Govardhan Aarti · श्री गोवर्धन महाराज की आरती

The Braj aarti "Shri Govardhan Maharaj" to Govardhan hill, sung on Govardhan Puja and on the parikrama of the hill.

  1. श्री गोवर्धन महाराज ओ महाराज तेरे माथे मुकुट विराज रहेओ ॥

    śrī govardhana mahārāja o mahārāja tere māthe mukuṭa virāja raheo ॥

    हे श्री गोवर्धन महाराज, हे महाराज, आपके माथे पर मुकुट विराज रहा है।

    Shri Govardhan Maharaj, O Maharaj, a crown adorns your brow.

  2. तोपे पान चढ़े तोपे फूल चढ़े तोपे चढ़े दूध की धार ॥

    tope pāna caṙhe tope phūla caṙhe tope caṙhe dūdha kī dhāra ॥

    आप पर पान चढ़ते हैं, आप पर फूल चढ़ते हैं, आप पर दूध की धार चढ़ती है।

    Paan is offered to you, flowers are offered to you, a stream of milk is poured over you.

  3. तेरे माथे मुकुट विराज रहेओ ॥

    tere māthe mukuṭa virāja raheo ॥

    आपके माथे पर मुकुट विराज रहा है।

    A crown adorns your brow.

  4. तेरी सात कोस की परिकम्मा चकलेश्वर है विश्राम ॥

    terī sāta kosa kī parikammā cakaleśvara hai viśrāma ॥

    आपकी परिक्रमा सात कोस की है और चकलेश्वर उसमें विश्राम का स्थान है।

    Your circuit is seven kos around, and Chakleshwar is the place of rest.

  5. तेरे गले में कण्ठा साज रहेओ ठोड़ी पे हीरा लाल ॥

    tere gale meṃ kaṇṭhā sāja raheo ṭhoṙī pe hīrā lāla ॥

    आपके गले में कंठा सज रहा है और ठोड़ी पर हीरा और लाल चमक रहे हैं।

    A necklace adorns your throat, and a diamond and ruby shine at your chin.

  6. तेरे कानन कुण्डल चमक रहेओ तेरी झाँकी बनी विशाल ॥

    tere kānana kuṇḍala camaka raheo terī jhām̐kī banī viśāla ॥

    आपके कानों में कुंडल चमक रहे हैं और आपकी झाँकी विशाल बनी है।

    Earrings glitter in your ears, and your adorned form is a grand sight.

  7. गिरिराज धरण प्रभु तेरी शरण करो भक्त का बेड़ा पार ॥

    girirāja dharaṇa prabhu terī śaraṇa karo bhakta kā beṙā pāra ॥

    हे गिरिराज को धारण करने वाले प्रभु, मैं आपकी शरण में हूँ; भक्त का बेड़ा पार कीजिए।

    O Lord who held up Giriraj, I take refuge in you; carry your devotee's boat across.

About this text

Govardhan, the hill near Mathura that Krishna lifted to shelter the people of Braj from Indra's rain, is worshipped as Giriraj, king of mountains, and as a form of Krishna himself. This short aarti in Braj speech greets him as Maharaj with a crown on his brow, tells of the paan, flowers and streams of milk offered to him, the seven-kos circuit around the hill with a rest at Chakleshwar, and his necklace, jewels and earrings, and ends by asking the lifter of the hill to carry his devotee across. Only one independent edition of this aarti was found online, so its lines could not be compared; the text is taken from that edition, as the source box says.

How it is recited

It is sung on Govardhan Puja, the day after Diwali, at the Annakut offering, and during the parikrama of Govardhan hill. Customs vary.

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