Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Jai Yadunandan Jai Jagvandan
|| dohā ||
baṃśī śobhita kara madhura,
nīla jalada tana śyāma|
aruṇa adhara janu bimbā phala,
pitāmbara śubha sāja||
jaya manamohana madana chavi,
kṛṣṇacandra mahārāja|
karahu kṛpā he ravi tanaya,
rākhahu jana kī lāja||
|| caupāī ||
jaya yadunandana jaya jagavandana|
jaya vasudeva devakī nandana||
jaya yaśudā suta nanda dulāre|
jaya prabhu bhaktana ke dṛga tāre||
jaya naṭa-nāgara nāga nathaiyā|
kṛṣṇa kanhaiyā dhenu caraiyā||
puni nakha para prabhu girivara dhāro|
āo dīnana kaṣṭa nivāro||
vaṃśī madhura adhara dharī terī|
hove pūrṇa manoratha mero||
āo hari puni mākhana cākho|
āja lāja bhārata kī rākho||
gola kapola, cibuka aruṇāre|
mṛdu muskāna mohinī ḍāre||
raṃjita rājiva nayana viśālā|
mora mukuṭa vaijayaṃtī mālā||
kuṇḍala śravaṇa pītapaṭa āche|
kaṭi kiṃkaṇī kāchana kāche||
nīla jalaja sundara tanu sohe|
chavi lakhi, sura nara munimana mohe||
mastaka tilaka, alaka ghuṃgharāle|
āo kṛṣṇa bā~surī vāle||
kari paya pāna, putanahi tārayo|
akā bakā kāgāsura mārayo||
madhuvana jalata agni jaba jvālā|
bhai śītala, lakhitahiṃ nandalālā||
surapati jaba braja caḍha़yo risāī|
masūra dhāra vāri varṣāī||
lagata-lagata braja cahana bahāyo|
govardhana nakhadhāri bacāyo||
lakhi yasudā mana bhrama adhikāī|
mukha mahaṃ caudaha bhuvana dikhāī||
duṣṭa kaṃsa ati udhama macāyo|
koṭi kamala jaba phūla maṃgāyo||
nāthi kāliyahiṃ taba tuma līnheṃ|
caraṇacinha dai nirbhaya kinheṃ||
kari gopina saṃga rāsa vilāsā|
sabakī pūraṇa karī abhilāṣā||
ketika mahā asura saṃhārayo|
kaṃsahi kesa pakar̤i dai mārayo||
māta-pitā kī bandi chur̤āī|
ugrasena kahaṃ rāja dilāī||
mahi se mṛtaka chahoṃ suta lāyo|
mātu devakī śoka miṭāyo||
bhaumāsura mura daitya saṃhārī|
lāye ṣaṭa daśa sahasakumārī||
dai bhinhīṃ tṛṇa cīra sahārā|
jarāsiṃdhu rākṣasa kahaṃ mārā||
asura bakāsura ādika mārayo|
bhaktana ke taba kaṣṭa nivāriyo||
dīna sudāmā ke duḥkha ṭārayo|
taṃdula tīna mūṃṭha mukha ḍārayo||
prema ke sāga vidura ghara māṃge|
duryodhana ke mevā tyāge||
lakhi prema kī mahimā bhārī|
aise śyāma dīna hitakārī||
bhārata ke pāratha ratha hāṃke|
lie cakra kara nahiṃ bala tāke||
nija gītā ke jñāna sunāye|
bhaktana hṛdaya sudhā varṣāye||
mīrā thī aisī matavālī|
viṣa pī gaī bajākara tālī||
rānā bhejā sāṃpa piṭārī|
śāligrāma bane banavārī||
nija māyā tuma vidhihiṃ dikhāyo|
ura te saṃśaya sakala miṭāyo||
taba śata nindā karī tatkālā|
jīvana mukta bhayo śiśupālā||
jabahiṃ draupadī ṭera lagāī|
dīnānātha lāja aba jāī||
turatahiṃ vasana bane nandalālā|
baढ़e cīra bhai ari mu~ha kālā||
asa nātha ke nātha kanhaiyā|
ḍūbata bhaṃvara bacāvata naiyā||
sundaradāsa āsa ura dhārī|
dayādṛṣṭi kījai banavārī||
nātha sakala mama kumati nivāro|
kṣamahu begi aparādha hamāro||
kholo paṭa aba darśana dījai|
bolo kṛṣṇa kanhaiyā kī jai||
|| dohā ||
yaha cālīsā kṛṣṇa kā,
pāṭha karai ura dhāri|
aṣṭa siddhi navanidhi phala,
lahai padāratha cāri||
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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