Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Lord Shiva Chalisa, Shivji Chalisa
Jai Girija Pati Din Dayala
|| dohA ||
jaya gaNesha girijA suvana,
maMgala mUla sujAna|
kahata ayodhyAdAsa tuma,
dehu abhaya varadAna||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya girijA pati dIna dayAlA|
sadA karata santana pratipAlA||
bhAla chandramA sohata nIke|
kAnana kuNDala nAgaphanI ke||
aMga gaura shira gaMga bahAye|
muNDamAla tana kShAra lagAe||
vastra khAla bAghambara sohe|
Chavi ko dekhi nAga mana mohe||
mainA mAtu kI have dulArI|
bAma aMga sohata Chavi nyArI||
kara trishUla sohata Chavi bhArI|
karata sadA shatruna kShayakArI||
nandi gaNesha sohai taha.N kaise|
sAgara madhya kamala haiM jaise||
kArtika shyAma 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 ShaDAnana Apa paThAyau|
lavanimeSha maha.N mAri girAyau||
Apa jalaMdhara asura saMhArA|
suyasha tumhAra vidita saMsArA||
tripurAsura sana yuddha machAI|
sabahiM kRRipA kara lIna bachAI||
kiyA tapahiM bhAgIratha bhArI|
puraba pratij~nA tAsu purArI||
dAnina maha.N 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 rAmachandra jaba kInhA|
jIta ke laMka vibhIShaNa dInhA||
sahasa kamala meM ho rahe dhArI|
kInha parIkShA tabahiM purArI||
eka kamala prabhu rAkheu joI|
kamala nayana pUjana chahaM soI||
kaThina bhakti dekhI prabhu shaMkara|
bhae prasanna die ichChita vara||
jaya jaya jaya ananta avinAshI|
karata kRRipA saba ke ghaTavAsI||
duShTa sakala nita mohi satAvai|
bhramata rahauM mohi chaina na Avai||
trAhi trAhi maiM nAtha pukAro|
yehi avasara mohi Ana ubAro||
lai trishUla shatruna 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 jAMche so phala pAhIM||
astuti kehi vidhi karaiM tumhArI|
kShamahu nAtha aba chUka hamArI||
shaMkara ho saMkaTa ke nAshana|
maMgala kAraNa vighna vinAshana||
yogI yati muni dhyAna lagAvaiM|
shArada nArada shIsha navAvaiM||
namo namo jaya namaH shivAya|
sura brahmAdika pAra na pAya||
jo yaha pATha kare mana lAI|
tA para hota hai shambhu sahAI||
RRIniyAM jo koI ho adhikArI|
pATha kare so pAvana hArI||
putra hona kara ichChA joI|
nishchaya shiva prasAda tehi hoI||
paNDita trayodashI ko lAve|
dhyAna pUrvaka homa karAve||
trayodashI vrata karai hameshA|
tAke tana nahIM rahai kaleshA||
dhUpa dIpa naivedya chaढ़Ave|
shaMkara sammukha pATha sunAve||
janma janma ke pApa nasAve|
anta dhAma shivapura meM pAve||
kahaiM ayodhyAdAsa Asa tumhArI|
jAni sakala duHkha harahu hamArI||
|| dohA ||
nitta nema uThi prAtaH hI,
pATha karo chAlIsA|
tuma merI manokAmanA,
pUrNa karo jagadIsha||
magasira ChaThi hemanta RRItu,
saMvata chausaTha jAna|
stuti chAlIsA shivahi,
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