Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali (Kali Maa Aarti)
अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली
Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali, Jai Durge Khappar Wali: the aarti of Maa Kali and Durga sung through Navratri and on Kali Puja, with full lyrics, transliteration and meaning.

Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali (Kali Maa Aarti) · अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली
Language Hindi5 verses
अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली, जय दुर्गे खप्पर वाली। तेरे ही गुण गाएं भारती, ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
Ambe tu hai Jagdambe Kali, jai Durge khappar wali, Tere hi gun gaayen Bharati, O Maiya hum sab utaaren teri aarti.
O Amba, you are Jagdamba, you are Kali; victory to Durga who holds the skull-bowl. All of Bharat sings your praises; O Mother, together we offer you this aarti.
तेरे भक्त जनों पर माता, भीर पड़ी है भारी। दानव दल पर टूट पड़ो माँ, करके सिंह सवारी॥ सौ-सौ सिंहों से बलशाली, अष्ट भुजाओं वाली, दुष्टों को पल में संहारती। ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
Tere bhakt janon par Mata, bheer padi hai bhari, Daanav dal par toot pado Maa, karke singh savari. Sau-sau singhon se balshali, ashta bhujaon wali, Dushton ko pal mein sanharti. O Maiya hum sab utaaren teri aarti.
Mother, great trouble has fallen on your devotees. Ride out on your lion and fall upon the demon hordes! Mightier than a hundred lions, eight-armed one, you destroy the wicked in a moment.
माँ-बेटे का है इस जग में, बड़ा ही निर्मल नाता। पूत-कपूत सुने हैं पर ना, माता सुनी कुमाता॥ सब पे करुणा दरसाने वाली, अमृत बरसाने वाली, दुखियों के दुखड़े निवारती। ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
Maa-bete ka hai is jag mein, bada hi nirmal naata, Poot-kapoot sune hain par na, Mata suni kumata. Sab pe karuna darsaane wali, amrit barsaane wali, Dukhiyon ke dukhde nivaarti. O Maiya hum sab utaaren teri aarti.
In this world the bond of mother and child is the purest of all. We have heard of bad sons, but never of a bad mother. You show compassion to all, shower nectar, and take away the sorrows of the suffering.
नहीं मांगते धन और दौलत, न चांदी न सोना। हम तो मांगें माँ तेरे मन में, इक छोटा सा कोना॥ सबकी बिगड़ी बनाने वाली, लाज बचाने वाली, सतियों के सत को संवारती। ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
Nahin maangte dhan aur daulat, na chaandi na sona, Hum to maangen Maa tere man mein, ik chhota sa kona. Sabki bigdi banaane wali, laaj bachaane wali, Satiyon ke sat ko sanvaarti. O Maiya hum sab utaaren teri aarti.
We ask for no wealth or riches, no silver or gold; we ask only for a small corner in your heart, Mother. You mend what has gone wrong for everyone, protect our honour and uphold the virtue of the faithful.
चरण शरण में खड़े तुम्हारी, ले पूजा की थाली। वरद हस्त सर पर रख दो माँ, संकट हरने वाली॥ माँ भर दो भक्ति रस प्याली, अष्ट भुजाओं वाली, भक्तों के कारज तू ही सारती। ओ मैया हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती॥
Charan sharan mein khade tumhari, le pooja ki thaali, Varad hast sar par rakh do Maa, sankat harne wali. Maa bhar do bhakti ras pyaali, ashta bhujaon wali, Bhakton ke kaaraj tu hi saarti. O Maiya hum sab utaaren teri aarti.
We stand at your feet holding the puja plate. Place your blessing hand on our heads, Mother, remover of troubles. Fill our cup with the nectar of devotion, eight-armed one; you alone fulfil your devotees' work.
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About the Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali
Sung in Navratri pandals, Kali temples and homes on Kali Puja night, this aarti calls on the Mother as Jagdamba and fierce Kali, the eight-armed lion-rider who crushes evil in an instant. Its verses speak with a child's trust: a son may be bad, but a mother is never unkind; we ask for no gold or silver, only a little corner in her heart.
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When is Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali sung?
Through the nine days of Navratri, on Kali Puja (Diwali night in Bengal), on Tuesdays and Fridays, and in Durga and Kali temples.
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