Dhanvantari Aarti
धन्वन्तरि आरती
Aarti of Lord Dhanvantari — physician of the gods, avatar of Vishnu emerged from the Samudra Manthan holding the pot of amrita (nectar of immortality). Father of Ayurveda. Worshipped on Dhanteras (two days before Diwali) and by every Ayurvedic practitioner before starting consultations.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
जय धन्वन्तरि देवा, स्वामी जय धन्वन्तरि देवा।
अमृत कलश तुम धारे, करते जग सेवा॥
विष्णु अवतार तुम्हारा, समुद्र मन्थन से आए।
देव दानव दोनों ने, तुम्हें पूज्य बनाए॥
आयुर्वेद के जनक, चिकित्सा देवता।
रोग नाशक तुम सब के, जग के पालनहर्ता॥
चतुर्भुज शंख चक्र, अमृत कलश शोभा।
जलूका आयुर्वेद ग्रन्थ, हस्त में सुशोभा॥
धनतेरस के दिन हम, करें पूजा तुम्हारी।
स्वास्थ्य आरोग्य दे माँगें, टले व्याधि हमारी॥
English Transliteration
Jai Dhanvantari Deva, swami jai Dhanvantari Deva
Amrit kalash tum dhaare, karte jag seva
Vishnu avataar tumhaara, samudra manthan se aaye
Dev daanav donon ne, tumhen poojya banaaye
Aayurved ke janak, chikitsa devata
Rog naashak tum sab ke, jag ke paalanaharta
Chaturbhuj shankh chakra, amrit kalash shobha
Jalooka aayurved granth, hast mein sushobha
Dhanteras ke din hum, karen pooja tumhaari
Swaasthya aarogya de maangen, tale vyaadhi hamaari
Meaning
Victory to Lord Dhanvantari, holder of the amrita pot, server of the world. Avatar of Vishnu emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean — worshipped by both gods and demons. Father of Ayurveda, deity of medicine, destroyer of disease, sustainer of all. Four-armed, bearing conch, discus, and the pot of nectar; the leech and the Ayurveda scriptures graced upon your hands. On Dhanteras we perform your worship — grant us health and wellness, dispel our every ailment.
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