Om Jai Jagdish Hare in Punjabi
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ
Om Jai Jagdish Hare is one of the best-known Hindu aartis, a Hindi hymn to Lord Vishnu as Jagdish, "Lord of the universe", written by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri of Punjab around 1870. Below is the complete Om Jai Jagdish Hare in Punjabi script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Punjabi (Gurmukhi) script
- 8 verses
- 5 min
- Pt. Shardha Ram Phillauri (c. 1870)
- Best on Thursday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader does not show Punjabi yet; it opens in English letters.
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
ਭਕ੍ਤ ਜਨੋਂ ਕੇ ਸੰਕਟ, ਦਾਸ ਜਨੋਂ ਕੇ ਸੰਕਟ, Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
ਕ੍ਸ਼ਣ ਮੇਂ ਦੂਰ ਕਰੇ॥ Kshan Mein Door Kare
Meaning
Om, glory to you, Hari, Lord of the universe! Glory to you, O Master! In a single moment you take away the troubles of your devotees and your servants.
Some prints (e.g. drikpanchang) omit the words "Das Janon Ke Sankat"; nearly all singers include them.
ਜੋ ਧ੍ਯਾਵੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਵੇ, ਦੁਃਖ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਮਨ ਕਾ। Jo Dhyave Phal Pave, Dukh Binse Man Ka
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਦੁਃਖ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਮਨ ਕਾ। Swami Dukh Binse Man Ka
ਸੁਖ ਸੰਪੱਤਿ ਘਰ ਆਵੇ, ਕਸ਼੍ਟ ਮਿਟੇ ਤਨ ਕਾ॥ Sukh Sampatti Ghar Aave, Kasht Mite Tan Ka
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Whoever meditates on you receives the fruit, and the sorrow of the mind melts away. Happiness and prosperity come into the home, and the pain of the body is eased.
Also printed "दुःख विनसे" (same meaning: sorrow perishes).
ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਤੁਮ ਮੇਰੇ, ਸ਼ਰਣ ਗਹੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਕਿਸਕੀ। Maat Pita Tum Mere, Sharan Gahun Main Kiski
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਸ਼ਰਣ ਗਹੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਕਿਸਕੀ। Swami Sharan Gahun Main Kiski
ਤੁਮ ਬਿਨ ਔਰ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ, ਆਸ ਕਰੂੰ ਜਿਸਕੀ॥ Tum Bin Aur Na Dooja, Aas Karun Jiski
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
You are my mother and my father. Whose shelter else should I seek? Without you there is no one else in whom I could place my hope.
ਤੁਮ ਪੂਰਣ ਪਰਮਾਤ੍ਮਾ, ਤੁਮ ਅੰਤਰ੍ਯਾਮੀ। Tum Puran Paramatma, Tum Antaryami
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਤੁਮ ਅੰਤਰ੍ਯਾਮੀ। Swami Tum Antaryami
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼੍ਵਰ, ਤੁਮ ਸਬਕੇ ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ॥ Parabrahm Parmeshwar, Tum Sabke Swami
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
You are the complete, Supreme Self; you dwell within and know every heart. Transcendent Brahman, Supreme Lord, you are the master of all.
ਤੁਮ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਕੇ ਸਾਗਰ, ਤੁਮ ਪਾਲਨਕਰ੍ਤਾ। Tum Karuna Ke Sagar, Tum Palankarta
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਤੁਮ ਪਾਲਨਕਰ੍ਤਾ। Swami Tum Palankarta
ਮੈਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਖਲ ਕਾਮੀ, ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੋ ਭਰ੍ਤਾ॥ Main Moorakh Khal Kami, Kripa Karo Bharta
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
You are the ocean of compassion, the one who sustains all. I am foolish, flawed and full of desire. Have mercy on me, O Upholder.
Widely sung variant (bhaktibharat.com): "मैं मूरख फलकामी, मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता" (I am foolish and seek rewards; I am your servant, you my Master).
ਤੁਮ ਹੋ ਏਕ ਅਗੋਚਰ, ਸਬਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣਪਤਿ। Tum Ho Ek Agochar, Sabke Pranpati
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਸਬਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣਪਤਿ। Swami Sabke Pranpati
ਕਿਸ ਵਿਧਿ ਮਿਲੂੰ ਦਯਾਮਯ, ਤੁਮਕੋ ਮੈਂ ਕੁਮਤਿ॥ Kis Vidhi Milun Dayamay, Tumko Main Kumati
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
You are the One, beyond the reach of the senses, the lord of every living breath. By what means can I, so poor in understanding, come to you, O Merciful One?
ਦੀਨਬੰਧੁ ਦੁਖਹਰ੍ਤਾ, ਤੁਮ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ। Deenbandhu Dukhharta, Tum Thakur Mere
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਤੁਮ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ। Swami Tum Thakur Mere
ਅਪਨੇ ਹਾਥ ਉਠਾਓ, ਦ੍ਵਾਰ ਪੜਾ ਤੇਰੇ॥ Apne Haath Uthao, Dwar Pada Tere
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Friend of the helpless, remover of sorrow, you are my Lord. Raise your hand in blessing; I lie at your door.
Widely sung variant: "स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे … अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपनी शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे" (bhaktibharat.com).
ਵਿਸ਼ਯ-ਵਿਕਾਰ ਮਿਟਾਓ, ਪਾਪ ਹਰੋ ਦੇਵਾ। Vishay Vikar Mitao, Paap Haro Deva
ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਪਾਪ ਹਰੋ ਦੇਵਾ। Swami Paap Haro Deva
ਸ਼੍ਰੱਧਾ-ਭਕ੍ਤਿ ਬੜ੍ਹਾਓ, ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ॥ Shraddha Bhakti Badhao, Santan Ki Seva
ਓਂ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ, ਸ੍ਵਾਮੀ ਜਯ ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ ਹਰੇ। … Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare … Refrain, sung again
Meaning
Wipe away my craving for sense-pleasures and the mind's distortions; take away my sins, O God. Increase my faith and devotion, and my love of serving the saints.
Tradition sees "Shraddha" here as the poet's gentle signature, since his name was Shardha (Shraddha) Ram. Many families add a closing couplet, "Tan man dhan sab kuchh hai tera, tera tujhko arpan, kya laage mera", which is a later addition and not part of Phillauri's text. Some prints also add a "Kahat Shivanand Swami" stanza borrowed from the Shiva aarti.
About Om Jai Jagdish Hare
Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881) was born in Phillaur near Ludhiana, Punjab. He was a scholar of Sanskrit, Hindi and Punjabi, a religious teacher and an early writer of Hindi prose. He composed "Om Jai Jagdish Hare" around 1870, in simple Hindi that anyone could sing. Within a few decades it had spread far beyond Punjab. Today it is sung at the end of worship to almost any deity, in homes and temples in India and abroad.
Questions
Is this the same Om Jai Jagdish Hare that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Hindi words, written in Punjabi letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Punjabi. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Punjabi text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Traditional text of Pt. Shardha Ram Phillauri's aarti as given by drikpanchang.com "Shri Jagdish Ji Ki Aarti", cross-checked line by line with bhaktibharat.com "Om Jai Jagdish Hare Aarti"; authorship per hi.wikipedia.org "ॐ जय जगदीश हरे") and write it in Punjabi letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.