श्री शिवशंकर जी की आरती

A short Hindi aarti built almost entirely out of an orchestra, which is what makes it unlike the other Shiva aartis here — instead of describing the god it describes the company around him, each with an instrument. Ganapati has the cymbals and Bhairava the clashing bells; the vina is in Narada's hands, and Sharada sings his praise. The scene is the one a temple actually looks like at the moment the aarti is sung, a room full of noise with the lamp going round, and the hymn simply names the noise. Eight short verses, no theology, and the tune is carried by the rhythm of the instruments themselves.