Kali Chalisa, Kali Mata Chalisa
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,
nishadina hRRidaya nikuMja||
jayati kapAlI kAlikA,
kaMkAlI sukha dAni|
kRRipA karahu varadAyinI,
nija sevaka anumAni||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya kAlI kaMkAlI|
jaya kapAlinI, jayati karAlI||
shaMkara priyA, aparNA, ambA|
jaya kapardinI, jaya jagadambA||
AryA, halA, ambikA, mAyA|
kAtyAyanI umA jagajAyA||
girijA gaurI durgA chaNDI|
dAkShANAyinI shAmbhavI prachaMDI||
pArvatI maMgalA bhavAnI|
vishvakAriNI satI mRRiDAnI||
sarvamaMgalA shaila nandinI|
hemavatI tuma jagata vandinI||
brahmachAriNI kAlarAtri jaya|
mahArAtri jaya moharAtri jaya||
tuma trimUrti rohiNI kAlikA|
kUShmANDA kArtikA chaNDikA||
tArA bhuvaneshvarI ananyA|
tumhIM ChinnamastA shuchidhanyA||
dhUmAvatI ShoDashI mAtA|
bagalA mAtaMgI vikhyAtA||
tuma bhairavI mAtu tuma kamalA|
raktadantikA kIrati amalA||
shAkambharI kaushikI bhImA|
mahAtamA aga jaga kI sImA||
chandraghaNTikA tuma sAvitrI|
brahmavAdinI mAM gAyatrI||
rUdrANI tuma kRRiShNa piMgalA|
agnijvAlA tuma sarvamaMgalA||
meghasvanA tapasvini yoginI|
sahasrAkShi tuma agajaga bhoginI||
jalodarI sarasvatI DAkinI|
tridasheshvarI ajeya lAkinI||
puShTi tuShTi dhRRiti smRRiti shiva dUtI|
kAmAkShI lajjA AhUtI||
mahodarI kAmAkShi hAriNI|
vinAyakI shruti mahA shAkinI||
ajA karmamohI brahmANI|
dhAtrI vArAhI sharvANI||
skanda mAtu tuma siMha vAhinI|
mAtu subhadrA rahahu dAhinI||
nAma rUpa guNa amita tumhAre|
sheSha shAradA baraNata hAre||
tanu Chavi shyAmavarNa tava mAtA|
nAma kAlikA jaga vikhyAtA||
aShTAdasha taba bhujA manohara|
tinamaha.N astra virAjata sundara||
shaMkha chakra arU gadA suhAvana|
parigha bhushaNDI ghaNTA pAvana||
shUla bajra dhanubANa uThAe|
nishichara kula saba mAri girAe||
shuMbha nishuMbha daitya saMhAre|
raktabIja ke prANa nikAre||
chauMsaTha yoginI nAchata saMgA|
madyapAna kInhaiu raNa gaMgA||
kaTi kiMkiNI madhura nUpura dhuni|
daityavaMsha kAMpata jehi suni-suni||
kara khappara trishUla bhayakArI|
ahai sadA santana sukhakArI||
shava ArUDha़ nRRitya tuma sAjA|
bajata mRRidaMga bherI ke bAjA||
rakta pAna aridala ko kInhA|
prANa tajeu jo tumhiM na chInhA||
lapalapAti jivhA tava mAtA|
bhaktana sukha duShTana duHkha dAtA||
lasata bhAla seMdura ko TIko|
bikhare kesha rUpa ati nIko||
muMDamAla gala atishaya sohata|
bhujAmala kiMkaNa manamohana||
pralaya nRRitya tuma karahu bhavAnI|
jagadambA kahi veda bakhAnI||
tuma mashAna vAsinI karAlA|
bhajata turata kATahu bhavajAlA||
bAvana shakti pITha tava sundara|
jahA.N birAjata vividha rUpa dhara||
vindhavAsinI kahU.N baDa़AI|
kaha.N kAlikA rUpa suhAI||
shAkambharI banI kaha.N jvAlA|
mahiShAsura mardinI karAlA||
kAmAkhyA tava nAma manohara|
pujavahiM manokAmanA drutatara||
chaMDa muMDa vadha China mahaM kareu|
devana ke ura Ananda bhareu||
sarva vyApinI tuma mA.N tArA|
aridala dalana lehu avatArA||
khalabala machata sunata hu.NkArI|
agajaga vyApaka deha tumhArI||
tuma virATa rUpA guNakhAnI|
vishva svarUpA tuma mahArAnI||
utpatti sthiti laya tumhare kAraNa|
karahu dAsa ke doSha nivAraNa||
mA.N ura vAsa karahU tuma aMbA|
sadA dIna jana kI avalaMbA||
tumhAro dhyAna dharai jo koI|
tA kaha.N bhIti katahu.N nahiM hoI||
vishvarUpa tuma Adi bhavAnI|
mahimA veda purANa bakhAnI||
ati apAra tava nAma prabhAvA|
japata na rahana raMcha duHkha dAvA||
mahAkAlikA jaya kalyANI|
jayati sadA sevaka sukhadAnI||
tuma ananta audArya vibhUShaNa|
kIjie kRRipA kShamiye saba dUShaNa||
dAsa jAni nija dayA dikhAvahu|
suta anumAnita sahita apanAvahu||
jananI tuma sevaka prati pAlI|
karahu kRRipA saba vidhi mA.N kAlI||
pATha karai chAlIsA joI|
tApara kRRipA tumhArI hoI||
|| dohA ||
jaya tArA, jaya dakShiNA,
kalAvatI sukhamUla|
sharaNAgata '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.
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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