Om Jai Jagdish Hare: Lyrics and Meaning
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare is an aarti, a song sung while a lamp is waved before God, usually at the close of worship. It praises God as Jagdish, "lord of the world", and as Hari, a name of Vishnu. Many Hindu families sing it every evening, and temples sing it at the end of a puja.
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Refrain
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।भक्त जनों के संकट क्षण में दूर करे॥
Om jai jagdish hare, swami jai jagdish hareBhakt janon ke sankat kshan men dur kare
IAST
oṃ jaya jagadīśa hare, svāmī jaya jagadīśa hare|bhakta janoṃ ke saṃkaṭa kṣaṇa meṃ dūra kare||
Our explanation The refrain opens with Om and hails God as Jagdish, lord of the world, and as Hari, and calls him svāmī, "Lord". The aarti says that he removes the troubles of his devotees in a moment. The 1922 printing that this text is based on calls him pitā, "Father", here, and one present-day booklet has prabhu, "Lord".
हिंदी अर्थ टेक ॐ से शुरू होती है। इसमें भगवान की जगदीश (जगत के स्वामी) और हरि कहकर जय बोली गई है, और उन्हें "स्वामी" कहा गया है। आरती कहती है कि वे भक्तों के संकट क्षण भर में दूर करते हैं। जिस 1922 की छपाई पर यह पाठ आधारित है, उसमें यहाँ "पिता" है, और आज की एक पुस्तिका में "प्रभु" है।
The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.
4 printings differ
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- Word The 1922 Lahore printing reads: जय जगदीश हरे, पिता जय जगदीश हरे। भक्त जनन के संकट क्षण में दूर करे॥ The base printing (p. 224, leaf n246): no ॐ; पिता for स्वामी; जनन for जनों. The display follows today's common wording (decision 14).
- Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, प्रभु! जय जगदीश हरे॥ भक्तजनोंके संकट छिनमें दूर करे॥ प्रभु for स्वामी; छिन for क्षण. Read on the page image, p. 12, leaf n12.
- Word Today's text from Randhir Prakashan, Hardwar reads: ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे। भक्त जनों के संकट छिन में दूर करे॥ छिन for क्षण. Read on the page image, p. 41, leaf n44.
- Addition A digital text reads Adds the sung repeat 'दास जनों के संकट'; no present-day printing read has it.
Stanza 1
जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुख बिनशे मन का।सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥ ओं ज॰॥
Jo dhyave phal pave, dukh binshe man kaSukh sampati ghar ave, kasht mite tan ka om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
jo dhyāve phala pāve, dukha binaśe mana kā|sukha sampati ghara āve, kaṣṭa miṭe tana kā|| oṃ ja°||
Our explanation The aarti says that whoever meditates on God receives the fruit of it, that the sorrow of the mind passes, that happiness and wealth come into the home, and that the troubles of the body end. These are the text's own words.
हिंदी अर्थ आरती कहती है कि जो भगवान का ध्यान करता है, उसे फल मिलता है, मन का दुख मिटता है, घर में सुख-संपत्ति आती है और तन का कष्ट दूर होता है। ये आरती के अपने शब्द हैं।
The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.
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- Spelling A digital text reads बिनसे for बिनशे.
Stanza 2
मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं किसकी।तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं जिसकी॥ ओं जय॰॥
Mat pita tum mere, sharan gahun kiskiTum bin aur na duja, as karun jiski om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
māta pitā tuma mere, śaraṇa gahūṃ kisakī|tuma bina aura na dūjā, āsa karūṃ jisakī|| oṃ jaya°||
Our explanation The singer calls God mother and father and asks where else refuge could be found. Without God there is no one else to place hope in.
हिंदी अर्थ गाने वाला भगवान को माता-पिता कहता है और पूछता है कि उनके सिवा किसकी शरण ली जाए। भगवान के बिना कोई और नहीं है जिससे आशा रखी जाए।
4 printings differ
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- The printed edition reads: मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न कोई, आस करूं जिसकी॥ ओं जय॰॥ - Word A digital text reads Adds मैं twice. The display's दूजा (for the 1922 कोई) is attested by the 1913 printing.
- Word The 1913 Bombay printing reads: मात पिता तुम मेरे शरण गहूँ किसकी॥ तुम बिन और न दूजा आस करूं किसकी॥ दूजा (shown here) for the 1922 कोई; किसकी for जिसकी in the second line. Read on the page image, p. 132, leaf n138.
- Addition Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी। तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥ Adds मैं twice; Gita Press (p. 12) and Randhir (p. 42) print the line as shown here.
Stanza 3
तुम पूरण परमात्मा तुम अन्तर्यामी।पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी ओं जय॰॥
Tum puran parmatma tum antaryamiParabrahm parmeshwar, tum sabke swami om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
tuma pūraṇa paramātmā tuma antaryāmī|pārabrahma parameśvara, tuma sabake svāmī oṃ jaya°||
Our explanation God is the complete Supreme Self who knows every heart from within. He is the supreme Brahman, the supreme Lord, and the master of all.
हिंदी अर्थ भगवान पूर्ण परमात्मा हैं, जो हर हृदय को भीतर से जानते हैं (अंतर्यामी)। वे परब्रह्म हैं, परमेश्वर हैं और सबके स्वामी हैं।
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- Spelling A digital text reads अंतरयामी for अन्तर्यामी.
Stanza 4
तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालन कर्त्ता।मैं मूरख खल कामी, कृपा करो भर्त्ता॥ ओं जय॰॥
Tum karuna ke sagar, tum palan karttaMain murakh khal kami, kripa karo bhartta om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
tuma karuṇā ke sāgara, tuma pālana karttā|maiṃ mūrakha khala kāmī, kṛpā karo bharttā|| oṃ jaya°||
Our explanation God is an ocean of compassion and the one who sustains all. The singer calls himself foolish, wicked and full of desire, and asks the Lord, the provider, for grace.
हिंदी अर्थ भगवान करुणा के सागर हैं और सबका पालन करने वाले हैं। गाने वाला अपने को मूर्ख, दुष्ट और कामनाओं से भरा कहता है और पालनहार भगवान से कृपा माँगता है।
2 printings differ
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- Addition A digital text reads Adds the alternative half-line 'मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी'; कर्ता, भर्ता for कर्त्ता, भर्त्ता.
- Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता। मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥ 'मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी' ('I am the servant, you the master') for 'मैं मूरख खल कामी'; Gita Press (p. 12) and Randhir (p. 42) print 'मैं मूरख खल कामी', as shown here.
Stanza 5
तुम हो एक अगोचर, सब के प्राण पती।किस बिधि मिलूं दयामय तुमको मैं कुमती॥ ओं जय॰॥
Tum ho ek agochar, sab ke pran patiKis bidhi milun dayamay tumko main kumati om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
tuma ho eka agocara, saba ke prāṇa patī|kisa bidhi milūṃ dayāmaya tumako maiṃ kumatī|| oṃ jaya°||
Our explanation God is one and beyond the reach of the senses, the lord of every life. The singer, who calls himself of poor understanding, asks how he can ever reach the merciful one.
हिंदी अर्थ भगवान एक हैं, इंद्रियों की पहुँच से परे (अगोचर) हैं और सबके प्राणों के स्वामी हैं। गाने वाला, जो अपने को कुमति (कम समझ वाला) कहता है, पूछता है कि वह दयामय भगवान से कैसे मिल सकता है।
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- The printed edition reads: तुम हो एक अगोचर, सब के प्राण पती।
किस बिध मिलूं दयामय तुमको मैं कुमती॥ ओं जय॰॥ - Spelling A digital text reads प्राणपति, विधि, कुमति for प्राण पती, बिधि, कुमती.
- Word The 1922 Lahore printing reads: तुम हो एक अगोचर, सब के प्राण पती। किस बिध मिलूं दयामय तुमको मैं कुमती॥ The base printing (p. 224, leaf n246) has बिध; the display follows today's common बिधि (decision 14).
- Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपती। किस बिधि मिलूँ दयामय! मैं तुमको कुमती॥ 'मैं तुमको' for 'तुमको मैं' (word order). Read on the page image, p. 12, leaf n12.
- Word Today's text from Randhir Prakashan, Hardwar reads: तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति। किस विधि मिलूँ गोसाईं, तुमको मैं कुमति॥ गोसाईं ('Lord') for दयामय. Read on the page image, p. 42, leaf n45.
Stanza 6
दीनबन्धु दुख हरता, तुम ठाकुर मेरे।अपने हाथ उठाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥ ओं जय॰॥
Dinbandhu dukh harta, tum thakur mereApne hath uthao, dwar para tere om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
dīnabandhu dukha haratā, tuma ṭhākura mere|apane hātha uṭhāo, dvāra paṛā tere|| oṃ jaya°||
Our explanation God is the friend of the humble, the remover of sorrow and the singer's Lord (ṭhākur). The singer asks God to raise his hand in blessing, for he lies at God's door.
हिंदी अर्थ भगवान दीनों के बंधु हैं, दुख हरने वाले हैं और गाने वाले के ठाकुर (स्वामी) हैं। गाने वाला प्रार्थना करता है कि भगवान आशीर्वाद का हाथ उठाएँ, क्योंकि वह उनके द्वार पर पड़ा है।
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- The printed edition reads: दीन बन्धु दुःख हरतो, तुम रक्षक मेरे।
करुणा हस्त उठाओ, शरण पड़ा तेरे॥ ओं जय॰॥ - Word A digital text reads ठाकुर तुम मेरे for the display's तुम ठाकुर मेरे (the 1913 order); adds 'अपने शरण लगाओ'; दुखहर्ता for दुख हरता. The 1922 printing reads 'दीन बन्धु दुःख हरतो, तुम रक्षक मेरे। करुणा हस्त उठाओ, शरण पड़ा तेरे' (editionReading).
- Word The 1913 Bombay printing reads: दीनबन्धु दुख हरता तुम ठाकुर मेरे॥ अपने हाथ उठाओ द्वार खडा तेरे॥ Prints the display's दीनबन्धु, दुख, हरता, ठाकुर, अपने, हाथ and द्वार, but खडा ('standing') where the display keeps the 1922 पड़ा ('lying'). Read on the page image, p. 132, leaf n138.
- Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: दीनबंधु दुखहर्ता, तुम रक्षक मेरे। करुणा हस्त बढ़ाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥ 'तुम रक्षक मेरे' and 'करुणा हस्त बढ़ाओ' (close to the 1922 printing's 'तुम रक्षक मेरे। करुणा हस्त उठाओ'); Gita Press (p. 12) and Randhir (p. 42) print 'तुम ठाकुर मेरे। अपने हाथ उठाओ', as shown here.
Stanza 7
विषय विकार मिटाओ पाप हरो देवा।श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ सन्तन की सेवा॥ ओं जय॰॥
Vishay vikar mitao pap haro devaShraddha bhakti barhao santan ki seva om jai jagdish hare…
IAST
viṣaya vikāra miṭāo pāpa haro devā|śraddhā bhakti baṛhāo santana kī sevā|| oṃ jaya°||
Our explanation The singer asks God to remove the pull of the senses and the faults it brings, to take away sin, and to increase faith (śraddhā), devotion and service to the saints. The 1922 printing puts the word śraddhā in quotation marks.
हिंदी अर्थ गाने वाला प्रार्थना करता है कि भगवान विषयों का खिंचाव और उससे आने वाले विकार मिटाएँ, पाप हरें, और श्रद्धा, भक्ति और संतों की सेवा बढ़ाएँ। 1922 की छपाई में "श्रद्धा" शब्द उद्धरण-चिह्नों में छपा है।
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- Spelling A digital text reads संतन for सन्तन.
Hindi text: a reading text, checked against today’s editions; dated by the 1922 Lahore printing. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. Source and changes
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट क्षण में दूर करे॥
Om jai jagdish hare, swami jai jagdish hare
Bhakt janon ke sankat kshan men dur kare
The refrain opens with Om and hails God as Jagdish, lord of the world, and as Hari, and calls him svāmī, "Lord". The aarti says that he removes the troubles of his devotees in a moment. The 1922 printing that this text is based on calls him pitā, "Father", here, and one present-day booklet has prabhu, "Lord".
(Meaning written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition.)
Text: a reading text, dated by the 1922 Lahore printing.
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About the Om Jai Jagdish Hare
The aarti is traditional: no printing from before 1931 that we found names its author. Modern sources credit it to Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri (died 1881), a writer and preacher from Phillaur in Punjab, and read the word śraddhā ("faith") in the last stanza as his name; the 1922 printing that dates this text puts that word in quotation marks.
The text is based on a Lahore bhajan collection printed in 1922, whose title page offers it to the "Arya people" (ārya jāti). Where that printing differs from the words families sing today, the page shows today's words, checked against three present-day texts from three publishers. So the refrain opens with "Om" and calls God "Lord" (svāmī), where the 1922 printing has "Father" (pitā). Stanzas 2 and 6 use the familiar words ("tum bin aur na dūjā", "ṭhākur … apne hāth uṭhāo, dvār paṛā tere"), which a 1913 Bombay bhajan book also prints. Each older word is listed under its stanza.
How to say it
Sung Hindi drops the final short "a" (Jagdīś, not Jagadīśa), though the IAST line writes every vowel as spelled. "ओं जय॰" after each stanza is the printed cue to sing the refrain again, beginning "Om".
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Who wrote the Om Jai Jagdish Hare?
Traditional.
Which text does this page follow?
Hindi text: a reading text, checked against today’s editions; dated by the 1922 Lahore printing. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. See the source
Source and licence
- Dated witness
- Manohar Pushpanjali (मनोहर पुष्पाञ्जलि), a collection of 300 bhajans of the Arya Samaj; second printing (Narayan Datt Sahgal and Sons, Lohari Darwaza, Lahore, 1922). Public domain. Used only to date the text. The Devanagari on this page is a reading text and is not copied from this printing.
- Common wording
- In this text, 4 words follow today's common wording, checked against Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Randhir Prakashan, Hardwar and sanskritdocuments.org.
- Our explanation
- Explanation written for this site from the sources listed here, and checked against the cited edition. It is not a translation and not the only way to read the text. Free to quote with credit.
- Checked
- Checked against the cited edition, October 15, 2026.
- Updated
- October 27, 2026