Shiv Aarti is the traditional lamp-offering aarti sung at the close of every Shiva 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 Shiva'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. Shiva's aarti is most auspiciously sung on Monday. Read the full lyrics below in Devanagari (with optional transliteration) and watch the embedded recording to learn the traditional melody before chanting along.
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा। ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा॥ ॐ जय शिव... एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे, हंसानन गरुड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे॥ ॐ जय शिव... दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दस भुज अति सोहे, त्रिगुण रूप निरखते, त्रिभुवन जन मोहे॥ ॐ जय शिव... अक्षमाला वनमाला मुण्डमाला धारी, त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी॥ ॐ जय शिव... श्वेताम्बर पीताम्बर बाघम्बर अंगे सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे॥ ॐ जय शिव... कर के मध्य कमण्डलु चक्र त्रिशूल धर्ता, जगकर्ता जगभर्ता जग संहारकर्ता॥ ॐ जय शिव... ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका, प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित यह त्रिवेद का टीका॥ ॐ जय शिव... ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा। ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव अर्द्धांगी धारा॥ ॐ जय शिव...
Shiv Aarti is traditionally sung at the close of any Shiva puja - in the morning around 6-8 AM and again in the evening around 6-8 PM. Monday 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.