जय जय तुलसी माता
Jai Jai Tulsi Mata
Aarti of Tulsi Mata (holy basil)
जय जय तुलसी माता, मैया जय तुलसी माता।
Jai jai Tulsi mata, maiya jai Tulsi mata.
सब जग की सुख दाता, सबकी वर माता॥
Sab jag ki sukh data, sabki var mata.
मैया जय तुलसी माता॥
Maiya jai Tulsi mata.
सब योगों से ऊपर, सब रोगों से ऊपर।
Sab yogon se oopar, sab rogon se oopar.
रज से रक्षा करके, सबकी भव त्राता॥
Raj se raksha karke, sabki bhav trata.
मैया जय तुलसी माता॥
Maiya jai Tulsi mata.
बटु पुत्री है श्यामा, सुर बल्ली है ग्राम्या।
Batu putri hai Shyama, sur balli hai Gramya.
विष्णुप्रिय जो नर तुमको सेवे, सो नर तर जाता॥
Vishnupriya jo nar tumko seve, so nar tar jata.
मैया जय तुलसी माता॥
Maiya jai Tulsi mata.
हरि के शीश विराजत, त्रिभुवन से हो वंदित।
Hari ke sheesh virajat, tribhuvan se ho vandit.
पतित जनों की तारिणी, तुम हो विख्याता॥
Patit janon ki tarini, tum ho vikhyata.
मैया जय तुलसी माता॥
Maiya jai Tulsi mata.
लेकर जन्म विजन में, आई दिव्य भवन में।
Lekar janm vijan mein, aai divya bhavan mein.
मानव लोक तुम्हीं से, सुख-संपति पाता॥
Manav lok tumhin se, sukh sampati pata.
मैया जय तुलसी माता॥
Maiya jai Tulsi mata.
हरि को तुम अति प्यारी, श्याम वर्ण सुकुमारी।
Hari ko tum ati pyari, shyam varn sukumari.
प्रेम अजब है उनका, तुमसे कैसा नाता।
Prem ajab hai unka, tumse kaisa nata.
हमारी विपद हरो तुम, कृपा करो माता॥
Hamari vipad haro tum, kripa karo mata.
मैया जय तुलसी माता॥
Maiya jai Tulsi mata.
When it is sung or recited
When it is sung: In the evening beside the tulsi plant after the lamp is lit, through the whole month of Kartik, and on Tulsi Vivah (Kartik Shukla Ekadashi or Dwadashi, depending on local custom).
Meaning
This aarti praises Tulsi Mata, the holy basil plant, as the giver of happiness to the whole world and a mother who grants blessings to all. It names some of her forms, such as Shyama and Gramya, and says that a person who serves her is believed to cross the ocean of worldly life. She is described as resting on Hari's head, honored in all three worlds and lifting up the fallen. One verse speaks of her being born in a lonely place and coming to a divine home, and the last verse recalls her special love for Lord Vishnu and prays for relief from troubles.
Please note
This is a traditional aarti; we did not find a reliably named composer. The line repeated after each verse is printed as Jai Tulsi mata, Jai jai Tulsi mata or Maiya jai Tulsi mata, and a few words are spelled differently in different books. The last two lines of the final verse (Hamari vipad haro tum) are marked as an extra in one printed text but are part of that verse in the others. Printed versions sing the opening verse once more at the end.
Text compared with: bhaktibharat.com, shubhpanchang.com, chalisasangrah.in. A comparison with printed editions is still in progress. Wording differs between sources, so follow your priest’s version.