Ganesh Ji Ki Aarti Lyrics
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of the god Ganesha. It is believed that on that day Ganesha, son of Shiva and Parvati, conferred his being on earth to all his devotees. The festival is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. The festival takes place normally between August 20 and September 15.
Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati with an elephant’s head, is widely worshipped as the superior god of sapience, prosperity and good fortune.
Although the Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated throughout India is undoubtedly more elaborate in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, as well as areas that were part of the Maratha empire.
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji ki
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji kiAap hai swaami dukh harta,
Dukhiyon ke palankarta
Aap hai bhagwan sukh daata,
Om jai jai shri gananaatha
Hum sab sharan mein hai bhagwan,
O shiv gan muskhak vaahan
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji kiAap to hai gauri nandan,
Aap ko hai mann se vandan
Aap to hai jan sukhdaayak,
Kehti hai duniya gananaayak
Aap ki puja ghar ghar mein,
Kasht nivaare pal bhar mein
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji ki
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji ki
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji ki
Jai ganeshji ki, jai ganeshji ki
Aarti kare hum sab ganeshji ki.
Origins | Ganesh Ji Ki Aarti
The origin of this festival rests on the Hindu scriptures, which tell us the story of the god Ganesha.
According to legend, the god Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, was far away in the war. His wife Parvati, who was a goddess in his own right, wanted to take a bath, but there was no guard to watch the door of her room, she came up with the idea of raising a son to guard her.
Parvati then created Ganesha from the sandalwood paste she used to bathe and gave him life within a figure. Then she placed him at the door and instructed him not to enter. Meanwhile, the god Shiva returned from the battle but as Ganesha did not know him he would not let him enter Parvati’s room. Shiva, enraged by this fact, took his sword and cut off Ganesha’s head.
When Parvati went out and saw Ganesha beheaded she went into a rage. Then she acquired the form of the goddess Kali and threatened to destroy the three existing worlds, heaven, and earth. Seeing how sullen she was, the other gods were fearful and Shiva, in an attempt to calm Parvati, transmitted to the crowd that they would bring the head of the first living thing that appeared from the north (propitious direction associated with wisdom). The first living being that appeared was an elephant. Then they brought the head of the elephant and Shiva placed it in the trunk of the son of Parvati giving him life. Parvati became very happy and embraced her son, the elephant-headed child Shiva called Ganesha.
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Ganesh Pooja in India
Two or three months before the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, skilful craftsmen make clay figures of the god Ganesha to be sold on that occasion. They are beautifully decorated and represent the god in different forms.
Ganesh Chaturthi begins with the placement of those god figurines in houses decorated with endless colours, and especially with placement in each locality of a god structure that is called mantapas (pandals). Pandals are made and placed by people or by a special group of people who have made a collection of money for the occasion. The mantapas are specially decorated for the festival and are used for flowers, lights, or what helps to represent an event in the life of this god. This figure is venerated by all.
The religious leader, usually dressed in a red silk dhoti and shawl, makes an invocation to live amid the chant of a mantra. This ritual is called Pranapratishhtha. After this rite is followed by what is known as Shhodashopachara (16 ways of doing tributes). Also, they offer coconut, jaggery, 21 modakas, 21 clovers and red flowers. The idol is anointed with a red ointment that is typically made with Kumkum and sandalwood paste. Vedic hymns of the Rig Veda, the Ganapati Atharva Shirsha Upanishad and the Ganesha stotra of Narada Purana are sung throughout the ceremony.
On the eleventh day, the idol is carried through the streets in procession accompanying the act with dances, songs and a fanfare until it submerges the figure in the river or the sea, symbolizing in this way the farewell of the god in his trip to his Dwelling in Kailash while taking with him the misfortune and bad luck of his devotees. All gathered at the end of the procession shout out the following: “Ganapathi Bappa Morva, Mangal Murthi Morva” (“Oh Father Ganesha, come back again next year.) After offering coconuts, flowers and camphor people take the figure of The main sweet that is prepared during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival is the modak (also called modagam or modakam in South India). The modak is like a ball made with rice flour and Wheat with a coconut filling, jaggery, dried fruit and some other seasonings. It can be cooked or fried. Another popular sweet is karanji which is similar to modak in composition and flavour but has a semicircular shape.
