Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Namo Namo Durge Sukh Karni
|| caupāī ||
namo namo durge sukha karanī|
namo namo ambe duḥkha haranī||
nirākāra hai jyoti tumhārī|
tihū~ loka phailī ujiyārī||
śaśi lalāṭa mukha mahāviśālā|
netra lāla bhṛkuṭi vikarālā||
rūpa mātu ko adhika suhāve|
daraśa karata jana ati sukha pāve||
tuma saṃsāra śakti laya kīnā|
pālana hetu anna dhana dīnā||
annapūrṇā huī jaga pālā|
tuma hī ādi sundarī bālā||
pralayakāla saba nāśana hārī|
tuma gaurī śivaśaṃkara pyārī||
śiva yogī tumhare guṇa gāveṃ|
brahmā viṣṇu tumheṃ nita dhyāveṃ||
rūpa sarasvatī ko tuma dhārā|
de subuddhi ṛṣi-munina ubārā||
dharā rūpa narasiṃha ko ambā|
pragaṭa bhaīṃ phār̤akara khambā||
rakṣā kara prahlāda bacāyo|
hiraṇyākṣa ko svarga paṭhāyo||
lakṣmī rūpa dharo jaga māhīṃ|
śrī nārāyaṇa aṃga samāhīṃ||
kṣīrasindhu meṃ karata vilāsā|
dayāsindhu dījai mana āsā||
hiṃgalāja meṃ tumhīṃ bhavānī|
mahimā amita na jāta bakhānī||
mātaṃgī aru dhūmāvati mātā|
bhuvaneśvarī bagalā sukha dātā||
śrī bhairava tārā jaga tāriṇī|
chinna bhāla bhava duḥkha nivāriṇī||
kehari vāhana soha bhavānī|
lāṃgura vīra calata agavānī||
kara meṃ khappara-khaḍga virājai|
jāko dekha kāla ḍara bhāje||
sohai astra aura triśūlā|
jāte uṭhata śatru hiya śūlā||
nagara koṭi meṃ tumhīṃ virājata|
tihuṃloka meṃ ḍaṃkā bājata||
śumbha niśumbha dānava tuma māre|
raktabīja śaṃkhana saṃhāre||
mahiṣāsura nṛpa ati abhimānī|
jehi agha bhāra mahī akulānī||
rūpa karāla kālikā dhārā|
sena sahita tuma tihi saṃhārā||
parī gāढ़ santana para jaba-jaba|
bhaī sahāya mātu tuma taba taba||
amarapurī aru bāsava lokā|
taba mahimā saba raheṃ aśokā||
jvālā meṃ hai jyoti tumhārī|
tumheṃ sadā pūjeṃ nara-nārī||
prema bhakti se jo yaśa gāvai|
duḥkha dāridra nikaṭa nahiṃ āveṃ||
dhyāve tumheṃ jo nara mana lāī|
janma-maraṇa tākau chuṭi jāī||
jogī sura muni kahata pukārī|
yoga na ho bina śakti tumhārī||
śaṃkara ācāraja tapa kīno|
kāma aru krodha jīti saba līno||
niśidina dhyāna dharo śaṃkara ko|
kāhu kāla nahiṃ sumiro tumako||
śakti rūpa ko marama na pāyo|
śakti gaī taba mana pachitāyo||
śaraṇāgata huī kīrti bakhānī|
jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavānī||
bhaī prasanna ādi jagadambā|
daī śakti nahiṃ kīna vilambā||
moko mātu kaṣṭa ati ghero|
tuma bina kauna harai duḥkha mero||
āśā tṛṣṇā nipaṭa satāve|
moha madādika saba vinaśāvai||
śatru nāśa kījai mahārānī|
sumirauṃ ikacita tumheṃ bhavānī||
karo kṛpā he mātu dayālā|
ṛddhi-siddhi de karahu nihālā||
jaba lagi jiyauṃ dayā phala pāūṃ|
tumharo yaśa maiṃ sadā sunāūṃ||
durgā cālīsā jo nita gāvai|
saba sukha bhoga paramapada pāvai||
devīdāsa śaraṇa nija jānī|
karahu kṛpā jagadamba bhavānī||
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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.
Available scripts
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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