Om Jai Shiv Omkara

Refrain

Om Jai Shiv Omkara, Swami Jai Shiv Omkara

Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv, Ardhangi Dhara

Glory to Shiva, the Lord who is Om itself. Glory to you, O Master! You are Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva, and you hold your beloved as half of your own body.

Stanza 1

Ekanan Chaturanan Panchanan Raje

Hansasan Garudasan Vrishvahan Saje

You shine with one face, with four faces and with five; you are seated on the swan, on Garuda and on the bull.

Stanza 2

Do Bhuj Char Chaturbhuj Dasbhuj Ati Sohe

Trigun Roop Nirakhte Tribhuvan Jan Mohe

With two arms, with four arms and with ten arms you look most splendid; beholding your threefold form, the people of the three worlds are enchanted.

Stanza 3

Akshamala Vanamala Mundamala Dhari

Chandan Mrigmad Sohai Bhale Shashidhari

You wear the rosary of rudraksha, the garland of forest flowers and the garland of skulls; sandalwood and musk adorn you, and the crescent moon rests on your brow.

Stanza 4

Shvetambar Pitambar Baghambar Ange

Sanakadik Garunadik Bhootadik Sange

White garments, yellow silk and the tiger skin adorn your body; the sages led by Sanaka, Garuda and his kin, and the bhutas are ever by your side.

Stanza 5

Kar Ke Madhya Kamandalu Chakra Trishuldhari

Sukhkari Dukhhari Jagpalankari

In your hands you hold the water-pot, the discus and the trident; you give happiness, take away sorrow and sustain the world.

Stanza 6

Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Janat Aviveka

Pranavakshar Madhye Ye Teenon Eka

Only the unwise think of Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva as separate; within the sacred syllable Om, these three are one.

Stanza 7

Lakshmi Va Savitri Parvati Sanga

Parvati Ardhangi, Shivalahari Ganga

Lakshmi, Savitri and Parvati are with you; Parvati is the half of your body, and the Ganga flows as Shiva's own wave.

Stanza 8

Parvat Sohain Parvati, Shankar Kailasa

Bhang Dhatur Ka Bhojan, Bhasmi Mein Vasa

Parvati graces the mountain, and Shankar dwells on Kailash; bhang and dhatura are his food, and he makes his home in sacred ash.

Stanza 9

Jata Mein Ganga Bahat Hai, Gal Mundan Mala

Shesh Naag Liptavat, Odhat Mrigchhala

The Ganga flows through your matted locks and a garland of skulls hangs at your throat; the great serpent coils around you, and you wrap yourself in deerskin.

Stanza 10

Kashi Mein Viraje Vishwanath, Nandi Brahmachari

Nit Uth Darshan Pavat, Mahima Ati Bhari

In Kashi you reign as Vishwanath, with Nandi the celibate devotee before you; those who rise each day for your darshan find your glory beyond measure.

Stanza 11

Trigunswami Ji Ki Aarti, Jo Koi Nar Gave

Kahat Shivanand Swami, Manvanchhit Phal Pave

Whoever sings this aarti of the Lord of the three gunas, says Swami Shivanand, receives the fruit the heart longs for.