GANGA MA AARTI SONG
INTRODUCTION
Ma Ganga is the holy River Ganges, who is considered as the most sacred River in India. It is also believed that those who take bath in this holy River would get relieved from their past birth sins and they would become pure and pious in nature. Ma Ganga looks very beautiful similar to Ma Lakshmi Devi and most of the north Indian people would decorate their homes especially on Fridays, in order to welcome Ma Ganga to their homes, similar to welcoming Ma Lakshmi Devi.
Ma Ganga is considered as the holy mother River Goddess and she is also worshipped similar to Ma Shakti Devi. Visiting and worshipping the Holy River Ganges at the sacred cities of Haridwar and Varanasi would add more good karmas in our life account, and after visiting her, we would be able to run our life easily, smoothly and happily.
Ganga Ma Aarti is an Aarti which would be performed at the banks of the holy River Ma Ganga in the holy cities of Haridwar and Varanasi by singing songs in praise of Ma Ganga. Ganga Ma Aarti is a daily puja ceremony at Haridwar and Varanasi, and it is very popular and lot of pilgrims would visit the Ganges River, in order to have a glimpse of the Aarti performed to the holy mother Ganga. Ganga Aarti song is the best attraction of the sacred puja ceremony.
The contents present in the Ganga Ma Aarti song are as follows:-
Oh, I praise you my dear Mother Ganga, whoever worships you, would get fulfilled all of their wishes, and they would lead a blessed life.
You look like the full moon, and your sacred water is very pure and holy. Those who take shelter at your lotus feet would easily cross their worldly bondages.
You have given salvation to the sons of Sagar and similar to them, please give salvation to us, in order to stop taking innumerable births in this world.
Those who seek your protection would always be protected by you, and those who keep utmost faith and devotion on you, would be blessed by you.
Whoever sings your songs in praise of you, and worships you by lighting lamps, would be considered as your humble servants, and they would be able to easily attain your grace.
By taking bath in your sacred water, even the wicked and the cruel one’s sins would be washed out, since you are the remover of sins of all the people in the earth.
Even the divine demi gods, sages and saints takes bath on River Ganges, and praises your glories and chants your Mantras, since you are the worshipful holy MA GANGA.
Those who chant the Mantra, “JAI MA GANGA DEVI NAMAHA”, would be blessed by all the deities, and by worshipping you, we are getting great happiness and peacefulness, since we consider you as our respectful mother goddess.
Since you dwell in the head of Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva is popularly called as “GANGADEESWARAR”, and your significance is increasing day by day in the earth and also in the heaven.
“JAI MA GANGA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR