Shri Banke Bihari Teri Aarti Gaun - the heartfelt aarti to Banke Bihari Ji, the enchanting form of Shri Krishna enshrined in Vrindavan.
श्री बांके बिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ, हे गिरिधर तेरी आरती गाऊँ। आरती गाऊँ प्यारे आपको रिझाऊँ, श्याम सुन्दर तेरी आरती गाऊँ। बाल कृष्ण तेरी आरती गाऊँ॥
मोर मुकुट प्यारे शीश पे सोहे, प्यारी बंसी मेरो मन मोहे। देख छवि बलिहारी मैं जाऊँ, श्री बांके बिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ॥
चरणों से निकली गंगा प्यारी, जिसने सारी दुनिया तारी। मैं उन चरणों के दर्शन पाऊँ, श्री बांके बिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ॥
दास अनाथ के नाथ आप हो, दुःख-सुख जीवन प्यारे साथ आप हो। हरी चरणों में शीश झुकाऊँ, श्री बांके बिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ॥
श्री हरीदास के प्यारे तुम हो, मेरे मोहन जीवन धन हो। देख युगल छवि बलि-बलि जाऊँ, श्री बांके बिहारी तेरी आरती गाऊँ॥
Shri Banke Bihari teri aarti gaun, he Giridhar teri aarti gaun. Aarti gaun pyare aapko rijhaun, Shyam Sundar teri aarti gaun. Baal Krishn teri aarti gaun॥
Mor mukut pyare sheesh pe sohe, pyari bansi mero man mohe. Dekh chhavi balihari main jaun, Shri Banke Bihari teri aarti gaun॥
Charnon se nikli Ganga pyari, jisne saari duniya taari. Main un charnon ke darshan paun, Shri Banke Bihari teri aarti gaun॥
Das anath ke nath aap ho, dukh-sukh jeevan pyare saath aap ho. Hari charnon mein sheesh jhukaun, Shri Banke Bihari teri aarti gaun॥
Shri Haridas ke pyare tum ho, mere Mohan jeevan dhan ho. Dekh yugal chhavi bali-bali jaun, Shri Banke Bihari teri aarti gaun॥
Frequently asked questions about Shri Banke Bihari Teri Aarti Gaun
Which deity is this aarti for?
Banke Bihari Ji of Vrindavan - the form of Krishna enshrined in the temple established by Swami Haridas, whose murti stands in a slight three-fold bend, which is what banke means. Devotees treat him as a living presence rather than an image.
Why is the curtain drawn again and again at that temple?
Because the darshan is held to be so captivating that unbroken looking is not allowed - the tradition says a devotee once lost himself in it entirely. The pardah is drawn every few minutes, and the aarti is sung around those brief openings.
When is it sung at home?
At the evening seva, at Janmashtami, and on any day a devotee is remembering Vrindavan. Many people sing it after returning from the dham as a way of continuing the darshan at their own altar.
What does the verse about the Ganga at his feet mean?
That the river which purifies the whole world issued from those feet - so the devotee asks only for the darshan of the feet, not for the river. It is the standard bhakti move of preferring the source to the gift.
Is there a fixed tune?
The Vrindavan tune is the one most recordings follow, and it is worth learning from a recitation. But aarti is congregational singing: any tune the family can keep together, with the bell and clapping in time, serves. This page is the lamp-song; the forty-verse hymn is the Krishna Chalisa, and compact japa formulas sit under Mantra.
About the Shri Banke Bihari Teri Aarti Gaun
Shri Banke Bihari Teri Aarti Gaun - the heartfelt aarti to Banke Bihari Ji, the enchanting form of Shri Krishna enshrined in Vrindavan.
An aarti is a devotional song sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity, usually at the close of worship. The Shri Banke Bihari Teri Aarti Gaun 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.
