Sheetala Mata Aarti Lyrics in Hindi शीतला माता की आरती

According to legendary belief, Mata Sheetla was sent to Prithvi by Lord Brahma Ji. Shitala Mata is mentioned in many scriptures, especially in Skanda Purana as the goddess of smallpox. She is both the cause of the disease and the cure. Brahma ji sent Mata Sheetla to worship on earth. When Shitala Devi first arose from a sacrificial fire, Lord Brahma told her that humans would always worship her, as long as she carried the seeds of a particular lentil called urad daal. Along with her companion, Jvarasura, the demon of fever created from the sweat of god Shiva, she traveled to visit other gods.

Somewhere along the way, her lentils turned into smallpox germs, and anyone whom they visited came down with a fever and smallpox. The gods asked Shitala Mata for mercy, and requested her to take her load of germs and go to Earth. She agreed and together with Jvarasura went down to Earth. Their first stop was at the court of King Birat, who was a devotee of lord Shiva. King Birat agreed to worship Shitala and give her a place in his kingdom, but would not give her supremacy over Shiva, so she threatened to infect his people. He was not swayed, and Shitala Devi released 75 different kinds of pox on his people. The disease spread far and wide, and there were many deaths. Finally, King Birat relented, and Shitala Mata healed him and his people.In the same way, people start placing lassi on Mata Shitala with the full moon and Phalgun mass of Sankranti of Phalgun month and worship Mata Shitala for the whole month, but those who have not yet worshiped Sheetla Mata for some reason Sheetla can become eligible for Mata's blessing by fasting Ashtami or by raising raw lassi on Maa Sheetala. Sheel ki Dungari is the main temple of Sheetla Mata On Sheetla Saptami there is a huge fair organized. By reading Sheetla Mata's story, all the pleasures come and poverty destroyed. 

जय शीतला माता, मैया जय शीतला माता

आदि ज्योति महारानी सब फल की दाता | जय

रतन सिंहासन शोभित, श्वेत छत्र भ्राता,

ऋद्धिसिद्धि चंवर डोलावें, जगमग छवि छाता | जय

विष्णु सेवत ठाढ़े, सेवें शिव धाता,

वेद पुराण बरणत पार नहीं पाता | जय

इन्द्र मृदंग बजावत चन्द्र वीणा हाथा,

सूरज ताल बजाते नारद मुनि गाता | जय

घंटा शंख शहनाई बाजै मन भाता,

करै भक्त जन आरति लखि लखि हरहाता | जय

ब्रह्म रूप वरदानी तुही तीन काल ज्ञाता,

भक्तन को सुख देनौ मातु पिता भ्राता | जय

जो भी ध्यान लगावैं प्रेम भक्ति लाता,

सकल मनोरथ पावे भवनिधि तर जाता | जय

रोगन से जो पीड़ित कोई शरण तेरी आता,

कोढ़ी पावे निर्मल काया अन्ध नेत्र पाता | जय

बांझ पुत्र को पावे दारिद कट जाता,

ताको भजै जो नाहीं सिर धुनि पछिताता | जय

शीतल करती जननी तुही है जग त्राता,

उत्पत्ति व्याधि विनाशत तू सब की घाता | जय

दास विचित्र कर जोड़े सुन मेरी माता,

भक्ति आपनी दीजै और न कुछ भाता | जय