Puja & Aarati are 2 forms of worship of the Divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals.  Aarati literally means “come dissolve” yourself into union with the Divine.  


The Art of Aarti

Devotional Salutations to the Divine

Aarti begins at the dhuni, a fireplace worshipped by nagas and avadhootas. It is where the fires of sacrifice consume your ego and anything that you offer to it with surrender and devotion.  The practitioner sees the external fire inside himself and tests everything and everyone with the purity of the fire through his sacrifice to it.

Prayer to the Dhuni:

The prayer of/to the dhuni begins with the sounding of the double-headed damaru (a drum) awakening and bringing all dualities into oneness.  All the syllables of sanskrit have come from this double-headed damaru centrally vibrating with the sound of AUM, the vibration of oneness.  The call of the conch is also the vibration of AUM transformed into the mantra “Dutt Datta Alak” (“we are awakened by the trinity – giver, retainer, dissolver”) inviting the Gods for worship. 

Dhuni Yagya:

The dhuni yagya is performed by first pouring water around the dhuni and base of the trishula (representing the 3 gunas) to purify the space.  Then yagya samagri is offered to the fire, a sacrificial food consisting of various kinds of seeds which make up the five elements.  This food combines with the fire to create the harmony of the surrounding five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether).

Devotional prayers and mantras are chanted in sanskrit to awaken the chakras and acknowledge the divine in its many forms and as Formless One. 

Please note:  the duni space, fire and ash are sacred: do not point or touch your feet to the duni; do not touch the duni or ash without first having bath; do not throw anything into the duni (including sticks or ash that the fire has thrown out!).

09 Hare Krisna Govinda Hare Mukare Hai Natanarayana Vasudeva

07 Sri Ganga Mataji Ki Aarti

06 Sri Shiva Vandana - Part 2

04 Shiva Five Letter Hymn

03 Sri Gurudeva Datta Digambar

02 Sri Vishwanath Ji Ki Aarti

Puja & Aarati are 2 forms of worship of the Divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals. Aarati literally means “come dissolve” yourself into union with the Divine.

The Art of Aarti

Devotional Salutations to the Divine

Aarti begins at the dhuni, a fireplace worshipped by nagas and avadhootas. It is where the fires of sacrifice consume your ego and anything that you offer to it with surrender and devotion. The practitioner sees the external fire inside himself and tests everything and everyone with the purity of the fire through his sacrifice to it.

Prayer to the Dhuni:

The prayer of/to the dhuni begins with the sounding of the double-headed damaru (a drum) awakening and bringing all dualities into oneness. All the syllables of sanskrit have come from this double-headed damaru centrally vibrating with the sound of AUM, the vibration of oneness. The call of the conch is also the vibration of AUM transformed into the mantra “Dutt Datta Alak” (“we are awakened by the trinity – giver, retainer, dissolver”) inviting the Gods for worship.

Dhuni Yagya:

The dhuni yagya is performed by first pouring water around the dhuni and base of the trishula (representing the 3 gunas) to purify the space. Then yagya samagri is offered to the fire, a sacrificial food consisting of various kinds of seeds which make up the five elements. This food combines with the fire to create the harmony of the surrounding five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether).

Devotional prayers and mantras are chanted in sanskrit to awaken the chakras and acknowledge the divine in its many forms and as Formless One.

Please note: the duni space, fire and ash are sacred: do not point or touch your feet to the duni; do not touch the duni or ash without first having bath; do not throw anything into the duni (including sticks or ash that the fire has thrown out!).

08 Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram

Puja & Aarati are 2 forms of worship of the Divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals.  Aarati literally means “come dissolve” yourself into union with the Divine.  


The Art of Aarti

Devotional Salutations to the Divine

Aarti begins at the dhuni, a fireplace worshipped by nagas and avadhootas. It is where the fires of sacrifice consume your ego and anything that you offer to it with surrender and devotion.  The practitioner sees the external fire inside himself and tests everything and everyone with the purity of the fire through his sacrifice to it.

Prayer to the Dhuni:

The prayer of/to the dhuni begins with the sounding of the double-headed damaru (a drum) awakening and bringing all dualities into oneness.  All the syllables of sanskrit have come from this double-headed damaru centrally vibrating with the sound of AUM, the vibration of oneness.  The call of the conch is also the vibration of AUM transformed into the mantra “Dutt Datta Alak” (“we are awakened by the trinity – giver, retainer, dissolver”) inviting the Gods for worship. 

Dhuni Yagya:

The dhuni yagya is performed by first pouring water around the dhuni and base of the trishula (representing the 3 gunas) to purify the space.  Then yagya samagri is offered to the fire, a sacrificial food consisting of various kinds of seeds which make up the five elements.  This food combines with the fire to create the harmony of the surrounding five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether).

Devotional prayers and mantras are chanted in sanskrit to awaken the chakras and acknowledge the divine in its many forms and as Formless One. 

Please note:  the duni space, fire and ash are sacred: do not point or touch your feet to the duni; do not touch the duni or ash without first having bath; do not throw anything into the duni (including sticks or ash that the fire has thrown out!).

05 Sri Shiva Vandana - Part 1

पुराण वेद उपनिषद का सार - भगवन विश्वनाथ द्वारा पद्नाभ जी का काशी में मार्गदर्शन

Essence of Puranas Veda Upanishads - Lord Vishwanath guides Padmanabh ji in Kashi

Song : Oru Maalai
Album : Gajini 
Singer : Karthik  ( its me in this case) :) 
Music : Harris Jeyaraj
Language : Tamil

Oru Maalai

Sri Santosh Puri Ashram is a Spiritual Oasis, away from the distracting world of desires. Rediscover the forgotten ways of the art of living in yoga, Ayurveda, the holy Vedic scriptures, leading to transformation from limitation and bondage into the bliss of liberation. Sri Santosh Puri Ashram is a retreat center (on the banks of the Holy Ganga in Uttarakhand, India) for spiritual research and studies of the yogic art of living. Following the lineage of their parents (Baba Santosh Puri Ji Maharaj & Narvada Puri Mata Ji) Ganga, Mandakini, Alaknanda and other respected guest teachers at the ashram devote their energy to pass on the teachings of the traditional Indian gurus and yogis. Various courses are offered at the ashram all year. Here you can listen to our growing archive of recordings of morning aarti, mantras, and various discourses. 

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