Om Jai Jagdish Hare is a Hindu bhajan (devotional song), composed in or near the 1870s by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri

Shardha Ram Phillauri

Shardha Ram Phillauri was a Punjabi missionary, social reformer, astrologer, and writer, best remembered for his contributions to Hindi and Punjabi literature. He has been called the “father of modern Punjabi prose."...

 in Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Even though it is in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

, it is universally used by Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

s around the world speaking any of the numerous Indian languages, or belonging to any one of many sects.

It may have been inspired by the Dashavatara (दशावतार कीर्ति धवलम्) section of Gita Govinda

Gita Govinda

The Gita Govinda is a work composed by the 12th-century poet, Jayadeva, who was born in Kenduli Sasan near Puri in Orissa. It describes the relationship between Krishna and the gopis of Vrindavana, and in particular one gopi named Radha...

 of Jayadeva

Jayadeva

Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet circa 1200 AD. He is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of Krishna-an avatar of Vishnu and his consort, Radha, and it is mentioned that Radha is greater than Hari, and is considered an important text in the...

, a lyrical composition of 12th century, which has the same refrain:

प्रलयपयोधिजले धृतवानसि वेदम् ॥

विहितवहित्रचरित्रमखेदम्॥

केशवाधृतमीनशरीर जयजगदीशहरे॥

The prayer is sung by the entire congregation at the time of Aarti

Aarti

Aarti , also spelled arathi, aarthi is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a form of puja, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee or camphor is offered to one or more deities...

, worship of the deity using a festal lamp.(video search)

There are also variants of the song, using the same tune and structure, but with focus on different deities. These include Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Om Jai Shiva Omkara and Om Jai Shiva Shakti Hare.

Lyrics

Devanagari	Transliteration	English Translation
ॐ Aum Om or Aum Om or Aum Om or Aum (also , written in Devanāgari as and as , in Sanskrit known as (lit. "to sound out loudly"), ', or ' (also as ') (lit. "Auṃ form/syllable"), is a sacred/mystical syllable in the Dharmic or Indian religions, i.e...  जय जगदीश हरे स्वामी* जय जगदीश हरे भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे, ॐ जय जगदीश हरे जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुख बिनसे मन का स्वामी दुख बिनसे मन का सुख सम्पति घर आवे, सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का ॐ जय जगदीश हरे मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी . तुम बिन और न दूजा, तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी ॐ जय जगदीश हरे तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अंतरयामी स्वामी तुम अंतरयामी पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी ॐ जय जगदीश हरे तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता, मैं मूरख खल कामी मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता ॐ जय जगदीश हरे तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति, किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति ॐ जय जगदीश हरे दीनबंधु दुखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी ठाकुर तुम मेरे अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ द्वार पड़ा तेरे ॐ जय जगदीश हरे विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वमी पाप हरो देवा,. श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, संतन की सेवा ॐ जय जगदीश हरे	Om jaya Jagdiśa hare Swāmi* jaya Jagadiśa hare Bhakta jano ke sankata Dāsa jano ke sankata Kśana men dūra kare Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Jo dhyāve phala pāve Dukha bina se mana kā Swami dukha bina se mana kā Sukha sampati ghara āve Sukha sampati ghara āve Kaṣta mite tana kā Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Mātā pitā tuma mere Śarana karu main kiski Swāmi śarana karu main kiski Tuma bina aura na dūjā Tuma bina aura na dūjā Āśā karūn main jiski Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Tuma pūrana Paramātmā Tuma Antarayāmi Swāmi tuma Antarayāmi Pāra Brahma Parameśwara Pāra Brahma Parameśwara Tuma saba ke swāmi Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Tuma karunā ke sāgara Tuma pālana kartā Swāmi tuma pālana kartā Mai mūrakh khalakhāmi Mai sevaka tuma swāmi Kripā karo Bhartā Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Tuma ho eka agochara Saba ke prānapati Swāmi saba ke prānapati Kisa vidhi milūn dayāmaya Kisa vidhi milūn dayāmaya Tuma ko main kumati Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Dīna bandhu dukha harata Thākura tuma mere Swāmi thākura tuma mere Apane hāth uthao Apani sharani lagāo Dwāra padā hūn tere Om jaya Jagadiśa hare Vishaya vikāra mitāvo Pāpa haro Devā Swāmi pāpa haro Devā Śradhā bhakti badhāo Śradhā bhakti badhāo Santana ki sevā Om jaya Jagadiśa hare	Oh Lord of the whole Universe Mighty Lord of the whole Universe The agonies of devotees The sorrows of devotees In an instant, you make these go away Oh Lord of the whole Universe He who's immersed in devotion With a mind without sadness Lord, with a mind without sadness Joy, prosperity enter the home Joy, prosperity enter the home A body free of problems Oh Lord of the whole Universe You are my Mother and Father Whom should I take refuge with Lord,whom should I take refuge with Without you, there is no other Without you, there is no other For whom I would wish Oh Lord of the whole Universe You are the ancient great soul, You are the indweller Lord, you are the indweller Perfect, Absolute, Supreme God Perfect, Absolute, Supreme God You are the Lord of everything and everyone, Oh Lord of the whole Universe You are an ocean of mercy You are the protector Lord, you are the protector I am a simpleton with wrong wishes, I am a servant and you are the Lord Oh Lord,Grant me your divine grace Oh Lord of the Universe You are the one unseen Of all living beings The Lord of all living beings Grant me a glimpse Grant me a glimpse Guide me along the path to thee, Oh Lord of the Universe Friend of the helpless and feeble Benevolent saviour of all Lord, benevolent saviour of all Lift up your hand Offer me thy refuge At thy feet Oh Lord of the Universe Removing earthly desires Defeating sin,Supreme Soul, Lord, defeating sin With all my Faith and devotion Oh Lord,With all my faith and devotion In Eternal Service Unto Thee, Oh Mighty Lord of the whole Universe

Key words

• Om: a bija
  Bija
  In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit term बीज bīja , literally seed, is used as a metaphor for the origin or cause of things and cognate with bindu....
  
  kshara
  Akshara
  Akshara may mean:*"letter" in Hindi*"everlasting" or "imperishable"*in Sanskrit grammar, "syllable", see Shiksha*a consonant grapheme, with an inherent vowel, of a script of the Brahmic family....
  
  
• Jagdish: Lord of the universe
• Jay: glory, victory
• Hare: O! Hari (may imply either saguna Vishnu
  Vishnu
  Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
  
  /Krishna
  Krishna
  Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
  
   or nirguna lord implied in a later verse)
• Thakur: an archaic term for 'lord'
• Shraddha: devotion, (also the poet's signature)

4th stanza: porna paramatma: complete supreme being

In modern Indian culture

In 1952 movie Anand Math

Anand Math

Anand Math is a 1952 Hindi patriotic-historical film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on Anandamath, the famous Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882...

, the Govinda damodar Stotram of Sri BilvaMangala Thakura is adapted with the Jai Jagdish Hare refrain.(video search)

In Purab Aur Paschim

Purab Aur Paschim

Purab Aur Paschim is a 1970 Indian film. The movie was Produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji...

 (1970), the prayer symbolizes the continiuity of the Indian tradition before and after India's independence.(video search)

The prayer inspired the movie "Om Jai Jagadish

Om Jai Jagadish

Om Jai Jagadish is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Anupam Kher and was his directorial debut. The film stars Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahima Chaudhry, Urmila Matondkar and Tara Sharma.- Synopsis :...

" in 2002.

External links

• The Universal Aarti
• hare muraare madhukaitabhare jai jagadeesha hare from Anand Math (with same refrain)
• Artis Audio