Jai Ganesh Deva in Gujarati
જય ગણેશ દેવા
Jai Ganesh Deva is a Hindi aarti to Lord Ganesh and one of the most widely sung aartis in Hindu homes. Below is the complete Jai Ganesh Deva in Gujarati script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Gujarati script
- 6 verses
- 4 min
- Traditional (closing line names "Sur Shyam"; often linked with Surdas)
- Best on Wednesday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Gujarati.
જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ દેવા। Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva
માતા જાકી પાર્વતી પિતા મહાદેવા॥ Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Meaning
Glory to Ganesh, glory to Ganesh, glory to Lord Ganesh, whose mother is Parvati and whose father is Mahadev.
એકદંત દયાવંત ચાર ભુજા ધારી। Ek Dant Dayavant Char Bhuja Dhari
માથે સિંદૂર સોહે મૂસે કી સવારી॥ Mathe Sindoor Sohe Moose Ki Savari
જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ દેવા। … Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
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.
Some prints read "माथे पर तिलक सोहे" (a tilak shines on his forehead).
પાન ચઢે ફૂલ ચઢે ઔર ચઢે મેવા। Paan Chadhe Phool Chadhe Aur Chadhe Meva
લડ્ડુઅન કા ભોગ લગે સંત કરેં સેવા॥ Ladduan Ka Bhog Lage Sant Karen Seva
જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ દેવા। … Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Betel leaves are offered to him, flowers are offered, and dry fruits too; laddoos are offered as his food, and the saints serve him.
Variants: "हार चढ़े" (garlands) for "पान चढ़े"; "फल चढ़े" (fruit) for "फूल चढ़े".
અંધન કો આઁખ દેત કોઢિન કો કાયા। Andhan Ko Aankh Det Kodhin Ko Kaya
બાઁઝન કો પુત્ર દેત નિર્ધન કો માયા॥ Banjhan Ko Putra Det Nirdhan Ko Maya
જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ દેવા। … Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
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.
This stanza praises Ganesh's compassion in the words of devotional tradition. It is a prayer and makes no medical claim.
સૂર શ્યામ શરણ આએ સફલ કીજે સેવા। Soor Shyam Sharan Aaye Safal Kije Seva
માતા જાકી પાર્વતી પિતા મહાદેવા॥ Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ દેવા। … Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
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.
The line carries the poet's signature "Sur Shyam". Tradition often links it with the bhakti poet Surdas, but the attribution is not firmly established.
દીનન કી લાજ રખો શંભુ સુતકારી। Deenan Ki Laaj Rakho Shambhu Sutkari
કામના કો પૂર્ણ કરો જાઊઁ બલિહારી॥ Kamna Ko Poorn Karo Jaoon Balihari
જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ જય ગણેશ દેવા। … Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Protect the honour of the humble, O son of Shambhu. Fulfil our heart's wishes; I offer my whole self to you.
Sung in the popular recordings after the "Sur Shyam" stanza. Variants: "शम्भु सुतवारी", "जग बलिहारी" / "जय बलिहारी" (drikpanchang, bhaktilok).
About Jai Ganesh Deva
Ganesh is worshipped first, so his aarti is often the first song a child learns and the first one sung at a family puja. People love "Jai Ganesh Deva" for its homely pictures: paan, flowers, dry fruit and laddoos offered with love, the little mouse he rides, the sindoor on his forehead. It also carries a simple faith that he helps those the world forgets: the blind, the sick, the childless and the poor.
Questions
Is this the same Jai Ganesh Deva that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Hindi words, written in Gujarati letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Gujarati. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Gujarati text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Traditional Hindi aarti as given by drikpanchang.com "Shri Ganesh Ji Ki Aarti", cross-checked with prabhatkhabar.com (Anuradha Paudwal version) and bhaktilok.in) and write it in Gujarati letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.