Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Jaya Jaya Jaya Ganapati Gan Raaju
|| dohā ||
jaya gaṇapati sadaguṇa sadana,
kavivara badana kṛpāla|
vighna haraṇa maṃgala karaṇa,
jaya jaya girijālāla||
|| caupāī ||
jaya jaya jaya gaṇapati gaṇarājū|
maṃgala bharaṇa karaṇa śubhaḥ kājū||
jai gajabadana sadana sukhadātā|
viśva vināyakā buddhi vidhātā||
vakra tuṇḍa śucī śuṇḍa suhāvanā|
tilaka tripuṇḍa bhāla mana bhāvana||
rājata maṇi muktana ura mālā|
svarṇa mukuṭa śira nayana viśālā||
pustaka pāṇi kuṭhāra triśūlaṃ|
modaka bhoga sugandhita phūlaṃ||
sundara pītāmbara tana sājita|
caraṇa pādukā muni mana rājita||
dhani śiva suvana ṣaḍānana bhrātā|
gaurī lālana viśva-vikhyātā||
ṛddhi-siddhi tava caṃvara sudhāre|
muṣaka vāhana sohata dvāre||
kahau janma śubha kathā tumhārī|
ati śucī pāvana maṃgalakārī||
eka samaya girirāja kumārī|
putra hetu tapa kīnhā bhārī||
bhayo yajña jaba pūrṇa anūpā|
taba pahuṃcyo tuma dharī dvija rūpā||
atithi jānī ke gaurī sukhārī|
bahuvidhi sevā karī tumhārī||
ati prasanna havai tuma vara dīnhā|
mātu putra hita jo tapa kīnhā||
milahi putra tuhi, buddhi viśālā|
binā garbha dhāraṇa yahi kālā||
gaṇanāyaka guṇa jñāna nidhānā|
pūjita prathama rūpa bhagavānā||
asa kahī antardhāna rūpa havai|
pālanā para bālaka svarūpa havai||
bani śiśu rudana jabahiṃ tuma ṭhānā|
lakhi mukha sukha nahiṃ gaurī samānā||
sakala magana, sukhamaṃgala gāvahiṃ|
nābha te surana, sumana varṣāvahiṃ||
śambhu, umā, bahudāna luṭāvahiṃ|
sura munijana, suta dekhana āvahiṃ||
lakhi ati ānanda maṃgala sājā|
dekhana bhī āye śani rājā||
nija avaguṇa guni śani mana māhīṃ|
bālaka, dekhana cāhata nāhīṃ||
girijā kachu mana bheda baḍhāyo|
utsava mora, na śani tuhī bhāyo||
kahata lage śani, mana sakucāī|
kā karihau, śiśu mohi dikhāī||
nahiṃ viśvāsa, umā ura bhayaū|
śani soṃ bālaka dekhana kahayaū||
padatahiṃ śani dṛga koṇa prakāśā|
bālaka sira ur̤i gayo akāśā||
girijā girī vikala havai dharaṇī|
so duḥkha daśā gayo nahīṃ varaṇī||
hāhākāra macyau kailāśā|
śani kīnhoṃ lakhi suta ko nāśā||
turata garur̤a caढ़i viṣṇu sidhāyo|
kāṭī cakra so gaja sira lāye||
bālaka ke dhaḍa़ ūpara dhārayo|
prāṇa mantra paढ़i śaṃkara ḍārayo||
nāma gaṇeśa śambhu taba kīnhe|
prathama pūjya buddhi nidhi, vara dīnhe||
buddhi parīkṣā jaba śiva kīnhā|
pṛthvī kara pradakṣiṇā līnhā||
cale ṣaḍānana, bharami bhulāī|
race baiṭha tuma buddhi upāī||
caraṇa mātu-pitu ke dhara līnheṃ|
tinake sāta pradakṣiṇa kīnheṃ||
dhani gaṇeśa kahī śiva hiye haraṣe|
nabha te surana sumana bahu barase||
tumharī mahimā buddhi bar̤āī|
śeṣa sahasamukha sake na gāī||
maiṃ matihīna malīna dukhārī|
karahūṃ kauna vidhi vinaya tumhārī||
bhajata rāmasundara prabhudāsā|
jaga prayāga, kakarā, durvāsā||
aba prabhu dayā dīnā para kījai|
apanī śakti bhakti kucha dījai||
|| dohā ||
śrī gaṇeśa yaha cālīsā,
pāṭha karai kara dhyāna|
nita nava maṃgala gṛha basai,
lahe jagata sanmāna||
sambandha apane sahasra daśa,
ṛṣi paṃcamī dineśa|
pūraṇa cālīsā bhayo,
maṃgala mūrtī gaṇeśa||
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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.
Available scripts
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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