Original text
जय वृहस्पति देवा, ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा । छिन छिन भोग लगाऊँ, कदली फल मेवा ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी । जगतपिता जगदीश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ चरणामृत निज निर्मल, सब पातक हर्ता । सकल मनोरथ दायक, कृपा करो भर्ता ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ तन, मन, धन अर्पण कर, जो जन शरण पड़े । प्रभु प्रकट तब होकर, आकर द्घार खड़े ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ दीनदयाल दयानिधि, भक्तन हितकारी । पाप दोष सब हर्ता, भव बंधन हारी ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ सकल मनोरथ दायक, सब संशय हारो । विषय विकार मिटाओ, संतन सुखकारी ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ जो कोई आरती तेरी, प्रेम सहित गावे । जेठानन्द आनन्दकर, सो निश्चय पावे ॥ ऊँ जय वृहस्पति देवा, जय वृहस्पति देवा ॥ सब बोलो विष्णु भगवान की जय । बोलो वृहस्पतिदेव भगवान की जय ॥
Transliteration
Jai Vrihaspati Deva, Om Jai Vrihaspati Deva. Chhin Chhin Bhog Lagaun, Kadali Phal Meva. (Refrain: Om Jai Vrihaspati Deva, Jai Vrihaspati Deva) Tum Puran Parmatma, Tum Antaryami. Jagatpita Jagdishwar, Tum Sabke Swami. (Refrain) Charanamrit Nij Nirmal, Sab Paatak Harta. Sakal Manorath Dayak, Kripa Karo Bharta. (Refrain) Tan, Man, Dhan Arpan Kar, Jo Jan Sharan Pade. Prabhu Prakat Tab Hokar, Aakar Dwar Khade. (Refrain) Deendayal Dayanidhi, Bhaktan Hitkari. Paap Dosh Sab Harta, Bhav Bandhan Hari. (Refrain) Sakal Manorath Dayak, Sab Sanshay Haro. Vishay Vikar Mitao, Santan Sukhkari. (Refrain) Jo Koi Aarti Teri, Prem Sahit Gave. Jethanand Anandkar, So Nishchay Pave. (Refrain) Sab Bolo Vishnu Bhagwan Ki Jai. Bolo Vrihaspatidev Bhagwan Ki Jai.
Guru of the gods, lord of Thursday
Brihaspati is the guru of the devas. He is a Vedic seer and priest, the gods' counsellor in their wars with the asuras, and in Jyotish the planet Jupiter, the great benefic who governs wisdom, children, marriage, wealth and dharma. Thursday, Guruvar or Brihaspativar, is his day. This aarti is sung at the end of the Thursday vrat, after the Brihaspativar vrat katha has been read.
A guru praised as God
What stands out in the aarti is the language. The opening stanza offers him bananas (kadali phal) and dry fruit "every moment". Then the second calls him the complete Supreme Self (puran Parmatma), the knower of every heart (antaryami), father of the world, Jagdishwar, lord of all. These are titles normally used for Vishnu. Later stanzas praise his charanamrit, the water that has washed his feet, which removes every sin. They say that whoever surrenders body, mind and wealth to him will find the Lord appearing and standing at their door, and they ask him to remove doubt and the pull of the senses.
The aarti ends with a double cry: sab bolo Vishnu Bhagwan ki jai; bolo Brihaspatidev Bhagwan ki jai. That reflects how the Thursday vrat is kept in many homes. Brihaspati is honoured as the guru and the planet, and Vishnu is worshipped with him, often at a banana plant, which is why bananas are the first offering named. In the penultimate stanza the composer signs himself "Jethanand".
How the Thursday vrat is kept
Practices vary by family, but the common pattern is this:
- Wear yellow, Brihaspati's colour, and use yellow in the puja: turmeric, yellow flowers, gram dal, jaggery, yellow sweets.
- Worship the banana plant with water mixed with turmeric, and offer gram dal and jaggery at its base. Many households do not eat bananas on the vrat day, since the plant is being worshipped.
- Read the Brihaspativar vrat katha, then sing this aarti, waving a ghee lamp.
- Eat once in the day, usually a yellow meal. Many keep it simple and some avoid salt.
The vrat is often kept for sixteen Thursdays, or for a set number of months, and then closed with an udyapan. People begin it for marriage, children, learning, or to soften a weak Jupiter in their horoscope. A traditional caution is not to begin it during Paush, or during the inauspicious periods when Jupiter is considered combust.
Where it fits
Because it praises Brihaspati as the Supreme, the aarti suits both Vaishnava homes, where Thursday is a Vishnu day, and those who keep the fast mainly for the planet. After it, families commonly sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare or the Lakshmi aarti, since Thursday worship of Vishnu is so often joined with prayers for prosperity.
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