Om Jai Jagdish Hare
Hindi Hindu hymn dedicated to Vishnu (1870)
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare (Hindi: ॐ जय जगदीश हरे) is a Hindu religious song written by Shardha Ram Phillauri.[1] It is a Hindi-language composition dedicated to the deity Vishnu, popularly sung during the ritual of arti.
| Om Jai Jagdish Hare | |
|---|---|
| by Shardha Ram Phillauri | |
| Genre | Hymn, Aarti, Religious music |
| Written | c. 1870 |
| Language | Hindi |
It has been described as a "film arti" due to its inclusion in the film Purab Aur Paschim (1970), after which it became immensely popular such that it entered temple pujas.[2] Due to its popularisation by Bollywood cinema, it has been described as a "national arti" that is sung on any given religious occasion. In the late 1980s, it was associated with younger educated people whose notions of religious ritual had had greater influence from Hindi cinema than local religious tradition.[3]
Significance
During aarti, or the circling of a murti with an oil lamp or camphor flame, this bhajan is sung as universal regardless of god; Joyce Flueckinger and Paul Brians note it as a "universal aarti",[4][5], while Om Lata Bahadur states its use for gods as diverse as Krishna, Ganesha, and Murugan.[6] Additionally, Jacqueline Hirst and John Zavos have noted its use in locations as disparate as New Delhi, Toledo, and Leicester.[7]
Lyrics
| Original (Hindi transliteration) | English translation |
|---|---|
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare, |
Oh Lord of the whole Universe, |
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Joe dhyave phal paave |
He who’s immersed in devotion, |
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Maat pita tum mere |
Thou art Mother and Father, |
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Tum puran parmatma |
Thou art Godly perfection, |
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Tum karuna ke sagar |
Thou art an ocean of mercy, |
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Tum ho ek agoochar |
Thou art beyond all perception, |
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Dheen Bandhu thuk harta |
Friend of the helpless and feeble, |
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Vishya vikar Mitavo |
Surmounting the earthly desires, |
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare, |
Oh Mighty Lord of the whole Universe, |
Popular culture
- In the 1952 movie, Anand Math, the Govinda damodar Stotram[9] 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 while Gord (played by Tom Green) delivers a baby and swings it through its umbilical cord to wake it up.[10]
- 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.