Ganga Chalisa, Ganga Mata Chalisa
Ganga Chalisa, Ganga Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Jag Pavani, Jayati
|| dohA ||
jaya jaya jaya jaga pAvanI,
jayati devasari gaMga|
jaya ziva jaTA nivAsinI,
anupama tuMga taraMga||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya jananI harAnA aghakhAnI|
AnaMda karanI gaMgA mahArAnI||
jaya bhagIrathI surasari mAtA|
kalimala mUla DAlinI vikhyAtA||
jaya jaya jahAnu sutA agha hanAnI|
bhISma kI mAtA jagA jananI||
dhavala kamala dala mama tanu saje|
lakhI zata zarada candra chavi lajAI||
vahAM makara vimala zucI soheM|
amiyA kalaza kara lakhI mana moheM||
jaditA ratnA kaMcana AbhUSaNa|
hiya maNi hara, harAnitama dUSaNa||
jaga pAvanI traya tApa nAsavanI|
tarala taraMga tuMga mana bhAvanI||
jo gaNapati ati pUjya pradhAna|
ihUM te prathama gaMgA asnAnA||
brahmA kamaMDala vAsinI devI|
zrI prabhu pada paMkaja sukha sevi||
sAthI sahasra sAgara suta tarayo|
gaMgA sAgara tIratha dharayo||
agama taraMga uThyo mana bhavana|
lakhI tIratha haridvAra suhAvana||
tIratha rAja prayAga akSaivetA|
dharayo mAtu puni kAzI karavata||
dhanI dhanI surasari svarga kI sIdhI|
taranI amitA pitu paDa़ pirahI||
bhAgIrathI tApa kiyo upArA|
diyo brahma tava surasari dhArA||
jaba jaga jananI calyo haharAI|
zambhu jAtA mahaM rahyo samAI||
varSA paryaMta gaMgA mahArAnI|
rahIM zambhU ke jAtA bhulAnI||
puni bhAgIrathI zambhuhIM dhyAyo|
taba ika bUMda jaTA se pAyo||
tAte mAtu bheM traya dhArA|
mRtyu loka, nAbhA, aru pAtArA||
gaIM pAtAla prabhAvatI nAmA|
mandAkinI gaI gagana lalAmA||
mRtyu loka jAhnavI suhAvanI|
kalimala haranI agama jaga pAvani||
dhani maiyA taba mahimA bhArI|
dharmaM dhurI kali kaluSa kuThArI||
mAtu prabhavati dhani maMdAkinI|
dhani sura sarita sakala bhayanAsinI||
pana karata nirmala gaMgA jala|
pAvata mana icchita anaMta phala||
purava janma puNya jaba jAgata|
tabahIM dhyAna gaMgA mahaM lAgata||
jaI pagu surasarI hetu uThAvahI|
taI jagi azvamegha phala pAvahi||
mahA patita jina kahU na tAre|
tina tAre ika nAma tihAre||
zata yojana hUM se jo dhyAvahiM|
nizacAI viSNu loka pada pAvahIM||
nAma bhajata agaNita agha nAzai|
vimala jJAna bala buddhi prakAze||
jimI dhana mUla dharmaM aru dAnA|
dharmaM mUla gaMgAjala pAnA||
taba guna guNana karata dukha bhAjata|
gRha gRha sampati sumati virAjata||
gaMgahi nema sahita nita dhyAvata|
durjanahUM sajjana pada pAvata||
uddihina vidyA bala pAvai|
rogI roga mukta have jAvai||
gaMgA gaMgA jo nara kahahIM|
bhUkhA naMgA kabhuhuha na rahahi||
nikasata hI mukha gaMgA mAI|
zravaNa dAbI yama calahiM parAI||
mahaM aghina adhamana kahaM tAre|
bhae narakA ke baMda kivAreM||
jo nara japI gaMga zata nAmA|
sakala siddhi pUraNa hvai kAmA||
saba sukha bhoga parama pada pAvahIM|
AvAgamana rahita hvai jAvahIM||
dhani maiyA surasari sukha daini|
dhani dhani tIratha rAja triveNI||
kakarA grAma RSi durvAsA|
sundaradAsa gaMgA kara dAsA||
jo yaha paDha़e gaMgA cAlIsA|
milI bhakti avirala vAgIsA||
|| dohA ||
nita nae sukha sampati lahaiM,
dhareM gaMgA kA dhyAna|
aMta samAI sura pura basala,
sadara baiThI vimAna||
saMvata bhuta nabhdizI,
rAma janma dina caitra|
pUraNa cAlIsA kiyA,
harI bhaktana hita netra||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Ganga Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Ganga, the sacred river worshipped as a purifying and liberating deity in Hinduism. It is composed in the chalisa format — a devotional poem characterized by forty verses (chaupais) — and praises Ganga's celestial origin, her descent through the penance of Bhagiratha, and her role as a remover of karmic impurities. The text belongs to the popular devotional literature of North Indian bhakti traditions.
What are the benefits of chanting Ganga Chalisa?
- Purification of sins through devotional recitation
- Spiritual merit and progress toward liberation (Moksha)
- Removal of obstacles and negative influences
- Good fortune and protection for the devotee
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation is appropriate. Ganga Dashami and Kumbh Mela are the primary festival occasions. It is also recited during pilgrimages to the Ganga and on other days associated with the river's sanctity.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Chalisa literature became prominent in North India during the medieval Bhakti movement, with compositions dedicated to various deities becoming accessible devotional tools for the general public. The Ganga Chalisa follows this tradition and is not attributed to a specific author or ancient scripture. Its composition is anonymous, and it likely developed from folk devotional practice centered on the Ganga river, which holds central religious significance across much of the Hindi-speaking region. The narrative reflects standard Puranic accounts of Ganga's descent to earth.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ganga Stotram — a Sanskrit stotram praising Ganga's divine nature, related by subject
- Ganga Ashtakam — an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn from the same Ganga devotional tradition