Gita Chalisa, Bhagavad Gita Chalisa
Gita Chalisa, Bhagavad Gita Chalisa
Prathamahin Guruko Shisha Navaun
|| caupAI ||
prathamahiM guruko zIza navAU~|
haricaraNoM meM dhyAna lagAU~||
gIta sunAU~ adbhuta yAra|
dhAraNa se ho ber3A pAra||
arjuna kahai suno bhagavAnA|
apane rUpa batAye nAnA||
unakA maiM kachu bheda na jAnA|
kirapA kara phira kaho sujAnA||
jo koI tumako nita dhyAve|
bhaktibhAva se citta lagAve||
rAta divasa tumare guNa gAve|
tumase dUjA mana nahIM bhAve||
tumarA nAma jape dina rAta|
aura kare nahIM dUjI bAta||
dUjA nirAkAra ko dhyAve|
akSara alakha anAdi batAve||
donoM dhyAna lagAne vAlA|
unameM kuNa uttama nandalAlA||
arjuna se bole bhagavAn|
suna pyAre kachu dekara dhyAna||
merA nAma japai japavAve|
netroM meM premAzru chAve||
mujha binu aura kachu nahIM cAve|
rAta divasa merA guNa gAve||
sunakara merA nAmoccAra|
uThai roma tana bArambAra||
jinakA kSaNa TUTai nahiM tAra|
unakI zradghA aTala apAra||
mujha meM juDa़kara dhyAna lagAve|
dhyAna samaya vihvala ho jAve||
kaMTha ruke bolA nahiM jAve|
mana budhi mere mA~hI samAve||
lajjA bhaya ru bisAre mAna|
apanA rahe nA tana kA jJAna||
aise jo mana dhyAna lagAve|
so yogina meM zreSTha kahAve||
jo koI dhyAve nirguNa rUpa|
pUrNa brahma aru acala anUpa||
nirAkAra saba veda batAve|
mana buddhI jaha~ thAha na pAve||
jisakA kabahu~ na hove nAza|
byApaka sabameM jyoM AkAza||
aTala anAdi Anandaghana|
jAne biralA jogIjana||
aisA kare nirantara dhyAna|
sabako samajhe eka samAna||
mana indriya apane vaza rAkhe|
viSayana ke sukha kabahu~ na cAkhe||
saba jIvoM ke hita meM rata|
aisA unakA saccA mata||
vaha bhI mere hI ko pAte|
nizcaya paramA gati ko jAte||
phala donoM kA eka samAna|
kintu kaThina hai nirguNa dhyAna||
jabataka hai mana meM abhimAna|
tabataka honA muzkila jJAna||
jinakA hai nirguNa meM prema|
unakA durghaTa sAdhana nema||
mana Tikane ko nahIM adhAra|
isase sAdhana kaThina apAra||
saguna brahma kA sugama upAya|
so maiM tujhako diyA batAya||
yajJa dAnAdi karma apArA|
mere arpaNa kara kara sArA||
aTala lagAve merA dhyAna|
samajhe mujhako prANa samAna||
saba duniyA se tor3e prIta|
mujhako samajhe apanA mIta||
prema magna ho ati apAra|
samajhe yaha saMsAra asAra||
jisakA mana nita mujhameM yAra|
unase karatA maiM ati pyAra||
kevaTa banakara nAva calAU~|
bhava sAgara ke pAra lagAU~||
yaha hai sabase uttama jJAna|
isase tU kara merA dhyAna||
phira hovegA mohiM sAmAna|
yaha kahanA mama saccA jAna||
jo cAle isake anusAra|
vaha bhI ho bhavasAgara pAra||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Gita Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn that encapsulates the core teachings of the Bhagavad Gita in the chalisa format of forty verses. The Bhagavad Gita is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna on dharma, karma, jnana, and bhakti, embedded in the Mahabharata. The Chalisa is a later composition intended to make the Gita's philosophical content accessible to a wider devotional audience.
What are the benefits of chanting Gita Chalisa?
- Spiritual merit through engagement with the Bhagavad Gita's teachings
- Peace of mind and emotional stability
- Cultivation of devotion to Lord Krishna
- Understanding the path to liberation (Moksha)
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation is appropriate, as well as any time dedicated to spiritual practice. Janmashtami, which celebrates Lord Krishna's birth, and Gita Jayanti, which marks the day of the Gita's discourse, are particularly appropriate occasions.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Chalisa form became prominent during the North Indian Bhakti movement, particularly from the medieval period onward, as a means of composing and disseminating devotional summaries of major scriptures. The Gita Chalisa is not a direct scriptural text but a popular adaptation of the Bhagavad Gita's content into a rhyming devotional form. The author is unknown, and the composition date is not established. It follows the pattern of other chalisas — such as those dedicated to Hanuman or Durga — in combining accessible language with devotional intent.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ghantasala Bhagavad Gita — the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita text from which this chalisa draws its content
- Ganga Chalisa — a related Hindi chalisa dedicated to Goddess Ganga, composed in the same tradition