Mahavir Swami Aarti
श्री महावीर स्वामी आरती
Aarti to Bhagwan Mahavir Swami, the twenty-fourth and final Tirthankara of the present cosmic cycle, propounder of Anekantavada and Ahimsa, whose teachings form the bedrock of the Jain dharma.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
जय महावीर प्रभो, स्वामी जय महावीर प्रभो।
कुण्डलपुर अवतारी, त्रिशला के दुलारे॥
सिद्धारथ के नंदन, वर्धमान कहलाये।
केवलज्ञान प्रकाशक, जग को राह दिखाये॥
अहिंसा परमो धर्म का, संदेश सुनाया।
आरती कीजे प्यारे, मुक्तिमार्ग बताया॥
English Transliteration
jaya mahavira prabho, swami jaya mahavira prabho,
kundalapura avatari, trishala ke dulare.
siddharatha ke nandana, vardhamana kahalaye,
kevalajnana prakashaka, jaga ko raha dikhaye.
ahimsa paramo dharma ka, sandesha sunaya,
arati kije pyare, muktimarga bataya.
Meaning
Victory to Lord Mahavira, born in Kundalpur as the beloved son of Queen Trishala and King Siddhartha, named Vardhamana in childhood. After twelve years of unbroken austerity he attained Kevala Jnana, the omniscient light that revealed the true path to a darkened world. He proclaimed Ahimsa Paramo Dharma—non-violence as the supreme religion—and taught Anekantavada, Aparigraha and Satya. Devotees wave the lamp before the Tirthankara who showed the precise sevenfold path to moksha and the cessation of karmic bondage.
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