Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali - the powerful aarti to Maa Jagdamba (Durga, Kali), the mother of the universe, hymned with all her glories.
अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली, जय दुर्गे खप्पर वाली। तेरे ही गुण गाएँ भारती, ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
तेरे भक्त जनों पर माता, भीर पड़ी है भारी। दानव दल पर टूट पड़ो माँ, करके सिंह सवारी॥ सौ-सौ सिंहों से तू बलशाली, है दस भुजाओं वाली। दुखियों के दुखड़े निवारती, ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
माँ बेटे का है इस जग में, बड़ा ही निर्मल नाता। पूत कपूत सुने हैं पर, माँ कुमाता नहीं सुनी जाती॥ सब पर करुणा बरसाने वाली, अमृत बरसाने वाली। दुखियों के दुखड़े निवारती, ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
नहीं माँगते धन और दौलत, ना चाँदी ना सोना। हम तो माँगें माँ तेरे मन में, छोटा-सा एक कोना॥ सबकी बिगड़ी बनाने वाली, लाज बचाने वाली। सतियों के सत को सँवारती, ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
चरण शरण में आ गए माता, करुणा हम पर कीजे। हम भोले-अनजान हैं माता, हमको स्वीकर कीजे॥ हम भूले-बिसरे आने वाले, तू है खेवनहारी। दुखियों के दुखड़े निवारती, ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
Ambe tu hai jagdambe Kali, jai Durge khappar wali. Tere hi gun gayein Bharti, o maiya hum sab utaarein teri aarti॥
Tere bhakt jano par mata, bheer padi hai bhari. Danav dal par toot pado maa, karke sinh sawari॥ Sau-sau sinhon se tu balshali, hai das bhujaon wali. Dukhiyon ke dukhde nivarti, o maiya hum sab utaarein teri aarti॥
Maa bete ka hai is jag mein, bada hi nirmal nata. Poot kapoot sune hain par, maa kumata nahin suni jati॥ Sab par karuna barsane wali, amrit barsane wali. Dukhiyon ke dukhde nivarti, o maiya hum sab utaarein teri aarti॥
Nahin maangte dhan aur daulat, na chaandi na sona. Hum to maangein maa tere man mein, chhota-sa ek kona॥ Sabki bigdi banane wali, laaj bachane wali. Satiyon ke sat ko sanwarti, o maiya hum sab utaarein teri aarti॥
Charan sharan mein aa gaye mata, karuna hum par kije. Hum bhole-anjaan hain mata, humko sweekar kije॥ Hum bhoole-bisre aane wale, tu hai khevanhari. Dukhiyon ke dukhde nivarti, o maiya hum sab utaarein teri aarti॥
Frequently asked questions about Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali Aarti
Which goddess is this aarti to?
Jagdamba - the Mother of the universe, invoked here in her fierce aspects as Durga and Kali, khappar wali, the one who bears the skull-bowl, riding the lion with her ten arms. It is one of the most sung of all Navratri aartis.
When is it sung?
Through the nine nights of Navratri, at Durga Puja, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at jagratas, where it is often sung last, late in the night, after the bhajans.
What is the mother and child image in the middle verses?
The aarti says the bond of mother and son is the purest in this world - the son may fail, but the mother never does. That is its whole argument for approaching the Devi: not on merit, but on the claim a child has that cannot be forfeited.
Is an akhand jyot needed?
For the nine days of Navratri many households keep one, a ghee lamp that is not allowed to go out, and the aarti is sung before it morning and evening. It is a sankalpa rather than a requirement - undertake it only if someone can watch the lamp.
What is offered during the aarti?
Red flowers and a red chunri, halwa-puri with black chana on Ashtami, coconut and fruit, with dhoop and the ghee lamp. Full lists are on the Durga puja samagri page.
About the Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali Aarti
Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali - the powerful aarti to Maa Jagdamba (Durga, Kali), the mother of the universe, hymned with all her glories.
An aarti is a devotional song sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity, usually at the close of worship. The Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali Aarti above is given in both Hindi (Devanagari) and English (Hinglish, Roman script) so you can sing along in whichever script you are most comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above.
An aarti is the lamp-song at the close of puja. It is not a forty-verse chalisa and not a stotram. Browse every lamp-song on the Aarti index, or open a mantra for the same deity. Where the lamp sits in the sequence of worship is shown in Puja Vidhi.
