Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Jai Girija Pati Din Dayala
|| dohā ||
jaya gaṇeśa girijā suvana,
maṃgala mūla sujāna|
kahata ayodhyādāsa tuma,
dehu abhaya varadāna||
|| caupāī ||
jaya girijā pati dīna dayālā|
sadā karata santana pratipālā||
bhāla candramā sohata nīke|
kānana kuṇḍala nāgaphanī ke||
aṃga gaura śira gaṃga bahāye|
muṇḍamāla tana kṣāra lagāe||
vastra khāla bāghambara sohe|
chavi ko dekhi nāga mana mohe||
mainā mātu kī have dulārī|
bāma aṃga sohata chavi nyārī||
kara triśūla sohata chavi bhārī|
karata sadā śatruna kṣayakārī||
nandi gaṇeśa sohai taha~ kaise|
sāgara madhya kamala haiṃ jaise||
kārtika śyāma aura gaṇarāū|
yā chavi ko kahi jāta na kāū||
devana jabahīṃ jāya pukārā|
taba hī dukha prabhu āpa nivārā||
kiyā upadrava tāraka bhārī|
devana saba mili tumahiṃ juhārī||
turata ṣaḍānana āpa paṭhāyau|
lavanimeṣa maha~ māri girāyau||
āpa jalaṃdhara asura saṃhārā|
suyaśa tumhāra vidita saṃsārā||
tripurāsura sana yuddha macāī|
sabahiṃ kṛpā kara līna bacāī||
kiyā tapahiṃ bhāgīratha bhārī|
puraba pratijñā tāsu purārī||
dānina maha~ tuma sama kou nāhīṃ|
sevaka stuti karata sadāhīṃ||
veda māhi mahimā tuma gāī|
akatha anādi bheda nahiṃ pāī||
prakaṭī udadhi maṃthana meṃ jvālā|
jarata surāsura bhae vihālā||
kīnhī dayā tahaṃ karī sahāī|
nīlakaṇṭha taba nāma kahāī||
pūjana rāmacandra jaba kīnhā|
jīta ke laṃka vibhīṣaṇa dīnhā||
sahasa kamala meṃ ho rahe dhārī|
kīnha parīkṣā tabahiṃ purārī||
eka kamala prabhu rākheu joī|
kamala nayana pūjana cahaṃ soī||
kaṭhina bhakti dekhī prabhu śaṃkara|
bhae prasanna die icchita vara||
jaya jaya jaya ananta avināśī|
karata kṛpā saba ke ghaṭavāsī||
duṣṭa sakala nita mohi satāvai|
bhramata rahauṃ mohi caina na āvai||
trāhi trāhi maiṃ nātha pukāro|
yehi avasara mohi āna ubāro||
lai triśūla śatruna ko māro|
saṃkaṭa te mohi āna ubāro||
māta-pitā bhrātā saba hoī|
saṃkaṭa meṃ pūchata nahiṃ koī||
svāmī eka hai āsa tumhārī|
āya harahu mama saṃkaṭa bhārī||
dhana nirdhana ko deta sadā hīṃ|
jo koī jāṃce so phala pāhīṃ||
astuti kehi vidhi karaiṃ tumhārī|
kṣamahu nātha aba cūka hamārī||
śaṃkara ho saṃkaṭa ke nāśana|
maṃgala kāraṇa vighna vināśana||
yogī yati muni dhyāna lagāvaiṃ|
śārada nārada śīśa navāvaiṃ||
namo namo jaya namaḥ śivāya|
sura brahmādika pāra na pāya||
jo yaha pāṭha kare mana lāī|
tā para hota hai śambhu sahāī||
ṝniyāṃ jo koī ho adhikārī|
pāṭha kare so pāvana hārī||
putra hona kara icchā joī|
niścaya śiva prasāda tehi hoī||
paṇḍita trayodaśī ko lāve|
dhyāna pūrvaka homa karāve||
trayodaśī vrata karai hameśā|
tāke tana nahīṃ rahai kaleśā||
dhūpa dīpa naivedya caढ़āve|
śaṃkara sammukha pāṭha sunāve||
janma janma ke pāpa nasāve|
anta dhāma śivapura meṃ pāve||
kahaiṃ ayodhyādāsa āsa tumhārī|
jāni sakala duḥkha harahu hamārī||
|| dohā ||
nitta nema uṭhi prātaḥ hī,
pāṭha karo cālīsā|
tuma merī manokāmanā,
pūrṇa karo jagadīśa||
magasira chaṭhi hemanta ṝtu,
saṃvata causaṭha jāna|
stuti cālīsā śivahi,
pūrṇa kīna kalyāṇa||
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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.
Available scripts
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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