Lalita Chalisa, Lalita Mata Chalisa
Lalita Chalisa, Lalita Mata Chalisa
Lalita Chalisa, Lalita Mata Chalisa
Jayati Jayati Jai Lalite Mata
|| chaupAI ||
jayati jayati jaya lalite mAtA|
tava guNa mahimA hai vikhyAtA||
tU sundarI, tripureshvarI devI|
sura nara muni tere pada sevI||
tU kalyANI kaShTa nivAriNI|
tU sukha dAyinI, vipadA hAriNI||
moha vinAshinI daitya nAshinI|
bhakta bhAvinI jyoti prakAshinI||
Adi shakti shrI vidyA rUpA|
chakra svAminI deha anUpA||
hRRidaya nivAsinI-bhakta tAriNI|
nAnA kaShTa vipati dala hAriNI||
dasha vidyA hai rupa tumhArA|
shrI chandreshvarI naimiSha pyArA||
dhUmA, bagalA, bhairavI, tArA|
bhuvaneshvarI, kamalA, vistArA||
ShoDashI, ChinnmastA, mAtaMgI|
laliteshakti tumhArI saMgI||
lalite tuma ho jyotita bhAlA|
bhakta janoM kA kAma saMbhAlA||
bhArI saMkaTa jaba-jaba Aye|
unase tumane bhakta bachAe||
jisane kRRipA tumhArI pAyI|
usakI saba vidhi se bana AyI||
saMkaTa dUra karo mA.N bhArI|
bhakta janoM ko Asa tumhArI||
tripureshvarI, shailajA, bhavAnI|
jaya jaya jaya shiva kI mahArAnI||
yoga siddi pAveM saba yogI|
bhogeM bhoga mahA sukha bhogI||
kRRipA tumhArI pAke mAtA|
jIvana sukhamaya hai bana jAtA||
dukhiyoM ko tumane apanAyA|
mahA mUढ़ jo sharaNa na AyA||
tumane jisakI ora nihArA|
milI use sampatti, sukha sArA||
Adi shakti jaya tripura pyArI|
mahAshakti jaya jaya, bhaya hArI||
kula yoginI, kuNDalinI rUpA|
lIlA lalite kareM anUpA||
mahA-maheshvarI, mahA shakti de|
tripura-sundarI sadA bhakti de||
mahA mahA-nande kalyANI|
mUkoM ko detI ho vANI||
ichChA-j~nAna-kriyA kA bhAgI|
hotA taba sevA anurAgI||
jo lalite terA guNa gAve|
use na koI kaShTa satAve||
sarva maMgale jvAlA-mAlinI|
tuma ho sarva shakti saMchAlinI||
AyA mA.N jo sharaNa tumhArI|
vipadA harI usI kI sArI||
nAmA karShiNI, chintA karShiNI|
sarva mohinI saba sukha-varShiNI||
mahimA tava saba jaga vikhyAtA|
tuma ho dayAmayI jaga mAtA||
saba saubhAgya dAyinI lalitA|
tuma ho sukhadA karuNA kalitA||
Ananda, sukha, sampatti detI ho|
kaShTa bhayAnaka hara letI ho||
mana se jo jana tumako dhyAve|
vaha turanta mana vAMChita pAve||
lakShmI, durgA tuma ho kAlI|
tumhIM shAradA chakra-kapAlI||
mUlAdhAra, nivAsinI jaya jaya|
sahasrAra gAminI mA.N jaya jaya||
ChaH chakroM ko bhedane vAlI|
karatI ho sabakI rakhavAlI||
yogI, bhogI, krodhI, kAmI|
saba haiM sevaka saba anugAmI||
sabako pAra lagAtI ho mA.N|
saba para dayA dikhAtI ho mA.N||
hemAvatI, umA, brahmANI|
bhaNDAsura ki hRRidaya vidAriNI||
sarva vipati hara, sarvAdhAre|
tumane kuTila kupaMthI tAre||
chandra- dhAriNI, naimishvAsinI|
kRRipA karo lalite adhanAshinI||
bhakta janoM ko darasa dikhAo|
saMshaya bhaya saba shIghra miTAo||
jo koI paढ़e lalitA chAlIsA|
hove sukha Ananda adhIsA||
jisa para koI saMkaTa Ave|
pATha kare saMkaTa miTa jAve||
dhyAna lagA paढ़e ikkIsa bArA|
pUrNa manoratha hove sArA||
putra-hIna saMtati sukha pAve|
nirdhana dhanI bane guNa gAve||
isa vidhi pATha kare jo koI|
duHkha bandhana ChUTe sukha hoI||
jitendra chandra bhAratIya batAveM|
paढ़eM chAlIsA to sukha pAveM||
sabase laghu upAya yaha jAno|
siddha hoya mana meM jo ThAno||
lalitA kare hRRidaya meM bAsA|
siddi deta lalitA chAlIsA||
|| dohA ||
lalite mA.N aba kRRipA karo,
siddha karo saba kAma|
shraddhA se sira nAya kare,
karate tumheM praNAma||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Lalita Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the supreme goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition within Shaktism. It follows the standard chalisa format of chaupai verses with framing dohas, presenting the goddess's attributes and powers in accessible vernacular language. The text bridges the classical Tantric Shakta tradition with the popular Hindi devotional literature of northern India.
What are the benefits of chanting Lalita Chalisa?
- Removes obstacles and protects from negative forces
- Bestows prosperity and material well-being
- Grants spiritual knowledge and progress toward liberation
- Fulfills desires and aspirations
When is the best time to recite this?
The Lalita Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening. Navaratri is the primary festival occasion, and Lalita Jayanti and Fridays are also appropriate. It is suitable for daily practice as part of regular Devi worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The chalisa form became popular in northern India during the medieval Bhakti movement from the fifteenth century onward, offering vernacular devotional alternatives to Sanskrit scriptural texts. Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari is a major deity within Tantric Hinduism and the Sri Vidya system, with her worship centered on the Sri Chakra. The Lalita Chalisa translates this Tantric tradition into the accessible Hindi chalisa format, making the goddess's worship available to lay devotees. The authorship is not attributed to a known historical figure and the composition date is uncertain; the text is composed in Hindi, consistent with northern India's folk devotional tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Lalita Sahasranama — the authoritative 1000-name Sanskrit text of Goddess Lalita from the Brahmanda Purana, representing the classical scriptural layer of the same tradition
- Lalita Pancha Ratnam — a compact five-verse Sanskrit hymn praising Goddess Lalita, intended as a morning meditation