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Nityaनित्य

Jai Ganesh Deva

जय गणेश देवा

Jai Ganesh Deva is a Hindi aarti to Lord Ganesh and one of the most widely sung aartis in Hindu homes. It opens "Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva, Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva" and has a refrain and five short stanzas about the one-tusked, kind Lord, one of which names "Sur Shyam". Most household pujas open with it, and it is sung on Wednesdays, on Sankashti Chaturthi and every evening of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Refrain

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Glory to Ganesh, glory to Ganesh, glory to Lord Ganesh, whose mother is Parvati and whose father is Mahadev.

Stanza 1

Ek Dant Dayavant Char Bhuja Dhari

Mathe Sindoor Sohe Moose Ki Savari

He has a single tusk, he is full of kindness, and he bears four arms; vermilion shines on his forehead, and he rides upon a mouse.

Refrain

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Stanza 2

Paan Chadhe Phool Chadhe Aur Chadhe Meva

Ladduan Ka Bhog Lage Sant Karen Seva

Betel leaves are offered to him, flowers are offered, and dry fruits too; laddoos are offered as his food, and the saints serve him.

Refrain

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Stanza 3

Andhan Ko Aankh Det Kodhin Ko Kaya

Banjhan Ko Putra Det Nirdhan Ko Maya

He gives sight to the blind and a healthy body to those afflicted with disease; he gives children to the childless and wealth to the poor.

Refrain

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Stanza 4

Soor Shyam Sharan Aaye Safal Kije Seva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Sur, the devotee of Shyam, has come to your refuge. Make this service fruitful, O Lord whose mother is Parvati and whose father is Mahadev.

Refrain

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Stanza 5

Deenan Ki Laaj Rakho Shambhu Sutkari

Kamna Ko Poorn Karo Jaoon Balihari

Protect the honour of the humble, O son of Shambhu. Fulfil our heart's wishes; I offer my whole self to you.

Refrain

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva

Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva

Source: Traditional Hindi aarti as given by drikpanchang.com "Shri Ganesh Ji Ki Aarti", cross-checked with prabhatkhabar.com (Anuradha Paudwal version) and bhaktilok.in

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