Mahakali Chalisa, Mahakali Mata Chalisa
Mahakali Chalisa, Mahakali Mata Chalisa
Jai Kali Kankala Malini
|| dohA ||
jaya jaya sItArAma ke,
madhyavAsinI amba|
dehu darza jagadamba,
aba karo na mAtu vilamba||
jaya tArA jaya kAlikA,
jaya daza vidyA vRnda|
kAlI cAlIsA racata,
eka siddhi kavi hinda||
prAtaH kAla uTha jo paढ़e,
dupahariyA yA zAma|
duHkha daridratA dUra hoM,
siddhi hoya saba kAma||
|| caupAI ||
jaya kAlI kaMkAla mAlinI|
jaya maMgalA mahA kapAlinI||
raktabIja badhakAriNi mAtA|
sadA bhakta jananakI sukhadAtA||
ziro mAlikA bhUSita aMge|
jaya kAlI jaya madya mataMge||
hara hRdayAravinda suvilAsini|
jaya jagadambA sakala duHkha nAzini||
hrIM kAlI zrI mahAkAlI|
krIM kalyANI dakSiNAkAlI||
jaya kalAvatI jaya vidyAvatI|
jaya tArA sundarI mahAmati||
dehu subuddhi harahu saba saMkaTa|
hohu bhakta ke Age paragaTa||
jaya OM kAre jaya huMkAre|
mahA zakti jaya aparampAre||
kamalA kaliyuga darpa vinAzinI|
sadA bhakta jana ke bhayanAzinI||
aba jagadamba na dera lagAvahu|
dukha daridratA mora haTAvahu||
jayati karAla kAlikA mAtA|
kAlAnala samAna dyutigAtA||
jayazaMkarI surezi sanAtani|
koTi siddhi kavi mAtu purAtani||
kapardinI kali kalpa bimocani|
jaya vikasita nava nalinavilocani||
Ananda karaNi Ananda nidhAnA|
dehumAtu mohi nirmala jJAnA||
karuNAmRta sAgara kRpAmayI|
hohu duSTa janapara aba nirdayI||
sakala jIva tohi parama piyArA|
sakala vizva tore AdhArA||
pralaya kAla meM nartana kAriNi|
jaya jananI saba jaga kI pAlani||
mahodarI mahezvarI mAyA|
himagiri sutA vizva kI chAyA||
svachanda rada mArada dhuni mAhI|
garjata tumhI aura kou nAhI||
sphurati maNigaNAkAra pratAne|
tArAgaNa tU byoma vitAne||
zrI dhAre santana hitakAriNI|
agni pANi ati duSTa vidAriNi||
dhUmra vilocani prANa vimocani|
zumbha nizumbha mathani varalocani||
sahasa bhujI saroruha mAlinI|
cAmuNDe maraghaTa kI vAsinI||
khappara madhya suzoNita sAjI|
mArehu mA~ mahiSAsura pAjI||
amba ambikA caNDa caNDikA|
saba eke tuma Adi kAlikA||
ajA ekarUpA bahurUpA|
akatha caritra tava zakti anUpA||
kalakattA ke dakSiNa dvAre|
mUrati tora mahezi apAre||
kAdambarI pAnarata zyAmA|
jaya mAtaMgI kAma ke dhAmA||
kamalAsana vAsinI kamalAyani|
jaya zyAmA jaya jaya zyAmAyani||
mAtaMgI jaya jayati prakRti he|
jayati bhakti ura kumati sumati hai||
koTibrahma ziva viSNu kAmadA|
jayati ahiMsA dharma janmadA||
jala thala nabhamaNDala meM vyApinI|
saudAmini madhya alApini||
jhananana tacchu maririna nAdini|
jaya sarasvatI vINA vAdinI||
OM aiM hrIM klIM cAmuNDAyai vicce|
kalita kaNTha zobhita naramuNDA||
jaya brahmANDa siddhi kavi mAtA|
kAmAkhyA aura kAlI mAtA||
hiMgalAja vindhyAcala vAsinI|
aTTahAsinI aru aghana nAzinI||
kitanI stuti karU~ akhaNDe|
tU brahmANDe zaktijitacaNDe||
karahu kRpA sabape jagadambA|
rahahiM nizaMka tora avalambA||
caturbhujI kAlI tuma zyAmA|
rUpa tumhAra mahA abhirAmA||
khaDga aura khappara kara sohata|
sura nara muni sabako mana mohata||
tumhari kRpA pAve jo koI|
roga zoka nahiM tAkaha~ hoI||
jo yaha pATha kare cAlIsA|
tApara kRpA karahi gaurIzA||
|| dohA ||
jaya kapAlinI jaya zivA,
jaya jaya jaya jagadamba|
sadA bhaktajana keri duHkha harahu,
mAtu avalamba||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Mahakali Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Mahakali, the fierce primordial form of the Divine Mother associated with time, destruction of evil, and liberation. Composed in the chalisa format of doha (couplets) and chaupai (quatrain) verses, it belongs to the popular Bhakti devotional tradition of medieval India. The hymn is also known by its opening line, "Jai Kali Kankala Malini."
What are the benefits of chanting Mahakali Chalisa?
- Removes sorrow, poverty, and fear
- Grants courage and inner strength
- Protection from harmful forces and negative energies
- Supports the devotee on the path toward liberation
When is the best time to recite this?
The Mahakali Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening as part of daily worship. It is particularly appropriate during Navaratri and Kali Puja, and can be recited any time one seeks strength or protection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Chalisas as a devotional form became widespread during the Bhakti movement in medieval India, where vernacular hymns made goddess worship accessible to a broad audience. The Mahakali Chalisa has no definitively identified author; an early line references a poet called "Siddhi Kavi Hind," suggesting a devotional poet-composer rather than a known historical figure. The hymn draws on Shakta and Tantric traditions of Kali worship. Its structure and language are characteristic of popular Hindi devotional literature from the late medieval and early modern periods.
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- Mahakali Kavacham — a protective Sanskrit armor-hymn to Mahakali, sharing the same deity and protective intent
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