Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Jai Yadunandan Jai Jagvandan
|| dohA ||
baMzI zobhita kara madhura,
nIla jalada tana zyAma|
aruNa adhara janu bimbA phala,
pitAmbara zubha sAja||
jaya manamohana madana chavi,
kRSNacandra mahArAja|
karahu kRpA he ravi tanaya,
rAkhahu jana kI lAja||
|| caupAI ||
jaya yadunandana jaya jagavandana|
jaya vasudeva devakI nandana||
jaya yazudA suta nanda dulAre|
jaya prabhu bhaktana ke dRga tAre||
jaya naTa-nAgara nAga nathaiyA|
kRSNa kanhaiyA dhenu caraiyA||
puni nakha para prabhu girivara dhAro|
Ao dInana kaSTa nivAro||
vaMzI madhura adhara dharI terI|
hove pUrNa manoratha mero||
Ao hari puni mAkhana cAkho|
Aja lAja bhArata kI rAkho||
gola kapola, cibuka aruNAre|
mRdu muskAna mohinI DAre||
raMjita rAjiva nayana vizAlA|
mora mukuTa vaijayaMtI mAlA||
kuNDala zravaNa pItapaTa Ache|
kaTi kiMkaNI kAchana kAche||
nIla jalaja sundara tanu sohe|
chavi lakhi, sura nara munimana mohe||
mastaka tilaka, alaka ghuMgharAle|
Ao kRSNa bA~surI vAle||
kari paya pAna, putanahi tArayo|
akA bakA kAgAsura mArayo||
madhuvana jalata agni jaba jvAlA|
bhai zItala, lakhitahiM nandalAlA||
surapati jaba braja caDha़yo risAI|
masUra dhAra vAri varSAI||
lagata-lagata braja cahana bahAyo|
govardhana nakhadhAri bacAyo||
lakhi yasudA mana bhrama adhikAI|
mukha mahaM caudaha bhuvana dikhAI||
duSTa kaMsa ati udhama macAyo|
koTi kamala jaba phUla maMgAyo||
nAthi kAliyahiM taba tuma lInheM|
caraNacinha dai nirbhaya kinheM||
kari gopina saMga rAsa vilAsA|
sabakI pUraNa karI abhilASA||
ketika mahA asura saMhArayo|
kaMsahi kesa pakar3i dai mArayo||
mAta-pitA kI bandi chur3AI|
ugrasena kahaM rAja dilAI||
mahi se mRtaka chahoM suta lAyo|
mAtu devakI zoka miTAyo||
bhaumAsura mura daitya saMhArI|
lAye SaTa daza sahasakumArI||
dai bhinhIM tRNa cIra sahArA|
jarAsiMdhu rAkSasa kahaM mArA||
asura bakAsura Adika mArayo|
bhaktana ke taba kaSTa nivAriyo||
dIna sudAmA ke duHkha TArayo|
taMdula tIna mUMTha mukha DArayo||
prema ke sAga vidura ghara mAMge|
duryodhana ke mevA tyAge||
lakhi prema kI mahimA bhArI|
aise zyAma dIna hitakArI||
bhArata ke pAratha ratha hAMke|
lie cakra kara nahiM bala tAke||
nija gItA ke jJAna sunAye|
bhaktana hRdaya sudhA varSAye||
mIrA thI aisI matavAlI|
viSa pI gaI bajAkara tAlI||
rAnA bhejA sAMpa piTArI|
zAligrAma bane banavArI||
nija mAyA tuma vidhihiM dikhAyo|
ura te saMzaya sakala miTAyo||
taba zata nindA karI tatkAlA|
jIvana mukta bhayo zizupAlA||
jabahiM draupadI Tera lagAI|
dInAnAtha lAja aba jAI||
turatahiM vasana bane nandalAlA|
baढ़e cIra bhai ari mu~ha kAlA||
asa nAtha ke nAtha kanhaiyA|
DUbata bhaMvara bacAvata naiyA||
sundaradAsa Asa ura dhArI|
dayAdRSTi kIjai banavArI||
nAtha sakala mama kumati nivAro|
kSamahu begi aparAdha hamAro||
kholo paTa aba darzana dIjai|
bolo kRSNa kanhaiyA kI jai||
|| dohA ||
yaha cAlIsA kRSNa kA,
pATha karai ura dhAri|
aSTa siddhi navanidhi phala,
lahai padAratha cAri||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Krishna Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. It follows the chalisa format of forty verses in the chaupai meter, narrating Krishna's glories, divine play (lila), and attributes. The text belongs to the Vaishnava bhakti tradition and gained popularity during the medieval period alongside other chalisa compositions.
What are the benefits of chanting Krishna Chalisa?
- Removes obstacles and difficulties in daily life
- Promotes good fortune and material prosperity
- Fosters devotion and spiritual progress
- Brings peace and mental well-being
When is the best time to recite this?
The Krishna Chalisa is traditionally recited in the morning or evening as part of daily worship. It is especially appropriate on Janmashtami, Radhashtami, and other festivals associated with Lord Krishna.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The tradition of composing chalisas in vernacular languages gained prominence in medieval India from around the fifteenth century onward, as part of the broader Bhakti movement. These hymns were designed to make devotional practice accessible to lay worshippers through simple, rhythmic language. The authorship of the Krishna Chalisa is not attributed to a specific historical figure and is considered a traditional folk composition. It is composed in Hindi, which indicates its origin in the northern devotional tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Krishna Ashtakam — a Sanskrit eight-verse hymn praising the same deity, representing the classical ashtakam form of Krishna devotion
- Madhurashtakam — a Vaishnava hymn by Vallabhacharya that meditates on the sweetness of Krishna's nature