Yamuna Aarti · श्री यमुना माता की आरती

The aarti "Jai Yamuna Mata" to the river Yamuna, who frees those who bathe in her from the fear of Yama.

  1. जय यमुना माता हरि ॐ जय यमुना माता । जो नहावे फल पावे सुख दुःख की दाता ॥

    jaya yamunā mātā hari oṁ jaya yamunā mātā । jo nahāve phala pāve sukha duḥkha kī dātā ॥

    यमुना माता की जय, हरि ॐ, यमुना माता की जय। जो आप में स्नान करता है वह फल पाता है; आप सुख और दुख की दाता हैं।

    Glory to Mother Yamuna, Hari Om, glory to Mother Yamuna. Whoever bathes in you gains the reward; you dispense joy and sorrow.

    Editions differ: «जय यमुना माता हरि ॐ जय यमुना माता» (drikpanchang); «जय यमुना माता हरि जय यमुना माता» (hindunidhi). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).

  2. पावन श्रीयमुना जल शीतल अगम बहै धारा । जो जन शरण में आया कर दिया निस्तारा ॥

    pāvana śrīyamunā jala śītala agama bahai dhārā । jo jana śaraṇa meṃ āyā kara diyā nistārā ॥

    श्री यमुना का जल पावन और शीतल है और उसकी धारा अगम बहती है; जो जन आपकी शरण में आया उसका आपने उद्धार कर दिया।

    Holy is Shri Yamuna's water, cool, and deep flows its current; whoever came to your refuge, you set free.

    Editions differ: «पावन श्रीयमुना जल शीतल अगम बहै धारा» (drikpanchang); «पावन श्रीयमुना जल अगम बहै धारा» (hindunidhi). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).

  3. जो जन प्रातः ही उठकर नित्य स्नान करे । यम के त्रास न पावे जो नित्य ध्यान करे ॥

    jo jana prātaḥ hī uṭhakara nitya snāna kare । yama ke trāsa na pāve jo nitya dhyāna kare ॥

    जो जन प्रातः उठकर नित्य स्नान करता है और जो नित्य ध्यान करता है, उसे यम का त्रास नहीं होता।

    Whoever rises at dawn and bathes every day, whoever meditates on you daily, does not suffer the torment of Yama.

  4. कलिकाल में महिमा तुम्हारी अटल रही । तुम्हारा बड़ा महातम चारों वेद कही ॥

    kalikāla meṃ mahimā tumhārī aṭala rahī । tumhārā baṙā mahātama cāroṃ veda kahī ॥

    कलियुग में आपकी महिमा अटल रही है; आपके बड़े माहात्म्य को चारों वेदों ने कहा है।

    In the Kali age your glory has stood firm; the four Vedas have spoken of your great greatness.

  5. आन तुम्हारे माता प्रभु अवतार लियो । नित्य निर्मल जल पीकर कंस को मार दियो ॥

    āna tumhāre mātā prabhu avatāra liyo । nitya nirmala jala pīkara kaṃsa ko māra diyo ॥

    हे माता, आपके तट पर प्रभु ने अवतार लिया; आपका नित्य निर्मल जल पीकर उन्होंने कंस को मारा।

    On your banks, Mother, the Lord took birth; drinking your ever-pure water, he killed Kamsa.

  6. नमो मात भय हरणी शुभ मन्गल करणी । मन बेचैन भया है तुम बिन वैतरणी ॥

    namo māta bhaya haraṇī śubha mangala karaṇī । mana becaina bhayā hai tuma bina vaitaraṇī ॥

    हे भय हरने वाली, शुभ मंगल करने वाली माता, आपको नमन; मेरा मन बेचैन है, क्योंकि आपके बिना वैतरणी कैसे पार हो?

    Salutations, Mother, remover of fear, bringer of good fortune; my mind is restless, for without you how can I cross the Vaitarani?

About this text

The Yamuna, sister of Yama, the god of death, is worshipped as a mother whose waters free those who bathe in them from Yama's torment. This aarti praises her cool, holy water and its deep current, says whoever takes refuge in her is set free and whoever bathes and meditates at dawn escapes Yama's fear, and that her glory has stood firm in the Kali age, praised by the four Vedas. It recalls that the Lord, Krishna, was born by her banks and killed Kamsa, and ends by calling her the remover of fear and asking how the restless mind could cross the river of death without her. In two lines the two editions differ; the reading of the more-visited site is shown and both readings are listed. The opening couplet is sung as a refrain.

How it is recited

It is sung on the ghats of Mathura and Vrindavan, after bathing in the Yamuna, and on Yama Dwitiya (Bhai Dooj), when brothers and sisters bathe in the river. Customs vary.

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  • Yamuna Aarti, drikpanchang.com (2026), collated 2026-10-14, sha256 ec7525c8e051
  • Yamuna Aarti, hindunidhi.com (2026), collated 2026-10-14, sha256 08b375c96b6d
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