Baba Gangaram Chalisa, Shri Baba Gangaram Chalisa
Baba Gangaram Chalisa, Shri Baba Gangaram Chalisa
Baba Gangaram Chalisa, Shri Baba Gangaram Chalisa
Gangarama Deva Hitakari
|| dohā ||
alakha niraṃjana āpa haiṃ,
niraguṇa saguṇa hameśa|
nānā vidhi avatāra dhara,
harate jagata kaleśa||
bābā gaṃgārāmajī,
hue viṣṇu avatāra|
camatkāra lakha āpakā,
gū~ja uṭhī jayakāra||
|| caupāī ||
gaṃgārāma deva hitakārī|
vaiśya vaṃśa prakaṭe avatārī||
pūrvajanma phala amita raheū|
dhanya-dhanya pitu mātu bhayeu||
uttama kula uttama satasaṃgā|
pāvana nāma rāma arū gaṃgā||
bābā nāma parama hitakārī|
sata sata varṣa sumaṃgalakārī||
bītahiṃ janma deha sudha nāhīṃ|
tapata tapata puni bhayeū gusāī||
jo jana bābā meṃ cita lāvā|
tehiṃ paratāpa amara pada pāvā||
nagara jhuṃjhanūṃ dhāma tihāro|
śaraṇāgata ke saṃkaṭa ṭāro||
dharama hetu saba sukha bisarāye|
dīna hīna lakhi hṛdaya lagāye||
ehi vidhi cālīsa varṣa bitāye|
anta deha taji deva kahāye||
devaloka bhaī kaṃcana kāyā|
taba janahita sandeśa paṭhāyā||
nija kula jana ko svapna dikhāvā|
bhāvī karama jatana batalāvā||
āpana suta ko darśana dīnhoṃ|
dharama hetu saba kāraja kīnhoṃ||
nabha vāṇī jaba huī niśā meṃ|
prakaṭa bhaī chavi pūrva diśā meṃ||
brahmā viṣṇu śiva sahita gaṇeśā|
jimi janahita prakaṭeu saba īśā||
camatkāra ehi bhā~ti dikhāyā|
antaradhyāna bhaī saba māyā||
satya vacana suni karahiṃ vicārā|
mana maha~ gaṃgārāma pukārā||
jo jana karaī manautī mana meṃ|
bābā pīra harahiṃ pala chana meṃ||
jyoṃ nija rūpa dikhāvahiṃ sāṃcā|
tyoṃ tyoṃ bhaktavṛnda tehiṃ jāṃcā||
ucca manoratha śuci ācārī|
rāma nāma ke aṭala pujārī||
jo nita gaṃgārāma pukāre|
bābā dukha se tāhiṃ ubāre||
bābā meṃ jinha citta lagāvā|
te nara loka sakala sukha pāvā||
parahita basahiṃ jāhiṃ mana māṃhī|
bābā basahiṃ tāhiṃ tana māṃhī||
dharahiṃ dhyāna rāvaro mana meṃ|
sukhasaṃtoṣa lahai na mana meṃ||
dharma vṛkṣa jehī tana mana sīṃcā|
pāra brahma tehi nija meṃ khīṃcā||
gaṃgārāma nāma jo gāve|
lahi baikuṃṭha parama pada pāve||
bābā pīra harahiṃ saba bhā~ti|
jo sumare niśchala dina rātī||
dīna bandhu dīnana hitakārī|
harau pāpa hama śaraṇa tihārī||
paṃcadeva tuma pūrṇa prakāśā|
sadā karo saṃtana ma~ha bāsā||
tāraṇa taraṇa gaṃga kā pānī|
gaṃgārāma ubhaya suniśānī||
kṛpāsiṃdhu tuma ho sukhasāgara|
saphala manoratha karahu kṛpākara||
jhuṃjhanūṃ nagara baḍa़ā baḍa़ bhāgī|
jaha~ janmeṃ bābā anurāgī||
pūrana brahma sakala ghaṭavāsī|
gaṃgārāma amara avināśī||
brahma rūpa deva ati bholā|
kānana kuṇḍala mukuṭa amolā||
nityānanda teja sukha rāsī|
harahu niśātana karahu prakāsī||
gaṃgā daśaharā lāgahiṃ melā|
nagara jhuṃjhanūṃ ma~ha śubha belā||
jo nara kīrtana karahiṃ tumhārā|
chavi nirakhi mana haraṣa apārā||
prātaḥ kāla le nāma tumhārā|
caurāsī kā ho nistārā||
paṃcadeva mandira vikhyātā|
daraśana hita bhagatana kā tāṃtā||
jaya śrī gaṃgārāma nāma kī|
bhavatāraṇa tari parama dhāma kī||
'mahāvīra' dhara dhyāna punītā|
viraceu gaṃgārāma sugītā||
|| dohā ||
sune sunāve prema se,
kīrtana bhajana sunāma|
mana icchā saba kāmanā,
puraī gaṃgārāma||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Baba Gangaram Chalisa is an 8-verse Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Baba Gangaram, a spiritual leader and philanthropist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in North India. It follows the Chalisa format using Doha and Chaupai meters and belongs to the North Indian popular devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Baba Gangaram Chalisa?
- Recitation is said to assist in removing obstacles in daily life.
- It is chanted to seek blessings for peace and material prosperity.
- Devotees use it to fulfill sincere prayers and desires.
- Regular practice is associated with protection from negative influences.
- It is said to strengthen devotion and spiritual discipline.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening are appropriate times. It may be recited at any time when facing difficulties or seeking guidance. Occasions observed in honor of Baba Gangaram are specifically auspicious for this recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Baba Gangaram was a historical figure revered primarily in Punjab and Rajasthan for his humanitarian work, which included establishing hospitals and schools. His followers regard him as a divine incarnation, and the Chalisa reflects this popular veneration. The text is not derived from an ancient scripture but is a product of the folk devotional tradition that arose among his followers, likely during or shortly after his lifetime. The author is unknown. Its format follows the same structure used in widely-known Chalisas such as the Hanuman Chalisa.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
There are no closely related texts in this collection for this regional saint's Chalisa.