जय जय श्री शनिदेव
Jai Jai Shri Shani Dev
Aarti of Lord Shani Dev
जय जय श्री शनिदेव भक्तन हितकारी।
Jai jai Shri Shanidev bhaktan hitkari.
सूरज के पुत्र प्रभु छाया महतारी॥
Suraj ke putra prabhu Chhaya mahtari.
जय जय श्री शनिदेव॥
Jai jai Shri Shanidev.
श्याम अंग वक्र दृष्टि चतुर्भुजा धारी।
Shyam ang vakra drishti chaturbhuja dhari.
नीलाम्बर धार नाथ गज की असवारी॥
Nilambar dhar nath gaj ki asvari.
जय जय श्री शनिदेव॥
Jai jai Shri Shanidev.
क्रीट मुकुट शीश राजित दिपत है लिलारी।
Kreet mukut sheesh rajit dipat hai lilari.
मुक्तन की माला गले शोभित बलिहारी॥
Muktan ki mala gale shobhit balihari.
जय जय श्री शनिदेव॥
Jai jai Shri Shanidev.
मोदक मिष्ठान पान चढ़त हैं सुपारी।
Modak mishthan pan chadhat hain supari.
लोहा तिल तेल उड़द महिषी अति प्यारी॥
Loha til tel udad mahishi ati pyari.
जय जय श्री शनिदेव॥
Jai jai Shri Shanidev.
देव दनुज ऋषि मुनि सुमिरत नर नारी।
Dev danuj rishi muni sumirat nar nari.
विश्वनाथ धरत ध्यान शरण हैं तुम्हारी॥
Vishvanath dharat dhyan sharan hain tumhari.
जय जय श्री शनिदेव॥
Jai jai Shri Shanidev.
When it is sung or recited
When it is sung: On Saturday evenings, on Shani Jayanti and on Shani Amavasya. It is often sung after reading the Shani Chalisa or a Shani stotra, with a lamp of mustard or sesame oil.
Meaning
This aarti praises Shani Dev, the son of Surya and Chhaya, as a friend and well-wisher of his devotees. It describes him with a dark body, a stern sideways glance, four arms, blue garments and an elephant as his mount. A crown on his head and a string of pearls at his neck are mentioned. The fourth verse lists things said to be dear to him, such as modak, sweets, betel leaf and nut, iron, sesame, oil and black gram. The last verse says that gods, demons, sages and ordinary men and women all remember him, and the singer takes refuge in him under the name Vishwanath.
Please note
A traditional aarti that is widely sung today. The last verse mentions the name Vishwanath, but we found no reliable information about who composed it, so it is listed as traditional. Some printed versions add a sixth verse and spell a few words differently; this page gives the common five verse text. Many pictures show a crow as Shani's mount, but this aarti names an elephant. Another popular aarti, Jai jai jai Shani deva, is a separate composition.
Text compared with: bhaktibharat.com, hindibhajanmanjari.com, shubhpanchang.com, chalisasangrah.in. A comparison with printed editions is still in progress. Wording differs between sources, so follow your priest’s version.