Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Jai Jai Purana Brahma Bihari
|| dohā ||
śrī rādhāpada kamala raja,
sira dhari yamunā kūla|
varaṇo cālīsā sarasa,
sakala sumaṃgala mūla||
|| caupāī ||
jaya jaya pūraṇa brahma bihārī|
duṣṭa dalana līlā avatārī||
jo koī tumharī līlā gāvai|
bina śrama sakala padāratha pāvai||
śrī vasudeva devakī mātā|
prakaṭa bhaye saṃga haladhara bhrātā||
mathurā soṃ prabhu gokula āye|
nanda bhavana meṃ bajata badhāye||
jo viṣa dena pūtanā āī|
so mukti dai dhāma paṭhāī||
tṛṇāvarta rākṣasa saṃhāryau|
paga baढ़āya sakaṭāsura māryau||
khela khela meṃ māṭī khāī|
mukha meṃ saba jaga diyo dikhāī||
gopina ghara ghara mākhana khāyo|
jasumati bāla keli sukha pāyo||
ūkhala soṃ nija aṃga ba~dhāī|
yamalārjuna jar̤a yoni chur̤āī||
bakā asura kī coṃca vidārī|
vikaṭa aghāsura diyo sa~hārī||
brahmā bālaka vatsa curāye|
mohana ko mohana hita āye||
bāla vatsa saba bane murārī|
brahmā vinaya karī taba bhārī||
kālī nāga nāthi bhagavānā|
dāvānala ko kīnhoṃ pānā||
sakhana saṃga khelata sukha pāyo|
śrīdāmā nija kandha caढ़āyo||
cīra harana kari sīkha sikhāī|
nakha para giravara liyo uṭhāī||
daraśa yajña patnina ko dīnhoṃ|
rādhā prema sudhā sukha līnhoṃ||
nandahiṃ varuṇa loka soṃ lāye|
gvālana ko nija loka dikhāye||
śarada candra lakhi veṇu bajāī|
ati sukha dīnhoṃ rāsa racāī||
ajagara soṃ pitu caraṇa chur̤āyo|
śaṃkhacūr̤a ko mūr̤a girāyo||
hane ariṣṭā sura aru keśī|
vyomāsura māryo chala veṣī||
vyākula braja taji mathurā āye|
māri kaṃsa yaduvaṃśa basāye||
māta pitā kī bandi chur̤āī|
sāndīpani gṛha vidyā pāī||
puni paṭhayau braja ūdhau jñānī|
prema dekhi sudhi sakala bhulānī||
kīnhīṃ kubarī sundara nārī|
hari lāye rukmiṇi sukumārī||
bhaumāsura hani bhakta chur̤āye|
surana jīti surataru mahi lāye||
dantavakra śiśupāla saṃhāre|
khaga mṛga nṛga aru badhika udhāre||
dīna sudāmā dhanapati kīnhoṃ|
pāratha ratha sārathi yaśa līnhoṃ||
gītā jñāna sikhāvana hāre|
arjuna moha miṭāvana hāre||
kelā bhakta bidura ghara pāyo|
yuddha mahābhārata racavāyo||
drupada sutā ko cīra baढ़āyo|
garbha parīkṣita jarata bacāyo||
kaccha maccha vārāha ahīśā|
bāvana kalkī buddhi munīśā||
hvai nṛsiṃha prahlāda ubāryo|
rāma rupa dhari rāvaṇa māryo||
jaya madhu kaiṭabha daitya hanaiyā|
ambarīya priya cakra dharaiyā||
byādha ajāmila dīnheṃ tārī|
śabarī aru gaṇikā sī nārī||
garur̤āsana gaja phanda nikandana|
dehu daraśa dhruva nayanānandana||
dehu śuddha santana kara saṅgā|
bāढ़ai prema bhakti rasa raṅgā||
dehu divya vṛndāvana bāsā|
chūṭai mṛga tṛṣṇā jaga āśā||
tumharo dhyāna dharata śiva nārada|
śuka sanakādika brahma viśārada||
jaya jaya rādhāramaṇa kṛpālā|
haraṇa sakala saṃkaṭa bhrama jālā||
binasaiṃ bighana roga duḥkha bhārī|
jo sumaraiṃ jagapati giradhārī||
jo sata bāra paढ़ai cālīsā|
dehi sakala bā~chita phala śīśā||
|| chanda ||
gopāla cālīsā paढ़ai nita,
nema soṃ citta lāvaī|
so divya tana dhari anta maha~,
goloka dhāma sidhāvaī||
saṃsāra sukha sampatti sakala,
jo bhaktajana sana maha~ cahaiṃ|
'jayarāmadeva' sadaiva so,
gurudeva dāyā soṃ lahaiṃ||
|| dohā ||
praṇata pāla aśaraṇa śaraṇa,
karuṇā-sindhu brajeśa|
cālīsā ke saṃga mohi,
apanāvahu prāṇeśa||
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
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
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