Pranava Aarti
A Sanskrit Aarti written and sung by Suvrata Nirupa Sri.
This work is dedicated to Om (Pranava) — the Source. And in essence, this composition seeks to capture the heart of Hindu bhakti and philosophy itself.
Each stanza invokes a different manifestation of the Divine — Gayatri, Ganesha, Skanda, Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Sridevi — all ultimately dissolving into the singular vibration of Om.
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Lyrics
ārati oṃkāra mūlam
sarva kāraṇa nirūpam
bindu nirākāra rūpam
eka praṇava sampūrṇam
The Origin:
Eulogy to Om, the Root Source;
The Formless Cause of All;
The Form of Bindu, the Energy Dot;
The One Complete Pranava — Om.
Stanza 1
gāyatrī lalitāṃ śrī oṃ
brahma śaṅkara hari oṃ
prakṛtiḥ anantaṃ śrī oṃ
vāyuḥ sūryāgni hara oṃ
First Divine Forms:
Gayatri, Lalita, and Sri are Om;
Brahma, Shankara, and Hari are Om.
Nature:
Infinite Nature, the Feminine Aspect of Om;
The Elemental Powers, the Masculine Aspect of Om.
(ārati oṃkāra mūlam
sarva kāraṇa nirūpam)
Stanza 2
gaṇeśa sumukhaṃ śrī oṃ
prājña amita kṛti oṃ
kumāra mahataṃ śrī oṃ
skanda śanmukha guha oṃ
Ganesha:
Ganesha, the Auspicious-Faced One, is Divine Om;
Prajna as Amita and Kriti is Om.
Karthikeya:
Kumara, the Great One, is Divine Om;
Skanda as Shanmukha and Guha is Om.
(ārati oṃkāra mūlam
sarva kāraṇa nirūpam)
Stanza 3
rāma-kṛṣṇa śeṣam śrī oṃ
ajaḥ śrīdhara hari oṃ
rudra mahēśvaraṃ śrī oṃ
śivaḥ viveka hara oṃ
Vishnu:
Rama, Krishna, and Shesha — all Divine Om;
Hari as Aja and Sridhara is Om.
Shiva:
Rudra and Maheshvara — all Divine Om;
Shiva as Viveka and Hara is Om.
(ārati oṃkāra mūlam
sarva kāraṇa nirūpam)
Stanza 4
śridevī vidyām hara oṃ
sudhā śāradā hari oṃ
mokṣa ekatvam jaya oṃ
oṃkāra tat sat gurū oṃ
Devi:
Sridevi’s Wisdom is Savior Om;
Sharada’s Nectar is Savior Om.
Worldly & Spiritual Attainments:
Liberation, Oneness, and Victory are Om;
That Truth Omkara, the Guru — is Om.
(ārati oṃkāra mūlam
sarva kāraṇa nirūpam
bindu nirākāra rūpam
eka praṇava sampūrṇam)