Gita Chalisa, Bhagavad Gita Chalisa
Gita Chalisa, Bhagavad Gita Chalisa
Gita Chalisa, Bhagavad Gita Chalisa
Prathamahin Guruko Shisha Navaun
|| caupāī ||
prathamahiṃ guruko śīśa navāū~|
haricaraṇoṃ meṃ dhyāna lagāū~||
gīta sunāū~ adbhuta yāra|
dhāraṇa se ho ber̤ā pāra||
arjuna kahai suno bhagavānā|
apane rūpa batāye nānā||
unakā maiṃ kachu bheda na jānā|
kirapā kara phira kaho sujānā||
jo koī tumako nita dhyāve|
bhaktibhāva se citta lagāve||
rāta divasa tumare guṇa gāve|
tumase dūjā mana nahīṃ bhāve||
tumarā nāma jape dina rāta|
aura kare nahīṃ dūjī bāta||
dūjā nirākāra ko dhyāve|
akṣara alakha anādi batāve||
donoṃ dhyāna lagāne vālā|
unameṃ kuṇa uttama nandalālā||
arjuna se bole bhagavān|
suna pyāre kachu dekara dhyāna||
merā nāma japai japavāve|
netroṃ meṃ premāśru chāve||
mujha binu aura kachu nahīṃ cāve|
rāta divasa merā guṇa gāve||
sunakara merā nāmoccāra|
uṭhai roma tana bārambāra||
jinakā kṣaṇa ṭūṭai nahiṃ tāra|
unakī śradghā aṭala apāra||
mujha meṃ juḍa़kara dhyāna lagāve|
dhyāna samaya vihvala ho jāve||
kaṃṭha ruke bolā nahiṃ jāve|
mana budhi mere mā~hī samāve||
lajjā bhaya ru bisāre māna|
apanā rahe nā tana kā jñāna||
aise jo mana dhyāna lagāve|
so yogina meṃ śreṣṭha kahāve||
jo koī dhyāve nirguṇa rūpa|
pūrṇa brahma aru acala anūpa||
nirākāra saba veda batāve|
mana buddhī jaha~ thāha na pāve||
jisakā kabahu~ na hove nāśa|
byāpaka sabameṃ jyoṃ ākāśa||
aṭala anādi ānandaghana|
jāne biralā jogījana||
aisā kare nirantara dhyāna|
sabako samajhe eka samāna||
mana indriya apane vaśa rākhe|
viṣayana ke sukha kabahu~ na cākhe||
saba jīvoṃ ke hita meṃ rata|
aisā unakā saccā mata||
vaha bhī mere hī ko pāte|
niścaya paramā gati ko jāte||
phala donoṃ kā eka samāna|
kintu kaṭhina hai nirguṇa dhyāna||
jabataka hai mana meṃ abhimāna|
tabataka honā muśkila jñāna||
jinakā hai nirguṇa meṃ prema|
unakā durghaṭa sādhana nema||
mana ṭikane ko nahīṃ adhāra|
isase sādhana kaṭhina apāra||
saguna brahma kā sugama upāya|
so maiṃ tujhako diyā batāya||
yajña dānādi karma apārā|
mere arpaṇa kara kara sārā||
aṭala lagāve merā dhyāna|
samajhe mujhako prāṇa samāna||
saba duniyā se tor̤e prīta|
mujhako samajhe apanā mīta||
prema magna ho ati apāra|
samajhe yaha saṃsāra asāra||
jisakā mana nita mujhameṃ yāra|
unase karatā maiṃ ati pyāra||
kevaṭa banakara nāva calāū~|
bhava sāgara ke pāra lagāū~||
yaha hai sabase uttama jñāna|
isase tū kara merā dhyāna||
phira hovegā mohiṃ sāmāna|
yaha kahanā mama saccā jāna||
jo cāle isake anusāra|
vaha bhī ho bhavasāgara pāra||
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