārtā vighnācī nuravī puravī prema, kṛpā jayācī sarvāṅgī sundara, uṭī śeṃdurācī kaṇṭhī jhaḷake māḷa, muktāphaḷāṃcī

Giver of joy and remover of sorrow — by his grace not even a trace of obstacles remains, and love is given in full measure. His whole body is beautiful, anointed with vermilion paste, and a necklace of pearls gleams at his throat.

Shri Ganesha Aarti — Refrain

जय देव जय देव, जय मंगलमूर्ती । दर्शनमात्रे मन:कामना पुरती ॥ जय देव जय देव ॥

jaya deva jaya deva, jaya mangalamurti darshanamatre manahkamana purati

jaya deva jaya deva, jaya maṅgalamūrtī darśanamātre manaḥkāmanā puratī

Victory to you, O Lord, victory — O embodiment of all that is auspicious! By the mere sight of you, the wishes of the heart are fulfilled.

Shri Ganesha Aarti — Verse 2

रत्नखचित फरा, तुज गौरीकुमरा । चंदनाची उटी, कुमकुम केशरा । हिरेजडित मुकुट, शोभतो बरा । रुणझुणती नूपुरे, चरणी घागरिया ॥ जय देव… ॥

ratnakhacita phara, tuja gaurikumara camdanaci uti, kumakuma keshara hirejadita mukuta, shobhato bara runajhunati nupure, carani ghagariya

ratnakhacita pharā, tuja gaurīkumarā caṃdanācī uṭī, kumakuma keśarā hirejaḍita mukuṭa, śobhato barā ruṇajhuṇatī nūpure, caraṇī ghāgariyā

A jewel-studded ornament is offered to you, O son of Gauri, with sandal paste, kumkum and saffron. Your diamond-set crown looks splendid, and the little bells of the anklets at your feet ring sweetly.

Shri Ganesha Aarti — Verse 3

लंबोदर पीतांबर, फणिवरबंधना । सरळ सोंड वक्रतुंड, त्रिनयना । दास रामाचा, वाट पाहे सदना । संकटी पावावे, निर्वाणी रक्षावे, सुरवरवंदना ॥ जय देव… ॥

lambodara pitambara, phanivarabamdhana saralia somda vakratumda, trinayana dasa ramaca, vata pahe sadana samkati pavave, nirvani rakshave, suravaravamdana

laṃbodara pītāṃbara, phaṇivarabaṃdhanā saraḷa soṃḍa vakratuṃḍa, trinayanā dāsa rāmācā, vāṭa pāhe sadanā saṃkaṭī pāvāve, nirvāṇī rakṣāve, suravaravaṃdanā

O pot-bellied one in yellow silk, girdled with the king of serpents, with straight trunk and curved tusk, O three-eyed Lord! Ramdas, your servant, waits for you at his home. Come to us in times of trouble and protect us at the final hour, O you whom the greatest of the gods revere.

Shendur Lal Chadhayo — Verse 1

शेंदुर लाल चढ़ायो, अच्छा गजमुखको । दोंदिल लाल बिराजे, सुत गौरिहरको । हाथ लिए गुड लड्डू, सांई सुरवरको । महिमा कहे न जाय, लागत हूं पादको ॥ जय देव… ॥

shemdura lala cadhayo, accha gajamukhako domdila lala biraje, suta gauriharako hatha lie guda laddu, sami suravarako mahima kahe na jaya, lagata hum padako

śeṃdura lāla caḍhāyo, acchā gajamukhako doṃdila lāla birāje, suta gaurīharako hātha lie guḍa laḍḍū, sāṃī suravarako mahimā kahe na jāya, lāgata hūṃ pādako

Red vermilion has been offered to the gracious elephant-faced Lord. The beloved round-bellied one sits resplendent — the son of Gauri and Hara. With a jaggery laddu in his hand, he is the master of the highest gods. His glory cannot be told; I bow down at his feet.

Shendur Lal Chadhayo — Refrain

जय देव जय देव, जय जय श्री गणराज । विद्या सुखदाता । धन्य तुम्हारा दर्शन, मेरा मन रमता ॥ जय देव जय देव ॥

jaya deva jaya deva, jaya jaya shri ganaraja vidya sukhadata dhanya tumhara darshana, mera mana ramata

jaya deva jaya deva, jaya jaya śrī gaṇarāja vidyā sukhadātā dhanya tumhārā darśana, merā mana ramatā

Victory to you, O Lord, victory — victory to Shri Ganaraj, giver of knowledge and happiness! Blessed is the sight of you; my heart delights in it.

Shendur Lal Chadhayo — Verse 2

अष्टौ सिद्धि दासी, संकटको बैरि । विघ्नविनाशन मंगल, मूरत अधिकारी । कोटीसूरजप्रकाश, ऐसी छबि तेरी । गंडस्थलमदमस्तक, झूले शशिबिहारि ॥ जय देव… ॥

ashtau siddhi dasi, samkatako bairi vighnavinashana mamgala, murata adhikari kotisurajaprakasha, aisi chabi teri gamdasthalamadamastaka, jhule shashibihari

aṣṭau siddhi dāsī, saṃkaṭako bairi vighnavināśana maṃgala, mūrata adhikārī koṭīsūrajaprakāśa, aisī chabi terī gaṃḍasthalamadamastaka, jhūle śaśibihāri

The eight siddhis are your handmaidens, and you are the enemy of every danger. Destroyer of obstacles, auspicious in form, you are the supreme authority. Your radiance is like the light of ten million suns; the crescent moon sways upon your noble, rut-marked brow.

Shendur Lal Chadhayo — Verse 3

भावभगत से कोई, शरणागत आवे । संतत संपत सबही, भरपूर पावे । ऐसे तुम महाराज, मोको अति भावे । गोसावीनंदन, निशिदिन गुन गावे ॥ जय देव… ॥

bhavabhagata se koi, sharanagata ave samtata sampata sabahi, bharapura pave aise tuma maharaja, moko ati bhave gosavinamdana, nishidina guna gave

bhāvabhagata se koī, śaraṇāgata āve saṃtata saṃpata sabahī, bharapūra pāve aise tuma mahārāja, moko ati bhāve gosāvīnaṃdana, niśidina guna gāve

Whoever comes to you for refuge with heartfelt devotion receives children, wealth and every good thing in abundance. Such are you, O great King, and so you are most dear to me — Gosavinandan sings your praises night and day.

Shri Shankar Aarti — Verse 1

लवथवती विक्राळा, ब्रह्मांडी माळा । वीषे कंठ काळा, त्रिनेत्री ज्वाळा । लावण्य सुंदर, मस्तकी बाळा । तेथुनिया जळ निर्मळ, वाहे झुळझुळा ॥ जय देव… ॥

lavathavati vikralia, brahmamdi malia vishe kamtha kalia, trinetri jvalia lavanya sumdara, mastaki balia tethuniya jalia nirmalia, vahe jhuliajhulia

lavathavatī vikrāḷā, brahmāṃḍī māḷā vīṣe kaṃṭha kāḷā, trinetrī jvāḷā lāvaṇya suṃdara, mastakī bāḷā tethuniyā jaḷa nirmaḷa, vāhe jhuḷajhuḷā

The awesome garland of universes sways upon you. Your throat is dark with poison, and flames blaze from your third eye. On your head rests the lovely maiden Ganga, and from there her pure water flows, rippling gently down.

Shri Shankar Aarti — Refrain

जय देव जय देव, जय श्रीशंकरा । आरती ओवाळू, तुज कर्पूरगौरा ॥ जय देव जय देव ॥

jaya deva jaya deva, jaya shrishamkara arati ovaliu, tuja karpuragaura

jaya deva jaya deva, jaya śrīśaṃkarā āratī ovāḷū, tuja karpūragaurā

Victory to you, O Lord, victory — victory to Shri Shankara! We wave the aarti lamp before you, O Lord as fair as camphor.

Shri Shankar Aarti — Verse 2

कर्पूरगौरा भोळा, नयनी विशाळा । अर्धांगी पार्वती, सुमनांच्या माळा । विभूतीचे उधळण, शितिकंठ नीळा । ऐसा शंकर शोभे, उमावेल्हाळा ॥ जय देव… ॥

karpuragaura bholia, nayani vishalia ardhamgi parvati, sumanamcya malia vibhutice udhaliana, shitikamtha nilia aisa shamkara shobhe, umavelhalia

karpūragaurā bhoḷā, nayanī viśāḷā ardhāṃgī pārvatī, sumanāṃcyā māḷā vibhūtīce udhaḷaṇa, śitikaṃṭha nīḷā aisā śaṃkara śobhe, umāvelhāḷā

Fair as camphor, simple-hearted and wide-eyed; Parvati is half of his very body, and garlands of flowers adorn him. Sacred ash is strewn over him and his throat is dark blue — so shines Shankara, the beloved of Uma.

Shri Shankar Aarti — Verse 3

देवी दैत्यी सागरमंथन पै केले । त्यामाजी अवचित, हलाहल जे उठिले । ते त्वां असुरपणे, प्राशन केले । नीलकंठ नाम, प्रसिद्ध झाले ॥ जय देव… ॥

devi daityi sagaramamthana pai kele tyamaji avacita, halahala je uthile te tvam asurapane, prashana kele nilakamtha nama, prasiddha jhale

devī daityī sāgaramaṃthana pai kele tyāmājī avacita, halāhala je uṭhile te tvāṃ asurapaṇe, prāśana kele nīlakaṃṭha nāma, prasiddha jhāle

When the gods and the demons churned the ocean, the deadly halahala poison suddenly rose from it. You drank it down with fearless might — and so your name Nilakantha, the Blue-Throated, became renowned.

Shri Shankar Aarti — Verse 4

व्याघ्रांबर फणिवरधर, सुंदर मदनारी । पंचानन मनमोहन, मुनिजनसुखकारी । शतकोटीचे बीज, वाचे उच्चारी । रघुकुलटिळक, रामदासा अंतरी ॥ जय देव… ॥

vyaghrambara phanivaradhara, sumdara madanari pamcanana manamohana, munijanasukhakari shatakotice bija, vace uccari raghukulatiliaka, ramadasa amtari

vyāghrāṃbara phaṇivaradhara, suṃdara madanārī paṃcānana manamohana, munijanasukhakārī śatakoṭīce bīja, vāce uccārī raghukulaṭiḷaka, rāmadāsā aṃtarī

Clad in a tiger skin and wearing the king of serpents, beautiful, the foe of Kamadeva; five-faced, enchanting the mind, the joy of the sages. He utters with his own lips the seed of the hundred-crore-verse Ramayana — the name of Rama, jewel of the Raghu line, who dwells in the heart of Ramdas.

Shri Devi Aarti — Verse 1

दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी, तुजविण संसारी । अनाथनाथे अंबे, करुणा विस्तारी । वारी वारी जन्ममरणाते वारी । हारी पडलो आता, संकट निवारी ॥ जय देवी… ॥

durge durghata bhari, tujavina samsari anathanathe ambe, karuna vistari vari vari janmamaranate vari hari padalo ata, samkata nivari

durge durghaṭa bhārī, tujaviṇa saṃsārī anāthanāthe aṃbe, karuṇā vistārī vārī vārī janmamaraṇāte vārī hārī paḍalo ātā, saṃkaṭa nivārī

O Durga, without you this worldly life is unbearably hard. O Mother Amba, protector of those who have no protector, spread your compassion over us. Ward off, again and again, the cycle of birth and death. I have fallen, defeated — now remove my distress.

Shri Devi Aarti — Refrain

जय देवी जय देवी, जय महिषासुरमथनी । सुरवरईश्वरवरदे, तारक संजीवनी ॥ जय देवी जय देवी ॥

jaya devi jaya devi, jaya mahishasuramathani suravara-ishvara-varade, taraka samjivani

jaya devī jaya devī, jaya mahiṣāsuramathanī suravara-īśvara-varade, tāraka saṃjīvanī

Victory to you, O Goddess, victory — victory to the slayer of Mahishasura! Giver of boons to the greatest gods and to the Lord himself, you are the saviour and the very elixir of life.

Shri Devi Aarti — Verse 2

त्रिभुवनभुवनी पाहता, तुज ऐसी नाही । चारी श्रमले परंतु, न बोलवे काही । साही विवाद करिता, पडिले प्रवाही । ते तू भक्तालागी, पावसि लवलाही ॥ जय देवी… ॥

tribhuvanabhuvani pahata, tuja aisi nahi cari shramale paramtu, na bolave kahi sahi vivada karita, padile pravahi te tu bhaktalagi, pavasi lavalahi

tribhuvanabhuvanī pāhatā, tuja aisī nāhī cārī śramale paraṃtu, na bolave kāhī sāhī vivāda karitā, paḍile pravāhī te tū bhaktālāgī, pāvasi lavalāhī

Searching through all the three worlds, there is none like you. The four Vedas wearied themselves yet could not describe you; the six schools of philosophy, arguing over you, were swept away in the current. And yet, for your devotees, you come at once.

Shri Devi Aarti — Verse 3

प्रसन्न वदने, प्रसन्न होसी निजदासा । क्लेशापासुनि सोडवी, तोडी भवपाशा । अंबे तुजवाचून, कोण पुरविल आशा । नरहरि तल्लिन झाला, पदपंकजलेशा ॥ जय देवी… ॥

prasanna vadane, prasanna hosi nijadasa kleshapasuni sodavi, todi bhavapasha ambe tujavacuna, kona puravila asha narahari tallina jhala, padapamkajalesha

prasanna vadane, prasanna hosī nijadāsā kleśāpāsuni soḍavī, toḍī bhavapāśā aṃbe tujavācūna, koṇa puravila āśā naraharī tallina jhālā, padapaṃkajaleśā

O Mother of the gracious face, be gracious to your own servant. Free me from suffering and cut the noose of worldly existence. O Amba, who but you will fulfil my hopes? Narahari is lost in devotion to the merest dust of your lotus feet.

Ghalin Lotangan — Verse 1

घालीन लोटांगण, वंदीन चरण । डोळ्यांनी पाहीन, रूप तुझे । प्रेमे आलिंगन, आनंदे पूजिन । भावे ओवाळीन, म्हणे नामा ॥

ghalina lotamgana, vamdina carana doliyamni pahina, rupa tujhe preme alimgana, anamde pujina bhave ovaliina, mhane nama

ghālīna loṭāṃgaṇa, vaṃdīna caraṇa ḍoḷyāṃnī pāhīna, rūpa tujhe preme āliṃgana, ānaṃde pūjina bhāve ovāḷīna, mhaṇe nāmā

I will prostrate myself fully and bow at your feet; with my own eyes I will behold your form. With love I will embrace you, with joy I will worship you, and with devotion I will wave the lamp before you — so says Nama (Sant Namdev).

Ghalin Lotangan — Verse 2

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव । त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव । त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव । त्वमेव सर्वं मम देवदेव ॥

tvameva mata ca pita tvameva tvameva bandhush-ca sakha tvameva tvameva vidya dravinam tvameva tvameva sarvam mama deva-deva

tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva tvameva bandhuś-ca sakhā tvameva tvameva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvameva tvameva sarvaṃ mama deva-deva

You alone are my mother and you alone my father; you alone are my kinsman and you alone my friend. You alone are my knowledge and you alone my wealth. You alone are my everything, O God of gods.

Ghalin Lotangan — Verse 3

कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा । बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतिस्वभावात् । करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै । नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥

kayena vaca manasendriyair-va buddhy-atmana va prakriti-svabhavat karomi yad-yat sakalam parasmai narayanayeti samarpayami

kāyena vācā manasendriyair-vā buddhy-ātmanā vā prakṛti-svabhāvāt karomi yad-yat sakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi

Whatever I do with my body, speech, mind or senses, with my intellect and soul, or by the force of my own nature — all of it I offer to the Supreme, to Narayana.

Ghalin Lotangan — Verse 4

अच्युतं केशवं रामनारायणं । कृष्णदामोदरं वासुदेवं हरिम् । श्रीधरं माधवं गोपिकावल्लभं । जानकीनायकं रामचन्द्रं भजे ॥

acyutam keshavam rama-narayanam krishna-damodaram vasudevam harim shridharam madhavam gopika-vallabham janaki-nayakam ramacandram bhaje

acyutaṃ keśavaṃ rāma-nārāyaṇaṃ kṛṣṇa-dāmodaraṃ vāsudevaṃ harim śrīdharaṃ mādhavaṃ gopikā-vallabhaṃ jānakī-nāyakaṃ rāmacandraṃ bhaje

I worship Achyuta, Keshava, Rama, Narayana; Krishna, Damodara, Vasudeva, Hari; Shridhara, Madhava, the beloved of the gopis; and Ramachandra, the Lord of Janaki.

Ghalin Lotangan — Mahamantra

हरे राम हरे राम, राम राम हरे हरे । हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण, कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ॥

hare rama hare rama, rama rama hare hare hare krishna hare krishna, krishna krishna hare hare

hare rāma hare rāma, rāma rāma hare hare hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa, kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare

The great mantra of the divine names — Hare Rama, Hare Krishna — sung together, faster and faster, as the aarti comes to its close.

When it is recited: Sung morning and evening through the days of Ganesh Chaturthi, on Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi, on Tuesdays at Siddhivinayak, and at the close of any Maharashtrian household puja — always in this order, ending with Ghalin Lotangan.

Traditional significance: Five aartis form one act of worship: Ganesha is praised first as the giver of joy and remover of sorrow, then Shiva and the Devi, his father and mother, and finally everything is surrendered to Narayana in Ghalin Lotangan — so that the whole divine family is honoured before the lamp is set down.

Questions

Who wrote Sukhkarta Dukhharta?

Samarth Ramdas Swami, the 17th-century Maharashtrian saint, who is said to have composed it on seeing the Mayureshwar Ganesha at Morgaon. His signature appears in the last verse — 'Das Ramacha', the servant of Rama.

Why are aartis to Shiva and the Devi sung in a Ganesha aarti?

In the Maharashtrian tradition the aarti is a fixed sequence, not a single song: Ganesha is honoured first, then Shankar and the Devi — his father and mother — and the whole is surrendered to Narayana in Ghalin Lotangan. The order is the same at Siddhivinayak Mandir and in homes during Ganeshotsav.

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Source: Traditional Maharashtrian aarti sequence as sung at Shri Siddhivinayak Mandir, Mumbai, and in homes through Ganeshotsav. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.