Bhagwan Buddha Aarti
श्री भगवान बुद्ध आरती
Aarti to Bhagwan Gautama Buddha, the awakened sage of the Shakya clan, ninth avatar of Bhagwan Vishnu in the Bhagavata Purana enumeration, propounder of the Middle Path, Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path, whose compassion liberated countless beings from samsaric suffering.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
जय बुद्ध भगवान, स्वामी जय बुद्ध भगवान।
कपिलवस्तु अवतारी, माया के लाल कहाये॥
राजपाट तज वन को, ज्ञान की राह बताये।
बोधिवृक्ष के नीचे, सम्बोधि को पाये॥
सारनाथ में पहला, धर्मचक्र चलाया।
आरती कीजे प्यारे, मध्यम मार्ग दिखाया॥
English Transliteration
jaya buddha bhagavana, swami jaya buddha bhagavana,
kapilavastu avatari, maya ke lala kahaye,
rajapata taja vana ko, jnana ki raha bataye,
bodhivriksha ke niche, sambodhi ko paye,
saranatha mem pahala, dharmachakra chalaya,
arati kije pyare, madhyama marga dikhaya.
Meaning
Victory to Lord Buddha, born in Kapilavastu as Prince Siddhartha, the beloved son of Queen Maya and King Suddhodana. Renouncing royal sovereignty he entered the forest seeking the path of liberation, and beneath the Bodhi tree at Gaya attained supreme enlightenment, Samyak Sambodhi. At Sarnath he set in motion the wheel of Dharma with his first sermon to the five ascetics, proclaiming the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. Devotees wave the lamp before the Tathagata who taught the Middle Way between indulgence and austerity, the path of mindfulness, compassion and wisdom leading to nirvana.
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