Om Jai Shiv Omkara

एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे ।

Ekanan chaturanan panchanan raje

One face, four faces, five faces: in every form You reign as King (as Vishnu, as Brahma, as Shiva)

हंसासन गरूड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे ॥

Hansasan Garudasan Vrishvahan saje

The swan carries You, Garuda carries You, and You ride in splendour on the bull

दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे ।

Do bhuj chaar chaturbhuj dasbhuj ati sohe

Two arms, four arms, ten arms: each of Your forms is dazzling to look at

त्रिगुण रूप निरखते त्रिभुवन जन मोहे ॥

Trigun roop nirakhte tribhuvan jan mohe

When the three worlds gaze on Your threefold form, every heart in them is captivated

अक्षमाला वनमाला, मुण्डमाला धारी ।

Akshamala vanmala, mundmala dhari

A string of rudraksha beads, a chain of wild flowers and a necklace of skulls hang about You

चंदन मृगमद सोहै, भाले शशिधारी ॥

Chandan mrigmad sohai, bhale shashidhari

Sandal paste and musk brighten Your skin, and the crescent moon rests on Your brow

श्वेताम्बर पीताम्बर बाघम्बर अंगे ।

Shvetambar pitambar baghambar ange

White cloth, yellow cloth and a tiger's hide clothe Your limbs

सनकादिक गरुणादिक भूतादिक संगे ॥

Sanakadik Garunadik bhootadik sange

Sanaka and his brother sages, Garuda and his kind, and the ghostly hosts keep You company

कर के मध्य कमंडल चक्र त्रिशूलधारी ।

Kar ke madhya kamandal chakra trishuldhari

Your hands carry the ascetic's water pot, the trident and the spinning discus

सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालन कारी ॥

Sukhkari dukhhari jagpalan kari

You bring happiness, You take sorrow away, and You keep the whole world safe

ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका ।

Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv janat aviveka

Only someone without insight sees Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva as three different beings

प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित ये तीनों एका ॥

Pranavakshar mein shobhit ye teenon eka

Within the sacred sound Om all three stand together, and there they are a single Lord

त्रिगुणस्वामी जी की आरति जो कोइ नर गावे ।

Trigunswami ji ki aarti jo koi nar gave

Anyone who sings this aarti to the Master of the three gunas (the three strands of nature)

कहत शिवानंद स्वामी सुख संपति पावे ॥

Kahat Shivanand Swami sukh sampati pave

so says Swami Shivanand, will find joy and plenty in life

लक्ष्मी व सावित्री पार्वती संगा ।

Lakshmi va Savitri Parvati sanga

Lakshmi, Savitri and Parvati stand beside You

पार्वती अर्द्धांगी, शिवलहरी गंगा ॥

Parvati arddhangi, Shivlahari Ganga

Parvati is half of Your own being, and the Ganga dances in waves upon Shiva

पर्वत सोहैं पार्वती, शंकर कैलासा ।

Parvat sohain Parvati, Shankar Kailasa

Parvati brightens the mountain, and Shankar makes His home on Kailash

भांग धतूर का भोजन, भस्मी में वासा ॥

Bhang dhatur ka bhojan, bhasmi mein vasa

Bhang and datura are what You eat, and holy ash is where You dwell

जटा में गंग बहत है, गल मुण्डन माला ।

Jata mein Gang bahat hai, gal mundan mala

The Ganga streams through Your tangled hair, and a string of skulls circles Your throat

शेष नाग लिपटावत, ओढ़त मृगछाला ॥

Shesh naag liptavat, odhat mrigchhala

Shesha the great snake winds about You, and a deer's hide is Your wrap

काशी में विराजे विश्वनाथ, नंदी ब्रह्मचारी ।

Kashi mein viraje Vishwanath, Nandi brahmachari

In Kashi You sit enthroned as Vishwanath, Lord of all, with Nandi the celibate at Your side

नित उठ दर्शन पावत, महिमा अति भारी ॥

Nit uth darshan pavat, mahima ati bhari

Those who rise each morning behold You there; how vast Your glory is