Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Namo Namo Durge Sukh Karni
|| caupAI ||
namo namo durge sukha karanI|
namo namo ambe duHkha haranI||
nirAkAra hai jyoti tumhArI|
tihU~ loka phailI ujiyArI||
zazi lalATa mukha mahAvizAlA|
netra lAla bhRkuTi vikarAlA||
rUpa mAtu ko adhika suhAve|
daraza karata jana ati sukha pAve||
tuma saMsAra zakti laya kInA|
pAlana hetu anna dhana dInA||
annapUrNA huI jaga pAlA|
tuma hI Adi sundarI bAlA||
pralayakAla saba nAzana hArI|
tuma gaurI zivazaMkara pyArI||
ziva yogI tumhare guNa gAveM|
brahmA viSNu tumheM nita dhyAveM||
rUpa sarasvatI ko tuma dhArA|
de subuddhi RSi-munina ubArA||
dharA rUpa narasiMha ko ambA|
pragaTa bhaIM phAr3akara khambA||
rakSA kara prahlAda bacAyo|
hiraNyAkSa ko svarga paThAyo||
lakSmI rUpa dharo jaga mAhIM|
zrI nArAyaNa aMga samAhIM||
kSIrasindhu meM karata vilAsA|
dayAsindhu dIjai mana AsA||
hiMgalAja meM tumhIM bhavAnI|
mahimA amita na jAta bakhAnI||
mAtaMgI aru dhUmAvati mAtA|
bhuvanezvarI bagalA sukha dAtA||
zrI bhairava tArA jaga tAriNI|
chinna bhAla bhava duHkha nivAriNI||
kehari vAhana soha bhavAnI|
lAMgura vIra calata agavAnI||
kara meM khappara-khaDga virAjai|
jAko dekha kAla Dara bhAje||
sohai astra aura trizUlA|
jAte uThata zatru hiya zUlA||
nagara koTi meM tumhIM virAjata|
tihuMloka meM DaMkA bAjata||
zumbha nizumbha dAnava tuma mAre|
raktabIja zaMkhana saMhAre||
mahiSAsura nRpa ati abhimAnI|
jehi agha bhAra mahI akulAnI||
rUpa karAla kAlikA dhArA|
sena sahita tuma tihi saMhArA||
parI gAढ़ santana para jaba-jaba|
bhaI sahAya mAtu tuma taba taba||
amarapurI aru bAsava lokA|
taba mahimA saba raheM azokA||
jvAlA meM hai jyoti tumhArI|
tumheM sadA pUjeM nara-nArI||
prema bhakti se jo yaza gAvai|
duHkha dAridra nikaTa nahiM AveM||
dhyAve tumheM jo nara mana lAI|
janma-maraNa tAkau chuTi jAI||
jogI sura muni kahata pukArI|
yoga na ho bina zakti tumhArI||
zaMkara AcAraja tapa kIno|
kAma aru krodha jIti saba lIno||
nizidina dhyAna dharo zaMkara ko|
kAhu kAla nahiM sumiro tumako||
zakti rUpa ko marama na pAyo|
zakti gaI taba mana pachitAyo||
zaraNAgata huI kIrti bakhAnI|
jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavAnI||
bhaI prasanna Adi jagadambA|
daI zakti nahiM kIna vilambA||
moko mAtu kaSTa ati ghero|
tuma bina kauna harai duHkha mero||
AzA tRSNA nipaTa satAve|
moha madAdika saba vinazAvai||
zatru nAza kIjai mahArAnI|
sumirauM ikacita tumheM bhavAnI||
karo kRpA he mAtu dayAlA|
Rddhi-siddhi de karahu nihAlA||
jaba lagi jiyauM dayA phala pAUM|
tumharo yaza maiM sadA sunAUM||
durgA cAlIsA jo nita gAvai|
saba sukha bhoga paramapada pAvai||
devIdAsa zaraNa nija jAnI|
karahu kRpA jagadamba bhavAnI||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Durga Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses (chaupais) dedicated to Goddess Durga. It narrates her forms, powers, and role as the remover of evil and protector of devotees. The Chalisa format, popularized by the Bhakti movement of medieval India, was designed for easy memorization and recitation by lay practitioners. It belongs to the vernacular devotional tradition of North Indian Hinduism.
What are the benefits of chanting Durga Chalisa?
- Seeking protection and removal of obstacles
- Cultivating devotion to Goddess Durga through regular recitation
- Requesting strength and courage in daily life
- Observance of Navaratri and weekly devotional practice on Tuesdays and Fridays
When is the best time to recite this?
The Durga Chalisa is recited in the morning or evening, during Navaratri, and on Tuesdays and Fridays, which are days associated with Goddess Durga in the North Indian devotional calendar.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Durga Chalisa belongs to the tradition of vernacular Chalisas that developed during and after the Bhakti movement, when devotional poetry in Hindi and other regional languages became the dominant mode of popular worship. The Chalisa form itself was established by the Hanuman Chalisa of Tulsidas (16th century CE) and was subsequently applied to other deities. The author and precise date of composition of the Durga Chalisa are unknown. Unlike the Devi Mahatmyam, which is rooted in Sanskrit Puranic literature, the Durga Chalisa circulates primarily in Hindi-speaking devotional communities.
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Related Texts
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati — the classical Sanskrit foundation text for Durga worship from which many of her attributes and narratives derive
- Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram — a Sanskrit stotram with a similar focus on invoking Durga's protection during adversity