Om Jai Shiv Omkara - the beloved aarti to Bhagwan Shiva (Omkara, Mahadev), praising the three-formed Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva.
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा। ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
एकानन चतुरानन पञ्चानन राजे। हंसासन गरुड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दशभुज अति सोहे। त्रिगुण रूप निरखता त्रिभुवन जन मोहे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
अक्षमाला वनमाला मुण्डमाला धारी। त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
श्वेताम्बर पीताम्बर बाघम्बर अंगे। सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
कर के मध्य कमण्डलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी। सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालनकारी॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका। प्रणवाक्षर के मध्ये ये तीनों एका॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
लक्ष्मी व सावित्री पार्वती संगा। पार्वती अर्द्धांगी, शिवलहरी गंगा॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
त्रिगुणस्वामी जी की आरती जो कोई नर गावे। कहत शिवानन्द स्वामी मनवांछित फल पावे॥ ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा॥
Om Jai Shiv Omkara, Swami Jai Shiv Omkara. Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv, Ardhangi dhara॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Ekanan chaturanan panchanan raaje. Hansasan garudasan vrishvahan saaje॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Do bhuj chaar chaturbhuj dashbhuj ati sohe. Trigun roop nirakhta tribhuvan jan mohe॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Akshamala vanmala mundmala dhari. Tripurari kansari kar mala dhari॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Shvetambar pitambar baghambar ange. Sanakadik garunadik bhutadik sange॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Kar ke madhya kamandalu chakra trishuldhari. Sukhkari dukhhari jagpalankari॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv jaanat aviveka. Pranavakshar ke madhye ye teenon eka॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Lakshmi va Savitri Parvati sanga. Parvati ardhangi, Shivlahari Ganga॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Trigunswami ji ki aarti jo koi nar gave. Kahat Shivanand swami manvanchhit phal pave॥ Om Jai Shiv Omkara॥
Frequently asked questions about Jai Shiv Omkara Aarti
Why is Shiva called Omkara here?
Because he is identified with Om itself, the primordial sound from which creation issues. The opening verse then names him Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva together - one reality wearing three offices - with Ardhangi dhara, the one who holds half his form as Parvati.
When is this aarti sung?
At the close of any Shiva puja: Mondays, the two monthly Pradosh evenings, the Shravan month, and above all Maha Shivaratri, when it is sung at the end of each of the four night watches. It also follows the abhishek in temples.
What do the counted faces and arms in the verses mean?
One face, four faces, five faces; two arms, four, ten - the aarti is running through the forms Shiva has worn and the mounts of the swan, eagle and bull, to say that every one of them is the same Lord. It is a hymn of ekatva, of oneness behind many shapes.
What is offered while singing it?
Whatever the puja has already used - bel patra, white flowers, bhang, dhatura, milk and water on the linga. The full order, with what Shiva is never offered, is set out in the Shiva puja vidhi.
Is it the same as the Shiv Chalisa?
No. An aarti is the short lamp-song that ends a puja; a chalisa is a forty-verse praise recited in the body of it. Many people read the Shiv Chalisa first and then sing this aarti to close.
About the Jai Shiv Omkara Aarti
Om Jai Shiv Omkara - the beloved aarti to Bhagwan Shiva (Omkara, Mahadev), praising the three-formed Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva.
An aarti is a devotional song sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity, usually at the close of worship. The Jai Shiv Omkara 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.
