Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Jai Jai Purana Brahma Bihari
|| dohA ||
zrI rAdhApada kamala raja,
sira dhari yamunA kUla|
varaNo cAlIsA sarasa,
sakala sumaMgala mUla||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya pUraNa brahma bihArI|
duSTa dalana lIlA avatArI||
jo koI tumharI lIlA gAvai|
bina zrama sakala padAratha pAvai||
zrI vasudeva devakI mAtA|
prakaTa bhaye saMga haladhara bhrAtA||
mathurA soM prabhu gokula Aye|
nanda bhavana meM bajata badhAye||
jo viSa dena pUtanA AI|
so mukti dai dhAma paThAI||
tRNAvarta rAkSasa saMhAryau|
paga baढ़Aya sakaTAsura mAryau||
khela khela meM mATI khAI|
mukha meM saba jaga diyo dikhAI||
gopina ghara ghara mAkhana khAyo|
jasumati bAla keli sukha pAyo||
Ukhala soM nija aMga ba~dhAI|
yamalArjuna jar3a yoni chur3AI||
bakA asura kI coMca vidArI|
vikaTa aghAsura diyo sa~hArI||
brahmA bAlaka vatsa curAye|
mohana ko mohana hita Aye||
bAla vatsa saba bane murArI|
brahmA vinaya karI taba bhArI||
kAlI nAga nAthi bhagavAnA|
dAvAnala ko kInhoM pAnA||
sakhana saMga khelata sukha pAyo|
zrIdAmA nija kandha caढ़Ayo||
cIra harana kari sIkha sikhAI|
nakha para giravara liyo uThAI||
daraza yajJa patnina ko dInhoM|
rAdhA prema sudhA sukha lInhoM||
nandahiM varuNa loka soM lAye|
gvAlana ko nija loka dikhAye||
zarada candra lakhi veNu bajAI|
ati sukha dInhoM rAsa racAI||
ajagara soM pitu caraNa chur3Ayo|
zaMkhacUr3a ko mUr3a girAyo||
hane ariSTA sura aru kezI|
vyomAsura mAryo chala veSI||
vyAkula braja taji mathurA Aye|
mAri kaMsa yaduvaMza basAye||
mAta pitA kI bandi chur3AI|
sAndIpani gRha vidyA pAI||
puni paThayau braja Udhau jJAnI|
prema dekhi sudhi sakala bhulAnI||
kInhIM kubarI sundara nArI|
hari lAye rukmiNi sukumArI||
bhaumAsura hani bhakta chur3Aye|
surana jIti surataru mahi lAye||
dantavakra zizupAla saMhAre|
khaga mRga nRga aru badhika udhAre||
dIna sudAmA dhanapati kInhoM|
pAratha ratha sArathi yaza lInhoM||
gItA jJAna sikhAvana hAre|
arjuna moha miTAvana hAre||
kelA bhakta bidura ghara pAyo|
yuddha mahAbhArata racavAyo||
drupada sutA ko cIra baढ़Ayo|
garbha parIkSita jarata bacAyo||
kaccha maccha vArAha ahIzA|
bAvana kalkI buddhi munIzA||
hvai nRsiMha prahlAda ubAryo|
rAma rupa dhari rAvaNa mAryo||
jaya madhu kaiTabha daitya hanaiyA|
ambarIya priya cakra dharaiyA||
byAdha ajAmila dInheM tArI|
zabarI aru gaNikA sI nArI||
garur3Asana gaja phanda nikandana|
dehu daraza dhruva nayanAnandana||
dehu zuddha santana kara saGgA|
bAढ़ai prema bhakti rasa raGgA||
dehu divya vRndAvana bAsA|
chUTai mRga tRSNA jaga AzA||
tumharo dhyAna dharata ziva nArada|
zuka sanakAdika brahma vizArada||
jaya jaya rAdhAramaNa kRpAlA|
haraNa sakala saMkaTa bhrama jAlA||
binasaiM bighana roga duHkha bhArI|
jo sumaraiM jagapati giradhArI||
jo sata bAra paढ़ai cAlIsA|
dehi sakala bA~chita phala zIzA||
|| chanda ||
gopAla cAlIsA paढ़ai nita,
nema soM citta lAvaI|
so divya tana dhari anta maha~,
goloka dhAma sidhAvaI||
saMsAra sukha sampatti sakala,
jo bhaktajana sana maha~ cahaiM|
'jayarAmadeva' sadaiva so,
gurudeva dAyA soM lahaiM||
|| dohA ||
praNata pAla azaraNa zaraNa,
karuNA-sindhu brajeza|
cAlIsA ke saMga mohi,
apanAvahu prANeza||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Gopala Chalisa is a 40-verse Hindi devotional hymn in praise of Lord Gopala, a name for Krishna emphasizing his role as the divine cowherd of Vrindavan. Written in the chalisa format of rhyming couplets (chaupais), it narrates episodes from Krishna's pastoral life and praises his divine qualities. The text belongs to the North Indian Bhakti tradition and is composed in Hindi.
What are the benefits of chanting Gopala Chalisa?
- Recitation is associated with removal of obstacles and fulfillment of desires
- The chalisa format aids memorization and sustained devotional practice
- Fosters connection with Krishna's Gopala aspect through regular chanting
- Said to bring peace, prosperity, and the grace of Lord Gopala
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are standard. Janmashtami and Radhashtami are the most auspicious occasions for chanting this chalisa. It is also recited on Ekadashi days and other festivals associated with Lord Krishna.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The chalisa genre emerged prominently during and after the medieval Bhakti movement in North India, with the Hanuman Chalisa by Tulsidas serving as a widely known model. The Gopala Chalisa follows this convention of 40 rhyming verses designed for popular devotional use. Its author is unknown, and no specific date of composition is documented. The opening invocation of Radha and the Yamuna reflects the Braj devotional context of Krishna worship centered on Vrindavan.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Gopala Ashtottara Sata Namavali — a complementary text for structured puja worship of Gopala
- Hanuman Chalisa — the widely known chalisa by Tulsidas that established the popular form of this genre