Brahma Chalisa, Shri Brahma Chalisa
Brahma Chalisa, Shri Brahma Chalisa
Jai Jai Kamalasana Jagamula
|| dohA ||
jaya brahmA jaya svayambhU,
caturAnana sukhamUla|
karahu kRpA nija dAsa pai,
rahahu sadA anukUla||
tuma sRjaka brahmANDa ke,
aja vidhi ghAtA nAma|
vizvavidhAtA kIjiye,
jana pai kRpA lalAma||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya kamalAsAna jagamUlA|
rahahu sadA janapai anukUlA||
rupa caturbhuja parama suhAvana|
tumheM ahaiM caturdika Anana||
raktavarNa tava subhaga zarIrA|
mastaka jaTAjuTa gaMbhIrA||
tAke Upara mukuTa birAjai|
dAढ़I zveta mahAchavi chAjai||
zvetavastra dhAre tuma sundara|
hai yajJopavIta ati manahara||
kAnana kuNDala subhaga birAjahiM|
gala motina kI mAlA rAjahiM||
cArihu veda tumhIM pragaTAye|
divya jJAna tribhuvanahiM sikhAye||
brahmaloka zubha dhAma tumhArA|
akhila bhuvana maha~ yaza bistArA||
arddhAMgini tava hai sAvitrI|
apara nAma hiye gAyatrI||
sarasvatI taba sutA manohara|
vINA vAdini saba vidhi mundara||
kamalAsana para rahe birAje|
tuma haribhakti sAja saba sAje||
kSIra sindhu sovata surabhUpA|
nAbhi kamala bho pragaTa anUpA||
tehi para tuma AsIna kRpAlA|
sadA karahu santana pratipAlA||
eka bAra kI kathA pracArI|
tuma kaha~ moha bhayeu mana bhArI||
kamalAsana lakhi kInha bicArA|
aura na kou ahai saMsArA||
taba tuma kamalanAla gahi lInhA|
anta bilokana kara praNa kInhA||
koTika varSa gaye yahi bhAMtI|
bhramata bhramata bIte dina rAtI||
pai tuma tAkara anta na pAye|
hvai nirAza atizaya duHkhiyAye||
puni bicAra mana maha~ yaha kInhA|
mahApagha yaha ati prAcIna||
yAko janma bhayo ko kArana|
tabahIM mohi karayo yaha dhArana||
akhila bhuvana maha~ kaha~ koI nAhIM|
saba kucha ahai nihita mo mAhIM||
yaha nizcaya kari garaba baढ़Ayo|
nija kaha~ brahma mAni sukhapAye||
gagana girA taba bhaI gaMbhIrA|
brahmA vacana sunahu dhari dhIrA||
sakala sRSTi kara svAmI joI|
brahma anAdi alakha hai soI||
nija icchA ina saba niramAye|
brahmA viSNu maheza banAye||
sRSTi lAgi pragaTe trayadevA|
saba jaga inakI karihai sevA||
mahApagha jo tumharo Asana|
tA pai ahai viSNu ko zAsana||
viSNu nAbhiteM pragaTyo AI|
tuma kaha~ satya dInha samujhAI||
bhauTahu jAI viSNu hitamAnI|
yaha kahi banda bhaI nabhavAnI||
tAhi zravaNa kahi acaraja mAnA|
puni caturAnana kInha payAnA||
kamala nAla dhari nIce AvA|
tahAM viSNu ke darzana pAvA||
zayana karata dekhe surabhUpA|
zyAyamavarNa tanu parama anUpA||
sohata caturbhujA atisundara|
krITamukaTa rAjata mastaka para||
gala baijantI mAla birAjai|
koTi sUrya kI zobhA lAjai||
zaMkha cakra aru gadA manohara|
zeSa nAga zayyA ati manahara||
divyarupa lakhi kInha praNAmU|
harSita bhe zrIpati sukha dhAmU||
bahu vidhi vinaya kInha caturAnana|
taba lakSmI pati kaheu mudita mana||
brahmA dUri karahu abhimAnA|
brahmArupa hama dou samAnA||
tIje zrI zivazaMkara AhIM|
brahmarupa saba tribhuvana mAMhI||
tuma soM hoI sRSTi vistArA|
hama pAlana karihaiM saMsArA||
ziva saMhAra karahiM saba kerA|
hama tInahuM kaha~ kAja dhanerA||
aguNarupa zrI brahmA bakhAnahu|
nirAkAra tinakaha~ tuma jAnahu||
hama sAkAra rupa trayadevA|
karihaiM sadA brahma kI sevA||
yaha suni brahmA parama sihAye|
parabrahma ke yaza ati gAye||
so saba vidita veda ke nAmA|
mukti rupa so parama lalAmA||
yahi vidhi prabhu bho janama tumhArA|
puni tuma pragaTa kInha saMsArA||
nAma pitAmaha sundara pAyeu|
jar3a cetana saba kaha~ niramAyeu||
lInha aneka bAra avatArA|
sundara suyaza jagata vistArA||
devadanuja saba tuma kaha~ dhyAvahiM|
manavAMchita tuma sana saba pAvahiM||
jo kou dhyAna dharai nara nArI|
tAkI Asa pujAvahu sArI||
puSkara tIrtha parama sukhadAI|
taha~ tuma basahu sadA surarAI||
kuNDa nahAi karahi jo pUjana|
tA kara dUra hoI saba dUSaNa||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Brahma Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn in the Chalisa format dedicated to Lord Brahma, the creator deity in the Hindu trinity. The text uses rhyming verses to describe Brahma's divine attributes and role in creation, and belongs to the genre of vernacular devotional literature that developed in medieval India to make deity worship accessible to broader audiences.
What are the benefits of chanting Brahma Chalisa?
- Invocation of Brahma's blessings for knowledge and wisdom
- Support for creative endeavors and new undertakings
- Development of understanding of the cosmic order
- Spiritual connection with the principle of creation
When is the best time to recite this?
The Brahma Chalisa is recited during morning and evening devotional sessions. Vasant Panchami, associated with learning and knowledge, and other auspicious occasions related to study or new beginnings are recommended times for its recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Chalisa genre gained prominence in medieval India from the 16th century onward as a means of popular devotion, with the Hanuman Chalisa being its most famous example. The Brahma Chalisa follows this tradition, composed by an unknown devotional poet to fill a gap in dedicated worship of Lord Brahma, who has fewer temples and less liturgical focus than Vishnu or Shiva despite his role as creator. The text is composed in Hindi and is not part of the Vedic or Puranic scriptural canon.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Brahma Gayatri Mantra — the Vedic mantra invoking Brahma's creative and purifying energy
- Brahma Samhita — a Sanskrit text attributed to Lord Brahma describing the nature of the supreme deity