Jay Sadguru Swami or the Swaminarayan Arti is the arti

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...

 sung in all Swaminarayan mandirs . Aarti is conducted by the singing of a special prayer to God and also playing of musical instruments. The piece was composed by Muktanand Swami

Muktanand Swami

Muktanand Swami was a sadhu and paramahansa of the Swaminarayan Sampraday.-Biography:He was born Mukund Das to Anandram and Radhabai in Amreli, Gujarat in 1758....

. During arti a lighted ghee

Ghee

Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....

 lamp with five wicks in it is rotated (circular, in the shape of the Roman Numeral 8 before murti

Murti

In Hinduism, a murti , or murthi, or vigraha or pratima typically refers to an image which expresses a Divine Spirit . Meaning literally "embodiment", a murti is a representation of a divinity, made usually of stone, wood, or metal, which serves as a means through which a divinity may be worshiped...

s, a representation of Swaminarayan and other deities. Swaminarayan is believed to be physically manifest in the murti, and several arti ceremonies are performed through the day in order that devotees can show their love and devotion. As the murti is not permanently on view for devotees, the arti is an important opportunity to gain blessings through darshan

Darshan

or Darshan is a Sanskrit term meaning "sight" , vision, apparition, or glimpse. It is most commonly used for "visions of the divine" in Hindu worship, e.g. of a deity , or a very holy person or artifact...

 of a physical manifestation of Swaminarayan. In Shikharband Mandir

Shikharband Mandir

A shikharbaddha mandir is a traditional Hindu place of worship, typically featuring architecture characterized by pinnacles and domes and often built of carved marble, sandstone, or other stone...

s, aarti is performed five times a day. In Dev Mandir

Dev Mandir

According to the Swaminarayan Hindu philosophy, a Dev Mandir is one where Pictorial deities are installed. The daily rituals differ to those performed in a Shikarbhandh Mandir...

s or Hari Mandirs arti is performed in the morning and evening only.

Lyrics

જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી પ્રભુ જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી.

સહજાનંદ દયાળુ (x૨), બળવંત બહુનામી... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૧.

jay sadguru swāmī, prabhu jay sadguru swāmī

sahajānand dayāḷū (x2), baḷavant bahunāmī... jay sadguru swāmī. 1.



ચરણસરોજ તમારા, વંદુ કરજોડી, પ્રભુ વંદુ કરજોડી.

ચરણે શીશ ધર્યાથી (x૨), દુ:ખ નાખ્યા તોડી... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૨.

charaṇasaroj tamārā vandu karjoḍī, prabhu vandu karjoḍī.

charaṇe shīsh dhāryathī (x2), dukh nākhya toḍī... jay sadguru swāmī. 2.



નારાયણ નરભ્રાતા, દ્વિજકુળ તનુ ધારી, પ્રભુ દ્વિજકુળ તનુ ધારી.

પામર પતિત ઉદ્ધાર્યા (x૨), અગણિત નરનારી... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૩.

nārāyaṇ narbhātā dvijkul tanu dhārī, prabhu dvijkul tanu dhārī.

pārmar patit uddhāryā (x2), agaṇit narnārī... jay sadguru swāmī. 3.



નિત્ય નિત્ય નૌતમ લીલા, કરતા અવિનાશી, પ્રભુ કરતા અવિનાશી.

અડસઠ તીરથ ચરણે (x૨). કોટિ ગયા કાશી... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૪.

nity nity nautam līlā, kartā avināshī, prabhu kartā avināshī.

aḍsaṭh tīrth charaṇe (x2), koṭi gayā kāshī... jay sadguru swāmī. 4.



પુરુષોત્તમ પ્રગટનું, જે દર્શન કરશે, પ્રભુ જે દર્શન કરશે.

કાળ કરમથી છૂટી (x૨), કુટુંબ સહિત તરશે... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૫.

puruṣottam pragaṭnu, je darshan karshe, prabhu jay darshan karshe.

kāḷ karmthī chhūṭī (x2), kuṭumb sahit tarashe... jay sadguru swāmī. 5.



આ અવસર કરુણાનિધિ, કરુણા બહુ કીધી, વાળે કરુણા બહુ કીધી.

મુક્તાનંદ કહે મુક્તિ (x૨), સુગમ કરી સિધી... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૬.

ā avsar karuṇānidhi, karuṇā bahu kīdhī, vaḷe karuṇā bahu kīdhī.

muktānand kahe mukti (x2), sugam karī sidhī... jay sadguru swāmī. 6.



જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી પ્રભુ જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી.

સહજાનંદ દયાળુ (x૨), બળવંત બહુનામી... જય સદ્ગુરુ સ્વામી. ૭.

jay sadguru swāmī, prabhu jay sadguru swāmī

sahajānand dayāḷū (x2), baḷavant bahunāmī... jay sadguru swāmī. 7.

Translation in English

All glories, All glories to my eternal master! Swami Sahajanand is very merciful, powerful, and has a lot of names .. 1

With folded hands I pay my obeisances to the Lotus Feet of Shree Sahajanand Swami. One’s all miseries are gone by simply surrendering to His Lotus Feet .. 2

The Divine brothers Nara-Narayan Dev has taken birth in the brahmin family as human beings. He is the liberator of helpless and fallen souls, uncountable men and women .. 3

Lord Swaminarayan, who is Avinashi, eternal, is daily performing new and pleasing pastimes. On His Lotus Feet reside all the pilgrimages, and they are more auspicious then millions of Gaya and Kashi tirthas combined together .. 4

Whoever will have a glimpse of this Supreme Lord who is present amongst us today, will conquer over time and karma, and will cross over this ocean of misery along with his whole family .. 5

Lord Swaminarayan, who is the Ocean of Mercy, has bestowed a lot of mercy this time. And due to that I, Muktanand Swami, declare that attaining liberation has become very easy .. 6

All glories, All glories to my eternal master! Swami Sahajanand is very merciful, powerful, and has a lot of names .. 7