Kumkum Aarti
श्री कुङ्कुम आरती
Aarti to Adi Shakti offered through the sacred kumkum, the vermilion symbolising the menstrual blood of the cosmic mother and the suhag of every married woman, central to the Devi temples of Maharashtra, Karnataka and the South where kumkum archana is the principal rite.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
जय जय कुङ्कुम धारिणी, जय अम्बे भवानी।
सिन्दूर शोभित मस्तक, जग-त्राण-दायिनी॥
कुङ्कुम पुष्प चढ़ाऊँ, चरणों में माता।
सौभाग्य अखण्ड दीजो, सुहाग सुख-दाता॥
लाल चुनरिया ओढ़े, स्वर्ण-सिंहासन।
त्रिशूल खड्ग धारिणी, असुर-दल-मर्दन॥
ललिता राजराजेश्वरी, श्री विद्या स्वरूपा।
कुङ्कुम अर्चन कीजे, सब दुख हरण रूपा॥
English Transliteration
jaya jaya kunkuma dharini, jaya ambe bhavani,
sindura shobhita mastaka, jaga-trana-dayini,
kunkuma pushpa chadhaun, charanon mein mata,
saubhagya akhanda dijo, suhaga sukha-data,
lala chunariya odhe, swarna-simhasana,
trishula khadga dharini, asura-dala-mardana,
lalita rajarajeshwari, shri vidya swarupa,
kunkuma archana kije, saba dukha harana rupa.
Meaning
Victory, victory to the bearer of the sacred kumkum, victory to Mother Ambika Bhavani. Your forehead shines with vermilion as you protect the worlds. With the sacred kunkum and fresh flowers I worship your lotus feet, O Mother, grant unbroken saubhagya and the supreme happiness of suhag. Draped in the red chunari upon your golden throne, holding the trident and sword, you crush the armies of the asuras. As Lalita Tripurasundari, Rajarajeshwari and the very form of Shri Vidya, accept this kunkum archana and remove every sorrow of your devotee.
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