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Om Jaya Jagdish Hare

Om Jaya Jagdish Hare

Om Jaya Jagdish Hare

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OM jaya jagadIsha hare

OM jaya jagadIsha hare

svAmI jaya jagadIsha hare

bhakta janoM ke sa~NkaTa,

dAsa janoM ke sa~NkaTa,

kShaNa meM dUra kare,

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 1 ||

jo dhyAve phala pAve,

dukha binase mana kA

svAmI dukha binase mana kA

sukha sammati ghara Ave,

sukha sammati ghara Ave,

kaShTa miTe tana kA

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 2 ||

mAta pitA tuma mere,

sharaNa gahUM maiM kisakI

svAmI sharaNa gahUM maiM kisakI .

tuma bina aura na dUjA,

tuma bina aura na dUjA,

Asa karUM maiM jisakI

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 3 ||

tuma pUraNa paramAtmA,

tuma antarayAmI

svAmI tuma antarayAmI

parabrahma parameshvara,

parabrahma parameshvara,

tuma saba ke svAmI

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 4 ||

tuma karuNA ke sAgara,

tuma pAlanakartA

svAmI tuma pAlanakartA,

maiM mUrakha khala kAmI

maiM sevaka tuma svAmI,

kRRipA karo bhartAra

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 5 ||

tuma ho eka agochara,

sabake prANapati,

svAmI sabake prANapati,

kisa vidha milUM dayAmaya,

kisa vidha milUM dayAmaya,

tumako maiM kumati

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 6 ||

dInabandhu dukhahartA,

ThAkura tuma mere,

svAmI tuma mere

apane hAtha uThAvo,

apanI sharaNa lagAvo

dvAra paDA tere

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 7 ||

viShaya vikAra miTAvo,

pApa haro devA,

svAmI pApa haro devA,

shraddhA bhakti baDhAvo,

shraddhA bhakti baDhAvo,

santana kI sevA

OM jaya jagadIsha hare || 8 ||

About This Stotram

Overview

Om Jaya Jagdish Hare is a popular Hindi devotional hymn (aarti) addressed to Lord Vishnu as Jagdish, the lord of the universe. Composed of eight verses, it is sung during evening prayers and aarti ceremonies across Hindu households and temples, particularly in North India. The hymn belongs to the bhakti tradition and is recited as an act of surrender and petition to the divine.

What are the benefits of chanting Om Jaya Jagdish Hare?

  • Invokes Vishnu's protection and grace during times of difficulty
  • Eases physical and mental distress through devotional focus
  • Fulfills spiritual longing through the repetition of divine names
  • Establishes a devotional atmosphere during worship and aarti

When is the best time to recite this?

Om Jaya Jagdish Hare is traditionally sung during the evening aarti. It is also commonly recited during festivals such as Janmashtami and Diwali, and during daily home worship at any time of day.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The hymn is widely attributed to Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri, a 19th-century scholar and devotional poet who composed it to create an accessible, melodious prayer for common devotees. Written in simple Hindi rather than Sanskrit, it gained widespread adoption as a household aarti across North India. It is not derived from an ancient Puranic or Vedic text but belongs to the bhakti movement tradition of vernacular devotional composition. Its straightforward structure and memorable tune contributed to its broad acceptance.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Vishnu Sahasranama — the thousand names of Vishnu, also central to Vaishnava worship and aarti traditions
  • Panduranga Ashtakam — another devotional hymn to a Vishnu form (Vitthal/Panduranga), recited in a similar context of surrender