Maa Shailputri is the para shakti, who was born as the daughter of the Lord of the Himalayas. In Sanskrit, “Shaila” means ‘Mountain’, and ‘Putri’ means ‘Daughter’. After the self-immolation of Sati during the Daksha Yagna, she is born again as Goddess Parvathi or Shailputri Devi and marries Lord Shiva. Shailputri Maa is worshipped on the first day of Asahada Navratri or Gupt Navaratri. She is depicted as riding a bull with Trishul in one hand, a lotus in the other, and a crescent moon on her forehead. Her other names are Parvathi, Hemavathi, and Vrisharudha (as she mounts a bull). Get Maa Shailputri Aarti in English Pdf Lyrics here and chant it with devotion for her grace.
Maa Shailputri Aarti in English
Shailputri maa bail asavaar |
kare devta jay jay kaar || 1 ||
Shiv shankar ki priya bhavani |
teri mahima kisi ne na jaani || 2 ||
parvathi tu uma kahlave |
Jo tujhe sumire so sukh paave || 3 ||
riddhi siddhi parvaan kare tu |
daya kare dhanvan kare tu || 4 ||
Somvaar ko shiv sangh pyari |
Aarti jisne teri utaari || 5 ||
uski sagri aas puja do |
sagre dukh takleeph mita do || 6 ||
Ghee ka sundar deep jala ke |
Gola gari ka bhola laga ke || 7 ||
Sharddha bhav se mantra japaye |
prem sahit phir sheesh jhukaye || 8 ||
Jai giriraj kishori ambe |
Shiv mukh chandra chakori ambe || 9 ||
manokamna poorn kar do |
chaman sada sukh sampathi bhar do || 10 ||