Durga Aarti is the traditional lamp-offering aarti sung at the close of every Durga puja. Devotees light a ghee diya, circle it clockwise before the deity while singing the verses together, and conclude by waving the flame in front of Durga's image or murti. The aarti completes the ritual cycle of welcoming, honouring, and bidding farewell to the deity, and is the moment families across India gather around the home mandir at the close of morning (6-8 AM) or evening (6-8 PM) puja. Durga's aarti is most auspiciously sung on any day during Navratri, otherwise Friday. Read the full lyrics below in Devanagari (with optional transliteration) and watch the embedded recording to learn the traditional melody before chanting along.
जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी तुम को निशदिन ध्यावत हरि ब्रह्मा शिवरी ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी मांग सिंदूर विराजत, टीको मृगमद को उज्जवल से दोउ नैना चन्द्रबदन नीको ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी श्री अम्बे जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गावे सुख संपत्ति पावे ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी
Durga Aarti is traditionally sung at the close of any Durga puja - in the morning around 6-8 AM and again in the evening around 6-8 PM. any day during Navratri, otherwise Friday is the most auspicious day of the week for this aarti.
Most aartis run 3-5 minutes when sung at the traditional pace. The embedded video above is a complete sung version - you can chant along from start to finish.
Yes - aartis are designed for personal and family devotion. Light a ghee or oil diya, place it on the aarti thali (plate), and circle the flame clockwise in front of the deity's image while singing. No priest required.
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