Mahalakshmi Aarti — Jay Devi Jay Devi Jay Mahalakshmi

Jay Devi Jay Devi Jay Mahalakshmi is Mahalakshmi's most widely sung aarti — composed by Mukeshwar Nagar, sung after puja during Margashirsh Guruvar, Diwali's Lakshmi Pujan, Chaitragaur, and Jyeshtha Gauri worship.

Deity: Devi

Devi

Mantra & aarti

Composer: Mukeshwar Nagar.

When to sing it: During Mahalakshmi/Devi puja-aarti — the Margashirsh Guruvar vrat, Lakshmi Pujan on Diwali, Chaitragaur and Jyeshtha Gauri worship, and the daily aarti at the Karvir (Kolhapur) Mahalakshmi temple.

Jai Devi jai Devi jai Mahalakshmi |Vasasi vyapakrupe tu sthulsukshmi || dhru ||Karvirpurvasini suravarmunimata |Purharvaradayini Murharpriyakanta |Kamlakare jathari janmavila dhata |Sahasravadani bhudhar na pure gun gata || 1 ||Matuling gada khetak ravikirani |Zalke hatakvati piyusharasapani |Manikrasana surangvasana mruganayani |Shashidharvadana rajas madanachi janani || 2 ||Tara shakti agamya Shivbhajaka Gauri |Sankhya mhanati prakruti nirgun nirdhari |Gayatri nijbija nigamagam sari |Prakate Padmavati nijdharmachari || 3 ||Amrut bharite sarite aghadurite vari |Mari durghat asura bhav dustar tari |Vari mayapatal pranamat parivari |He rup chidrup tadrup davi nirdhari || 4 ||Chaturananen kushchitkarmachya oli |Lihilya asatil mate maze nijbhali |Pusoni charanantali padsumane kshali |Mukeshwar Nagar kshirsagarbali || 5 ||

Meaning (brief): O Mahalakshmi, you pervade all that is gross and subtle; you dwell in Karvir (Kolhapur) and are the mother of the gods and sages, giver of boons, dear consort of Murhar (Vishnu); you are the primal power who gave birth to Brahma himself; you, the daughter of the ocean of milk, carry your devotees across the hard-to-cross sea of worldly life and wash away the misdeeds written by Chaturanan (Brahma).

The words and tune can vary slightly by household or temple tradition. This text follows a traditional household Aarti Sangrah booklet.

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