Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Lord Ganesha Chalisa
Jaya Jaya Jaya Ganapati Gan Raaju
|| dohA ||
jaya gaNapati sadaguNa sadana,
kavivara badana kRRipAla|
vighna haraNa maMgala karaNa,
jaya jaya girijAlAla||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya gaNapati gaNarAjU|
maMgala bharaNa karaNa shubhaH kAjU||
jai gajabadana sadana sukhadAtA|
vishva vinAyakA buddhi vidhAtA||
vakra tuNDa shuchI shuNDa suhAvanA|
tilaka tripuNDa bhAla mana bhAvana||
rAjata maNi muktana ura mAlA|
svarNa mukuTa shira nayana vishAlA||
pustaka pANi kuThAra trishUlaM|
modaka bhoga sugandhita phUlaM||
sundara pItAmbara tana sAjita|
charaNa pAdukA muni mana rAjita||
dhani shiva suvana ShaDAnana bhrAtA|
gaurI lAlana vishva-vikhyAtA||
RRiddhi-siddhi tava chaMvara sudhAre|
muShaka vAhana sohata dvAre||
kahau janma shubha kathA tumhArI|
ati shuchI pAvana maMgalakArI||
eka samaya girirAja kumArI|
putra hetu tapa kInhA bhArI||
bhayo yaj~na jaba pUrNa anUpA|
taba pahuMchyo 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 vishAlA|
binA garbha dhAraNa yahi kAlA||
gaNanAyaka guNa j~nAna nidhAnA|
pUjita prathama rUpa bhagavAnA||
asa kahI antardhAna rUpa havai|
pAlanA para bAlaka svarUpa havai||
bani shishu rudana jabahiM tuma ThAnA|
lakhi mukha sukha nahiM gaurI samAnA||
sakala magana, sukhamaMgala gAvahiM|
nAbha te surana, sumana varShAvahiM||
shambhu, umA, bahudAna luTAvahiM|
sura munijana, suta dekhana AvahiM||
lakhi ati Ananda maMgala sAjA|
dekhana bhI Aye shani rAjA||
nija avaguNa guni shani mana mAhIM|
bAlaka, dekhana chAhata nAhIM||
girijA kaChu mana bheda baDhAyo|
utsava mora, na shani tuhI bhAyo||
kahata lage shani, mana sakuchAI|
kA karihau, shishu mohi dikhAI||
nahiM vishvAsa, umA ura bhayaU|
shani soM bAlaka dekhana kahayaU||
padatahiM shani dRRiga koNa prakAshA|
bAlaka sira u.Di gayo akAshA||
girijA girI vikala havai dharaNI|
so duHkha dashA gayo nahIM varaNI||
hAhAkAra machyau kailAshA|
shani kInhoM lakhi suta ko nAshA||
turata garu.Da chaढ़i viShNu sidhAyo|
kATI chakra so gaja sira lAye||
bAlaka ke dhaDa़ Upara dhArayo|
prANa mantra paढ़i shaMkara DArayo||
nAma gaNesha shambhu taba kInhe|
prathama pUjya buddhi nidhi, vara dInhe||
buddhi parIkShA jaba shiva kInhA|
pRRithvI kara pradakShiNA lInhA||
chale ShaDAnana, bharami bhulAI|
rache baiTha tuma buddhi upAI||
charaNa mAtu-pitu ke dhara lInheM|
tinake sAta pradakShiNa kInheM||
dhani gaNesha kahI shiva hiye haraShe|
nabha te surana sumana bahu barase||
tumharI mahimA buddhi ba.DAI|
sheSha 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 shakti bhakti kuCha dIjai||
|| dohA ||
shrI gaNesha yaha chAlIsA,
pATha karai kara dhyAna|
nita nava maMgala gRRiha basai,
lahe jagata sanmAna||
sambandha apane sahasra dasha,
RRiShi paMchamI dinesha|
pUraNa chAlIsA bhayo,
maMgala mUrtI gaNesha||
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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