जय गणेश जय गणेश, जय गणेश देवा।
माता जाकी पार्वती, पिता महादेवा॥
Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh, jai Ganesh Deva
Mata jaki Parvati, pita Mahadeva
Glory to Ganesha, glory to Ganesha, glory to Lord Ganesha, whose mother is Parvati and whose father is Mahadeva, the great god Shiva.
एक दन्त दयावन्त, चार भुजा धारी।
माथे सिन्दूर सोहे, मूसे की सवारी॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा॥
Ek dant dayavant, char bhuja dhari
Mathe sindoor sohe, moose ki savari
Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh Deva
You have a single tusk and are full of compassion; you bear four arms. Sindoor shines on your forehead, and you ride upon a mouse.
पान चढ़े फूल चढ़े, और चढ़े मेवा।
लड्डुअन का भोग लगे, सन्त करें सेवा॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा॥
Paan chadhe phool chadhe, aur chadhe meva
Ladduan ka bhog lage, sant karen seva
Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh Deva
Betel leaves are offered to you, and flowers, and dry fruits. Laddoos are placed before you as food, and the saints serve you.
अन्धन को आँख देत, कोढ़िन को काया।
बाँझन को पुत्र देत, निर्धन को माया॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा॥
Andhan ko aankh det, kodhin ko kaya
Banjhan ko putra det, nirdhan ko maya
Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh Deva
You give eyes to the blind and a sound body to the leper. You give a son to the childless woman and wealth to the poor.
दीनन की लाज रखो, शम्भु सुतकारी।
कामना को पूर्ण करो, जाऊँ बलिहारी॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा॥
Deenan ki laaj rakho, Shambhu sutkari
Kamana ko poorn karo, jaoon balihari
Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh Deva
Protect the honour of the humble, O beloved son of Shambhu (Shiva). Fulfil our wishes; I offer myself to you.
'सूर' श्याम शरण आए, सफल कीजे सेवा।
माता जाकी पार्वती, पिता महादेवा॥
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा॥
'Sur' Shyam sharan aaye, saphal keeje seva
Mata jaki Parvati, pita Mahadeva
Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh Deva
Sur Shyam has come to your refuge; make his service fruitful. Glory to Ganesha, whose mother is Parvati and whose father is Mahadeva.
Ganesha is Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles, so his aarti is sung first in any evening worship, at the start of new ventures, at housewarmings and weddings, and every day of Ganesh Chaturthi. On Diwali it is sung with the aarti of Lakshmi, since Ganesha is worshipped beside her.
Jai Ganesh Deva is the best-known aarti of Ganesha in North India. Because Ganesha is Prathama Pujya, the god worshipped first, it is very often sung at the start of the evening aarti, before the aarti of any other deity, and every day during Ganesh Chaturthi and on Diwali with Lakshmi Puja. Its last verse carries the signature “Sur Shyam”, which tradition takes as the mark of the blind poet-saint Surdas (16th century), though its exact authorship is uncertain.
The aarti paints a simple, loving portrait of Ganesha: son of Parvati and Mahadeva, with one tusk, four arms, sindoor on his brow and a mouse for his mount, offered betel, flowers, dry fruits and laddoos. Then it praises his kindness: he gives sight to the blind, a healthy body to the sick, children to the childless and wealth to the poor.
In Maharashtra, the Marathi aarti Sukhakarta Dukhaharta by Samarth Ramdas is sung alongside it.
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