Kali Chalisa, Kali Mata Chalisa
Kali Chalisa, Kali Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Kali Kapali
|| dohA ||
jaya kAlI jagadamba jaya,
harani ogha agha puMja|
vAsa karahu nija dAsa ke,
nizadina hRdaya nikuMja||
jayati kapAlI kAlikA,
kaMkAlI sukha dAni|
kRpA karahu varadAyinI,
nija sevaka anumAni||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya kAlI kaMkAlI|
jaya kapAlinI, jayati karAlI||
zaMkara priyA, aparNA, ambA|
jaya kapardinI, jaya jagadambA||
AryA, halA, ambikA, mAyA|
kAtyAyanI umA jagajAyA||
girijA gaurI durgA caNDI|
dAkSANAyinI zAmbhavI pracaMDI||
pArvatI maMgalA bhavAnI|
vizvakAriNI satI mRDAnI||
sarvamaMgalA zaila nandinI|
hemavatI tuma jagata vandinI||
brahmacAriNI kAlarAtri jaya|
mahArAtri jaya moharAtri jaya||
tuma trimUrti rohiNI kAlikA|
kUSmANDA kArtikA caNDikA||
tArA bhuvanezvarI ananyA|
tumhIM chinnamastA zucidhanyA||
dhUmAvatI SoDazI mAtA|
bagalA mAtaMgI vikhyAtA||
tuma bhairavI mAtu tuma kamalA|
raktadantikA kIrati amalA||
zAkambharI kauzikI bhImA|
mahAtamA aga jaga kI sImA||
candraghaNTikA tuma sAvitrI|
brahmavAdinI mAM gAyatrI||
rUdrANI tuma kRSNa piMgalA|
agnijvAlA tuma sarvamaMgalA||
meghasvanA tapasvini yoginI|
sahasrAkSi tuma agajaga bhoginI||
jalodarI sarasvatI DAkinI|
tridazezvarI ajeya lAkinI||
puSTi tuSTi dhRti smRti ziva dUtI|
kAmAkSI lajjA AhUtI||
mahodarI kAmAkSi hAriNI|
vinAyakI zruti mahA zAkinI||
ajA karmamohI brahmANI|
dhAtrI vArAhI zarvANI||
skanda mAtu tuma siMha vAhinI|
mAtu subhadrA rahahu dAhinI||
nAma rUpa guNa amita tumhAre|
zeSa zAradA baraNata hAre||
tanu chavi zyAmavarNa tava mAtA|
nAma kAlikA jaga vikhyAtA||
aSTAdaza taba bhujA manohara|
tinamaha~ astra virAjata sundara||
zaMkha cakra arU gadA suhAvana|
parigha bhuzaNDI ghaNTA pAvana||
zUla bajra dhanubANa uThAe|
nizicara kula saba mAri girAe||
zuMbha nizuMbha daitya saMhAre|
raktabIja ke prANa nikAre||
cauMsaTha yoginI nAcata saMgA|
madyapAna kInhaiu raNa gaMgA||
kaTi kiMkiNI madhura nUpura dhuni|
daityavaMza kAMpata jehi suni-suni||
kara khappara trizUla bhayakArI|
ahai sadA santana sukhakArI||
zava ArUDha़ nRtya tuma sAjA|
bajata mRdaMga bherI ke bAjA||
rakta pAna aridala ko kInhA|
prANa tajeu jo tumhiM na cInhA||
lapalapAti jivhA tava mAtA|
bhaktana sukha duSTana duHkha dAtA||
lasata bhAla seMdura ko TIko|
bikhare keza rUpa ati nIko||
muMDamAla gala atizaya sohata|
bhujAmala kiMkaNa manamohana||
pralaya nRtya tuma karahu bhavAnI|
jagadambA kahi veda bakhAnI||
tuma mazAna vAsinI karAlA|
bhajata turata kATahu bhavajAlA||
bAvana zakti pITha tava sundara|
jahA~ birAjata vividha rUpa dhara||
vindhavAsinI kahU~ baDa़AI|
kaha~ kAlikA rUpa suhAI||
zAkambharI banI kaha~ jvAlA|
mahiSAsura mardinI karAlA||
kAmAkhyA tava nAma manohara|
pujavahiM manokAmanA drutatara||
caMDa muMDa vadha china mahaM kareu|
devana ke ura Ananda bhareu||
sarva vyApinI tuma mA~ tArA|
aridala dalana lehu avatArA||
khalabala macata sunata hu~kArI|
agajaga vyApaka deha tumhArI||
tuma virATa rUpA guNakhAnI|
vizva svarUpA tuma mahArAnI||
utpatti sthiti laya tumhare kAraNa|
karahu dAsa ke doSa nivAraNa||
mA~ ura vAsa karahU tuma aMbA|
sadA dIna jana kI avalaMbA||
tumhAro dhyAna dharai jo koI|
tA kaha~ bhIti katahu~ nahiM hoI||
vizvarUpa tuma Adi bhavAnI|
mahimA veda purANa bakhAnI||
ati apAra tava nAma prabhAvA|
japata na rahana raMca duHkha dAvA||
mahAkAlikA jaya kalyANI|
jayati sadA sevaka sukhadAnI||
tuma ananta audArya vibhUSaNa|
kIjie kRpA kSamiye saba dUSaNa||
dAsa jAni nija dayA dikhAvahu|
suta anumAnita sahita apanAvahu||
jananI tuma sevaka prati pAlI|
karahu kRpA saba vidhi mA~ kAlI||
pATha karai cAlIsA joI|
tApara kRpA tumhArI hoI||
|| dohA ||
jaya tArA, jaya dakSiNA,
kalAvatI sukhamUla|
zaraNAgata 'bhakta' hai,
rahahu sadA anukUla||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Kali Chalisa is a Hindi devotional composition of forty verses (chaupais) dedicated to Goddess Kali, a fierce form of the Divine Mother worshipped in Shakta traditions. The text praises Kali's attributes, her role as destroyer of evil, and invokes her protection and blessings for her devotees. It belongs to the chalisa genre of North Indian vernacular devotional literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Kali Chalisa?
- Removes fear and anxiety
- Grants protection from harmful forces
- Bestows courage and resilience
- Leads toward spiritual liberation
When is the best time to recite this?
The Kali Chalisa is recited during morning and evening prayers. Navaratri and Kali Puja are the principal occasions for its recitation. It may also be recited during times of distress or when seeking strength.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Chalisas as a genre of devotional literature became widespread in North India from the 15th century onward, composed in vernacular languages to make devotional practice accessible to a broad audience. The Kali Chalisa draws on the Tantric and Puranic traditions of Kali worship, which have ancient roots in the Devi Mahatmyam and various Shakta Agamas. The author is unknown; the text likely developed through oral tradition within communities devoted to Kali, before being compiled in written form. Its language is Hindi, consistent with the North Indian chalisa tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Kali 1000 Names — a longer Sanskrit sahasranamavali for Goddess Kali, complementing the shorter chalisa
- Kakaradi Kali Sahasra Namavali — a thousand-name Sanskrit compilation for Kali arranged alphabetically