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Kubera Chalisa, Shri Kubera Chalisa

Kubera Chalisa, Shri Kubera Chalisa

Kubera Chalisa, Shri Kubera Chalisa

Stotram
Kubera
40 Verses
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Jai Jai Jai Shri Kuber Bhandari

|| dohā ||

jaise aṭala himālaya,

aura jaise aḍiga sumera|

aise hī svarga dvāra pai,

avicala khaḍa़e kubera||

vighna haraṇa maṃgala karaṇa,

suno śaraṇāgata kī ṭera|

bhakta hetu vitaraṇa karo,

dhana māyā ke ḍha़era||

|| caupāī ||

jaya jaya jaya śrī kubera bhaṇḍārī|

dhana māyā ke tuma adhikārī||

tapa teja puṃja nirbhaya bhaya hārī|

pavana vega sama sama tanu baladhārī||

svarga dvāra kī kareṃ pahare dārī|

sevaka indra deva ke ājñākārī||

yakṣa yakṣaṇī kī hai senā bhārī|

senāpati bane yuddha meṃ dhanudhārī||

mahā yoddhā bana śastra dhāraiṃ|

yuddha karaiṃ śatru ko māraiṃ||

sadā vijayī kabhī nā hāraiṃ|

bhagata janoṃ ke saṃkaṭa ṭāraiṃ||

prapitāmaha haiṃ svayaṃ vidhātā|

pulistā vaṃśa ke janma vikhyātā||

viśravā pitā iḍaviḍā jī mātā|

vibhīṣaṇa bhagata āpake bhrātā||

śiva caraṇoṃ meṃ jaba dhyāna lagāyā|

ghora tapasyā karī tana ko sukhāyā||

śiva varadāna mile devatya pāyā|

amṛta pāna karī amara huī kāyā||

dharma dhvajā sadā lie hātha meṃ|

devī devatā saba phiraiṃ sātha meṃ||

pītāmbara vastra pahane gāta meṃ|

bala śakti pūrī yakṣa jāta meṃ||

svarṇa siṃhāsana āpa virājaiṃ|

triśūla gadā hātha meṃ sājaiṃ||

śaṃkha mṛdaṃga nagāre bājaiṃ|

gaṃdharva rāga madhura svara gājaiṃ||

cauṃsaṭha yoganī maṃgala gāvaiṃ|

ṛddhi siddhi nita bhoga lagāvaiṃ||

dāsa dāsanī sira chatra phirāvaiṃ|

yakṣa yakṣaṇī mila caṃvara ḍhūlāvaiṃ||

ṛṣiyoṃ meṃ jaise paraśurāma balī haiṃ|

devanha meṃ jaise hanumāna balī haiṃ||

puruṣoṃ meṃ jaise bhīma balī haiṃ|

yakṣoṃ meṃ aise hī kubera balī haiṃ||

bhagatoṃ meṃ jaise prahalāda baḍa़e haiṃ|

pakṣiyoṃ meṃ jaise garuḍa़ baḍa़e haiṃ||

nāgoṃ meṃ jaise śeṣa baḍa़e haiṃ|

vaise hī bhagata kubera baḍa़e haiṃ||

kāṃdhe dhanuṣa hātha meṃ bhālā|

gale phūloṃ kī pahanī mālā||

svarṇa mukuṭa aru deha viśālā|

dūra dūra taka hoe ujālā||

kubera deva ko jo mana meṃ dhāre|

sadā vijaya ho kabhī na hāre||

bigaḍa़e kāma bana jāeṃ sāre|

anna dhana ke raheṃ bhare bhaṇḍāre||

kubera garība ko āpa ubhāraiṃ|

kubera karja ko śīghra utāraiṃ||

kubera bhagata ke saṃkaṭa ṭāraiṃ|

kubera śatru ko kṣaṇa meṃ māraiṃ||

śīghra dhanī jo honā cāhe|

kyuṃ nahīṃ yakṣa kubera manāeṃ||

yaha pāṭha jo paḍha़e paḍha़āeṃ|

dina duganā vyāpāra baḍha़āeṃ||

bhūta preta ko kubera bhagāvaiṃ|

aḍa़e kāma ko kubera banāvaiṃ||

roga śoka ko kubera naśāvaiṃ|

kalaṃka koḍha़ ko kubera haṭāvaiṃ||

kubera caḍha़e ko aura caḍha़āde|

kubera gire ko punaḥ uṭhā de||

kubera bhāgya ko turaṃta jagā de|

kubera bhūle ko rāha batā de||

pyāse kī pyāsa kubera bujhā de|

bhūkhe kī bhūkha kubera miṭā de||

rogī kā roga kubera ghaṭā de|

dukhiyā kā dukha kubera chuṭā de||

bāṃjha kī goda kubera bharā de|

kārobāra ko kubera baḍha़ā de||

kārāgāra se kubera chuḍa़ā de|

cora ṭhagoṃ se kubera bacā de||

korṭa kesa meṃ kubera jitāvai|

jo kubera ko mana meṃ dhyāvai||

cunāva meṃ jīta kubera karāvaiṃ|

maṃtrī pada para kubera biṭhāvaiṃ||

pāṭha kare jo nita mana lāī|

usakī kalā ho sadā savāī||

jisape prasanna kubera kī māī|

usakā jīvana cale sukhadāī||

jo kubera kā pāṭha karāvai|

usakā beḍa़ā pāra lagāvai||

ujaḍa़e ghara ko punaḥ basāvai|

śatru ko bhī mitra banāvai||

sahasra pustaka jo dāna karāī|

saba sukha bhoga padārtha pāī||

prāṇa tyāga kara svarga meṃ jāī|

mānasa parivāra kubera kīrti gāī||

|| dohā ||

śiva bhaktoṃ meṃ agraṇī,

śrī yakṣarāja kubera|

hṛdaya meṃ jñāna prakāśa bhara,

kara do dūra aṃdhera||

kara do dūra aṃdhera aba,

jarā karo nā dera|

śaraṇa paḍa़ā hūṃ āpakī,

dayā kī dṛṣṭi phera||

About This Stotram

Overview

The Kubera Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Lord Kubera, the god of wealth and treasurer of the gods in Hindu tradition. It follows the standard chalisa format with chaupai verses and a framing doha, praising Kubera's attributes and seeking his blessings for material prosperity. The text belongs to the devotional vernacular literature that developed during the medieval Bhakti movement.

What are the benefits of chanting Kubera Chalisa?

  • Attainment of wealth and financial prosperity
  • Removal of financial obstacles and debts
  • Material abundance and well-being
  • Protection from poverty and scarcity

When is the best time to recite this?

The Kubera Chalisa is recited on mornings and evenings, and is particularly associated with Dhanteras and Diwali, the primary festivals of wealth worship. Fridays, which are associated with Goddess Lakshmi who is often invoked alongside Kubera, are also considered suitable.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The chalisa format became widely popular in northern India from the fifteenth century onward as part of the Bhakti movement's effort to make devotional practice accessible through vernacular poetry. The Kubera Chalisa is composed in Hindi and the authorship is not attributed to any known historical figure. Lord Kubera's prominence in Hindu scripture dates to ancient Puranic texts, where he is described as the king of the Yakshas and lord of the northern direction. This chalisa draws on that established iconography while presenting it in a form accessible to lay devotees.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Kubera Ashtottara Sata Namavali — the 108-name Sanskrit namavali of Kubera, representing the classical form of Kubera worship
  • Lakshmi Chalisa — a Hindi forty-verse hymn dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, who is frequently worshipped alongside Kubera in rituals for prosperity