Ganga Chalisa, Ganga Mata Chalisa
Ganga Chalisa, Ganga Mata Chalisa
Ganga Chalisa, Ganga Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Jag Pavani, Jayati
|| dohā ||
jaya jaya jaya jaga pāvanī,
jayati devasari gaṃga|
jaya śiva jaṭā nivāsinī,
anupama tuṃga taraṃga||
|| caupāī ||
jaya jaya jananī harānā aghakhānī|
ānaṃda karanī gaṃgā mahārānī||
jaya bhagīrathī surasari mātā|
kalimala mūla ḍālinī vikhyātā||
jaya jaya jahānu sutā agha hanānī|
bhīṣma kī mātā jagā jananī||
dhavala kamala dala mama tanu saje|
lakhī śata śarada candra chavi lajāī||
vahāṃ makara vimala śucī soheṃ|
amiyā kalaśa kara lakhī mana moheṃ||
jaditā ratnā kaṃcana ābhūṣaṇa|
hiya maṇi hara, harānitama dūṣaṇa||
jaga pāvanī traya tāpa nāsavanī|
tarala taraṃga tuṃga mana bhāvanī||
jo gaṇapati ati pūjya pradhāna|
ihūṃ te prathama gaṃgā asnānā||
brahmā kamaṃḍala vāsinī devī|
śrī prabhu pada paṃkaja sukha sevi||
sāthī sahasra sāgara suta tarayo|
gaṃgā sāgara tīratha dharayo||
agama taraṃga uṭhyo mana bhavana|
lakhī tīratha haridvāra suhāvana||
tīratha rāja prayāga akṣaivetā|
dharayo mātu puni kāśī karavata||
dhanī dhanī surasari svarga kī sīdhī|
taranī amitā pitu paḍa़ pirahī||
bhāgīrathī tāpa kiyo upārā|
diyo brahma tava surasari dhārā||
jaba jaga jananī calyo haharāī|
śambhu jātā mahaṃ rahyo samāī||
varṣā paryaṃta gaṃgā mahārānī|
rahīṃ śambhū ke jātā bhulānī||
puni bhāgīrathī śambhuhīṃ dhyāyo|
taba ika būṃda jaṭā se pāyo||
tāte mātu bheṃ traya dhārā|
mṛtyu loka, nābhā, aru pātārā||
gaīṃ pātāla prabhāvatī nāmā|
mandākinī gaī gagana lalāmā||
mṛtyu loka jāhnavī suhāvanī|
kalimala haranī agama jaga pāvani||
dhani maiyā taba mahimā bhārī|
dharmaṃ dhurī kali kaluṣa kuṭhārī||
mātu prabhavati dhani maṃdākinī|
dhani sura sarita sakala bhayanāsinī||
pana karata nirmala gaṃgā jala|
pāvata mana icchita anaṃta phala||
purava janma puṇya jaba jāgata|
tabahīṃ dhyāna gaṃgā mahaṃ lāgata||
jaī pagu surasarī hetu uṭhāvahī|
taī jagi aśvamegha phala pāvahi||
mahā patita jina kahū na tāre|
tina tāre ika nāma tihāre||
śata yojana hūṃ se jo dhyāvahiṃ|
niśacāī viṣṇu loka pada pāvahīṃ||
nāma bhajata agaṇita agha nāśai|
vimala jñāna bala buddhi prakāśe||
jimī dhana mūla dharmaṃ aru dānā|
dharmaṃ mūla gaṃgājala pānā||
taba guna guṇana karata dukha bhājata|
gṛha gṛha sampati sumati virājata||
gaṃgahi nema sahita nita dhyāvata|
durjanahūṃ sajjana pada pāvata||
uddihina vidyā bala pāvai|
rogī roga mukta have jāvai||
gaṃgā gaṃgā jo nara kahahīṃ|
bhūkhā naṃgā kabhuhuha na rahahi||
nikasata hī mukha gaṃgā māī|
śravaṇa dābī yama calahiṃ parāī||
mahaṃ aghina adhamana kahaṃ tāre|
bhae narakā ke baṃda kivāreṃ||
jo nara japī gaṃga śata nāmā|
sakala siddhi pūraṇa hvai kāmā||
saba sukha bhoga parama pada pāvahīṃ|
āvāgamana rahita hvai jāvahīṃ||
dhani maiyā surasari sukha daini|
dhani dhani tīratha rāja triveṇī||
kakarā grāma ṛṣi durvāsā|
sundaradāsa gaṃgā kara dāsā||
jo yaha paḍha़e gaṃgā cālīsā|
milī bhakti avirala vāgīsā||
|| dohā ||
nita nae sukha sampati lahaiṃ,
dhareṃ gaṃgā kā dhyāna|
aṃta samāī sura pura basala,
sadara baiṭhī vimāna||
saṃvata bhuta nabhdiśī,
rāma janma dina caitra|
pūraṇa cālīsā kiyā,
harī 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