महाकाल आरती
Mahākāl Āratī · Ujjain
Ujjain Mahākāleśvara · Bhasma Āratī tradition · 1:35 · Sanskrit chant · English captions
मन्त्रThe mantra
ॐ नमः शिवाय · महाकाल
oṃ namaḥ śivāya · mahā-kāla
Ujjain Mahākāleśvara · Bhasma Āratī tradition
अर्थPada-by-pada
mahā-kāla
महाकाल
The Great Time — the Lord beyond time itself.
bhasma āratī
भस्म आरती
The ash ceremony, performed at 4 AM, only here.
anityam
अनित्यम्
Impermanence — what the ash teaches.
How to sit with it
Play before dawn — when the world is still.
Let the bell strike land in the body.
About the chant
Sanskrit chant from Ujjain Mahākāleśvara tradition (YouTube). Visuals + composition by DhyanHQ.