Gorakha Chalisa, Shri Gorakha Chalisa
Gorakha Chalisa, Shri Gorakha Chalisa
Gorakha Chalisa, Shri Gorakha Chalisa
Jai Jai Gorakha Natha Avinasi
|| dohA ||
gaNapati girajA putra ko,
sumirU.N bArambAra|
hAtha joDa़ binatI karU.N,
shArada nAma AdhAra||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya jaya gorakha nAtha avinAsI|
kRRipA karo guru deva prakAshI||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha guNa j~nAnI|
ichChA 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 pisAcha nikaTa nahIM Ave||
j~nAna tumhArA yoga se pAve|
rupa tumhArA lakhyA na jAve||
nirAkara tuma ho nirvANI|
mahimA tumhArI veda na jAnI||
ghaTa ghaTa ke tuma antaryAmI|
siddha chaurAsI kare praNAmI||
bhasma aMga gala nAda virAje|
jaTA shIsha ati sundara sAje||
tuma bina deva aura nahIM dUjA|
deva muni jana karate pUjA||
chidAnanda santana hitakArI|
maMgala karuNa amaMgala hArI||
pUrNa brahma sakala ghaTa vAsI|
gorakha nAtha sakala prakAshI||
gorakha gorakha jo koI dhyAve|
brahma rupa ke darshana pAve||
shaMkara rupa dhara Damaru bAje|
kAnana kuNDala sundara sAje||
nityAnanda hai nAma tumhArA|
asura mAra bhaktana rakhavArA||
ati vishAla hai rupa tumhArA|
sura nara muni pAvai na pArA||
dIna bandhu dInana hitakArI|
haro pApa hama sharaNa tumhArI||
yoga yukti meM ho prakAshA|
sadA karo saMtana tana vAsA||
prAtaHkAla le nAma tumhArA|
siddhi baढ़ai aru yoga prachArA||
haTha haTha haTha gorakSha haThIle|
mAra mAra vairI ke kIle||
chala chala chala gorakha vikarAlA|
dushmana mAra karo behAlA||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha avinAsI|
apane jana kI haro chaurAsI||
achala 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|
aShTasiddhi nava nidhi ghara pAve||
shiva gorakha hai nAma tumhArA|
pApI duShTa adhama ko tArA||
agama agochara nirbhaya nAthA|
sadA raho santana ke sAthA||
shaMkara rUpa avatAra tumhArA|
gopIchandra bharatharI ko tArA||
suna lIjo prabhu araja hamArI|
kRRipAsindhu yogI brahmachArI||
pUrNa Asa dAsa kI kIje|
sevaka jAna j~nAna ko dIje||
patita pAvana adhama adhArA|
tinake hetu tuma leta avatArA||
alakha niraMjana nAma tumhArA|
agama pantha jina yoga prachArA||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha bhagavAnA|
sadA karo bhaktana kalyAnA||
jaya jaya jaya gorakha avinAsI|
sevA karai siddha chaurAsI||
jo ye paढ़hi gorakha chAlIsA|
hoya siddha sAkShI jagadIshA||
hAtha jo.Dakara dhyAna lagAve|
aura shraddhA se bheMTa chaढ़Ave||
bAraha pATha paढ़ai nita joI|
manokAmanA pUrNa hoi||
|| dohA ||
sune sunAve prema vasha,
pUje apane hAtha|
mana ichChA saba kAmanA,
pUre gorakhanAtha||
agama agochara nAtha tuma,
pArabrahma avatAra|
kAnana kuNDala sira jaTA,
aMga vibhUti apAra||
siddha puruSha yogeshvaro,
do mujhako upadesha|
hara samaya sevA karu.N,
subaha shAma Adesha||
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