Ekadashi Mata Ki Aarti — Om Jai Ekadashi, lyrics and meaning

Om jai ekadshi, jai ekadshi, jai ekadshi mata ।
Vishnu puja vrat ko dharan kar, shakti mukti pata ॥

O Ekadashi Mata, victory to you; whoever keeps this vrat of Vishnu puja gains strength and liberation.

Tere nam ginaun devi, bhakti pradan karni ।
Gan gaurav ki deni mata, shastron men varni ॥

O goddess who gives bhakti, I recount your names; the shastras call you the mother who gives honour.

Margashirsh ke krishnapaksh ki utpanna, vishvatarni janmi ।
Shukla paksh men hui mokshada, muktidata ban ai ॥

In Margashirsha Krishna paksha Utpanna Ekadashi, who carries the world across, was born; in Shukla paksha came Mokshada, giver of liberation.

Paush ke krishnapaksh ki, saphla namak hai ।
Shuklapaksh men hoy putrada, anand adhik rahai ॥

The Ekadashi of Paush Krishna paksha is Saphala; in Shukla paksha comes Putrada, which brings great joy.

Nam shattila magh mas men, krishnapaksh avai ।
Shuklapaksh men jaya kahavai, vijay sada pavai ॥

In Magh Krishna paksha comes Shattila; the Shukla paksha one is called Jaya, which always brings victory.

Vijya phagun krishnapaksh men, shukla amlaki ।
Papamochni krishna paksh men, chaitra mahabli ki ॥

Vijaya in Phalgun Krishna paksha and Amalaki in Shukla paksha; in Chaitra Krishna paksha the mighty Papmochani.

Chaitra shukla men nam kamda, dhan dene vali ।
Nam baruthini krishnapaksh men, vaisakh mah vali ॥

Kamada of Chaitra Shukla gives wealth; Varuthini is in Vaishakh Krishna paksha.

Shukla paksh men hoy mohini, apra jyeshth krishnapakshi ।
Nam nirjala sab sukh karni, shuklapaksh rakhi ॥

Mohini in Vaishakh Shukla; Apara in Jyeshtha Krishna; and Nirjala, giver of all happiness, in Jyeshtha Shukla.

Yogini nam ashadh men janon, krishnapaksh karni ।
Devashyani nam kahayo, shuklapaksh dharni ॥

The one in Ashadh Krishna paksha is called Yogini and the one in Ashadh Shukla paksha Devshayani.

Kamika shravan mas men avai, krishnapaksh kahie ।
Shravan shukla hoy pavitra, anand se rahie ॥

Kamika comes in Shravan Krishna paksha and Pavitra (Putrada) in Shravan Shukla.

Aja bhadrapad krishnapaksh ki, parivartini shukla ।
Indra ashvin krishnapaksh men, vrat se bhavasagar nikla ॥

Aja of Bhadrapad Krishna, Parivartini of Bhadrapad Shukla, and Indira of Ashwin Krishna, whose vrat carries one across the ocean of worldly life.

Papankusha hai shukla paksh men, ap haranhari ।
Rama mas kartik men avai, sukhadayak bhari ॥

Papankusha of Ashwin Shukla removes sins; Rama of Kartik Krishna gives great happiness.

Devotthani shuklapaksh ki, dukhanashak maiya ।
Pavan mas men karun vinti, par karo naiya ॥

Dev Uthani Ekadashi of Kartik Shukla ends sorrow; in this holy month we pray — carry our boat across.

Parma krishnapaksh men hoti, jan mangal karni ।
Shukla mas men hoy padmini, dukh daridra harni ॥

Parama of Adhik Maas Krishna paksha brings good, and Padmini of Shukla paksha removes sorrow and poverty.

Jo koi arti ekadshi ki, bhakti sahit gavai ।
Jan gurdita swarg ka vasa, nishchay vah pavai ॥

Gurditta says — whoever sings this aarti of Ekadashi with bhakti surely attains heaven.