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Lakshmi Chalisa, Lakshmi Mata Chalisa

Lakshmi Chalisa, Lakshmi Mata Chalisa

Lakshmi Chalisa, Lakshmi Mata Chalisa

Stotram
Goddess Lakshmi
8 Verses
110%

Maatu Lakshmi Kari Kripa

|| dohA ||

mAtu lakShmI kari kRRipA,

karo hRRidaya meM vAsa|

manokAmanA siddha kari,

paruvahu merI Asa||

|| soraThA ||

yahI mora aradAsa,

hAtha joDa़ vinatI karuM|

saba vidhi karau suvAsa,

jaya janani jagadambikA|

|| chaupAI ||

sindhu sutA maiM sumirau tohI|

j~nAna, buddhi, vidyA do mohI||

tuma samAna nahiM koI upakArI|

saba vidhi puravahu Asa hamArI||

jaya jaya jagata janani jagadambA|

sabakI tuma hI ho avalambA||

tuma hI ho saba ghaTa ghaTa vAsI|

vinatI yahI hamArI khAsI||

jagajananI jaya sindhu kumArI|

dInana kI tuma ho hitakArI||

vinavauM nitya tumahiM mahArAnI|

kRRipA karau jaga janani bhavAnI||

kehi vidhi stuti karauM tihArI|

sudhi lIjai aparAdha bisArI||

kRRipA dRRiShTi chitavavo mama orI|

jagajananI vinatI suna morI||

j~nAna buddhi jaya sukha kI dAtA|

saMkaTa haro hamArI mAtA||

kShIrasindhu jaba viShNu mathAyo|

chaudaha ratna sindhu meM pAyo||

chaudaha ratna meM tuma sukharAsI|

sevA kiyo prabhu bani dAsI||

jaba jaba janma jahAM prabhu lInhA|

rupa badala tahaM sevA kInhA||

svayaM viShNu jaba nara tanu dhArA|

lInheu avadhapurI avatArA||

taba tuma pragaTa janakapura mAhIM|

sevA kiyo hRRidaya pulakAhIM||

apanAyA tohi antaryAmI|

vishva vidita tribhuvana kI svAmI||

tuma sama prabala shakti nahIM AnI|

kahaM lau mahimA kahauM bakhAnI||

mana krama vachana karai sevakAI|

mana ichChita vA~nChita phala pAI||

taji Chala kapaTa aura chaturAI|

pUjahiM vividha bhA.Nti manalAI||

aura hAla maiM kahauM bujhAI|

jo yaha pATha karai mana lAI||

tAko koI kaShTa noI|

mana ichChita pAvai phala soI||

trAhi trAhi jaya duHkha nivAriNi|

trividha tApa bhava bandhana hAriNI||

jo chAlIsA paDha़ai paDha़Avai|

dhyAna lagAkara sunai sunAvai||

tAkau koI na roga satAvai|

putra Adi dhana sampatti pAvai||

putrahIna aru sampati hInA|

andha badhira koDha़I ati dInA||

vipra bolAya kai pATha karAvai|

shaMkA dila meM kabhI na lAvai||

pATha karAvai dina chAlIsA|

tA para kRRipA karaiM gaurIsA||

sukha sampatti bahuta sI pAvai|

kamI nahIM kAhU kI Avai||

bAraha mAsa karai jo pUjA|

tehi sama dhanya aura nahiM dUjA||

pratidina pATha karai mana mAhI|

una sama koi jaga meM kahuM nAhIM||

bahuvidhi kyA maiM karauM baDa़AI|

leya parIkShA dhyAna lagAI||

kari vishvAsa karai vrata nemA|

hoya siddha upajai ura premA||

jaya jaya jaya lakShmI bhavAnI|

saba meM vyApita ho guNa khAnI||

tumharo teja prabala jaga mAhIM|

tuma sama kou dayAlu kahuM nAhiM||

mohi anAtha kI sudhi aba lIjai|

saMkaTa kATi bhakti mohi dIjai||

bhUla chUka kari kShamA hamArI|

darshana dajai dashA nihArI||

bina darshana vyAkula adhikArI|

tumahi aChata duHkha sahate bhArI||

nahiM mohiM j~nAna buddhi hai tana meM|

saba jAnata ho apane mana meM||

rupa chaturbhuja karake dhAraNa|

kaShTa mora aba karahu nivAraNa||

kehi prakAra maiM karauM baDa़AI|

j~nAna buddhi mohi nahiM adhikAI||

|| dohA ||

trAhi trAhi duHkha hAriNI,

haro vegi saba trAsa|

jayati jayati jaya lakShmI,

karo shatru ko nAsha||

rAmadAsa dhari dhyAna nita,

vinaya karata kara jora|

mAtu lakShmI dAsa para,

karahu dayA kI kora||

About This Stotram

Overview

The Lakshmi Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity in Hindu tradition. It follows the standard chalisa format of chaupai verses framed by introductory and closing dohas. The text belongs to the vernacular Bhakti literature tradition and is used in daily household worship and on festivals associated with Lakshmi.

What are the benefits of chanting Lakshmi Chalisa?

  • Attainment of wealth and material prosperity
  • Removal of financial obstacles
  • Blessings of good fortune and abundance
  • Peace and happiness in family life

When is the best time to recite this?

The Lakshmi Chalisa is recited on Friday mornings and evenings, as Friday is the day associated with Goddess Lakshmi. It is particularly recited during Diwali, Varalakshmi Vratam, and other festivals dedicated to the goddess.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The chalisa form became widely popular in northern India from the sixteenth century onward as part of the Bhakti movement's effort to make devotional practice accessible through vernacular Hindi poetry. The Lakshmi Chalisa follows this established pattern of folk devotional composition; its authorship is not attributed to any known historical figure. The worship of Lakshmi has ancient roots in Vedic scripture, where she appears in the Sri Suktam, and expanded into a major cult in the Puranic period. The chalisa represents the popular-devotional end of this long worship tradition.

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

  • Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali — the 108-name Sanskrit namavali of Goddess Lakshmi, representing the classical worship form of the same deity
  • Kanakadhara Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya that praises Lakshmi and seeks her blessings for abundance