Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Durga Chalisa, Durga Mata Chalisa
Namo Namo Durge Sukh Karni
|| chaupAI ||
namo namo durge sukha karanI|
namo namo ambe duHkha haranI||
nirAkAra hai jyoti tumhArI|
tihU.N loka phailI ujiyArI||
shashi lalATa mukha mahAvishAlA|
netra lAla bhRRikuTi vikarAlA||
rUpa mAtu ko adhika suhAve|
darasha karata jana ati sukha pAve||
tuma saMsAra shakti laya kInA|
pAlana hetu anna dhana dInA||
annapUrNA huI jaga pAlA|
tuma hI Adi sundarI bAlA||
pralayakAla saba nAshana hArI|
tuma gaurI shivashaMkara pyArI||
shiva yogI tumhare guNa gAveM|
brahmA viShNu tumheM nita dhyAveM||
rUpa sarasvatI ko tuma dhArA|
de subuddhi RRiShi-munina ubArA||
dharA rUpa narasiMha ko ambA|
pragaTa bhaIM phA.Dakara khambA||
rakShA kara prahlAda bachAyo|
hiraNyAkSha ko svarga paThAyo||
lakShmI rUpa dharo jaga mAhIM|
shrI nArAyaNa aMga samAhIM||
kShIrasindhu meM karata vilAsA|
dayAsindhu dIjai mana AsA||
hiMgalAja meM tumhIM bhavAnI|
mahimA amita na jAta bakhAnI||
mAtaMgI aru dhUmAvati mAtA|
bhuvaneshvarI bagalA sukha dAtA||
shrI bhairava tArA jaga tAriNI|
Chinna bhAla bhava duHkha nivAriNI||
kehari vAhana soha bhavAnI|
lAMgura vIra chalata agavAnI||
kara meM khappara-khaDga virAjai|
jAko dekha kAla Dara bhAje||
sohai astra aura trishUlA|
jAte uThata shatru hiya shUlA||
nagara koTi meM tumhIM virAjata|
tihuMloka meM DaMkA bAjata||
shumbha nishumbha dAnava tuma mAre|
raktabIja shaMkhana saMhAre||
mahiShAsura nRRipa 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 ashokA||
jvAlA meM hai jyoti tumhArI|
tumheM sadA pUjeM nara-nArI||
prema bhakti se jo yasha 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 shakti tumhArI||
shaMkara AchAraja tapa kIno|
kAma aru krodha jIti saba lIno||
nishidina dhyAna dharo shaMkara ko|
kAhu kAla nahiM sumiro tumako||
shakti rUpa ko marama na pAyo|
shakti gaI taba mana paChitAyo||
sharaNAgata huI kIrti bakhAnI|
jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavAnI||
bhaI prasanna Adi jagadambA|
daI shakti nahiM kIna vilambA||
moko mAtu kaShTa ati ghero|
tuma bina kauna harai duHkha mero||
AshA tRRiShNA nipaTa satAve|
moha madAdika saba vinashAvai||
shatru nAsha kIjai mahArAnI|
sumirauM ikachita tumheM bhavAnI||
karo kRRipA he mAtu dayAlA|
RRiddhi-siddhi de karahu nihAlA||
jaba lagi jiyauM dayA phala pAUM|
tumharo yasha maiM sadA sunAUM||
durgA chAlIsA jo nita gAvai|
saba sukha bhoga paramapada pAvai||
devIdAsa sharaNa nija jAnI|
karahu kRRipA 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