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Om Jai Ekadashi Mata (Ekadashi Aarti)

ॐ जय एकादशी माता

Om Jai Ekadashi, Jai Ekadashi, Jai Ekadashi Mata: the aarti sung after every Ekadashi vrat, naming all 26 Ekadashis month by month, with transliteration and meaning.

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Om Jai Ekadashi Mata (Ekadashi Aarti) · ॐ जय एकादशी माता

Language Hindi15 verses

ॐ जय एकादशी, जय एकादशी, जय एकादशी माता। विष्णु पूजा व्रत को धारण कर, शक्ति मुक्ति पाता॥

Om Jai Ekadashi, Jai Ekadashi, Jai Ekadashi Mata, Vishnu puja vrat ko dharan kar, shakti mukti paata.

Om, victory to Ekadashi, victory to Mother Ekadashi! Whoever keeps your fast with the worship of Vishnu gains strength and liberation.

तेरे नाम गिनाऊं देवी, भक्ति प्रदान करनी। गण गौरव की देनी माता, शास्त्रों में वरनी॥

Tere naam ginaaun Devi, bhakti pradaan karni, Gan gaurav ki deni Mata, shaastron mein varni.

Let me count your names, Devi, giver of devotion. Mother, you bestow honour and glory, as the scriptures describe.

मार्गशीर्ष के कृष्णपक्ष की उत्पन्ना, विश्वतारनी जन्मी। शुक्ल पक्ष में हुई मोक्षदा, मुक्तिदाता बन आई॥

Margashirsh ke Krishnapaksh ki Utpanna, vishvataarni janmi, Shukla paksh mein hui Mokshada, muktidaata ban aai.

In the dark fortnight of Margashirsha you were born as Utpanna, the saviour of the world; in the bright fortnight you became Mokshada and came as the giver of liberation.

पौष के कृष्णपक्ष की, सफला नामक है। शुक्लपक्ष में होय पुत्रदा, आनन्द अधिक रहै॥

Paush ke Krishnapaksh ki, Saphala naamak hai, Shuklapaksh mein hoy Putrada, aanand adhik rahai.

In the dark fortnight of Paush you are called Saphala; in the bright fortnight you are Putrada, and joy abounds.

नाम षटतिला माघ मास में, कृष्णपक्ष आवै। शुक्लपक्ष में जया कहावै, विजय सदा पावै॥

Naam Shattila Maagh maas mein, Krishnapaksh aavai, Shuklapaksh mein Jaya kahaavai, vijay sada paavai.

In Magha you come as Shattila in the dark fortnight; in the bright fortnight you are called Jaya, and your devotee always wins.

विजया फागुन कृष्णपक्ष में, शुक्ला आमलकी। पापमोचनी कृष्ण पक्ष में, चैत्र महाबलि की॥

Vijaya Phaagun Krishnapaksh mein, Shukla Aamalaki, Paapmochani Krishna paksh mein, Chaitra mahaabali ki.

In Phalguna you are Vijaya in the dark fortnight and Amalaki in the bright; in the dark fortnight of mighty Chaitra you are Papamochani.

चैत्र शुक्ल में नाम कामदा, धन देने वाली। नाम वरूथिनी कृष्णपक्ष में, वैसाख माह वाली॥

Chaitra Shukla mein naam Kaamada, dhan dene vaali, Naam Varuthini Krishnapaksh mein, Vaisaakh maah vaali.

In the bright fortnight of Chaitra your name is Kamada, the giver of wealth; in the dark fortnight of Vaishakha you are Varuthini.

शुक्ल पक्ष में होय मोहिनी, अपरा ज्येष्ठ कृष्णपक्षी। नाम निर्जला सब सुख करनी, शुक्लपक्ष रखी॥

Shukla paksh mein hoy Mohini, Apara Jyeshtha Krishnapakshi, Naam Nirjala sab sukh karni, Shuklapaksh rakhi.

In Vaishakha's bright fortnight you are Mohini, and Apara in the dark fortnight of Jyeshtha; Nirjala, which brings every happiness, is kept in Jyeshtha's bright fortnight.

योगिनी नाम आषाढ में जानों, कृष्णपक्ष करनी। देवशयनी नाम कहायो, शुक्लपक्ष धरनी॥

Yogini naam Aashaadh mein jaanon, Krishnapaksh karni, Devshayani naam kahaayo, Shuklapaksh dharni.

Know that in Ashadha's dark fortnight you are named Yogini; kept in its bright fortnight, you are called Devshayani.

कामिका श्रावण मास में आवै, कृष्णपक्ष कहिए। श्रावण शुक्ला होय पवित्रा, आनन्द से रहिए॥

Kaamika Shraavan maas mein aavai, Krishnapaksh kahiye, Shraavan Shukla hoy Pavitra, aanand se rahiye.

Kamika comes in the dark fortnight of Shravan; in Shravan's bright fortnight you are Pavitra. Live in joy.

अजा भाद्रपद कृष्णपक्ष की, परिवर्तिनी शुक्ला। इन्द्रा आश्विन कृष्णपक्ष में, व्रत से भवसागर निकला॥

Aja Bhaadrapad Krishnapaksh ki, Parivartini Shukla, Indra Aashvin Krishnapaksh mein, vrat se bhavsaagar nikla.

Aja falls in the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada and Parivartini in the bright; Indira comes in the dark fortnight of Ashvin, and by its fast one crosses the ocean of worldly life.

पापांकुशा है शुक्ल पक्ष में, आप हरनहारी। रमा मास कार्तिक में आवै, सुखदायक भारी॥

Paapaankusha hai Shukla paksh mein, aap haranhaari, Rama maas Kaartik mein aavai, sukhdaayak bhaari.

In Ashvin's bright fortnight you are Papankusha, the remover of sin; Rama comes in the month of Kartik, a great giver of happiness.

देवोत्थानी शुक्लपक्ष की, दुखनाशक मैया। पावन मास में करूं विनती, पार करो नैया॥

Devotthaani Shuklapaksh ki, dukhnaashak Maiya, Paavan maas mein karun vinati, paar karo naiya.

Devotthani, in the bright fortnight of Kartik, is the Mother who destroys sorrow. In the holy extra month I pray to you: carry my boat across.

परमा कृष्णपक्ष में होती, जन मंगल करनी। शुक्ल मास में होय पद्मिनी, दुख दारिद्र हरनी॥

Parama Krishnapaksh mein hoti, jan mangal karni, Shukla maas mein hoy Padmini, dukh daaridra harni.

Parama, in the dark fortnight of the extra month, brings blessings to the people; Padmini, in its bright fortnight, takes away sorrow and poverty.

जो कोई आरती एकादशी की, भक्ति सहित गावै। जन गुरदिता स्वर्ग का वासा, निश्चय वह पावै॥

Jo koi aarti Ekadashi ki, bhakti sahit gaavai, Jan Gurdita svarg ka vaasa, nishchay vah paavai.

Whoever sings the aarti of Ekadashi with devotion, says the devotee Gurdita, surely gains a home in heaven.

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About the Om Jai Ekadashi Mata

Ekadashi, the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight, is Vishnu's fast day. The Puranas tell of Ekadashi as a goddess who sprang from Vishnu's body to slay the demon Mura in the dark fortnight of Margashirsha, and that day is still kept as Utpanna Ekadashi, her birthday. This aarti begins there and names every Ekadashi of the year in turn, including Parama and Padmini of the extra month (Adhik Maas), so singing it is also a way to remember the whole calendar. It is sung at the end of the Ekadashi puja and after the vrat katha; its last verse carries the name of the devotee Gurdita.

Questions

Which Ekadashi is the birthday of Ekadashi Mata?

Utpanna Ekadashi, in the dark fortnight of Margashirsha. The Puranas tell that a goddess sprang from Vishnu's body that day to slay the demon Mura, and Vishnu named her Ekadashi.

Why does the aarti name 26 Ekadashis?

There are two Ekadashis in each of the twelve months, and two more, Parama and Padmini, in the extra month (Adhik Maas) that is added roughly every three years.