Om Jai Jagdish Hare
Om Jai Jagdish Hare (Hindi: ॐ जय जगदीश हरे) is a Hindu religious song written by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri. It is dedicated to supreme lord Vishnu and is mostly sung in Vishnu temples. Although the religious hymn is a Hindi-language composition, it is widely sung by Sanatanis. The prayer is sung by the entire congregation at the time of Aarti, a form of Satya sanatan worship.
Om Jai Jagdish Hare | |
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"sanatan hymn" by Shardha Ram Phillauri | |
Genre | Hymn, Aarti, Religious music |
Written | c. 1870 |
Language | Hindi |
Based on | Dashavatara section of Gita Govinda |
History
It may have been inspired by the Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार कीर्ति धवलम्) section of Gita Govinda of Jayadeva, a lyrical composition of 12th century, which has the same refrain:[1]
प्रलयपयोधिजले धृतवानसि वेदम् ॥
विहितवहित्रचरित्रमखेदम्॥
केशवाधृतमीनशरीर जयजगदीशहरे॥
There are also variants of the song, using the same tune and structure, but with focus on different deities. These include Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Om Jai Shiva Omkara and Om Jai Shiva Shakti Hare.
Lyrics
Devanagari | IAST Transliteration | English translation |
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ॐ जय जगदीश हरे |
Ōm̐ jaya Jagadīśa harē |
Oh Lord of the Universe |
Keywords
- ōm̐
- A bijakshara
- Jagadīśa
- Lord of the universe - from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat, “world, universe”) + ईश (īśá, “lord, master”)
- jaya
- Glory, victory
- harē
- O Hari! (may imply either saguna Vishnu/Narayana or nirguna lord implied in a later verse)
- ṭhākura
- An archaic term for 'lord'
- śraddhā
- Devotion. Also, the poet's signature.
- pūraṇa Paramātmā
- Complete supreme being
Popular culture
- In the 1952 movie, Anand Math, the Govinda damodar Stotram[2] of Sri BilvaMangala Thakura is adapted with the Jai Jagdish Hare refrain.(video search)
- In Purab Aur Paschim (1970), the prayer symbolizes the continuity of the Indian tradition before and after India's independence.(video search)
- In the 2001 movie, Freddy Got Fingered, the prayer is chanted at 24:45.
- The prayer inspired the movie "Om Jai Jagadish" in 2002.
- In the Movie "Baghban (2003 film)", as a prayer (Aarti) "Om Jai Jagdish" in the voice of Udit Narayan & Sneha Pant.
References
- "Gita Govindam of Javadeva". Archive.org. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Stotram, Govinda D. "Govinda Damodra Stotram".