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Aarti · Ganesh ji

Sukhkarta Dukhharta IAST

सुखकर्ता दुखहर्ता

14 lines · about 2 min to say · Traditional aarti (public domain)

Ganesh ji

Ganesh ji

Remover of obstacles; first to be invoked

sukhakartā dukhahartā vārtā vighnācī.

Giver of joy, remover of sorrow, who ends all talk of obstacles;

nuravī puravī prema kr̥pā jayācī.

whose love and grace leave nothing wanting and fulfil all.

sarvāṁgī suṁdara uṭī śeṁdurācī.

Beautiful in every limb, anointed with sindoor;

kaṁṭhī jhaḷake māḷa muktāphaḷāṁcī.

at your throat gleams a necklace of pearls.

jaya deva jaya deva jaya maṁgalamūrtī.

Victory, O god; victory, O god; victory, form of auspiciousness —

darśanamātre manakāmanā puratī.

the mere sight of you fulfils the heart's wish.

ratnakhacita pharā tuja gaurīkumarā.

A jewelled crown for you, son of Gauri;

caṁdanācī uṭī kuṁkumakeśarā.

sandal paste, kumkum and saffron.

hirejaḍita mukuṭa śobhato barā.

A diamond-studded crown becomes you well;

ruṇajhuṇatī nūpure caraṇī ghāgariyā.

anklets tinkle at your feet.

laṁbodara pītāṁbara phaṇivarabaṁdhanā.

Big-bellied, in yellow silk, girdled with the serpent king;

saraḷa soṁḍa vakratuṁḍa trinayanā.

straight trunk, curved trunk, three-eyed one.

dāsa rāmācā vāṭa pāhe sadanā.

Ramdas waits at your door;

saṁkaṭī pāvāve nirvāṇī rakṣāve suravaravaṁdanā.

come in trouble, protect at the end — you whom the gods bow to.