Shiva (शिव)
Shiv Aarti - Om Jai Shiv Omkara (ओम जय शिव ओंकारा)
The classical Shiva aarti 'Om Jai Shiv Omkara' praising Lord Shiva as the primordial Omkara — sung across all Shiva temples.
About this Aarti
Om Jai Shiv Omkara is the most popular Shiva aarti, praising Lord Shiva as the Primordial Omkara and the lord of creation, preservation, and dissolution.
When to Recite
Mahashivratri, Mondays (Somvar), Shravan month, daily Shiva puja
English Transliteration
Om Jai Shiv Omkara, Swami Jai Shiv Omkara. Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv, Ardhangee Dhara. Om Jai Shiv Omkara. Ekaanan Chaturanan, Panchanana Raje. Hansaasan Garudaasan, Vrishavahan Saje. Om Jai Shiv Omkara. Do Bhuj Chaar Chaturbhuj, Dash Bhuj Ati Sohe. Tinon Roop Nirakhta, Tribhuvan Jan Mohe. Om Jai Shiv Omkara. Akshmala Vanmala, Mundmala Dhari. Chandan Mrigmad Sohe, Bhale Shashidhari. Om Jai Shiv Omkara.
📖 Meaning / Bhavarth
Om Jai Shiv Omkara — Glory to Shiva, the embodiment of Omkara.
Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv — The trinity Brahma, Vishnu, and Sadashiva are all aspects of one Supreme Being.
Two, four, ten arms — Shiva appears in forms with 2, 4, and 10 arms.
Creator, Sustainer, Destroyer — Shiva is the creator, sustainer, and destroyer of the universe.