Navagraha Chalisa, Shri Navagraha Chalisa
Navagraha Chalisa, Shri Navagraha Chalisa
Prathamahi Ravi Kahan Navaun Matha
|| dohA ||
zrI gaNapati gurupada kamala,
prema sahita siranAya|
navagraha cAlIsA kahata,
zArada hota sahAya||
jaya jaya ravi zazi soma budha,
jaya guru bhRgu zani rAja|
jayati rAhu aru ketu graha,
karahu anugraha Aja||
|| caupAI ||
prathamahi ravi kaha~ nAvauM mAthA|
karahuM kRpA jani jAni anAthA||
he Aditya divAkara bhAnU|
maiM mati manda mahA ajJAnU||
aba nija jana kaha~ harahu kaleSA|
dinakara dvAdaza rUpa dinezA||
namo bhAskara sUrya prabhAkara|
arka mitra agha mogha kSamAkara||
zazi mayaMka rajanIpati svAmI|
candra kalAnidhi namo namAmi||
rAkApati himAMzu rAkezA|
praNavata jana tana harahuM kalezA||
soma indu vidhu zAnti sudhAkara|
zIta razmi auSadhi nizAkara||
tumhIM zobhita sundara bhAla mahezA|
zaraNa zaraNa jana harahuM kalezA||
jaya jaya jaya maMgala sukhadAtA|
lohita bhaumAdika vikhyAtA||
aMgAraka kuja ruja RNahArI|
karahu dayA yahI vinaya hamArI||
he mahisuta chitisuta sukharAzI|
lohitAMga jaya jana aghanAzI||
agama amaMgala aba hara lIjai|
sakala manoratha pUraNa kIjai||
jaya zazi nandana budha mahArAjA|
karahu sakala jana kaha~ zubha kAjA||
dIjaibuddhi bala sumati sujAnA|
kaThina kaSTa hari kari kalyANA||
he tArAsuta rohiNI nandana|
candrasuvana dukha dvandva nikandana||
pUjahu Asa dAsa kahu svAmI|
praNata pAla prabhu namo namAmI||
jayati jayati jaya zrI gurudevA|
karoM sadA tumharI prabhu sevA||
devAcArya tuma deva guru jJAnI|
indra purohita vidyAdAnI||
vAcaspati bAgIza udArA|
jIva bRhaspati nAma tumhArA||
vidyA sindhu aMgirA nAmA|
karahu sakala vidhi pUraNa kAmA||
zukra deva pada tala jala jAtA|
dAsa nirantana dhyAna lagAtA||
he uzanA bhArgava bhRgu nandana|
daitya purohita duSTa nikandana||
bhRgukula bhUSaNa dUSaNa hArI|
harahu neSTa graha karahu sukhArI||
tuhi dvijabara jozI siratAjA|
nara zarIra ke tumahIM rAjA||
jaya zrI zanideva ravi nandana|
jaya kRSNo saurI jagavandana||
piMgala manda raudra yama nAmA|
vapra Adi koNastha lalAmA||
vakra dRSTi pippala tana sAjA|
kSaNa maha~ karata raMka kSaNa rAjA||
lalata svarNa pada karata nihAlA|
harahu vipatti chAyA ke lAlA||
jaya jaya rAhu gagana pravisaiyA|
tumahI candra Aditya grasaiyA||
ravi zazi ari svarbhAnu dhArA|
zikhI Adi bahu nAma tumhArA||
saihiMkeya tuma nizAcara rAjA|
ardhakAya jaga rAkhahu lAjA||
yadi graha samaya pAya kahiM Avahu|
sadA zAnti aura sukha upajAvahu||
jaya zrI ketu kaThina dukhahArI|
karahu sujana hita maMgalakArI||
dhvajayuta ruNDa rUpa vikarAlA|
ghora raudratana aghamana kAlA||
zikhI tArikA graha balavAna|
mahA pratApa na teja ThikAnA||
vAhana mIna mahA zubhakArI|
dIjai zAnti dayA ura dhArI||
tIratharAja prayAga supAsA|
basai rAma ke sundara dAsA||
kakarA grAmahiM pure-tivArI|
durvAsAzrama jana dukha hArI||
nava-graha zAnti likhyo sukha hetu|
jana tana kaSTa utAraNa setU||
jo nita pATha karai cita lAvai|
saba sukha bhogi parama pada pAvai||
|| dohA ||
dhanya navagraha deva prabhu,
mahimA agama apAra|
cita nava maMgala moda gRha,
jagata janana sukhadvAra||
yaha cAlIsA navograha,
viracita sundaradAsa|
paDha़ta prema suta baDha़ta sukha,
sarvAnanda hulAsa||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Navagraha Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn in the chalisa format honoring the nine planetary deities (Navagrahas): Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, and Ketu. The text praises each graha in turn and seeks their collective blessings for health, prosperity, and protection from malefic influences. It belongs to the astrological devotional tradition within Hinduism and is composed in the vernacular Hindi convention of popular chalisa texts.
What are the benefits of chanting Navagraha Chalisa?
- Seeks to neutralize malefic planetary influences in the practitioner's horoscope
- Invokes good fortune, health, and longevity from the nine grahas
- Provides an accessible vernacular alternative to Sanskrit Navagraha stotrams
- Connects daily devotional practice to Vedic astrological observance
When is the best time to recite this?
The Navagraha Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening. Days associated with specific planets — Sunday for Surya, Monday for Chandra, Saturday for Shani — are particularly appropriate. It is also recited during astrologically significant periods such as planetary transitions and eclipses.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Chalisas as a genre became prominent in India from the medieval period onward, composed in vernacular languages to bring devotional practice to a broad audience. The Navagraha Chalisa's authorship is not attributed to any individual, following the pattern of popular folk devotional compositions. While the Navagraha concept is rooted in ancient Vedic astrology and Puranic literature, chalisa-format texts dedicated to the nine planets represent a later development in the popularization of astrological worship. The text is recited across Hindi-speaking communities and at Navagraha temples throughout India.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Navagraha Suktam — the Sanskrit Vedic-style hymn for the nine planets that serves as the classical counterpart to this vernacular chalisa
- Nava Graha Kavacham — a Sanskrit kavacham invoking the nine planets for protection, used in Navagraha puja alongside this text