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Nityaनित्य

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata is a Hindi aarti to Goddess Lakshmi, sung while waving the lamp at the end of Lakshmi puja. It has a refrain and seven short stanzas that praise her as Mother of the world and the source of prosperity and good qualities. Families sing it at Lakshmi puja on Diwali night and on Fridays.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Glory to you, Mother Lakshmi! O Mother, glory to you! Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma the Creator serve you day and night.

Verse 1

Uma Rama Brahmani, Tum Hi Jag Mata

Surya Chandrama Dhyavat, Narad Rishi Gata

You are Uma, Rama and Brahmani; you alone are the Mother of the world. The sun and the moon meditate on you, and the sage Narada sings your glory.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Verse 2

Durga Roop Niranjani, Sukh Sampatti Data

Jo Koi Tumko Dhyavat, Riddhi Siddhi Dhan Pata

In your form as Durga you are spotless and pure, the giver of happiness and wealth. Whoever meditates on you gains prosperity, accomplishment and abundance.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Verse 3

Tum Patal Nivasini, Tum Hi Shubh Data

Karma Prabhav Prakashini, Bhavnidhi Ki Trata

You dwell even in the netherworld, and you alone bestow what is auspicious. You bring to light the working of karma and carry us safely across the ocean of worldly life.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Verse 4

Jis Ghar Tum Rahti, Tahan Sab Sadgun Aata

Sab Sambhav Ho Jata, Man Nahin Ghabrata

In the home where you dwell, every virtue arrives. There everything becomes possible, and the mind is never shaken by fear.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Verse 5

Tum Bin Yagya Na Hote, Vastra Na Koi Pata

Khan Paan Ka Vaibhav, Sab Tumse Aata

Without you no sacred rite could be performed, and no one would have clothes to wear. All the richness of food and drink comes from you.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Verse 6

Shubh Gun Mandir Sundar, Kshirodadhi Jata

Ratna Chaturdash Tum Bin, Koi Nahin Pata

You are the beautiful temple of every good quality, born from the Ocean of Milk. Without you, no one could obtain the fourteen treasures that rose from it.

Refrain

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata

Tumko Nishidin Sevat, Har Vishnu Vidhata

Closing

Mahalakshmi Ji Ki Aarti, Jo Koi Nar Gata

Ur Anand Samata, Paap Utar Jata

Whoever sings this aarti of Mahalakshmi finds the heart filled with joy, and the burden of wrongdoing falls away.

Source: Traditional Hindi aarti as printed in popular aarti-sangrah booklets; text cross-checked against Drik Panchang (Hindi), Webdunia Hindi and BhaktiBharat.com

The meanings are our own first draft. A scholar has not reviewed them yet. If you spot a mistake, please tell us.

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