Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Jai Girija Pati Din Dayala
|| dohA ||
jaya gaNeza girijA suvana,
maMgala mUla sujAna|
kahata ayodhyAdAsa tuma,
dehu abhaya varadAna||
|| caupAI ||
jaya girijA pati dIna dayAlA|
sadA karata santana pratipAlA||
bhAla candramA sohata nIke|
kAnana kuNDala nAgaphanI ke||
aMga gaura zira gaMga bahAye|
muNDamAla tana kSAra lagAe||
vastra khAla bAghambara sohe|
chavi ko dekhi nAga mana mohe||
mainA mAtu kI have dulArI|
bAma aMga sohata chavi nyArI||
kara trizUla sohata chavi bhArI|
karata sadA zatruna kSayakArI||
nandi gaNeza sohai taha~ kaise|
sAgara madhya kamala haiM jaise||
kArtika zyAma aura gaNarAU|
yA chavi ko kahi jAta na kAU||
devana jabahIM jAya pukArA|
taba hI dukha prabhu Apa nivArA||
kiyA upadrava tAraka bhArI|
devana saba mili tumahiM juhArI||
turata SaDAnana Apa paThAyau|
lavanimeSa maha~ mAri girAyau||
Apa jalaMdhara asura saMhArA|
suyaza tumhAra vidita saMsArA||
tripurAsura sana yuddha macAI|
sabahiM kRpA kara lIna bacAI||
kiyA tapahiM bhAgIratha bhArI|
puraba pratijJA tAsu purArI||
dAnina maha~ tuma sama kou nAhIM|
sevaka stuti karata sadAhIM||
veda mAhi mahimA tuma gAI|
akatha anAdi bheda nahiM pAI||
prakaTI udadhi maMthana meM jvAlA|
jarata surAsura bhae vihAlA||
kInhI dayA tahaM karI sahAI|
nIlakaNTha taba nAma kahAI||
pUjana rAmacandra jaba kInhA|
jIta ke laMka vibhISaNa dInhA||
sahasa kamala meM ho rahe dhArI|
kInha parIkSA tabahiM purArI||
eka kamala prabhu rAkheu joI|
kamala nayana pUjana cahaM soI||
kaThina bhakti dekhI prabhu zaMkara|
bhae prasanna die icchita vara||
jaya jaya jaya ananta avinAzI|
karata kRpA saba ke ghaTavAsI||
duSTa sakala nita mohi satAvai|
bhramata rahauM mohi caina na Avai||
trAhi trAhi maiM nAtha pukAro|
yehi avasara mohi Ana ubAro||
lai trizUla zatruna ko mAro|
saMkaTa te mohi Ana ubAro||
mAta-pitA bhrAtA saba hoI|
saMkaTa meM pUchata nahiM koI||
svAmI eka hai Asa tumhArI|
Aya harahu mama saMkaTa bhArI||
dhana nirdhana ko deta sadA hIM|
jo koI jAMce so phala pAhIM||
astuti kehi vidhi karaiM tumhArI|
kSamahu nAtha aba cUka hamArI||
zaMkara ho saMkaTa ke nAzana|
maMgala kAraNa vighna vinAzana||
yogI yati muni dhyAna lagAvaiM|
zArada nArada zIza navAvaiM||
namo namo jaya namaH zivAya|
sura brahmAdika pAra na pAya||
jo yaha pATha kare mana lAI|
tA para hota hai zambhu sahAI||
RRniyAM jo koI ho adhikArI|
pATha kare so pAvana hArI||
putra hona kara icchA joI|
nizcaya ziva prasAda tehi hoI||
paNDita trayodazI ko lAve|
dhyAna pUrvaka homa karAve||
trayodazI vrata karai hamezA|
tAke tana nahIM rahai kalezA||
dhUpa dIpa naivedya caढ़Ave|
zaMkara sammukha pATha sunAve||
janma janma ke pApa nasAve|
anta dhAma zivapura meM pAve||
kahaiM ayodhyAdAsa Asa tumhArI|
jAni sakala duHkha harahu hamArI||
|| dohA ||
nitta nema uThi prAtaH hI,
pATha karo cAlIsA|
tuma merI manokAmanA,
pUrNa karo jagadIza||
magasira chaThi hemanta RRtu,
saMvata causaTha jAna|
stuti cAlIsA zivahi,
pUrNa kIna kalyANa||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism. It follows the standard chalisa format of chaupai verses with framing dohas, praising Shiva's cosmic attributes, forms, and divine play (lila). The text mentions "Ayodhya Das" in its introductory doha, suggesting a possible regional authorial tradition, though the composer is not a documented historical figure.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Chalisa?
- Removal of obstacles and difficulties
- Protection and inner security
- Fulfillment of desires and aspirations
- Spiritual progress toward liberation (moksha)
When is the best time to recite this?
The Shiva Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening. Mahashivaratri is the primary occasion for its recitation, and Monday and the Shravana month are also particularly associated with Shiva worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The chalisa form became popular in northern India from the medieval Bhakti movement onward, offering vernacular Hindi devotional literature for lay practitioners. The Shiva Chalisa belongs to this tradition and addresses Shiva in his accessible, compassionate aspect as the "compassionate lord of Girija" (Jai Girija Pati Din Dayala). The attribution to "Ayodhya Das" in the doha suggests a connection to Uttar Pradesh's devotional culture, though no definitive historical record of this figure exists. The text draws on classical Puranic descriptions of Shiva while presenting them in a format designed for easy memorization and recitation.
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Related Texts
- Lingashtakam — a Sanskrit eight-verse hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya praising the Shiva Lingam, representing the classical Sanskrit form of Shiva stotram worship
- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn built around the five-syllable Shiva mantra "Namah Shivaya," attributed to Adi Shankaracharya