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In Sanatan culture and Hindu religion, performing Aarti of God during worship, worship and rituals is considered very important and auspicious. Be it the place of worship at home or the big temples of the country and the world, everywhere at the end of the puja, there is an ancient tradition of performing Aarti of God by lighting a lamp or burning camphor. You too must have seen countless times in your life that whenever Aarti is performed in the temple or at home, the Pandit ji or the elder of the house rotates the lamp in a circular motion (in a clockwise direction) in front of the idol of God. But have you ever thought with a calm mind that why the Aarti of God is always performed in a circular manner? Is there just a tradition behind it or is there some deep religious, scientific and spiritual mystery hidden behind it? Today we are going to tell you about this in detail.
From the study of religious beliefs and scriptures, it becomes clear that there are many deep reasons hidden behind this specific way of performing Aarti during puja. In Sanatan Dharma, there is some scientific or philosophical basis behind every ritual, and the tradition of rotating the Aarti in a round is also a part of this wonderful philosophy of life. Let us know in detail why Aarti is always performed in a circular manner.
In Hindu religion and Puranas, circumambulation (Pradakshina) of God has been given great religious and spiritual importance. When a devotee visits a temple, he circumambulates around the idol of the God. Similarly, when we perform Aarti of God with a lit lamp in our hand, rotating the lamp in a round is considered as ‘Symbolic Circumambulation’ of God.
According to religious belief, through this beautiful medium of Aarti, the devotee considers God as the supreme center of his life and expresses his immense devotion and dedication towards Him. Just as the entire universe and the solar system rotates on its axis and is operated by the power of God, similarly this round shape of Aarti also symbolizes that our entire life should revolve around God and only God should be at the center of our life.
From a religious point of view, the process of rotating the Aarti is also seen to be linked to the continuous movement of the universe and the cycle of nature. In our solar system, the Sun, Moon and all the other planets rotate in a fixed orbit, due to which there is change of day and night and seasons in the world.
In particular, it is considered very auspicious and auspicious to always rotate the lamp ‘Dakshinavarta’ i.e. clockwise while performing Aarti. It is considered a symbol of the continuous flow of life, the flow of time and the eternal laws of nature. Through this ancient tradition, the devotee connects with the cosmic energy and realizes that every movement and breath of the world is governed by the supreme power of God.
If we turn the pages of history and mythological traditions, we will find that the temples of ancient times did not have the arrangements of electricity, LED lights and dazzling lights like they do in the modern era. At that time, there was naturally a lot of darkness in the sanctum sanctorum of big temples, because the temples were built in large and deep structures of stones.
In such a situation, when devotees used to go for darshan, it was difficult to see the grand idol of the Lord in the dark sanctum. Therefore, the idol of God was seen through the light of the lamp. While performing Aarti, when the lamp was rotated in front of the Lord, its sacred light would reach from the Lord’s feet to his face and crown. Due to this, the devotees got the opportunity to have a supernatural darshan of the entire form of God. Thus, Aarti became not only a ritual of worship but also an effective medium to clearly see the beautiful Deity of the Lord.
A very big and deep spiritual meaning of Aarti is to give up the ‘Ego’ hidden within the human being. When any devotee stands in front of God with a burning lamp in his hand and performs Aarti, he keeps the feeling in his mind that his mortal body and life are going on only by the grace of God.
The burning flame of the lamp is considered a symbol of knowledge, light and ultimate devotion. This burning flame teaches us that just as the lamp itself burns and gives light to others, in the same way we should also remove ignorance, darkness and evil from our lives and always follow the path of charity and goodness. Thus, Aarti infuses positive energy into our lives.