Sukhakarta Dukhaharta: Ganesh Aarti

Stanza 1

सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची।
नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम कृपा जयाची।
सर्वांगी सुंदर उटी शेंदुराची।
कंठी झळके माळ मुक्ताफळांची॥१॥

Sukhakartaa duhkhahartaa vaartaa vighnaachee
Nuravee puravee prem kripaa jayaachee
Sarvaangee sundar utee shenduraachee
Kanthee jhalake maal muktaaphalaanchee

He who makes joy and ends sorrow, whose word sweeps obstacles away, whose grace gives love in full; his whole body shines with a coat of sindur, and a string of pearls glitters at his throat.

Refrain, sung again after each stanza

जय देव जय देव जय मंगलमूर्ती।
दर्शनमात्रे मनकामना पुरती॥

Jay dev jay dev jay mangalamoortee
Darshanamaatre manakaamanaa puratee

Victory to the god, victory to the god of auspicious form. At the mere sight of you, the wishes of the heart are fulfilled, the aarti says.

Stanza 2

रत्नखचित फरा तुज गौरीकुमरा।
चंदनाची उटी कुंकुमकेशरा।
हिरेजडित मुकुट शोभतो बरा।
रुणझुणती नूपुरे चरणी घागरिया॥२॥

Ratnakhachit pharaa tuj gaureekumaraa
Chandanaachee utee kunkumakesharaa
Hirejadit mukut shobhato baraa
Runajhunatee noopure charanee ghaagariyaa

O son of Gauri, a jewelled crown-piece is yours, with sandal paste and a mark of kumkum and saffron. The diamond-set crown sits well on you, and the anklets on your feet ring with their small bells.

Stanza 3

लंबोदर पीतांबर फणिवरबंधना।
सरळ सोंड वक्रतुंड त्रिनयना।
दास रामाचा वाट पाहे सदना।
संकटी पावावे निर्वाणी रक्षावे सुरवरवंदना॥३॥

Lambodar peetaambar phanivarabandhanaa
Saral sond vakratund trinayanaa
Daas raamaachaa vaat paahe sadanaa
Sankatee paavaave nirvaanee rakshaave suravaravandanaa

Big-bellied one in yellow silk, with the great serpent as your belt, straight of trunk yet Vakratunda, the three-eyed. Ramdas, the servant of Rama, waits for you at home: come in times of trouble, guard at the last, you whom the devas praise.