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Brihaspati Dev Aarti: Om Jai Brihaspati Deva

By custom sung on: Thursday

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Thursday vrat: a woman in yellow pours turmeric water at a banana plant, with chana dal, jaggery and bananas beside her
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  1. Verse 1

    ॐ जय बृहस्पति देवा, जय बृहस्पति देवा। छिन-छिन भोग लगाऊँ, कदली फल मेवा॥

    Om jay brihaspati deva, jay brihaspati deva. Chhin-chhin bhog lagaoon, kadli phal meva ||

    Om, victory to you, Lord Brihaspati. Again and again I offer you bananas and dry fruits.

  2. Verse 2

    तुम पूर्ण परमात्मा, तुम अंतर्यामी। जगतपिता जगदीश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी॥

    Tum poorna parmatma, tum antaryami. Jagatpita jagdishvar, tum sabke svami ||

    You are the complete Supreme Self, the one who dwells within all and knows every heart. You are the father of the world, its Lord, and master of all.

  3. Verse 3

    चरणामृत निज निर्मल, सब पातक हर्ता। सकल मनोरथ दायक, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

    Charnamrit nij nirmal, sab patak harta. Sakal manorath dayak, kripa karo bharta ||

    Your pure charanamrit (the water that has bathed your feet) takes away all sins. You fulfil every wish; O Provider, have mercy.

  4. Verse 4

    तन, मन, धन अर्पण कर, जो जन शरण पड़े। प्रभु प्रकट तब होकर, आकर द्वार खड़े॥

    Tan, man, dhan arpan kar, jo jan sharan pade. Prabhu prakat tab hokar, aakar dvar khade ||

    When someone offers body, mind and wealth and takes your shelter, the Lord himself appears and comes to stand at that person’s door.

  5. Verse 5

    दीनदयाल दयानिधि, भक्तन हितकारी। पाप दोष सब हर्ता, भव बंधन हारी॥

    Dinadyal dayanidhi, bhaktan hitkari. Pap dosh sab harta, bhav bandhan hari ||

    You are kind to the helpless, a treasury of mercy and the well-wisher of your devotees. You take away every sin and fault and free beings from the bonds of worldly life.

  6. Verse 6

    सकल मनोरथ दायक, सब संशय तारो। विषय विकार मिटाओ, संतन सुखकारी॥

    Sakal manorath dayak, sab sanshay taro. Vishay vikar mitao, santan sukhkari ||

    You fulfil every wish; carry us across all our doubts. O giver of joy to the saints, remove the flaws born of sensual cravings.

  7. Verse 7

    जो कोई आरती तेरी, प्रेम सहित गावे। जेष्टानन्द बन्द सो, सो निश्चय पावे॥

    Jo koee aarti teri, prem sahit gave. Jeshtananda banda so, so nishchay pave ||

    The aarti says that whoever sings your aarti with love surely receives its fruit. This line contains the name ‘Jeshtanand’; the meaning of the words ‘band so’ is not clear (see the note).

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In short

“Om Jai Brihaspati Deva” is the aarti of Brihaspati Dev, the guru of the gods. It calls him the complete Supreme Self, father of the world and friend of the helpless, and mentions offerings of bananas and dry fruits. It is sung on Thursdays (Brihaspativar) during the Thursday vrat, after the vrat katha. Many homes also worship Lord Vishnu on Thursdays.

This is the text on which most sources agree. Some versions read ‘tum pooran Parmatma’, and ‘sab sanshay haro’ or ‘haari’ in verse 6. The last line is found in two forms: ‘Jeshtanand band so, so nishchay pave’ and ‘Jethanand (or Jyeshthanand) anandkar, so nishchay pave’. ‘Jeshtanand’ or ‘Jethanand’ appears to be the poet’s signature, but no reliable information about the poet is available. Many people follow the aarti with the call ‘Bolo Vishnu Bhagwan ki jai, bolo Brihaspati Dev Bhagwan ki jai’. When sung, the first line (the refrain) is repeated after every verse.

After the aarti, most homes recite: कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्।

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brihaspati Dev?

Brihaspati is the guru and priest of the gods. The Rigveda has hymns in his praise (for example 4.50), and according to the Mahabharata (Adi Parva 76) the gods chose him as their priest, while the asuras chose Shukracharya. Among the nine grahas, Guru (Jupiter) bears his name, and Thursday is his day.

When is this aarti sung?

On Thursdays (Brihaspativar), especially during the Thursday vrat after listening to the vrat katha.

What does ‘kadali phal’ in the aarti mean?

Kadali means banana. In Thursday worship there is a custom of offering bananas and, in many places, of worshipping the banana plant.

Who wrote this aarti?

The author is not certain. The last line carries the name ‘Jeshtanand’ (in some texts ‘Jethanand’), which appears to be the poet’s signature, but no reliable information about the poet is available.

Sources

  1. Traditional aarti text
  2. Priest of the gods: Mahabharata, Adi Parva 76
  3. Hymn to Brihaspati: Rigveda 4.50

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Text checked against: drikpanchang.com, hindi.webdunia.com, bhaktibharat.com, en.wikisource.org, sa.wikisource.org