जय शिव ओंकारा, भज शिव ओंकारा।
ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव अर्द्धांगी धारा॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजै।
हंसासन गरुड़ासन वृषवाहन साजै॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
दो भुज चारु चतुर्भुज दशभुज ते सोहे।
तीनों रूप निरखता त्रिभुवन जन मोहे॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
अक्षमाला वनमाला रुण्डमाला धारी।
त्रिपुरारी कंसारी करमाला धारी॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
श्वेतांबर पीतांबर बाघांबर अंगे।
सनकादिक गरुड़ादिक भूतादिक संगे॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
कर मध्ये सुकमंडलु चक्र शूलधारी।
सुखकारी दुखहारी जग पालनकारी॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका।
प्रणवाक्षर में शोभित ये तीनों एका॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
त्रिगुणस्वामी की आरती जो कोई नर गावै।
कहत शिवानंद स्वामी मनवांछित फल पावै॥ हर हर हर महादेव॥
Jai Shiv Omkara, bhaj Shiv Omkara,
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv arddhangi dhara. Har har har Mahadev.
Ekanan chaturanan panchanan rajai,
hansasan garudasan vrishavahan sajai.
Do bhuj charu chaturbhuj dashabhuj te sohe,
tinon rup nirakhta tribhuvan jan mohe.
Akshamala vanamala rundamala dhari,
Tripurari Kansari karamala dhari.
Shvetambar pitambar baghambar ange,
Sanakadik Garudadik Bhutadik sange.
Kar madhye sukamandalu chakra shuladhari,
sukhakari dukhahari jag palankari.
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv janat aviveka,
pranavakshar mein shobhit ye tinon eka.
Trigunasvami ki arti jo koi nar gavai,
kahat Shivanand Svami manvanchhit phal pavai.
Meaning
Victory to Shiva, the Omkara; worship Shiva, the Omkara: Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva, with his consort as half of himself. Hara, Hara, Mahadeva!
With one face, four faces and five faces he shines; seated on the swan, on Garuda, riding the bull, he is adorned.
With two arms, lovely four arms and ten arms he is beautiful; seeing his three forms, the people of the three worlds are enchanted.
He wears the rosary of rudraksha, the garland of forest flowers and the garland of skulls; destroyer of Tripura, slayer of Kamsa, holding a rosary in his hand.
White garments, yellow silk and tiger skin on his body; Sanaka and the sages, Garuda and his kind, the bhutas and their host are with him.
In his hands a fine water-pot, the discus and the trident; giver of happiness, remover of sorrow, protector of the world.
The unwise see Brahma, Vishnu and Sadashiva as separate; in the syllable Om these three shine as one.
Whoever sings this aarti of the Lord of the three gunas, says Shivanand Swami, receives the fruit the heart desires.
About this bhajan
Traditional. The closing line names Shivanand Swami, which is all that is known of its author. The aarti sees the one Lord in three forms, Brahma with one and four faces on the swan, Vishnu on Garuda, Sadashiva with five faces on the bull, and its seventh stanza says outright that only the unwise think them separate: in Om the three are one. It is sung at Shiva temples every evening and at each prahar of Mahashivratri night. A long modern continuation sometimes printed after it is not included.
Traditional aarti (closing line names Shivanand Swami); text as on Kavita Kosh, first part only