Yugal Kishore Aarti · श्री युगलकिशोर की आरती

"Aarti Yugal Kishore Ki Keeje", the aarti of Radha and Krishna as the divine young couple, signed by Paramanand Swami.

  1. आरती युगलकिशोर की कीजै ।arati yugalakishor ki kijai |तन मन धन न्योछावर कीजै ॥tan man dhan nyochhavar kijai ||

    āratī yugalakiśora kī kījai । tana mana dhana nyochāvara kījai ॥

    युगलकिशोर की आरती कीजिए; तन, मन और धन उन पर न्योछावर कीजिए।

    Perform the aarti of the divine young couple; offer up body, mind and wealth to them.

  2. गौरश्याम मुख निरखन लीजै ।gaurashyam mukh nirakhan lijai |हरि का रूप नयन भरि पीजै ॥hari ka rup nayan bhari pijai ||

    gauraśyāma mukha nirakhana lījai । hari kā rūpa nayana bhari pījai ॥

    गौर और श्याम मुखों के दर्शन कीजिए; हरि के रूप को नयन भरकर पीजिए।

    Gaze upon the fair and dark faces; drink in Hari's form with your eyes full.

  3. रवि शशि कोटि बदन की शोभा ।ravi shashi koti badan ki shobha |ताहि निरखि मेरो मन लोभा ॥tahi nirakhi mero man lobha ||

    ravi śaśi koṭi badana kī śobhā । tāhi nirakhi mero mana lobhā ॥

    उनके मुखों की शोभा करोड़ों सूर्य और चंद्रमा जैसी है; उसे देखकर मेरा मन लुभा गया है।

    Their faces have the splendour of millions of suns and moons; seeing it, my mind is enchanted.

  4. ओढ़े नील पीत पट सारी ।orhe nil pit pat sari |कुंजबिहारी गिरिवरधारी ॥kunjabihari girivaradhari ||

    oṙhe nīla pīta paṭa sārī । kuṃjabihārī girivaradhārī ॥

    वे नीले और पीले वस्त्र और साड़ी ओढ़े हैं: कुंजबिहारी, गिरिवरधारी।

    They wear blue and yellow garments and sari: Kunjbihari, the lifter of the mountain.

  5. फूलन सेज फूल की माला ।phulan sej phul ki mala |रत्न सिंहासन बैठे नंदलाला ॥ratn sinhasan baithe nandalala ||

    phūlana seja phūla kī mālā । ratna siṃhāsana baiṭhe naṃdalālā ॥

    फूलों की सेज और फूलों की माला है; नंदलाला रत्नों के सिंहासन पर बैठे हैं।

    A bed of flowers and garlands of flowers; Nandlala sits on a jewelled throne.

  6. कंचन थार कपूर की बाती ।kanchan thar kapur ki bati |हरि आए निर्मल भई छाती ॥hari ae nirmal bhai chhati ||

    kaṃcana thāra kapūra kī bātī । hari āe nirmala bha:ī chātī ॥

    सोने का थाल और कपूर की बाती है; हरि आए और मेरा हृदय निर्मल हो गया।

    A golden plate and a camphor wick; Hari has come and my heart is made pure.

  7. श्री पुरुषोत्तम गिरिवरधारी ।shri purushottam girivaradhari |आरती करें सकल नर नारी ॥arati karen sakal nar nari ||

    śrī puruṣottama girivaradhārī । āratī kareṃ sakala nara nārī ॥

    श्री पुरुषोत्तम गिरिवरधारी की आरती सब नर-नारी करते हैं।

    Shri Purushottama, lifter of the mountain: all men and women perform his aarti.

  8. नंदनंदन बृजभान किशोरी ।nandanandan brijabhan kishori |परमानंद स्वामी अविचल जोरी ॥paramanand swami avichal jori ||

    naṃdanaṃdana bṛjabhāna kiśorī । paramānaṃda svāmī avicala jorī ॥

    नंदनंदन और वृषभानु-किशोरी: परमानंद स्वामी कहते हैं, यह अविचल जोड़ी है।

    Nanda's son and Vrishabhanu's daughter: says Paramanand Swami, theirs is an unshakeable union.

About this text

Yugal Kishore, "the young pair", is Radha and Krishna worshipped together, as in the temples of Vrindavan. This aarti asks the devotee to offer body, mind and wealth and to drink in the sight of the fair and dark faces, brighter than millions of suns and moons. It pictures them in blue and yellow garments on a jewelled throne with a bed and garlands of flowers, the golden plate with its camphor lamp, and all men and women performing the aarti. The last line names the poet Paramanand Swami and calls Nanda's son and Vrishabhanu's daughter an eternal pair. Only one independent edition of this aarti was found online, so its lines could not be compared; the text is taken from that edition.

How it is recited

It is sung in the worship of Radha and Krishna, on Janmashtami and Radhashtami and at evening aarti. Customs vary.

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