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Om Jai Shiv Omkara (Oṃ Jaya Śiva Oṃkārā - Śiva Āratī)

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā, prabhu hara śiva oṃkārā

brahmā, viṣṇu, sadāśiva

brahmā, viṣṇu, sadāśiva, arddhāṃgī dhārā

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

Glory to you, O Shiva! Glory to you, O Omkaara! May Brahma, Vishnu and the assembly of other gods, including the great Lord Shiva, relieve me of my afflictions!

ekānana caturānana pañcānana rāje

svāmī pañcānana rāje

haṃsāsana garūḍāsana

vṛṣavāhana sāje

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

Being the Absolute, True being, Consciousness and Bliss, you play the roles of all the three Gods - Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. As Vishnu, you have but one face, as Brahma four and as Shiva five. They gladden the sight of all who behold them. As Brahma you prefer the back of the swan for your seat, as Vishnu, you like to ensconce yourself on the back of Garūḍā (A large eagle like bird) and as Shiva, you make the sacred bull your conveyance; all these stands ready. O Great Lord, pray rid me of my afflictions!

do bhuja cāra caturbhuja, dasabhuja te sohe

svāmī dasabhuja te sohe

tīnoṃ rūpa nirakhatā

tribhuvana mana mohe

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

As Brahma, you possess two arms, as Vishnu four and as Shiva ten, all of which look matchlessly lovely. No sooner do the inhabitants of the three spheres behold you than they are all enchanted. O great Lord Omkaara, pray rid me of my afflictions.

akṣamālā vanamālā muṇḍamālā dhārī

svāmī muṇḍamālā dhārī

candana mṛgamada caṃdā

bhole śubha kārī

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

You are, O great Lord Omkaara, wearing a garland of Rudraksha, another of forest flowers the third of skulls; your forehead, glistening in the moonlight which it holds, is smeared with sandal-paste and musk. Pray rid me of my afflictions.

śvetāmbara, pītāmbara, bāghāmbara aṃge

svāmī bāghāmbara aṃge

brahmādika saṃtādika

bhūtādika saṃge

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

O great Lord Omkaara, your body is attired in white and yellow silken clothes and in tiger skin, while in your company are troops of goblins, gods like Brahma and divine seems like Sanaka. Pray rid me of my afflictions.

kara madhye ca’kamaṇḍa cakra triśūladharatā

svāmī cakra triśūladharatā

jaga kartā jaga haratā

jagapālana karatā

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

O great Lord Omkaara, you hold akamandalu (the mendicants water-jar) in one of your hands and in another a trident; you bring joy to all, destroy all distress and sustain the whole world. May you rid me of all my afflictions!

brahmā, viṣṇu, sadāśiva jānata avivekā

svāmī jānata avivekā

pranābāckṣara ke madhye

ye tīnoṃ ekā

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

The ignorants know Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva as three individual gods, but they are all indistinguishably fused into a single mystic syllable ‘OM’. Pray rid me of my afflictions.

triguṇasvāmī jī kī ārati jo koi jana gāve

svāmī jo koi jana gāve

kehata śivānanda svāmī

manavānchita phala pāve

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

Says Swami Shivananda, “He who recites this Arti to the Lord of the three Gunas-sattva, rajas, and tamas - attains fulfillment of his heart’s desire”. O great Lord Omkaara, may you rid me of my afflictions.

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā, prabhu hara śiva oṃkārā

brahmā, viṣṇu, sadāśiva

brahmā, viṣṇu, sadāśiva, arddhāṃgī dhārā

oṃ jaya śiva oṃkārā ..

Glory to you, O Shiva! Glory to you, O Omkaara! May Brahma, Vishnu and the assembly of other gods, including the great Lord Shiva, relieve me of my afflictions!