Shri Hartalika Aarti is sung to worship Mata Parvati (Also called as Mata Gauri) on the occasion of Hartalika Teej. This Vrat is is observed by both married and unmarried women. There is a legend behind the ritual to perform Hartalika Vrat :- To get God Shiva as husband, Mata parvati did very tough penance for many years. After doing very difficult penance, finally lord Shiva pleased by her vrat and married her. Since then Mata parvati is worshipped as Hartalika.
जयदेवी जयदेवी हरितालिके सखी पार्वती अंबिके | आरती ओवाळीते ज्ञानदीप कळिके ||धृ||
हर अर्धांगी वससी जासी यज्ञां माहेरासी | तेथे अपमान पावसी यज्ञकुंडी गुप्त होसी || १||
रिघसी हिमाद्रीच्या पोटी कन्या होसी तुं गोमटी | उग्र तपश्चर्या मोठी आचरसी उठाउठी || २||
तपपंचाग्नि साधने धुम्रपान अधोवदने | केली बहु उपोषणे शंभू भ्रतारा कारणे || ३||
लीला दाखविसी दृष्टी हे व्रत करिसी लोकांसाठी | पुन्हा वरिसी घुर्जटी मन रक्षावे संकटी || ४||
काय वर्णू तवगुण अल्पमती नारायण | मातें दाखवी चरण चुकवावे जन्म मरण || ५||
