Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Jaya Jaya Jaya Ganapati Gan Raaju
|| dohA ||
jaya gaNapati sadaguNa sadana,
kavivara badana kRpAla|
vighna haraNa maMgala karaNa,
jaya jaya girijAlAla||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya gaNapati gaNarAjU|
maMgala bharaNa karaNa zubhaH kAjU||
jai gajabadana sadana sukhadAtA|
vizva vinAyakA buddhi vidhAtA||
vakra tuNDa zucI zuNDa suhAvanA|
tilaka tripuNDa bhAla mana bhAvana||
rAjata maNi muktana ura mAlA|
svarNa mukuTa zira nayana vizAlA||
pustaka pANi kuThAra trizUlaM|
modaka bhoga sugandhita phUlaM||
sundara pItAmbara tana sAjita|
caraNa pAdukA muni mana rAjita||
dhani ziva suvana SaDAnana bhrAtA|
gaurI lAlana vizva-vikhyAtA||
Rddhi-siddhi tava caMvara sudhAre|
muSaka vAhana sohata dvAre||
kahau janma zubha kathA tumhArI|
ati zucI pAvana maMgalakArI||
eka samaya girirAja kumArI|
putra hetu tapa kInhA bhArI||
bhayo yajJa jaba pUrNa anUpA|
taba pahuMcyo tuma dharI dvija rUpA||
atithi jAnI ke gaurI sukhArI|
bahuvidhi sevA karI tumhArI||
ati prasanna havai tuma vara dInhA|
mAtu putra hita jo tapa kInhA||
milahi putra tuhi, buddhi vizAlA|
binA garbha dhAraNa yahi kAlA||
gaNanAyaka guNa jJAna nidhAnA|
pUjita prathama rUpa bhagavAnA||
asa kahI antardhAna rUpa havai|
pAlanA para bAlaka svarUpa havai||
bani zizu rudana jabahiM tuma ThAnA|
lakhi mukha sukha nahiM gaurI samAnA||
sakala magana, sukhamaMgala gAvahiM|
nAbha te surana, sumana varSAvahiM||
zambhu, umA, bahudAna luTAvahiM|
sura munijana, suta dekhana AvahiM||
lakhi ati Ananda maMgala sAjA|
dekhana bhI Aye zani rAjA||
nija avaguNa guni zani mana mAhIM|
bAlaka, dekhana cAhata nAhIM||
girijA kachu mana bheda baDhAyo|
utsava mora, na zani tuhI bhAyo||
kahata lage zani, mana sakucAI|
kA karihau, zizu mohi dikhAI||
nahiM vizvAsa, umA ura bhayaU|
zani soM bAlaka dekhana kahayaU||
padatahiM zani dRga koNa prakAzA|
bAlaka sira ur3i gayo akAzA||
girijA girI vikala havai dharaNI|
so duHkha dazA gayo nahIM varaNI||
hAhAkAra macyau kailAzA|
zani kInhoM lakhi suta ko nAzA||
turata garur3a caढ़i viSNu sidhAyo|
kATI cakra so gaja sira lAye||
bAlaka ke dhaDa़ Upara dhArayo|
prANa mantra paढ़i zaMkara DArayo||
nAma gaNeza zambhu taba kInhe|
prathama pUjya buddhi nidhi, vara dInhe||
buddhi parIkSA jaba ziva kInhA|
pRthvI kara pradakSiNA lInhA||
cale SaDAnana, bharami bhulAI|
race baiTha tuma buddhi upAI||
caraNa mAtu-pitu ke dhara lInheM|
tinake sAta pradakSiNa kInheM||
dhani gaNeza kahI ziva hiye haraSe|
nabha te surana sumana bahu barase||
tumharI mahimA buddhi bar3AI|
zeSa sahasamukha sake na gAI||
maiM matihIna malIna dukhArI|
karahUM kauna vidhi vinaya tumhArI||
bhajata rAmasundara prabhudAsA|
jaga prayAga, kakarA, durvAsA||
aba prabhu dayA dInA para kIjai|
apanI zakti bhakti kucha dIjai||
|| dohA ||
zrI gaNeza yaha cAlIsA,
pATha karai kara dhyAna|
nita nava maMgala gRha basai,
lahe jagata sanmAna||
sambandha apane sahasra daza,
RSi paMcamI dineza|
pUraNa cAlIsA bhayo,
maMgala mUrtI gaNeza||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Ganesha Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati who is venerated as the remover of obstacles and the deity of beginnings. It follows the standard chalisa format of chaupai verses framed by dohas and belongs to the vernacular Bhakti devotional tradition of northern India. Ganesha is worshipped at the start of any major undertaking, making this chalisa widely used before new ventures and auspicious events.
What are the benefits of chanting Ganesha Chalisa?
- Removal of obstacles and impediments (Vighna Harta)
- Attainment of wisdom, intelligence, and clarity
- Success in new undertakings and endeavors
- Blessings of auspiciousness and prosperity
When is the best time to recite this?
The Ganesha Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening and is particularly appropriate before beginning any new project or auspicious activity. Ganesha Chaturthi is the primary festival occasion for its recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The chalisa form became widely popular in northern India from the medieval Bhakti period onward. The Ganesha Chalisa is composed in Hindi and its authorship is not attributed to any known historical figure; it represents the folk devotional literary tradition. Ganesha worship has ancient roots in Hinduism, with the deity appearing prominently in Puranic texts and gaining the specific role of "first worshipped" (Prathamapujita) by the time of the Ganapatya tradition. This chalisa brings that classical Ganesha theology into an accessible vernacular format for everyday devotional use.
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Related Texts
- Maha Ganapati Mula Mantra Pada Mala Stotram — a Sanskrit Tantric text built around the root mantra of Maha Ganapati, representing the classical Tantric approach to Ganesha worship
- Ganapati Atharvashirsha — a Vedic text from the Atharvaveda tradition that presents Ganesha as the supreme reality, the foundational scriptural source for Ganesha worship