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आरती कीजे श्रीरामलला की।
पूर्ण निपुण धनुवेद कला की॥
Aarti kije Shri Ramlala ki. Poorna nipun dhanuved kala ki.
धनुष वान कर सोहत नीके।
शोभा कोटि मदन मद फीके॥
Dhanush van kar sohat neeke. Shobha koti madan mad pheeke.
सुभग सिंहासन आप बिराजैं।
वाम भाग वैदेही राजैं॥
Subhag sinhasan aap birajain. Vaam bhag Vaidehi rajain.
कर जोरे रिपुहन हनुमाना।
भरत लखन सेवत बिधि नाना॥
Kar jore ripuhan Hanumana. Bharat Lakhan sevat bidhi nana.
शिव अज नारद गुन गन गावैं।
निगम नेति कह पार न पावैं॥
Shiv Aj Narad gun gan gavain. Nigam neti kah paar na pavain.
नाम प्रभाव सकल जग जानैं।
शेष महेश गनेस बखानैं॥
Naam prabhav sakal jag janain. Shesh Mahesh Ganesh bakhanain.
भगत कामतरु पूरणकामा।
दया क्षमा करुना गुन धामा॥
Bhagat kamataru pooran kama. Daya kshama karuna gun dhama.
सुग्रीवहुँ को कपिपति कीन्हा।
राज विभीषन को प्रभु दीन्हा॥
Sugrivahun ko kapipati keenha. Raj Vibhishan ko prabhu deenha.
खेल खेल महुं सिंधु बंधाये।
लोक सकल अनुपम यश छाये॥
Khel khel mahun sindhu bandhaye. Lok sakal anupam yash chhaye.
दुर्गम गढ़ लंकापति मारे।
सुर नर मुनि सबके भय टारे॥
Durgam gadh Lankapati mare. Sur nar muni sabke bhay tare.
देवन थापि सुजस विस्तारे।
कोटिक दीन मलीन उधारे॥
Devan thapi sujas vistare. Kotik deen malin udhare.
कपि केवट खग निसचर केरे।
करि करुना दुःख दोष निवेरे॥
Kapi kevat khag nisachar kere. Kari karuna dukh dosh nivere.
देत सदा दासन्ह को माना।
जगतपूज भे कपि हनुमाना॥
Det sada dasanh ko mana. Jagatpuj bhe kapi Hanumana.
आरत दीन सदा सत्कारे।
तिहुपुर होत राम जयकारे॥
Aarat deen sada satkare. Tihupur hot Ram jaikare.
कौसल्यादि सकल महतारी।
दशरथ आदि भगत प्रभु झारी॥
Kaushalyadi sakal mahatari. Dashrath aadi bhagat prabhu jhari.
सुर नर मुनि प्रभु गुन गन गाई।
आरति करत बहुत सुख पाई॥
Sur nar muni prabhu gun gan gai. Aarti karat bahut sukh pai.
धूप दीप चन्दन नैवेदा।
मन दृढ़ करि नहिं कवनव भेदा॥
Dhoop deep chandan naiveda. Man dridh kari nahin kavanav bheda.
राम लला की आरती गावै।
राम कृपा अभिमत फल पावै॥
Ram lala ki aarti gavai. Ram kripa abhimat phal pavai.
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How to Read Shri Ram Aarti
Recite this aarti in the evening every day, or during the midday puja on Ram Navami, with a lamp lit before Shri Ram, Mother Sita, Lakshman, and Hanuman, offering incense, sandalwood, and a bhog.
About Shri Ram Aarti
Shri Ram Aarti, Aarti Kije Shri Ramlala Ki, describes Lord Rama's court, his divine deeds, crowning Sugriv king, building the bridge to Lanka, slaying Ravan, granting Vibhishan the kingdom, and the devotion shown to him by gods and devotees alike. The composition runs continuously through eighteen couplets, with no separate repeating refrain.
This page presents the full text in clean Awadhi, with a simple meaning for every couplet. Text size can be adjusted, and the full reading can also be printed.
No composer names himself within the Shri Ram Aarti, so it's considered a traditional composition of unknown authorship. It is composed in the Awadhi language and is among the most popular Ram aartis sung in homes and temples across North India, in the evening and especially on Ram Navami. Unlike Om Jai Jagdish Hare or Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki, it has no separate repeating refrain, the entire text is sung straight through, in sequence.
Frequently asked questions
Who composed the Shri Ram Aarti?
There's no firm historical record of its composer, no line carries a poet's signature.
Are the Shri Ram Aarti and Ram Stuti the same?
No, they're two different compositions. Ram Stuti (Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman) is a Sanskrit-Awadhi stuti, while this aarti (Aarti Kije Shri Ramlala Ki) is a separate Awadhi composition, sung with a lamp during evening worship.
What is the structure of the aarti?
It has eighteen couplets in total, sung continuously in sequence with no separate repeating refrain.
When should this aarti be recited?
It's considered best to recite it every evening with a lamp lit, and especially during the midday puja on Ram Navami.
Is it necessary to know the meaning?
Not necessary, but reading it with the meaning makes the devotion clearer. This page includes a simple meaning alongside every couplet.
