The Banaras Ganga Aarti is a mesmerizing and spiritually significant ritual that takes place every evening on the ghats of Varanasi, India, along the sacred banks of the River Ganges.
As the sun begins to set, skilled priests clad in vibrant attire gather at the ghats, holding large brass lamps and reciting sacred hymns. The atmosphere is charged with an ethereal aura as the lamps are waved in graceful and synchronized movements, creating a mesmerizing dance of light and shadows.
The Banaras Ganga Aarti is not just a visual spectacle but a deeply spiritual experience that encapsulates the essence of Varanasi's timeless spiritual heritage.
Aarti Lyrics in Devnagri script
जय जय भगीरथ नन्दिनि
गंगा माता की आरती
जय जय भगीरथ नन्दिनि, मुनि-जय चकोर-चन्दनि,
नर-नाग-बिबुधबंदिनि, जय जहनु बालिका।
विष्णु-पद-सरोजजासि, ईस-सीसपर बिभासि,
त्रिपथगासि, पुन्यरसि, पाप-छालिका।।
बिमल बिपुल बहसि बारि, सीतल त्रयताप-हारि,
भँवर बर, बिभंगतर तरंग-मलिका।
पुरजन पूजोपहार-सोभित ससि-धवल धार,
भंजन भव-भार, भक्ति-कल्प-थालिका।।
निज तट बासी बिहंग, जल-थल-चर-पसु-पतंग,
कीट, जटिल तापस, सब सरिस पालिका।
तुलसी तव तीर तीर सुमिरत रघुबंस-बीर,
बिचरत मति देहि मोह-महिष-कालिका।।
2 сен 2023
