Lord Shani Chalisa, Shani Dev Chalisa
Lord Shani Chalisa, Shani Dev Chalisa
Jayati Jayati Shanidev Dayala
|| dohA ||
jaya gaNeza girijA suvana,
maMgala karaNa kRpAla|
dInana ke duHkha dUra kari,
kIjai nAtha nihAla||
jaya jaya zrI zanideva prabhu,
sunahu vinaya mahArAja|
karahu kRpA he ravi tanaya,
rAkhahu jana kI lAja||
|| caupAI ||
jayati jayati zanideva dayAlA|
karata sadA bhaktana pratipAlA||
cAri bhujA, tanu zyAma virAjai|
mAthe ratana mukuTa chavi chAjai||
parama vizAla manohara bhAlA|
Teढ़I dRSTi bhRkuTi vikarAlA||
kuNDala zravaNa camAcama camake|
hiye mAla muktana maNi damake||
kara meM gadA trizUla kuThArA|
pala bica karaiM arihiM saMhArA||
piMgala, kRSNoM, chAyA, nandana|
yama, koNastha, raudra, duHkha bhaMjana||
saurI, manda, zani, dazanAmA|
bhAnu putra pUjahiM saba kAmA||
jA para prabhu prasanna hai jAhIM|
raMkahuM rAva karaiM kSaNa mAhIM||
parvatahU tRNa hoI nihArata|
tRNahU ko parvata kari DArata||
rAja milata vana rAmahiM dInho|
kaikeihuM kI mati hari lInho||
banahUM meM mRga kapaTa dikhAI|
mAtu jAnakI gayI curAI||
lakhanahiM zakti vikala kariDArA|
macigA dala meM hAhAkArA||
rAvaNa kI gati mati baurAI|
rAmacandra soM baira baढ़AI||
diyo kITa kari kaMcana laMkA|
baji bajaraMga bIra kI DaMkA||
nRpa vikrama para tuhi pagu dhArA|
citra mayUra nigali gai hArA||
hAra naulAkhA lAgyo corI|
hAtha paira DaravAyo torI||
bhArI dazA nikRSTa dikhAyo|
telihiM ghara kolhU calavAyo||
vinaya rAga dIpaka maha~ kInhoM|
taba prasanna prabhu hai sukha dInhoM||
harizcandra nRpa nAri bikAnI|
Apahu~ bhare Doma ghara pAnI||
taise nala para dazA sirAnI|
bhU~jI-mIna kUda gayI pAnI||
zrI zaMkarahi gahayo jaba jAI|
pArvatI ko satI karAI||
tanika vilokata hI kari rIsA|
nabha ur3i gayo gaurisuta sIsA||
pANDava para bhai dazA tumhArI|
bacI dropadI hoti ughArI||
kaurava ke bhI gati mati mArayo|
yuddha mahAbhArata kari DArayo||
ravi kahaM mukha mahaM dhari tatkAlA|
lekara kUdi parayo pAtAlA||
zeSa deva-lakhi vinatI lAI|
ravi ko mukha te diyo chur3AI||
vAhana prabhu ke sAta sujAnA|
haya digja gardabha mRga svAnA||
jambuka siMha Adi nakha dhArI|
so phala jyotiSa kahata pukArI||
gaja vAhana lakSmI gRha AvaiM|
haya te sukha sampatti upajAvai||
gardabha hAni karai bahu kAjA|
siMha siddhakara rAja samAjA||
jambuka buddhi naSTa kara DArai|
mRga de kaSTa prANa saMhArai||
jaba AvahiM prabhu svAna savArI|
corI Adi hoya Dara bhArI||
taisahi cAri caraNa yaha nAmA|
svarNa lauha cA~jI aru tAmA||
lauha caraNa para jaba prabhu AvaiM|
dhana jana sampatti naSTa karAvai||
samatA tAmra rajata zubhakArI|
svarNa sarvasukha maMgala kArI||
jo yaha zani caritra nita gAvai|
kabahuM na dazA nikRSTa satAvai||
adabhuta nAtha dikhAvaiM lIlA|
karaiM zatru ke nazi bali DhIlA||
jo paNDita suyogya bulavAI|
vidhivata zani graha zAnti karAI||
pIpala jala zani divasa caढ़Avata|
dIpa dAna dai bahu sukha pAvata||
kahata rAma sundara prabhu dAsA|
zani sumirata sukha hota prakAzA||
|| dohA ||
pATha zanizcara deva ko,
kInhoM vimala taiyAra|
karata pATha cAlIsa dina,
ho bhavasAgara pAra||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shani Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Lord Shani, the deity of the planet Saturn in Hindu tradition and one of the nine planetary deities (Navagrahas). It follows the standard chalisa format with chaupai verses and framing dohas, and belongs to the vernacular Bhakti devotional tradition. Shani is regarded as the deity of karma and justice, and this chalisa is primarily recited as a propitiatory text.
What are the benefits of chanting Shani Chalisa?
- Mitigation of Saturn's malefic astrological influences (Sade Sati and Dhaiya)
- Removal of obstacles and delays in life
- Development of patience, discipline, and equanimity
- Protection from injustice and adversity
When is the best time to recite this?
Saturday (Shanivar) is the day associated with Lord Shani and is considered the most auspicious day for recitation, in the morning or evening. The chalisa is also recited during the transit periods of Sade Sati (seven-and-a-half years of Saturn) and Dhaiya (two-and-a-half years) when Saturn's influence is intensified.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Shani's role as a dispenser of karma and justice is established in Puranic texts, where he appears as the son of Surya (the sun) and a Navagraha deity with significant astrological power. The propitiation of Shani through hymns, fasting, and ritual has been part of Hindu devotional practice for centuries. The Shani Chalisa belongs to the medieval Hindi chalisa tradition and its authorship is not attributed to any known historical figure. The composition is distinct from classical Sanskrit Shani stotrams and represents the popular devotional tradition.
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Related Texts
- Shani Ashtakam — a Sanskrit eight-verse hymn dedicated to Lord Shani, representing the classical Sanskrit stotram form for the same deity
- Navagraha Stotram — a hymn addressing all nine planetary deities collectively, within which Shani is one of the principal figures