Shani Dev Aarti is the traditional lamp-offering aarti sung at the close of every Shani Dev 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 Shani Dev'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. Shani Dev's aarti is most auspiciously sung on Saturday. Read the full lyrics below in Devanagari (with optional transliteration) and watch the embedded recording to learn the traditional melody before chanting along.
जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव। जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव॥ कोण स्तुति तुम्हारी करै, मन जुगति न उपजै। दीन दयाल कृपाल तुम्हीं, करत सदा हित सज्जन कै॥ जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव॥ काला वरन, काले वस्त्र, काले ही तेरा रूप। तेरी दृष्टि जब पड़त है, मिटत सकल संताप॥ जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव॥ तेल तिल अर्पण जो करै, मन वांछित फल पावै। शनि की कृपा दृष्टि पड़ै, दुख संकट सब भागै॥ जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव॥ भक्त करें जो विनती, मन वांछित फल पावै। साधु, संत, जन की रक्षा, हरि की आज्ञा पावै॥ जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव॥ जो यह आरती गावे, शनि दुख दूर करै। कृपा करहु जय शनि देव, भक्तन संकट हरै॥ जय शनि देव, जय शनि देव॥
Shani Dev Aarti is traditionally sung at the close of any Shani Dev puja - in the morning around 6-8 AM and again in the evening around 6-8 PM. Saturday 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.