Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Krishna Chalisa, Shri Krishna Chalisa
Jai Yadunandan Jai Jagvandan
|| dohA ||
baMshI shobhita kara madhura,
nIla jalada tana shyAma|
aruNa adhara janu bimbA phala,
pitAmbara shubha sAja||
jaya manamohana madana Chavi,
kRRiShNachandra mahArAja|
karahu kRRipA he ravi tanaya,
rAkhahu jana kI lAja||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya yadunandana jaya jagavandana|
jaya vasudeva devakI nandana||
jaya yashudA suta nanda dulAre|
jaya prabhu bhaktana ke dRRiga tAre||
jaya naTa-nAgara nAga nathaiyA|
kRRiShNa kanhaiyA dhenu charaiyA||
puni nakha para prabhu girivara dhAro|
Ao dInana kaShTa nivAro||
vaMshI madhura adhara dharI terI|
hove pUrNa manoratha mero||
Ao hari puni mAkhana chAkho|
Aja lAja bhArata kI rAkho||
gola kapola, chibuka aruNAre|
mRRidu muskAna mohinI DAre||
raMjita rAjiva nayana vishAlA|
mora mukuTa vaijayaMtI mAlA||
kuNDala shravaNa pItapaTa AChe|
kaTi kiMkaNI kAChana kAChe||
nIla jalaja sundara tanu sohe|
Chavi lakhi, sura nara munimana mohe||
mastaka tilaka, alaka ghuMgharAle|
Ao kRRiShNa bA.NsurI vAle||
kari paya pAna, putanahi tArayo|
akA bakA kAgAsura mArayo||
madhuvana jalata agni jaba jvAlA|
bhai shItala, lakhitahiM nandalAlA||
surapati jaba braja chaDha़yo risAI|
masUra dhAra vAri varShAI||
lagata-lagata braja chahana bahAyo|
govardhana nakhadhAri bachAyo||
lakhi yasudA mana bhrama adhikAI|
mukha mahaM chaudaha bhuvana dikhAI||
duShTa kaMsa ati udhama machAyo|
koTi kamala jaba phUla maMgAyo||
nAthi kAliyahiM taba tuma lInheM|
charaNachinha dai nirbhaya kinheM||
kari gopina saMga rAsa vilAsA|
sabakI pUraNa karI abhilAShA||
ketika mahA asura saMhArayo|
kaMsahi kesa paka.Di dai mArayo||
mAta-pitA kI bandi Chu.DAI|
ugrasena kahaM rAja dilAI||
mahi se mRRitaka ChahoM suta lAyo|
mAtu devakI shoka miTAyo||
bhaumAsura mura daitya saMhArI|
lAye ShaTa dasha sahasakumArI||
dai bhinhIM tRRiNa chIra sahArA|
jarAsiMdhu rAkShasa kahaM mArA||
asura bakAsura Adika mArayo|
bhaktana ke taba kaShTa 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 shyAma dIna hitakArI||
bhArata ke pAratha ratha hAMke|
lie chakra kara nahiM bala tAke||
nija gItA ke j~nAna sunAye|
bhaktana hRRidaya sudhA varShAye||
mIrA thI aisI matavAlI|
viSha pI gaI bajAkara tAlI||
rAnA bhejA sAMpa piTArI|
shAligrAma bane banavArI||
nija mAyA tuma vidhihiM dikhAyo|
ura te saMshaya sakala miTAyo||
taba shata nindA karI tatkAlA|
jIvana mukta bhayo shishupAlA||
jabahiM draupadI Tera lagAI|
dInAnAtha lAja aba jAI||
turatahiM vasana bane nandalAlA|
baढ़e chIra bhai ari mu.Nha kAlA||
asa nAtha ke nAtha kanhaiyA|
DUbata bhaMvara bachAvata naiyA||
sundaradAsa Asa ura dhArI|
dayAdRRiShTi kIjai banavArI||
nAtha sakala mama kumati nivAro|
kShamahu begi aparAdha hamAro||
kholo paTa aba darshana dIjai|
bolo kRRiShNa kanhaiyA kI jai||
|| dohA ||
yaha chAlIsA kRRiShNa kA,
pATha karai ura dhAri|
aShTa siddhi navanidhi phala,
lahai padAratha chAri||
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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