Lakshmi Aarti Lyrics with Meaning (Om Jai Lakshmi Mata): The Traditional Diwali Aarti

On Diwali night, once the Lakshmi Puja is done, households across North India sing the same eight verses. Om Jai Lakshmi Mata is sung to the same tune as Om Jai Jagdish Hare, so even people who don't know the words can join from the second line. Most families know it by sound rather than meaning, and the verses say more than the familiar refrain suggests: they name Lakshmi as the mother of the world, the one who makes yajna possible, and the source of the fourteen jewels from the churning of the ocean.

The full Lakshmi aarti lyrics are below in Hindi and in English letters, followed by the meaning of each verse.

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata: Laxmi Ji Ki Aarti Lyrics in Hindi

॥ श्री लक्ष्मी जी की आरती ॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।
तुमको निशिदिन सेवत, हरि विष्णु विधाता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

उमा, रमा, ब्रह्माणी, तुम ही जग-माता।
सूर्य-चन्द्रमा ध्यावत, नारद ऋषि गाता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

दुर्गा रूप निरंजनी, सुख सम्पत्ति दाता।
जो कोई तुमको ध्यावत, ऋद्धि-सिद्धि धन पाता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

तुम पाताल-निवासिनि, तुम ही शुभदाता।
कर्म-प्रभाव-प्रकाशिनी, भवनिधि की त्राता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

जिस घर में तुम रहतीं, सब सद्गुण आता।
सब सम्भव हो जाता, मन नहीं घबराता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

तुम बिन यज्ञ न होते, वस्त्र न कोई पाता।
खान-पान का वैभव, सब तुमसे आता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

शुभ-गुण मन्दिर सुन्दर, क्षीरोदधि-जाता।
रत्न चतुर्दश तुम बिन, कोई नहीं पाता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

महालक्ष्मीजी की आरती, जो कोई जन गाता।
उर आनन्द समाता, पाप उतर जाता॥

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता॥

Lakshmi Aarti Lyrics in English (Transliteration)

Here is the same aarti written in English letters, for anyone who doesn't read Devanagari. The words stay in Hindi; only the script changes. Repeat the refrain, Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, after every verse.

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata,
Tumko nishidin sevat, Hari Vishnu Vidhata.

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata.

Uma, Rama, Brahmani, tum hi jag-mata,
Surya-Chandrama dhyavat, Narad rishi gata.

Durga roop niranjani, sukh sampatti data,
Jo koi tumko dhyavat, riddhi-siddhi dhan pata.

Tum patal-nivasini, tum hi shubhdata,
Karma-prabhav-prakashini, bhavnidhi ki trata.

Jis ghar mein tum rahtin, sab sadgun aata,
Sab sambhav ho jata, man nahin ghabrata.

Tum bin yagya na hote, vastra na koi pata,
Khan-paan ka vaibhav, sab tumse aata.

Shubh-gun mandir sundar, kshirodadhi-jata,
Ratna chaturdash tum bin, koi nahin pata.

Mahalakshmi ji ki aarti, jo koi jan gata,
Ur anand samata, paap utar jata.

Lakshmi Mata Ki Aarti Meaning, Verse by Verse

Read together, the verses move from praise to cause and effect. Lakshmi is not only money; she is what makes a yajna possible, puts food on the table and lets the mind rest.

How to Do the Lakshmi Aarti on Diwali Night

The aarti closes the Lakshmi Puja, so it comes after the naivedya and the worship of Kuber, still inside your city's Diwali puja time on Sunday, 8 November 2026.

1. Prepare the thali. Place a ghee diya with one or five wicks, a piece of camphor, a few flowers, roli and akshat on the aarti thali. Keep the bell in your left hand.
2. Let the fragrance settle first. Light the dhoop a few minutes before the aarti, so the room is already scented when the family stands. A dhoop cone suits this moment because it releases fragrance quickly; Shrika dhoop cones work well here, and an incense stick from the same range can stand in the thali through the aarti itself. For the other rooms, the dhoop sticks last longer.
3. Wave the diya clockwise. The traditional count is four circles at Lakshmi's feet, two at her navel, one at her face, and seven over the whole idol, while the family sings.
4. Ring the bell throughout and sing every verse, returning to the refrain each time.
5. Offer the aarti to the family. After the last verse, carry the thali to each person. Everyone passes their palms over the flame and touches them to their eyes and forehead.
6. Close with pushpanjali. Everyone offers a handful of flowers at Lakshmi's feet together.

The full sequence that comes before the aarti is in the step-by-step Diwali puja vidhi.

Mahalaxmi Aarti vs Om Jai Lakshmi Mata: Are They the Same?

Not quite. Om Jai Lakshmi Mata is the Hindi aarti sung across North India, and its last verse calls itself the Mahalakshmi ji ki aarti, so many people use the two names for the same song.

In Maharashtra, though, "Mahalaxmi aarti" usually means a Marathi aarti to the Devi, sung especially around the Ambabai Mahalakshmi temple in Kolhapur. Many families there also recite the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, a Sanskrit hymn of eight verses that begins Namastestu Mahamaye. Both belong to the same Devi; the difference is language and regional tradition, not the deity.

The Kolhapur temple keeps its own Diwali tradition: on Amavasya the Devi receives her solah shringar. For families who want a puja there alongside the aarti at home, Ekishwar arranges the Mahalakshmi Dhan Sthirta Nariyal Vidhi at Ambabai on Diwali Amavasya.

Diwali Amavasya at KolhapurAmavasya Maa Mahalakshmi Dhan-Sthirta Shri Nariyal Vidhi Solah Rajsi ShringarNariyal vidhi and solah shringar at the Ambabai Shaktipeeth, alongside your aarti at homeShri Mahalaxmi Ambabai Temple, KolhapurBook this puja

Singing the Lakshmi Aarti with Its Meaning in Mind

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata is short enough to learn in one Diwali, and its eight verses carry more than the refrain suggests: three goddesses named as one, Lakshmi as the reason a yajna can happen and food reaches the table, and the fourteen jewels of the Samudra Manthan. Sing it at the end of the Lakshmi Puja, inside your city's muhurat, with a separate diya from the akhand lamp, and let the family take the aarti before the flowers are offered.

For dhoop, incense and Lakshmi puja kits for Diwali night, visit Ekishwar.

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