Om Jai Jai Shankar
Posted by: Atul on: September 22, 2026
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Today’s song is an Aarti of Bhagwan Shankar, from the film Vikramaditya-1945. Our friend Avinash Abhang (Scrapwala) ji has given me the song link and the detailed Lyrics of this Aarti. He has taken a lot of effort to meticulously write down the lyrics as it contained 3 voices of singers and chorus. In addition, it also has some difficult words which had to be noted carefully. I thank him profusely as he very kindly sent this to me, knowing that I am a Shiv- Bhakta. May Lord Shiv ji Bless him !
Vikramaditya (1945) is a Hindi historical drama directed by Vijay Bhatt under the Prakash Pictures banner. The film stars legendary actor Prithviraj Kapoor in the title role of King Vikramaditya of Avanti, Prem Adib as the court poet Mahakavi Kalidas, and Ratnamala as Princess Shrilekha, along with other artistes like Ranjana, Zillobai, Bhagwandas and Baburao Pendharkar etc etc. All the 9 songs were written by Ramesh Gupta and the music was by the in-house Music Director of Prakash Pictures- Shankar Rao Vyas. he film was directed by Vijay Bhatt.
If you go through the list of films made from 1931 onwards you will find that initially films were made on Folklore, Love stories, Arabian Night stories, Religious films, Comedy, Tragedy, Social, Mystery, Crime etc etc. The decade of the 1950’s was called the peak of Religious films (124 films in 10 years), the 1940’s had action, stunt and costume films(165 in 10 years) and 1960 onwards it was Social, family, Musicals etc.
You don’t find a countable number of Historical films made. There were films on Mughals – from Babar to Bahadur Shah Zafar – and all Arabian Night stories had Muslim Background, but films on Indian Historical personalities were very few. Films were made on Rana pratap, Ashoka, Jhansi ki Rani, 1857 war of Independence and some more. Even there were only 1 or 2 films on Shivaji. During the Silent Era, there were more Historical films on Indian Heros. This was one great weakness of Hindi filmmakers. Very sad to note ! Even today’s film was forced on Prakash Pictures by giving them the required funds by the Vikram committee.
Who was Vikramaditya ? What did he do for India ? Vikramaditya Malava (57 BC – 19 AD) was an Indian emperor, also known as Vikramasena. His empire’s capital was Ujjain .Vikramaditya Malava established the Vikrama Samvat in 57 BCE after defeating the Shakas . This era was previously known as the Malava and Krita Samvat. He established his rule over northern India. His prowess earned him the title of Great Emperor, and a total of 14 Indian kings were given titles named after him.
The name King Vikramaditya is a compound of ‘Vikram’ and ‘ Aditya ‘ meaning ‘Sun of valour’ or ‘as mighty as the Sun’. He is also called Vikram or Vikramarka (Vikram + arka) ( arka means Sun in Sanskrit ).
The title “Vikramaditya” was also held by several other later kings in Indian history, notably the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II and Emperor Hemchandra Vikramaditya ( popularly known as Hemu ).
The Vikram Samvat (abbreviated as V.S. ) , introduced by the Chakravarti Emperor Vikramaditya, is our National calendar. It is completely accurate and scientific. It symbolizes the preservation of our identity and independence, as well as victory over enemies. All our religious rituals and festivals such as Holi, Diwali, and Dussehra are celebrated according to this calendar. The Vikram Samvat is not only older than all other time calculations, but it is also scientific. And this is the scientific nature of the Vikram Samvat. The Vikram Samvat, or Vikrami, is the Hindu calendar prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. In India, it is the traditional calendar used in many states. The Vikram Samvat continues to be the official calendar of Nepal. It uses the lunar month and the solar sidereal year. It is generally believed that the Christian era began 57 years after the Vikrami Samvat. (AD = Vikrami Samvat – 57).
The storyline of the film Vikramaditya-1945 was…….
The plot revolves around the valiant and righteous King Vikramaditya of Avanti (modern-day Ujjain) and his legendary struggle to safeguard the sovereignty of Bharatavarsha from foreign invaders.
The story ignites when Princess Shrilekha of Kashmir faces an imminent threat from the ruthless Shakas (Scythians) led by their aggressive ruler, Shakaraj. Stepping forward as the ultimate protector of the realm’s honour, Vikramaditya pledges to protect the princess and defend the borders of Kashmir.
Alongside his military duties, Vikramaditya establishes a golden era of art, wisdom, and governance in Avanti. He formally appoints the literary genius Kalidas as his grand court poet, highlighting the king’s deep patronage of culture even in times of war.
The climax focuses on a series of heroic and intense battles. Through strategic military prowess and unyielding bravery, Vikramaditya successfully crushes the Shaka armies, executes Shakaraj, and completely restores the throne of Kashmir to its rightful rulers.
The film serves as a grand, patriotic celebration of the historical emperor’s righteousness, his defense of regional kingdoms, and his role in establishing peace across the subcontinent.
The Hero’s role was done by Prithviraj Kapoor.In those days, there were only 3 artistes who fitted perfectly in such roles – Pritviraj Kapoor, Sohrab Modi and Pradeep kumar. Now let us know more about Prithviraj Kapoor. He last acted over 50 years ago. Almost 2 Generations have gone after that and so most readers may not be knowing much about his life, work and career in Indian Cinema. Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an actor, film producer, writer, and film director, who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and established the Prithvi Theatres in 1944 as a travelling theatre company based in Bombay.
He was the patriarch of the Kapoor family of Hindi films, four generations of which, beginning with him, have played active roles in the Hindi film industry, with the youngest generation still active in Bollywood. His father, Basheshwar Nath Kapoor, also played a short role in his movie Awara. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1971 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
Kapoor was born on November 3, 1906 in Samundri, Lyallpur District, Punjab into a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family.His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar, North West Frontier Province while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri.Kapoor’s childhood was largely spent in Lyallpur, Punjab, where his grandparents and extended family lived. Later, his father was transferred to Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, and after and later at Edwardes College Peshawar in Peshawar.
Kapoor began his acting career in the theatres of Lyallpur and Peshawar. In 1928, he moved to Bombay, Bombay Presidency with a loan from an aunt. There he joined the Imperial Films Company and started acting in minor roles in movies. In 1928, he made his acting debut as an extra in his first film, Be Dhari Talwar. He went on to earn a lead role in his third film, titled Cinema Girl, which was released in 1929. After featuring in nine silent films, including Be Dhari Talwar, Cinema Girl, Sher-e-Arab and Prince Vijaykumar, Kapoor did a supporting role in India’s first film talkie, Alam Ara (1931).
In 1931 his two sons died accidentally. He left films and joined Grant Anderson Theatre company. In 1932 when they were at Calcutta, on tour, the company closed down and Kapoor decided to try luck in Calcutta. He joined New Theatres and acted in more than 12 films. He became friends with K N Singh and Kidar Sharma as well as K L Saigal. In 1939, he realised that Bengalees were preferred for roles, he left Calcutta and came back to Bombay joining Ranjit. After sometime he became a Freelancer and worked in films of Minerva, Prakash, Wadia and with Shantaram. He did Historical, Mythological, Social and Stunt films equally. After Raj Kapoor became a producer and director he acted in his films. He developed a reputation as a very fine and versatile actor on both stage and screen.
By 1944, Kapoor had the wherewithal and standing to found his own theatre group, Prithvi Theatres, whose première performance was Kalidasa’s Abhijñānaśākuntalam in 1942. His eldest son, Raj Kapoor, by 1946, had struck out on his own; the films he produced had been successful and this was also an enabling factor. Prithviraj invested in Prithvi Theatres, which staged memorable productions across India. The plays were highly influential and inspired young people to participate in the Indian independence movement and the Quit India Movement. In over 16 years of existence, the theatre staged some 2,662 performances. Prithviraj starred as the lead actor in every single show. One of his popular plays was called Pathan (1947), which was performed on stage nearly 600 times in Mumbai. It opened on 13 April 1947, and is a story of a Muslim and his Hindu friend.
As Kapoor progressed into the 50s, he gradually ceased theatre activities and accepted occasional offers from film-makers, including his own sons. He appeared with his son Raj in the 1951 film Awara as a stern judge who had thrown his own wife out of his house. Later, under his son, Shashi Kapoor, and daughter in law Jennifer Kendal, Prithvi Theatre merged with the Indian Shakespeare theatre company, “Shakespeareana”, and the company got a permanent home, with the inauguration of the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai on 5 November 1978.
In 1996, the Golden Jubilee year of the founding of Prithvi Theatre, India Post, issued a special two Rupee commemorative postage stamp. It featured the logo of the theatre, the dates 1945–1995, and an image of Kapoor. The first day cover, (stamped 15-1-95), showed an illustration of a performance of a travelling theatre in progress, on a stage that seems fit for a travelling theatre, as Prithvi theatre was for sixteen years, till 1960. On the occasion of 100 years of the Indian cinema, another postage stamp, bearing his likeness, was released by India Post on 3 May 2013.
His filmography of this period includes Mughal-e-Azam (1960), where he gave his most memorable performance as the Mughal emperor Akbar, Harishchandra Taramati (1963) in which he played the lead role, an unforgettable performance as Porus in Sikandar-e-Azam (1965), and the stentorian grandfather in Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971), in which he appeared with his son Raj Kapoor and grandson Randhir Kapoor. He did 95 films in Hindi. He directed one film Paisa-1957. He had also sung a song in the film Dagabaz Ashiq-1932.Kapoor starred in the legendary Punjabi film Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai (1969), a film so revered in Punjab that there were lines many kilometres long to purchase tickets.
He also starred in the Punjabi films Nanak Dukhiya Sab Sansar (1970) and Mele Mittran De (1972).
He also acted in the Kannada movie Sakshatkara (1971), directed by Kannada director Puttanna Kanagal. He acted as Rajkumar’s father in that movie.
In 1954, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, and in 1969, the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. He remained a Nominated Rajya Sabha Member for eight years.
He was posthumously awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 1971. He was the third recipient of that award, the highest accolade in Indian cinema.
1954: Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
1956: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi
1969: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India
1972: Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Posthumous) for the year 1971, for his immense contribution to Indian theatre and cinema
Kapoor was aged 17 when he was married to 15-year-old Ramsarni Mehra, a lady of his own community and similar background, in a match arranged by their parents in the usual Indian way. The marriage was harmonious and conventional and lasted all their lives. In fact, the wedding had been held even earlier, a few years prior to this, and it was the gauna ceremony (farewell) which was celebrated when Ramsarni reached the age of 15 and became old enough to leave her parents and reside with her husband and in-laws. Ramsarni’s brother, Jugal Kishore Mehra, would later enter films.
The couple’s eldest child, Raj Kapoor, was born the following year in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, on 14th December, 1924; making Prithviraj a father at age 18. The couple went on to have three more children: sons Shamsher Raj (Shammi) and Balbir Raj (Shashi) (who were to become famous actors and filmmakers in their own right), and daughter, Urmila Sial.
After his retirement, Prithviraj settled in a cottage called Prithvi Jhonpra near Juhu Beach, West Bombay. The property was on lease, which was bought by Shashi Kapoor, and later converted into a small, experimental theatre, the Prithvi Theatre. Both Prithviraj and Ramsarni had cancer and died about a fortnight apart. Prithviraj died on 29 May 1972. (Thanks to information from wiki, Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema and the book Beete kal ke sitare by shriram Tamrakar).
Here is the Shiv Aarti, sung by Amirbai, Durrani and Manna Dey with Chorus. Enjoy….
Song- Om jai jai Shankar (Vikramaditya)(1945) Singers- Amirbai Karnataki, G M Durrani, Manna Dey, Lyricist- Ramesh Gupta, MD- Shankar Rao Vyas
Lyrics (Provided by Avinash Scrapwala):
om jai jai shankarsaamb sadaashiv
dev mahaakaalesh
shiv shiv dev mahaakaalesh
ujjainipur waasee
ujjainipur waasee
???
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
tribhuvan paalak
pallav bhushan
kalimal hey bhavsi
shiv shiv kalimal hey bhavsi
survar surpati poojit
survar surpati poojit
het naman hey shiv
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
shaantah paatak ?? vimle
shipra salile
shiv shiv shipra salile
survar dutai ranche
survar dutai ranche
?? kamlaantee
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
Shipra halaahalaamati bhoram(?) ??
shiv shiv Shipra ??
shambho paanay saiva
shambho paanay saiva
ujjainiwaasee
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
madurai (madhure?) ?? ??
tumburu jeete
shiv shiv tumburu jeete
??Shipra purive(?)
??Shipra purive(?) jayat bhavanishambho
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
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om jai jai shankar
saamb sadaashiv
dev mahaakaalesh
shiv shiv dev mahaakaalesh
ujjainipur waasee
ujjainipur waasee
kaarye(?) bhavsi(?) hey
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
madurai (madhure?) ?? ??
tumburu detai
shiv shiv tumburu detai
Nrityam Shipra purive(?)
Nrityam Shipra purive(?) jayati bhavanishambho
om jai jai jai mahaakaal
om mahaakaal
om mahaakaal
om yagnena yagyamayjant devaastaani
dharmaani prathamaanyaasan
te ha naakam mahimaanah
sachant yatra purve saadhyaah
santi devaah
mahaakaal sharnam
mahaakaal sharnam
mahaakaal sharnam
jai mahaakaal
jai mahaadev
jai Mahesh tripuraari
jai madan dahan
jai dushtdalan
jai jai kailashvihaaree
dukh door karo ab dayaanidhee
ham aaye sharan tihaaree
jai shivshankar
jai abhayankar
sweekaaro bhent hamaaree
sweekaaro bhent hamaaree
jai mahaakaal
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