Surya Aarti is the traditional lamp-offering aarti sung at the close of every Surya 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 Surya'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. Surya's aarti is most auspiciously sung on Sunday. 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 सूर्य भगवान, स्वामी जय सूर्य भगवान। त्रिलोक दीपक देव, त्राता जगत आनंद॥ ॐ जय सूर्य भगवान॥ सप्त घोड़े रथ राजे, अरुण सारथी साथ। रक्त कांति तन शोभा, जग में दिव्य प्रभात॥ ॐ जय सूर्य भगवान॥ कर जोड़ी विनती करूँ, सुन लो हे भगवान। कष्ट क्लेश सब हर लो, देहु सुखमय जीवन॥ ॐ जय सूर्य भगवान॥ अर्घ्य जल अर्पण करूँ, उठ कर हर प्रभात। दृष्टि, तेज, बल देहु, मिटे तमोमय रात॥ ॐ जय सूर्य भगवान॥ रोग-दोष सब नाशे, दुख-दरिद्र मिटाय। भक्त जनों पर कृपा करूँ, रक्षा तुम्हरी धाय॥ ॐ जय सूर्य भगवान॥ जो यह आरती गावे, भक्त भाव से कोई। सूर्यदेव कृपा करैं, संतति सुख संपदा होई॥ ॐ जय सूर्य भगवान॥
Surya Aarti is traditionally sung at the close of any Surya puja - in the morning around 6-8 AM and again in the evening around 6-8 PM. Sunday 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.