Chitragupta Aarti: Om Jai Chitragupt Hare

1. Verse 1

   ॐ जय चित्रगुप्त हरे, स्वामी जय चित्रगुप्त हरे। भक्त जनों के इच्छित, फल को पूर्ण करे॥

   Om jay chitragupta hare, svami jay chitragupta hare. Bhakta janon ke ichchhit, phal ko poorna kare ||

   Victory to you, Lord Chitragupta. You fulfil the wishes of your devotees.

2. Verse 2

   विघ्न विनाशक मंगलकर्ता, सन्तन सुखदायी। भक्तन के प्रतिपालक, त्रिभुवन यश छायी॥

   Vighna vinashak mangalkarta, santan sukhdayi. Bhaktan ke pratipalak, tribhuvan yash chhayi ||

   You destroy obstacles, bring what is auspicious and give joy to the saints. You protect your devotees, and your fame spreads through the three worlds.

3. Verse 3

   रूप चतुर्भुज, श्यामल मूरति, पीताम्बर राजै। मातु इरावती, दक्षिणा, वाम अङ्ग साजै॥

   Roop chaturbhuj, shyamal moorti, pitambar rajai. Matu iravti, dakshina, vam anga sajai ||

   Your form has four arms, your image is dark, and you shine in yellow garments (pitambar). Mother Iravati and Dakshina adorn your side, at your left; tradition regards them as Chitragupta’s consorts.

4. Verse 4

   कष्ट निवारण, दुष्ट संहारण, प्रभु अन्तर्यामी। सृष्टि संहारण, जन दुःख हारण, प्रकट हुये स्वामी॥

   Kashta nivaran, dushta sanharan, prabhu antaryami. Srishti sanharan, jan duhkh haran, prakat huye svami ||

   O Lord who dwells within every heart, you remove suffering and destroy the wicked. Master who ends creation and takes away people’s sorrow, you have appeared.

5. Verse 5

   कलम, दवात, शङ्ख, पत्रिका, कर में अति सोहै। वैजयन्ती वनमाला, त्रिभुवन मन मोहै॥

   Kalam, davat, shankha, patrika, kar mein ati sohai. Vaijyanti vanmala, tribhuvan man mohai ||

   Pen, inkpot, conch and ledger (patrika) shine in your hands. Wearing the Vaijayanti forest garland, your form enchants the three worlds.

6. Verse 6

   सिंहासन का कार्य सम्भाला, ब्रह्मा हर्षाये। तैंतीस कोटि देवता, चरणन में धाये॥

   Sinhasan ka karya sambhala, Brahma harshaye. Taintis koti devta, charnan mein dhaye ||

   When you took up the work of the (judgement) seat, Brahma rejoiced, and the thirty-three koti gods hastened to your feet.

7. Verse 7

   नृपति सौदास, भीष्म पितामह, याद तुम्हें कीन्हा। वेगि विलम्ब न लायो, इच्छित फल दीन्हा॥

   Nripti saudas, bhishma pitamah, yaad tumhen kinha. Vegi vilamba na layo, ichchhit phal dinha ||

   The aarti says that when King Saudas and Bhishma Pitamah remembered you, you gave them what they wished for at once, without delay.

8. Verse 8

   दारा, सुत, भगिनी, सब अपने स्वास्थ के कर्ता। जाऊँ कहाँ शरण में किसकी, तुम तज मैं भर्ता॥

   Dara, sut, bhagini, sab apne svastha ke karta. Jaoon kahan sharan mein kiski, tum taj main bharta ||

   Wife, son and sister all act for their own interest (‘swasth’ is understood here as ‘swarath’, self-interest). O Provider (bharta), leaving you, where and to whose shelter should I go?

9. Verse 9

   बन्धु, पिता तुम स्वामी, शरण गहूँ किसकी। तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूँ जिसकी॥

   Bandhu, pita tum svami, sharan gahoon kiski. Tum bin aur na dooja, aas karoon jiski ||

   O Master, you are my kinsman and my father; whose shelter but yours should I seek? There is no one but you in whom I can place my hope.

10. Verse 10

    जो जन चित्रगुप्त जी की आरती, प्रेम सहित गावैं। चौरासी से निश्चित छूटैं, इच्छित फल पावैं॥

    Jo jan chitragupta ji ki aarti, prem sahit gavain. Chaurasi se nishchit chhootain, ichchhit phal pavain ||

    The aarti says that those who sing this aarti of Chitragupta ji with love are surely freed from the round of the eighty-four (lakh forms of birth) and receive what they wish for.

11. Verse 11

    न्यायाधीश बैकुण्ठ निवासी, पाप पुण्य लिखते। हम हैं शरण तिहारी, आस न दूजी करते॥

    Nyayadhish baikuntha nivasi, pap punya likhte. Ham hain sharan tihari, aas na dooji karte ||

    You are the judge who dwells in Vaikuntha and writes down the sins and merits (of all beings). We are in your shelter and hope in no one else.

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This is the text found in most sources. Some versions differ, for example ‘kasht nivarak, dusht sanharak’, ‘srishti samharan’ (who looks after creation), ‘vishva nyay ka karya sambhala’, ‘koti koti devta tumhare’, ‘nrip Sudas aru Bhishma Pitamah’ and ‘veg, vilamb na kinhaun’; some read ‘talwar’ (sword) in place of ‘shankh’ (conch), and ‘chaurasi ke chhootain bandhan’ in place of ‘chaurasi se nishchit chhootain’. The word ‘swasth’ in verse 8 appears in this form in every source checked, but from the context it means self-interest. The aarti is sung in the metre and tune of ‘Om Jai Jagdish Hare’. When sung, the first line (the refrain) is repeated after every verse.

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

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