Mahakali Chalisa, Mahakali Mata Chalisa
Mahakali Chalisa, Mahakali Mata Chalisa
Mahakali Chalisa, Mahakali Mata Chalisa
Jai Kali Kankala Malini
|| dohA ||
jaya jaya sItArAma ke,
madhyavAsinI amba|
dehu darsha jagadamba,
aba karo na mAtu vilamba||
jaya tArA jaya kAlikA,
jaya dasha vidyA vRRinda|
kAlI chAlIsA rachata,
eka siddhi kavi hinda||
prAtaH kAla uTha jo paढ़e,
dupahariyA yA shAma|
duHkha daridratA dUra hoM,
siddhi hoya saba kAma||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya kAlI kaMkAla mAlinI|
jaya maMgalA mahA kapAlinI||
raktabIja badhakAriNi mAtA|
sadA bhakta jananakI sukhadAtA||
shiro mAlikA bhUShita aMge|
jaya kAlI jaya madya mataMge||
hara hRRidayAravinda suvilAsini|
jaya jagadambA sakala duHkha nAshini||
hrIM kAlI shrI mahAkAlI|
krIM kalyANI dakShiNAkAlI||
jaya kalAvatI jaya vidyAvatI|
jaya tArA sundarI mahAmati||
dehu subuddhi harahu saba saMkaTa|
hohu bhakta ke Age paragaTa||
jaya OM kAre jaya huMkAre|
mahA shakti jaya aparampAre||
kamalA kaliyuga darpa vinAshinI|
sadA bhakta jana ke bhayanAshinI||
aba jagadamba na dera lagAvahu|
dukha daridratA mora haTAvahu||
jayati karAla kAlikA mAtA|
kAlAnala samAna dyutigAtA||
jayashaMkarI sureshi sanAtani|
koTi siddhi kavi mAtu purAtani||
kapardinI kali kalpa bimochani|
jaya vikasita nava nalinavilochani||
Ananda karaNi Ananda nidhAnA|
dehumAtu mohi nirmala j~nAnA||
karuNAmRRita sAgara kRRipAmayI|
hohu duShTa janapara aba nirdayI||
sakala jIva tohi parama piyArA|
sakala vishva tore AdhArA||
pralaya kAla meM nartana kAriNi|
jaya jananI saba jaga kI pAlani||
mahodarI maheshvarI mAyA|
himagiri sutA vishva kI ChAyA||
svaChanda rada mArada dhuni mAhI|
garjata tumhI aura kou nAhI||
sphurati maNigaNAkAra pratAne|
tArAgaNa tU byoma vitAne||
shrI dhAre santana hitakAriNI|
agni pANi ati duShTa vidAriNi||
dhUmra vilochani prANa vimochani|
shumbha nishumbha mathani varalochani||
sahasa bhujI saroruha mAlinI|
chAmuNDe maraghaTa kI vAsinI||
khappara madhya sushoNita sAjI|
mArehu mA.N mahiShAsura pAjI||
amba ambikA chaNDa chaNDikA|
saba eke tuma Adi kAlikA||
ajA ekarUpA bahurUpA|
akatha charitra tava shakti anUpA||
kalakattA ke dakShiNa dvAre|
mUrati tora maheshi apAre||
kAdambarI pAnarata shyAmA|
jaya mAtaMgI kAma ke dhAmA||
kamalAsana vAsinI kamalAyani|
jaya shyAmA jaya jaya shyAmAyani||
mAtaMgI jaya jayati prakRRiti he|
jayati bhakti ura kumati sumati hai||
koTibrahma shiva viShNu kAmadA|
jayati ahiMsA dharma janmadA||
jala thala nabhamaNDala meM vyApinI|
saudAmini madhya alApini||
jhananana tachChu maririna nAdini|
jaya sarasvatI vINA vAdinI||
OM aiM hrIM klIM chAmuNDAyai vichche|
kalita kaNTha shobhita naramuNDA||
jaya brahmANDa siddhi kavi mAtA|
kAmAkhyA aura kAlI mAtA||
hiMgalAja vindhyAchala vAsinI|
aTTahAsinI aru aghana nAshinI||
kitanI stuti karU.N akhaNDe|
tU brahmANDe shaktijitachaNDe||
karahu kRRipA sabape jagadambA|
rahahiM nishaMka tora avalambA||
chaturbhujI kAlI tuma shyAmA|
rUpa tumhAra mahA abhirAmA||
khaDga aura khappara kara sohata|
sura nara muni sabako mana mohata||
tumhari kRRipA pAve jo koI|
roga shoka nahiM tAkaha.N hoI||
jo yaha pATha kare chAlIsA|
tApara kRRipA karahi gaurIshA||
|| dohA ||
jaya kapAlinI jaya shivA,
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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