Vindhyeshwari Aarti (Sun Meri Devi Parvatvasini) · श्री विन्ध्येश्वरी माता की आरती

"Sun meri devi parvatvasini", the aarti of the Goddess who dwells on the mountain, sung to Vindhyavasini and to the mountain goddesses of north India.

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सुन मेरी देवी पर्वतवासनी ।sun meri devi parvatavasani |कोई तेरा पार ना पाया माँ ॥koi tera par na paya man ||
suna merī devī parvatavāsanī । koī terā pāra nā pāyā mām̐ ॥
सुनो मेरी देवी पर्वतवासिनी; माँ, किसी ने तेरा पार नहीं पाया।
Hear me, my Goddess who dwells on the mountain; no one has found your limits, Mother.
Editions differ: «कोई तेरा पार ना पाया माँ» (bhaktibharat); «कोई तेरा पार ना पाया» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).
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पान सुपारी ध्वजा नारियल ।pan supari dhwaja nariyal |ले तेरी भेंट चढ़ायो माँ ॥le teri bhent charhayo man ||
pāna supārī dhvajā nāriyala । le terī bheṃṭa caṙhāyo mām̐ ॥
पान, सुपारी, ध्वजा और नारियल: माँ, मैं इन्हें तेरी भेंट चढ़ाने लाया हूँ।
Betel, areca nut, a flag and a coconut: I have brought them as my offering to you, Mother.
Editions differ: «ले तेरी भेंट चढ़ायो माँ» (bhaktibharat); «ले तेरी भेंट चढ़ाया» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).
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सुवा चोली तेरी अंग विराजे ।suva choli teri ang viraje |केसर तिलक लगाया ॥kesar tilak lagaya ||
suvā colī terī aṃga virāje । kesara tilaka lagāyā ॥
तेरे अंग पर सुआ (तोतिया) चोली विराजती है, और केसर का तिलक लगा है।
A parrot-green bodice graces your body, and you wear a saffron mark.
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नंगे पग मां अकबर आया ।nange pag man akbar aya |सोने का छत्र चडाया ॥sone ka chhatra chadaya ||
naṃge paga māṃ akabara āyā । sone kā chatra caḍāyā ॥
माँ, अकबर नंगे पाँव आया और सोने का छत्र चढ़ाया।
Mother, Akbar came barefoot and offered you a golden canopy.
Editions differ: «सोने का छत्र चडाया» (bhaktibharat); «सोने का छत्र चढ़ाया» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).
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ऊंचे पर्वत बनयो देवालाया ।unche parvat banyo devalaya |निचे शहर बसाया ॥niche shahar basaya ||
ūṃce parvata banayo devālāyā । nice śahara basāyā ॥
ऊँचे पर्वत पर तेरा देवालय बना, और नीचे शहर बसा।
On the high mountain your temple was built, and a town settled below.
Editions differ: «ऊंचे पर्वत बनयो देवालाया» (bhaktibharat); «ऊंचे ऊंचे पर्वत भयो देवालय» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).
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सत्युग द्वापर त्रेता मध्ये ।satyug dwapar treta madhye |कालियुग राज सवाया ॥kaliyug raj savaya ||
satyuga dvāpara tretā madhye । kāliyuga rāja savāyā ॥
सतयुग, द्वापर और त्रेता में, और कलियुग में तेरा राज और भी बढ़कर है।
Through the Satya, Dvapara and Treta ages, and in the Kali age your reign is greater still.
Editions differ: «सत्युग द्वापर त्रेता मध्ये» (bhaktibharat); «सत्युग त्रेता द्वापर मध्ये» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).
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धूप दीप नैवैध्य आर्ती ।dhup dip naivaidhya arti |मोहन भोग लगाया ॥mohan bhog lagaya ||
dhūpa dīpa naivaidhya ārtī । mohana bhoga lagāyā ॥
धूप, दीप, नैवेद्य और आरती; तुझे मोहन भोग लगाया गया।
Incense, lamp, food offering and aarti; a sweet offering is placed before you.
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ध्यानू भगत मैया तेरे गुन गाया ।dhyanu bhagat maiya tere gun gaya |मनवंचित फल पाया ॥manavanchit phal paya ||
dhyānū bhagata maiyā tere guna gāyā । manavaṃcita phala pāyā ॥
माँ, ध्यानू भगत ने तेरे गुण गाए और मनचाहा फल पाया।
Dhyanu Bhagat sang your praises, Mother, and gained the fruit his heart desired.
Editions differ: «ध्यानू भगत मैया तेरे गुन गाया» (bhaktibharat); «ध्यानू भगत मैया तेरे गुण गावैं» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy). Editions differ in this line: «मनवंचित फल पाया» (bhaktibharat); «मनवांछित फल पाया» (dharmsaar). The reading shown is that of the most-visited of these sites (Tranco ranking, see the editorial policy).

About this text

Vindhyavasini, "she who dwells in the Vindhyas", is worshipped at Vindhyachal near Mirzapur; the same aarti is also sung to Jvala Devi and other hill goddesses. It addresses the Goddess on the mountain whose limits no one has found, describes offerings of betel, flag and coconut, her red bodice and saffron mark, and recalls the legend that the emperor Akbar came barefoot to offer her a golden canopy. It closes naming the devotee Dhyanu Bhagat, who sang her praises and gained his heart's desire. The online editions of this aarti differ in many of its lines; the reading of the most-visited site is shown and every edition's reading is listed under each line where they differ.