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Jaharveer Chalisa, Shri Jaharveer Chalisa

Jaharveer Chalisa, Shri Jaharveer Chalisa

Jaharveer Chalisa, Shri Jaharveer Chalisa

Chalisa
Jaharveer
8 Verses
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Jai Jai Jai Jahara Ranadheera

|| dohā ||

suvana keharī jevara,

suta mahābalī ranadhīra|

bandauṃ suta rānī bāchalā,

vipata nivāraṇa vīra||

jaya jaya jaya cauhāna,

vansa gūgā vīra anūpa|

anaṃgapāla ko jītakara,

āpa bane sura bhūpa||

|| caupāī ||

jaya jaya jaya jāhara raṇadhīrā|

para dukha bhaṃjana bāgaḍa़ vīrā||

guru gorakha kā hai varadānī|

jāharavīra jodhā lāsānī||

gauravaraṇa mukha mahā viśālā|

māthe mukaṭa ghuṃgharāle bālā||

kāṃdhe dhanuṣa gale tulasī mālā|

kamara kṛpāna rakṣā ko ḍālā||

janmeṃ gūgāvīra jaga jānā|

īsavī sana hajāra daramiyānā||

bala sāgara guṇa nidhi kumārā|

dukhī janoṃ kā banā sahārā||

bāgaḍa़ pati bāchalā nandana|

jevara suta hari bhakta nikandana||

jevara rāva kā putra kahāye|

mātā pitā ke nāma baḍha़āye||

pūrana huī kāmanā sārī|

jisane vinatī karī tumhārī||

santa ubāre asura saṃhāre|

bhakta janoṃ ke kāja saṃvāre||

gūgāvīra kī ajaba kahānī|

jisako byāhī śrīyala rānī||

bāchala rānī jevara rānā|

mahāduḥkhī the bina santānā||

bhaṃgina ne jaba bolī mārī|

jīvana ho gayā unako bhārī||

sūkhā bāga paḍa़ā naulakkhā|

dekha-dekha jaga kā mana dukkhā||

kucha dina pīche sādhū āye|

celā celī saṃga meṃ lāye||

jevara rāva ne kuā banavāyā|

udghāṭana jaba karanā cāhā||

khārī nīra kue se nikalā|

rājā rānī kā mana pighalā||

rānī taba jyotiṣī bulavāyā|

kauna pāpa maiṃ putra na pāyā||

koī upāya hamako batalāo|

una kahā gorakha guru manāo||

guru gorakha jo khuśa ho jāī|

santāna pānā muśkila nāī||

bāchala rānī gorakha guna gāve|

nema dharma ko na bisarāve||

kare tapasyā dina aura rātī|

eka vakta khāya rūkhī capātī||

kārtika māgha meṃ kare snānā|

vrata ikādasī nahīṃ bhulānā||

pūranamāsī vrata nahīṃ choḍa़e|

dāna puṇya se mukha nahīṃ moḍa़e||

celoṃ ke saṃga gorakha āye|

naulakhe meṃ tambū tanavāye||

mīṭhā nīra kue kā kīnā|

sūkhā bāga harā kara dīnā||

mevā phala saba sādhu khāe|

apane guru ke guna ko gāye||

aughaḍa़ bhikṣā māṃgane āe|

bāchala rānī ne dukha sunāye||

aughaḍa़ jāna liyo mana māhīṃ|

tapa bala se kucha muśkila nāhīṃ||

rānī hove manasā pūrī|

guru śaraṇa hai bahuta jarūrī||

bāraha barasa japā guru nāmā|

taba gorakha ne mana meṃ jānā||

putra dena kī hāmī bhara lī|

pūranamāsī niścaya kara lī||

kāchala kapaṭina gajaba gujārā|

dhokhā guru saṃga kiyā karārā||

bāchala banakara putra pāyā|

bahana kā darada jarā nahīṃ āyā||

aughaḍa़ guru ko bheda batāyā|

taba bāchala ne gūgala pāyā||

kara parasādī diyā gūgala dānā|

aba tuma putra jano maradānā||

līlī ghoḍa़ī aura paṇḍatānī|

lūnā dāsī ne bhī jānī||

rānī gūgala bāṭa ke khāī|

saba bāṃjhoṃ ko milī davāī||

narasiṃha paṃḍita līlā ghoḍa़ā|

bhajju kutavāla janā raṇadhīrā||

rūpa vikaṭa dhara saba hī ḍarāve|

jāharavīra ke mana ko bhāve||

bhādoṃ kṛṣṇa jaba naumī āī|

jevararāva ke bajī badhāī||

vivāha huā gūgā bhaye rānā|

saṃgaladīpa meṃ bane mehamānā||

rānī śrīyala saṃga pare phere|

jāhara rāja bāgaḍa़ kā kare||

arajana sarajana kāchala jane|

gūgā vīra se rahe ve tane||

dillī gae laḍa़ne ke kājā|

anaṃga pāla caढ़e mahārājā||

usane gherī bāgaḍa़ sārī|

jāharavīra na himmata hārī||

arajana sarajana jāna se māre|

anaṃgapāla ne śastra ḍāre||

caraṇa pakaḍa़kara piṇḍa chuḍa़āyā|

siṃha bhavana māḍa़ī banavāyā||

usīmeṃ gūgāvīra samāye|

gorakha ṭīlā dhūnī ramāye||

puṇya vāna sevaka vahā~ āye|

tana mana dhana se sevā lāe||

manasā pūrī unakī hoī|

gūgāvīra ko sumare joī||

cālīsa dina paḍha़e jāhara cālīsā|

sāre kaṣṭa hare jagadīsā||

dūdha pūta unheṃ de vidhātā|

kṛpā kare guru gorakhanātha||

About This Stotram

Overview

The Jaharveer Chalisa is a Hindi devotional composition of forty verses (chaupais) dedicated to Jaharveer, also known as Gugga Pir, a folk deity venerated primarily in Rajasthan and Haryana. The text belongs to the genre of chalisa literature that became popular in medieval North India and praises Jaharveer's protective and martial qualities. It is part of the folk devotional tradition rather than a text derived from a major Sanskrit scripture.

What are the benefits of chanting Jaharveer Chalisa?

  • Protection from evil spirits and negative energies
  • Removal of obstacles and fulfillment of desires
  • Granting of courage and physical strength
  • Blessings for health and well-being

When is the best time to recite this?

The Jaharveer Chalisa is recited during morning and evening prayers. It is particularly associated with local fairs and festivals dedicated to Jaharveer, as well as during Navaratri.

What is the historical and traditional background?

Jaharveer, or Gugga Pir, is a warrior-saint figure whose legends associate him with the Chauhan dynasty and Guru Gorakhnath of the Nath sect. He is especially revered in Rajasthan and Haryana as a protector and healer. The chalisa form gained prominence in North India from the 15th century onward, inspired by the popularity of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. The precise authorship and date of the Jaharveer Chalisa are unknown; it likely developed through oral tradition over the medieval period and reflects the syncretic religious culture of northern India.

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

  • Gugga Navami Vrat Katha — a ritual narrative recited on the festival day dedicated to Gugga/Jaharveer
  • Gorakhnath Chalisa — honors Guru Gorakhnath, the Nath saint linked in legend to Jaharveer's story