आरती कुंजबिहारी की
Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki
Aarti of Lord Krishna
आरती कुंजबिहारी की,
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
गले में बैजंती माला, बजावै मुरली मधुर बाला।
Gale mein baijanti mala, bajavai murali madhur bala.
श्रवण में कुण्डल झलकाला, नंद के आनंद नंदलाला।
Shravan mein kundal jhalkala, Nand ke anand Nandlala.
गगन सम अंग कांति काली, राधिका चमक रही आली।
Gagan sam ang kanti kali, Radhika chamak rahi aali.
लतन में ठाढ़े बनमाली, भ्रमर सी अलक, कस्तूरी तिलक, चंद्र सी झलक,
Latan mein thadhe Banmali, bhramar si alak, kasturi tilak, chandra si jhalak,
ललित छवि श्यामा प्यारी की,
Lalit chhavi Shyama pyari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
आरती कुंजबिहारी की,
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
कनकमय मोर मुकुट बिलसै, देवता दरसन को तरसैं।
Kanakmay mor mukut bilsai, devta darsan ko tarsain.
गगन सों सुमन रासि बरसै, बजे मुरचंग, मधुर मिरदंग, ग्वालिन संग,
Gagan son suman rasi barsai, baje murchang, madhur mirdang, gwalin sang,
अतुल रति गोप कुमारी की,
Atul rati gop kumari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
आरती कुंजबिहारी की,
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
जहां ते प्रकट भई गंगा, कलुष कलि हारिणि श्री गंगा।
Jahan te prakat bhai Ganga, kalush kali harini Shri Ganga.
स्मरन ते होत मोह भंगा, बसी शिव सीस, जटा के बीच, हरै अघ कीच,
Smaran te hot moh bhanga, basi Shiv sees, jata ke beech, harai agh keech,
चरन छवि श्रीबनवारी की,
Charan chhavi Shri Banwari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
आरती कुंजबिहारी की,
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
चमकती उज्ज्वल तट रेनू, बज रही वृंदावन बेनू।
Chamakti ujjwal tat renu, baj rahi Vrindavan benu.
चहुं दिसि गोपि ग्वाल धेनू, हंसत मृदु मंद, चांदनी चंद, कटत भव फंद,
Chahun disi gopi gwal dhenu, hansat mridu mand, chandni chand, katat bhav phand,
टेर सुन दीन भिखारी की,
Ter sun deen bhikhari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
आरती कुंजबिहारी की,
Aarti Kunj Bihari ki,
श्री गिरिधर कृष्ण मुरारी की॥
Shri Girdhar Krishna Murari ki.
When it is sung or recited
When it is sung: At the end of a Krishna puja, while a lamp is waved before the image. It is sung especially on Janmashtami, in the aarti at Krishna temples and in Krishna worship at home.
Meaning
This aarti sings the beauty of Krishna as Kunj Bihari, the one who plays in the groves of Vrindavan, and as Girdhar, the lifter of the hill. The first verse paints him with a garland of forest flowers, the sweet flute, shining earrings, a dark complexion like the sky, the radiance of Radha, curls like bees and a musk mark on his forehead. The second verse pictures his peacock-feather crown, gods longing for his darshan (sight of the deity) and flowers raining from the sky. The third recalls that the Ganga arose from his feet; she rests in Shiva's matted hair, and that remembering those feet is believed to loosen the bonds of delusion. The fourth shows the shining sandy bank at Vrindavan with cowherds, gopis (cowherd women), cows and moonlight, and ends with a plea that he hear the call of a humble devotee.
Please note
Traditional; no composer is reliably known. Wording varies between families and booklets: in the third verse both 'kalush kali harini Shri Ganga' and 'sakal man harini Shri Ganga' are printed, and the fourth verse ends with either 'deen bhikhari ki' or 'deen dukhari ki'. This page uses the first reading in each case. Many singers repeat the two refrain lines twice after each verse.
Text compared with: bhaktibharat.com, drikpanchang.com, shubhpanchang.com, mahakatha.pages.dev. A comparison with printed editions is still in progress. Wording differs between sources, so follow your priest’s version.