Aarti · Marathi
सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता
Sukhkarta Dukhharta
The immortal traditional Marathi aarti composed by Saint Samarth Ramdas in adoration of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.
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सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची।
नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम कृपा जयाची।
सर्वांगी सुन्दर उटि शेंदुराची।
कण्ठी झळके माळ मुक्ताफळांची।।
जय देव जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति।
दर्शनमात्रे मनकामना पुरती।।
रत्नखचित फरा तुज गौरीकुमरा।
चन्दनाची उटि कुंकुमकेशरा।
हिरे जड़ित मुकुट शोभतो बरा।
रुणझुणती नूपुरे चरणी घागरिया।।
जय देव जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति।
दर्शनमात्रे मनकामना पुरती।।
लम्बोदर पीताम्बर फणिवर बन्धना।
सरळ सोण्ड वक्रतुण्ड त्रिनयना।
दास रामाचा वाट पाहे सदना।
संकटी पावावे निर्वाणीरक्षावे सुरवरवन्दना।।
जय देव जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ति।
Roman reading aid
Sukhkarta Dukhharta vaarta vighnaachi | Nurvi purvi prem krupa jayaachi || Sarvaangi sundar uti shenduraachi | Kanthi jhalake maal muktaaphalaanchi || Jay dev jay dev jay mangalamurti | Darshan-maatre man-kaamana purti || Jay dev jay dev || Ratnakhachit phara tuj Gaurikumara | Chandanaachi uti kumkum-keshara || Hire jadit mukut shobhato bara | Runjhunti noopure charani ghaagariya || Jay dev jay dev || Lambodar peetaambar phanivar bandana | Saral sond vakratunda trinayana || Daas Raamaacha vaat paahe sadana | Sankati paavaave nirvaani rakshaave suravarvandana || Jay dev jay dev ||
English meaning
English Translation: O Creator of joy and Dispeller of all sorrows, You remove all obstacles from the path of Your devotees! Your boundless love and compassionate grace fulfill all cherished desires! Your entire divine form is adorned with radiant sacred vermilion (shendur), And around Your neck glitters a splendid necklace of ocean pearls! Hail O Lord, Hail O Auspicious Form (Mangalamurti)! By Your mere vision, all heartfelt desires are fulfilled! Adorned with gem-encrusted ornaments, O beloved son of Mother Gauri! Sandalwood paste blended with sacred saffron and kumkum graces Your form! A diamond-studded crown shines brilliantly upon Your head, While tinkling anklets chime melodiously upon Your holy feet! Hail O Lord, Hail O Auspicious Form! By Your mere vision, all desires are fulfilled! O large-bellied Lord draped in sacred yellow silk, with a serpent tied as a sacred belt! With a graceful trunk, curved tusk, and three all-seeing divine eyes! The servant of Rama waits faithfully at Your threshold, Rescue us in times of distress, protect us at the final hour, O Lord worshipped by all celestials! Hail O Lord, Hail O Auspicious Form! By Your mere vision, all desires are fulfilled! Devotional Significance: Composed by the revered 17th-century saint Samarth Ramdas in Maharashtra, this is the most famous and auspicious Ganesha Aarti in the world.