जय संतोषी माता, मैया जय संतोषी माता।
अपने सेवक जन की, सुख सम्पति दाता॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
सुंदर चीर सुनहरी, माँ धारण कीन्हों।
हीरा पन्ना दमके, तन श्रंगार लीन्हों॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
गेरू लाल छटा छवि, बदन कमल सोहे।
मंद हंसत करुणामयी, त्रिभुवन मन मोहे॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
स्वर्ण सिंहासन बैठी, चंवर ढूरे प्यारे।
धूप, दीप, मधुमेवा, भोग धरै न्यारे॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
गुड़ अरु चना परमप्रिय तामे संतोष कियो।
संतोषी कहलाई, भक्तन वैभव दियो॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
शुक्रवार प्रिय मानत, आज दिवस सोही।
भक्त मंडली छाई, कथा सुनत मोहि॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
मन्दिर जगमग ज्योति, मंगल ध्वनी छाई।
विनय करे हम बालक, चरनन सिर नाई॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
भक्ति भावमय पूजा, अंगीकृत कीजै।
जो मन बसे हमारे, इच्छा फल दीजै॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
दुखी, दरिद्री, रोगी, संकट मुक्त किये।
बहु धन धान्य भरे घर, सुख सौभाग्य दिये॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
ध्यान धरयो जिस जन ने, मनवांछित फल पायो।
पूजा कथा श्रवण कर, घर आनन्द आयो॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
शरण गहे की लज्जा, राखिये जगदम्बे।
संकट तू ही निवारे, दयामयी अम्बे॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
संतोषी माँ की आरती, जो कोई नर गावै।
रिद्धि-सिद्धि, सुख सम्पति, जी भरकर पावे॥ जय संतोषी माता॥
Jai Santoshi Mata, Maiya Jai Santoshi Mata
Apne sevak jan ki, sukh sampati daata — Jai Santoshi Mata
Sundar cheer sunahri, maa dharan keenho
Heera panna damke, tan shringaar leenho — Jai Santoshi Mata
Geru laal chata chhavi, badan kamal sohe
Mand hansat karunamayi, tribhuvan man mohe — Jai Santoshi Mata
Swarn sinhaasan baiti, chanwar dhure pyaare
Dhoop, deep, madhumewa, bhog dharai nyaare — Jai Santoshi Mata
Gur aru chana parampriyo taame santosh kiyo
Santoshi kahlaai, bhaktan vaibhav diyo — Jai Santoshi Mata
Shukravar priy maanat, aaj divas sohi
Bhakt mandali chhaai, katha sunat mohi — Jai Santoshi Mata
Mandir jagamag jyoti, mangal dhwani chhaai
Vinay kare hum baalak, charnan sir naai — Jai Santoshi Mata
Bhakti bhaavamay pooja, angeekrit keejai
Jo man base hamaare, iccha phal deejai — Jai Santoshi Mata
Dukhi, daridri, rogi, sankat mukt kiye
Bahu dhan dhaanya bhare ghar, sukh saubhaagya diye — Jai Santoshi Mata
Dhyaan dharayo jis jan ne, manvaanchhit phal paayo
Pooja katha shravan kar, ghar aanand aayo — Jai Santoshi Mata
Sharan gahe ki lajja, rakhiye Jagdambe
Sankat tu hi nivaare, dayaamayi Ambe — Jai Santoshi Mata
Santoshi Maa ki aarti, jo koi nar gaave
Riddhi-Siddhi, sukh sampati, ji bharkar paave — Jai Santoshi Mata
The Jai Santoshi Mata aarti is remarkable for its simplicity and directness. Unlike aartis that open with grand theological declarations, this one begins with the goddess's most essential quality: she is the giver of happiness and prosperity to her devotees (sukh sampati daata). A pivotal verse explains the etymology of her name — because she took contentment (santosh) from the simple offering of jaggery (gur) and roasted chickpeas (chana), she came to be known as Santoshi Mata, the satisfied one, and in turn she gives abundance to her bhaktas. This story encodes a profound spiritual principle: genuine satisfaction arises not from grand gestures but from pure-hearted simplicity.
The aarti also contains a social theology: Santoshi Mata frees the sorrowful (dukhi), the destitute (daridri), and the sick (rogi) — her grace is said to be particularly responsive to the humble and the materially struggling.
Santoshi Mata is a beloved popular goddess who rose to pan-Indian prominence following the 1975 devotional film Jai Santoshi Maa, although her worship in various regional forms predates the film by several generations. She is considered a daughter of Lord Ganesha in some traditions, born from the satisfaction (santosh) of Ganesha's wives Riddhi and Siddhi. Santoshi Mata is particularly dear to women and to those seeking solutions to domestic hardship, financial instability, or persistent obstacles. Her worship on Fridays involves a 16-week fast (Solah Shukravar Vrat), during which no sour food is eaten — a discipline that cultivates the equanimity and contentment the goddess herself embodies.
Friday (Shukravar) is exclusively Santoshi Mata's day — unlike most other deities who share their primary day with a planet or another festival, Santoshi Mata worship is almost universally concentrated on Fridays. The aarti itself declares "Shukravar priya maanat" (Friday is her favourite day). Evening puja, performed at dusk after the day's fast, is the traditional time. The new and full moon Fridays are considered especially potent. The month of Ashwin and the Navratri period are also auspicious for extended Santoshi Mata worship.
The prohibition on sour (khatta) food is a foundational discipline of the Santoshi Mata fast, rooted in the mythological narrative of the vrat. Sour foods are associated with dissatisfaction, desire, and the disturbance of the sattvic (pure, balanced) state that the goddess embodies. By abstaining from sourness, the devotee symbolically cultivates the sweetness of contentment (santosh) that Santoshi Mata herself represents. It is also a test of commitment and self-discipline — qualities that the vrat is designed to build over its sixteen-week duration.
While the Santoshi Mata vrat is predominantly observed by women — particularly those praying for family wellbeing and domestic harmony — there is no traditional prohibition on men performing the vrat. Anyone facing persistent hardship, financial difficulty, or domestic obstacles can observe the Friday fast and sing this aarti with the expectation of the goddess's grace.
If the fast is broken — for instance, by inadvertently consuming sour food — the tradition recommends restarting the count of sixteen Fridays from the beginning rather than continuing. This restart is not a punishment but a recognition that the discipline of the vrat is itself the spiritual work, and that beginning again with renewed intention is a valid form of devotion.
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Friday's vrat and the golden gratitude of Santoshi Mata
Santoshi Mata — the goddess of contentment and satisfaction — occupies a warm and intimate corner of popular Hindu devotion, especially among women who observe the Friday vrat (fast) in her honour. Her aarti, sung at the culmination of the vrat puja with offerings of jaggery and chana, is a heartfelt expression of gratitude from a devotee who has experienced her grace. The ritual is simple — requiring no elaborate preparation — and this accessibility is part of what has made her worship beloved across generations of householders seeking harmony in family life.
Devotees traditionally conclude sixteen consecutive Friday fasts before performing an udyapan (completion ceremony), a practice they believe deepens one's relationship with the goddess and allows her blessings to fully manifest. The mood of this aarti is distinctly one of joyful reciprocity: the devotee comes not in desperation but in the confidence of a loving relationship established through faithful practice. Unlike aartis centred on awe before a mighty deity, this one has the quality of a daughter returning to thank a mother for her steady care. That intimacy of tone — gentle, grateful, trusting — is what makes it resonate so deeply in the devotional heart of Indian bhakti.