Nityaनित्य
Om Jai Jagdish Hare
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे
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. It has a refrain and seven stanzas asking Vishnu to remove sorrow, forgive our faults and increase our faith. Many families close their puja or Satyanarayan katha with it, in India and across the diaspora.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
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.
Stanza 1
Jo Dhyave Phal Pave, Dukh Binse Man Ka
Swami Dukh Binse Man Ka
Sukh Sampatti Ghar Aave, Kasht Mite Tan Ka
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.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
Stanza 2
Maat Pita Tum Mere, Sharan Gahun Main Kiski
Swami Sharan Gahun Main Kiski
Tum Bin Aur Na Dooja, Aas Karun Jiski
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.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
Stanza 3
Tum Puran Paramatma, Tum Antaryami
Swami Tum Antaryami
Parabrahm Parmeshwar, Tum Sabke Swami
You are the complete, Supreme Self; you dwell within and know every heart. Transcendent Brahman, Supreme Lord, you are the master of all.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
Stanza 4
Tum Karuna Ke Sagar, Tum Palankarta
Swami Tum Palankarta
Main Moorakh Khal Kami, Kripa Karo Bharta
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.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
Stanza 5
Tum Ho Ek Agochar, Sabke Pranpati
Swami Sabke Pranpati
Kis Vidhi Milun Dayamay, Tumko Main Kumati
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?
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
Stanza 6
Deenbandhu Dukhharta, Tum Thakur Mere
Swami Tum Thakur Mere
Apne Haath Uthao, Dwar Pada Tere
Friend of the helpless, remover of sorrow, you are my Lord. Raise your hand in blessing; I lie at your door.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare
Stanza 7
Vishay Vikar Mitao, Paap Haro Deva
Swami Paap Haro Deva
Shraddha Bhakti Badhao, Santan Ki Seva
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.
Refrain
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare
Bhakt Janon Ke Sankat, Das Janon Ke Sankat,
Kshan Mein Door Kare