Shri Baba Balak Nath Aarti - the aarti to Baba Balak Nath, the eternal-child siddha worshipped at Deotsidh in Himachal, sung by his devotees with great love.
ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे, स्वामी जय पौणाहारी हरे। भक्त जनों की नैया, दस जनों की नैया, भव से पार करे॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
बालक उमर सुहानी, नाम बालक नाथा। अमर हुए शंकर से, सुन के अमर गाथा॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
शीश पे बाल सुनैहरी, गले रुद्राक्षी माला। हाथ में झोली चिमटा, आसन मृगशाला॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
सुन्दर सेली सिंगी, वैरागन सोहे। गऊ पालक रखवालक, भगतन मन मोहे॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
अंग भभूत रमाई, मूर्ति प्रभु रंगी। भय भज्जन दुःख नाशक, भरथरी के संगी॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
रोट चढ़त रविवार को, फल फूल मिश्री मेवा। धूप दीप कुदनुं से, आनन्द सिद्ध देवा॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
भक्तन हित अवतार लियो, प्रभु देख के कल्लू काला। दुष्ट दमन शत्रुहन, सबके प्रतिपाला॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
श्री बालक नाथ जी की आरती, जो कोई नित गावे। कहते हैं सेवक तेरे, मनवांछित फल पावे॥ ॐ जय कलाधारी हरे॥
Om Jai Kaladhari Hare, Swami Jai Paunahari Hare. Bhakt jano ki naiya, das jano ki naiya, bhav se paar kare॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Baalak umar suhani, naam Baalak Natha. Amar hue Shankar se, sun ke amar gatha॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Sheesh pe baal sunaihari, gale Rudrakshi mala. Haath mein jholi chimta, aasan mrigshala॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Sundar seli singi, vairagan sohe. Gau palak rakhwalak, bhagtan man mohe॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Ang bhabhoot ramai, moorti prabhu rangi. Bhay bhajjan dukh nashak, Bharthari ke sangi॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Rot chadhat ravivar ko, phal phool mishri meva. Dhoop deep kudnun se, anand siddh deva॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Bhaktan hit avtar liyo, prabhu dekh ke Kallu kaala. Dusht daman shatruhan, sabke pratipala॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Shri Baalak Nath ji ki aarti, jo koi nit gave. Kahte hain sevak tere, manvanchhit phal pave॥ Om Jai Kaladhari Hare॥
Frequently asked questions about Shri Baba Balak Nath Aarti
Who is Baba Balak Nath?
A siddha of the Nath tradition worshipped at Deotsidh in Hamirpur, Himachal - held to be ever-young, which is what balak means, and given immortality after hearing the amar katha. The aarti names him Kaladhari and Paunahari, the one who lives on air.
When is the aarti sung?
On Sundays, which are his day at Deotsidh, and through the Chaitra mela. Devotee households in Himachal, Punjab and Haryana sing it at the evening lamp and at jagratas held for a vow completed.
What is offered to him?
Rot - a thick sweet wheat roti made in ghee - with milk, and a ghee lamp. The rot is his characteristic prasad, prepared at home and carried to the shrine or shared after the aarti.
Why are women not admitted to the inner cave?
The shrine keeps that custom on the basis of his lifelong brahmacharya, and women offer darshan and their prayers from the terrace below. It is a local temple practice, not a rule about who may sing the aarti - at home there is no restriction at all.
What do the jholi and chimta stand for?
The begging bag and tongs of a Nath yogi, along with the singi horn, the rudraksha mala and the deerskin seat the aarti describes. They mark him as a renunciate rather than a householder deity, and his worship keeps that plainness. This page is the lamp-song; forty-verse hymns are on the Chalisa index, and compact japa formulas sit under Mantra.
About the Shri Baba Balak Nath Aarti
Shri Baba Balak Nath Aarti - the aarti to Baba Balak Nath, the eternal-child siddha worshipped at Deotsidh in Himachal, sung by his devotees with great love.
An aarti is a devotional song sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity, usually at the close of worship. The Shri Baba Balak Nath 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.
