4 Reasons: Why do we perform Aarti
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 03-01-2023
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Aarti, also spelled arathi, aarthi (from the Sanskrit term Aaraatrik)
is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a form of puja, in which light
from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one
or more deities. Aartis also refer to the songs sung in praise of the
deity, when offering of lamps is being offered. Today we will give you
the answer of some questions.
What is offered in aarti
During
the aarti, the various items offered to the Deity represent these
elements: the flower and the cloth represent earth, the water represents
the element water, the ghee lamp represents fire, the yak-tail fan
represents air, the sound of the conch and the bell represents ether,
the emotional involvement in the songs sung and the mantras chanted
represent the mind, the intellectual focus on the purpose of the aarti
represents the intelligence, the obeisances represent the ego and the
pujari represents the assembled worshipers.