Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti – Lyrics in Hindi, Meaning & Significance
Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti Lyrics (हिंदी में)
जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता।
आरति करहुँ तुम्हारी॥
पीत वसन तन पर तव सोहै।
कुण्डल की छबि न्यारी॥
कर-कमलों में मुद्गर धारै।
अस्तुति करहिं सकल नर-नारी॥
जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता॥
चम्पक माल गले लहरावे।
सुर नर मुनि जय जयति उचारी॥
त्रिविध ताप मिटि जात सकल सब।
भक्ति सदा तव है सुखकारी॥
जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता॥
पालत हरत सृजत तुम जग को।
सब जीवन की हो रखवारी॥
मोह निशा में भ्रमत सकल जन।
करहु हृदय महँ तुम उजियारी॥
जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता॥
तिमिर नशावहु ज्ञान बढ़ावहु।
अम्बे तुमही हो असुरारी॥
सन्तन को सुख देत सदा ही।
सब जन की तुम प्राण पियारी॥
जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता॥
तव चरणन जो ध्यान लगावै।
ताको हो सब भव-भयहारी॥
प्रेम सहित जो करहिं आरती।
ते नर मोक्षधाम अधिकारी॥
जय जय श्री बगलामुखी माता॥
॥ दोहा ॥
बगलामुखी की आरती। पढ़ै सुनै जो कोय।
विनती कुलपति मिश्र की। सुख-सम्पति सब होय॥
Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti – Transliteration (English)
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata.
Aarati Karahun Tumhari.
Peet Vasan Tan Par Tav Sohai.
Kundal Ki Chhabi Nyari.
Kar-Kamlon Mein Mudgar Dhare.
Astuti Karahein Sakal Nar-Nari.
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata.
Champak Maal Gale Lahrave.
Sur Nar Muni Jai Jayati Uchari.
Trividh Taap Miti Jaat Sakal Sab.
Bhakti Sadaa Tav Hai Sukhkari.
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata.
Palat Harat Srijat Tum Jag Ko.
Sab Jeevan Ki Ho Rakhwari.
Moh Nisha Mein Bhramat Sakal Jan.
Karahu Hriday Mahan Tum Ujiyari.
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata.
Timir Nashavahu Gyan Badavahu.
Ambe Tumahi Ho Asurari.
Santan Ko Sukh Det Sada Hi.
Sab Jan Ki Tum Pran Piyari.
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata.
Tav Charanan Jo Dhyan Lagave.
Tako Ho Sab Bhav-Bhayhari.
Prem Sahit Jo Karahein Aarati.
Te Nar Mokshadham Adhikari.
Jai Jai Shri Bagalamukhi Mata.
Doha: Bagalamukhi Ki Aarati, Padhai Sunai Jo Koy.
Vinti Kulpati Mishra Ki, Sukh-Sampati Sab Hoy.
Meaning & Significance
The Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti is a devotional composition in praise of the eighth of the ten Mahavidyas, the goddess who paralyses all opposition and transforms dark energy into light. Her name combines bagala (bridle or crane) and mukhi (faced), signifying her power to seize, silence, and immobilise negativity. The aarti opens by celebrating her radiant yellow attire; she is Pitambara, the golden-robed one - and the mace in her lotus hands that crushes every obstacle. The middle verses acknowledge her triple cosmic role as creator, sustainer, and destroyer, and pray that she dispel the darkness of delusion (moh nisha) that keeps ordinary minds wandering. The concluding doha by Kulpati Mishra promises that any person who reads or hears the aarti will gain happiness and prosperity.
About Bagalamukhi Mata
Bagalamukhi is one of the most potent tantric deities in the Shakta tradition. Legend holds that once a terrible storm threatened to destroy creation, and Lord Vishnu performed tapasya at the Haridra lake in Saurashtra. The goddess emerged from the lake's turmeric-yellow waters and calmed the storm, revealing herself as the power that stills all destructive forces. She is depicted in golden yellow, seated on a golden throne, holding a mace in her right hand and pulling the tongue of an enemy demon with her left - an image of the power to silence slander, defeat adversaries in legal or competitive matters, and neutralise any harmful force. Her principal temple is the Baglamukhi Peeth in Nalkheda, Madhya Pradesh, and major shrines exist in Datia, Kangra, and Haridwar. Her Jayanti falls on Vaishakh Shukla Ashtami.
Benefits of Reciting the Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti
- Provides protection against enemies, false accusations, and legal adversities.
- Removes the three-fold suffering (trividh taap) - physical, mental, and spiritual.
- Dispels the darkness of illusion and sharpens discernment and clarity of mind.
- Opens the path to liberation (moksha) for those who worship with sincere devotion.
- Brings material prosperity and inner peace according to the concluding doha.
How to Perform the Aarti (Pooja Vidhi)
- On Baglamukhi Jayanti or any Tuesday or Sunday, establish an image of the goddess on a yellow cloth.
- Offer yellow flowers (especially marigold or champa), yellow sweets (besan ladoo), and haldi (turmeric) as these are her signature offerings.
- Wear yellow garments during the pooja to honour her Pitambara aspect.
- Light a ghee lamp and a camphor flame, and ring a bell to purify the atmosphere.
- Recite the aarti clearly and devotionally; follow it with 108 repetitions of Om Hlim Bagalamukhi Sarva Dushtanam Vacham Mukham Padam Stambhaya Jihvam Kilaya Buddhim Vinashaya Hlim Om Swaha.
- Distribute yellow prasad - turmeric rice or yellow laddoos - to all present.
Best Day & Time to Recite
The most powerful time for Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti is on Vaishakh Shukla Ashtami (her Jayanti). Throughout the year, Tuesday and Sunday are regarded as her preferred weekdays, and the Gupt Navratri periods - the hidden Navratris of Magha and Ashadha - are considered especially propitious for intensive worship. Early morning after bathing and again at dusk are the recommended daily windows. In urgent circumstances - such as active legal battles or health crises - continuous recitation from midnight to dawn (nishant puja) is a traditional practice at her major temples.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Bagalamukhi and what makes her unique among the Mahavidyas?
Bagalamukhi is the eighth among the ten Mahavidyas, a group of tantric goddess forms each representing a distinct cosmic power. While others like Kali govern transformation and Tara governs protection in adversity, Bagalamukhi uniquely embodies the power of stambhana - the ability to freeze, paralyse, and silence all destructive forces. This makes her particularly invoked in situations requiring defence against enemies, court cases, black magic, and any force that seeks to harm through words or action.
Why is yellow so important in Bagalamukhi worship?
Yellow (peet) is sacred to Bagalamukhi because she emerged from a golden-yellow turmeric lake. Turmeric in Vedic tradition is both purifying and protective, and its bright colour symbolises divine light that overpowers negativity. Offering yellow flowers, wearing yellow clothes, and using turmeric in her puja are therefore direct expressions of her mythological origin and her essential nature as the power that illumines and cleanses.
Can women recite the Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti?
Yes, women can and do recite the Bagalamukhi Mata Aarti. As a goddess of the Shakta tradition, she is the divine feminine power herself, and her aarti is open to all sincere devotees regardless of gender. Many traditional texts emphasise that Bagalamukhi particularly blesses those who approach her with a pure heart and genuine need for protection, without restriction based on gender.
Bagalamukhi: the tenth Mahavidya and the power that silences all obstacles
Bagalamukhi Mata - sometimes called Pitambara Devi for her vivid yellow (golden) raiment - is the eighth or tenth of the Dasha Mahavidyas depending on the lineage, and she is one of the most potent and sharply defined of these ten forms of the primordial Shakti. Her principal iconographic gesture - grasping the tongue of an adversary and raising a club - is an expression of her singular power to stun, stop, and paralyse that which causes harm. The Tantric and Shakta traditions regard her as the deity who confers stambhana shakti: the power to arrest opposition, silence falsehood, and dissolve enmity. Her bija mantra is considered particularly powerful and is traditionally received from a qualified guru rather than practised without guidance.
Bagalamukhi puja and aarti are performed especially on Tuesdays and during Navratri, and at Bagalamukhi temples in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other regions her worship draws both householders and accomplished sadhakas. Devotees believe that sincere aarti and worship with yellow flowers, turmeric, and yellow sweets can help overcome legal disputes, slander, enemies, and situations where one's truth needs to prevail against false accusation. The aarti functions here as an invocation of this fierce protective energy rather than a gentle devotional melody; it carries a quality of firm spiritual resolve that reflects the goddess's own uncompromising nature. Approaching her with a pure heart and righteous intent is the essential prerequisite the tradition repeatedly emphasises.