Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Gopala Chalisa, Shri Gopala Chalisa
Jai Jai Purana Brahma Bihari
|| dohA ||
shrI rAdhApada kamala raja,
sira dhari yamunA kUla|
varaNo chAlIsA sarasa,
sakala sumaMgala mUla||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya jaya pUraNa brahma bihArI|
duShTa dalana lIlA avatArI||
jo koI tumharI lIlA gAvai|
bina shrama sakala padAratha pAvai||
shrI vasudeva devakI mAtA|
prakaTa bhaye saMga haladhara bhrAtA||
mathurA soM prabhu gokula Aye|
nanda bhavana meM bajata badhAye||
jo viSha dena pUtanA AI|
so mukti dai dhAma paThAI||
tRRiNAvarta rAkShasa 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.NdhAI|
yamalArjuna ja.Da yoni Chu.DAI||
bakA asura kI choMcha vidArI|
vikaTa aghAsura diyo sa.NhArI||
brahmA bAlaka vatsa churAye|
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|
shrIdAmA nija kandha chaढ़Ayo||
chIra harana kari sIkha sikhAI|
nakha para giravara liyo uThAI||
darasha yaj~na patnina ko dInhoM|
rAdhA prema sudhA sukha lInhoM||
nandahiM varuNa loka soM lAye|
gvAlana ko nija loka dikhAye||
sharada chandra lakhi veNu bajAI|
ati sukha dInhoM rAsa rachAI||
ajagara soM pitu charaNa Chu.DAyo|
shaMkhachU.Da ko mU.Da girAyo||
hane ariShTA sura aru keshI|
vyomAsura mAryo Chala veShI||
vyAkula braja taji mathurA Aye|
mAri kaMsa yaduvaMsha basAye||
mAta pitA kI bandi Chu.DAI|
sAndIpani gRRiha vidyA pAI||
puni paThayau braja Udhau j~nAnI|
prema dekhi sudhi sakala bhulAnI||
kInhIM kubarI sundara nArI|
hari lAye rukmiNi sukumArI||
bhaumAsura hani bhakta Chu.DAye|
surana jIti surataru mahi lAye||
dantavakra shishupAla saMhAre|
khaga mRRiga nRRiga aru badhika udhAre||
dIna sudAmA dhanapati kInhoM|
pAratha ratha sArathi yasha lInhoM||
gItA j~nAna sikhAvana hAre|
arjuna moha miTAvana hAre||
kelA bhakta bidura ghara pAyo|
yuddha mahAbhArata rachavAyo||
drupada sutA ko chIra baढ़Ayo|
garbha parIkShita jarata bachAyo||
kachCha machCha vArAha ahIshA|
bAvana kalkI buddhi munIshA||
hvai nRRisiMha prahlAda ubAryo|
rAma rupa dhari rAvaNa mAryo||
jaya madhu kaiTabha daitya hanaiyA|
ambarIya priya chakra dharaiyA||
byAdha ajAmila dInheM tArI|
shabarI aru gaNikA sI nArI||
garu.DAsana gaja phanda nikandana|
dehu darasha dhruva nayanAnandana||
dehu shuddha santana kara sa~NgA|
bAढ़ai prema bhakti rasa ra~NgA||
dehu divya vRRindAvana bAsA|
ChUTai mRRiga tRRiShNA jaga AshA||
tumharo dhyAna dharata shiva nArada|
shuka sanakAdika brahma vishArada||
jaya jaya rAdhAramaNa kRRipAlA|
haraNa sakala saMkaTa bhrama jAlA||
binasaiM bighana roga duHkha bhArI|
jo sumaraiM jagapati giradhArI||
jo sata bAra paढ़ai chAlIsA|
dehi sakala bA.NChita phala shIshA||
|| Chanda ||
gopAla chAlIsA paढ़ai nita,
nema soM chitta lAvaI|
so divya tana dhari anta maha.N,
goloka dhAma sidhAvaI||
saMsAra sukha sampatti sakala,
jo bhaktajana sana maha.N chahaiM|
'jayarAmadeva' sadaiva so,
gurudeva dAyA soM lahaiM||
|| dohA ||
praNata pAla asharaNa sharaNa,
karuNA-sindhu brajesha|
chAlIsA ke saMga mohi,
apanAvahu prANesha||
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