Tag Archives: Arati

Khandana Bhava Bandhana:
Breaker of this World’s Chain
By Swami Vivekananda

By SM | Published: November 13, 2010

This is the enthralling Ara­trika hymn com­posed by Swami Vivek­a­nanda to Sri Rama­kri­shna, usu­ally sung dur­ing the evening prayer, the “wav­ing of lights”. Orig­i­nally com­posed in Ben­gali, we present it here in Devana­gari and translit­er­a­tion (with San­skri­tized spelling), and include two trans­la­tions. The orig­i­nal Ben­gali text is at the end. खण्डन भव बन्धन जग वन्दन वन्दि […]

Sarva-mangala-māngalye:
Litany to the Divine Mother
From the Chandi

By SM | Published: November 10, 2010

Three verses from the Narayani Stuti of the Chandi com­prise the third Arati hymn. ॐ सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥ सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां शक्तिभूते सनातनि। गुणाश्रये गुणमये नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥ शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणे। सर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥ जय नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते जय नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते। जय नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते जय नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥ om sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye […]