Gorakha Chalisa, Shri Gorakha Chalisa
Gorakha Chalisa, Shri Gorakha Chalisa
Jai Jai Gorakha Natha Avinasi
|| dohA ||
gaNapati girajA putra ko,
sumirU~ bArambAra|
hAtha joDa़ binatI karU~,
zArada nAma AdhAra||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya gorakha nAtha avinAsI|
kRpA karo guru deva prakAzI||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha guNa jJAnI|
icchA rupa yogI varadAnI||
alakha niraMjana tumharo nAmA|
sadA karo bhaktana hita kAmA||
nAma tumhArA jo koI gAve|
janma janma ke duHkha miTa jAve||
jo koI gorakha nAma sunAve|
bhUta pisAca nikaTa nahIM Ave||
jJAna tumhArA yoga se pAve|
rupa tumhArA lakhyA na jAve||
nirAkara tuma ho nirvANI|
mahimA tumhArI veda na jAnI||
ghaTa ghaTa ke tuma antaryAmI|
siddha caurAsI kare praNAmI||
bhasma aMga gala nAda virAje|
jaTA zIza ati sundara sAje||
tuma bina deva aura nahIM dUjA|
deva muni jana karate pUjA||
cidAnanda santana hitakArI|
maMgala karuNa amaMgala hArI||
pUrNa brahma sakala ghaTa vAsI|
gorakha nAtha sakala prakAzI||
gorakha gorakha jo koI dhyAve|
brahma rupa ke darzana pAve||
zaMkara rupa dhara Damaru bAje|
kAnana kuNDala sundara sAje||
nityAnanda hai nAma tumhArA|
asura mAra bhaktana rakhavArA||
ati vizAla hai rupa tumhArA|
sura nara muni pAvai na pArA||
dIna bandhu dInana hitakArI|
haro pApa hama zaraNa tumhArI||
yoga yukti meM ho prakAzA|
sadA karo saMtana tana vAsA||
prAtaHkAla le nAma tumhArA|
siddhi baढ़ai aru yoga pracArA||
haTha haTha haTha gorakSa haThIle|
mAra mAra vairI ke kIle||
cala cala cala gorakha vikarAlA|
duzmana mAra karo behAlA||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha avinAsI|
apane jana kI haro caurAsI||
acala agama hai gorakha yogI|
siddhi devo haro rasa bhogI||
kATo mArga yama ko tuma AI|
tuma bina merA kauna sahAI||
ajara-amara hai tumhArI dehA|
sanakAdika saba jorahiM nehA||
koTina ravi sama teja tumhArA|
hai prasiddha jagata ujiyArA||
yogI lakhe tumhArI mAyA|
pAra brahmA se dhyAna lagAyA||
dhyAna tumhArA jo koI lAve|
aSTasiddhi nava nidhi ghara pAve||
ziva gorakha hai nAma tumhArA|
pApI duSTa adhama ko tArA||
agama agocara nirbhaya nAthA|
sadA raho santana ke sAthA||
zaMkara rUpa avatAra tumhArA|
gopIcandra bharatharI ko tArA||
suna lIjo prabhu araja hamArI|
kRpAsindhu yogI brahmacArI||
pUrNa Asa dAsa kI kIje|
sevaka jAna jJAna ko dIje||
patita pAvana adhama adhArA|
tinake hetu tuma leta avatArA||
alakha niraMjana nAma tumhArA|
agama pantha jina yoga pracArA||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha bhagavAnA|
sadA karo bhaktana kalyAnA||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha avinAsI|
sevA karai siddha caurAsI||
jo ye paढ़hi gorakha cAlIsA|
hoya siddha sAkSI jagadIzA||
hAtha jor3akara dhyAna lagAve|
aura zraddhA se bheMTa caढ़Ave||
bAraha pATha paढ़ai nita joI|
manokAmanA pUrNa hoi||
|| dohA ||
sune sunAve prema vaza,
pUje apane hAtha|
mana icchA saba kAmanA,
pUre gorakhanAtha||
agama agocara nAtha tuma,
pArabrahma avatAra|
kAnana kuNDala sira jaTA,
aMga vibhUti apAra||
siddha puruSa yogezvaro,
do mujhako upadeza|
hara samaya sevA karu~,
subaha zAma Adeza||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Gorakha Chalisa is a 40-verse Hindi devotional hymn honoring Guru Gorakshanath, the central figure of the Nath tradition and one of its principal founders. Written in the chalisa format of rhyming couplets, it praises Gorakshanath's yogic attainments, his compassion, and his role as a spiritual guide. The text belongs to the Nath Sampradaya, a Shaivite yogic tradition with roots in medieval North India.
What are the benefits of chanting Gorakha Chalisa?
- Recitation is associated with spiritual guidance and clarity of purpose
- Said to help overcome worldly obstacles and negative influences
- Fosters connection with the teachings of the Nath tradition on yoga and renunciation
- Associated with protection and the fulfillment of sincere aspirations
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are customary. Auspicious occasions for Nath worship, including Shivaratri and days dedicated to Gorakshanath, are the most appropriate times. The chalisa can also be recited daily as part of personal sadhana.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Guru Gorakshanath is generally placed between the 10th and 12th centuries CE, though the dates are debated among scholars. He is credited with systematizing Hatha Yoga practice and establishing the Nath Sampradaya, which spread across medieval India and influenced numerous regional traditions. The Gorakha Chalisa, like most texts of this genre, likely developed through the devotional oral tradition of Nath yogis and was later written down. Its exact authorship and date of composition are not documented.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Gorakshanath Ashtakam — an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn with more concentrated praise of Gorakshanath
- Nath Sampradaya texts — the broader corpus of Nath literature on yoga, tantra, and the lineage of siddhas