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.