Chalisa - Sacred Scripture

Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa

Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa

Chalisa
Parashurama
8 Verses
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Jai Prabhu Parashurama Sukha Sagara

|| dohA ||

zrI guru caraNa saroja chavi,

nija mana mandira dhAri|

sumari gajAnana zAradA,

gahi AziSa tripurAri||

buddhihIna jana jAniye,

avaguNoM kA bhaNDAra|

baraNoM parazurAma suyaza,

nija mati ke anusAra||

|| caupAI ||

jaya prabhu parazurAma sukha sAgara|

jaya munIza guNa jJAna divAkara||

bhRgukula mukuTa vikaTa raNadhIrA|

kSatriya teja mukha saMta zarIrA||

jamadagnI suta reNukA jAyA|

teja pratApa sakala jaga chAyA||

mAsa baisAkha sita paccha udArA|

tRtIyA punarvasu manuhArA||

prahara prathama nizA zIta na ghAmA|

tithi pradoSa vyApi sukhadhAmA||

taba RSi kuTIra rUdana zizu kInhA|

reNukA kokhi janama hari lInhA||

nija ghara ucca graha chaH ThADha़e|

mithuna rAzi rAhu sukha gADha़e||

teja-jJAna mila nara tanu dhArA|

jamadagnI ghara brahma avatArA||

dharA rAma zizu pAvana nAmA|

nAma japata jaga laha vizrAmA||

bhAla tripuNDa jaTA sira sundara|

kAMdhe muMja janeU manahara||

maMju mekhalA kaTi mRgachAlA|

rUdra mAlA bara vakSa vizAlA||

pIta basana sundara tanu soheM|

kaMdha tuNIra dhanuSa mana moheM||

veda-purANa-zruti-smRti jJAtA|

krodha rUpa tuma jaga vikhyAtA||

dAyeM hAtha zrIparazu uThAvA|

veda-saMhitA bAyeM suhAvA||

vidyAvAna guNa jJAna apArA|

zAstra-zastra dou para adhikArA||

bhuvana cAridasa aru navakhaMDA|

cahuM dizi suyaza pratApa pracaMDA||

eka bAra gaNapati ke saMgA|

jUjhe bhRgukula kamala pataMgA||

dAMta toDa़ raNa kInha virAmA|

eka daMta gaNapati bhayo nAmA||

kArtavIrya arjuna bhUpAlA|

sahasrabAhu durjana vikarAlA||

suragaU lakhi jamadagnI pAMhIM|

rakhihahuM nija ghara ThAni mana mAMhIM||

milI na mAMgi taba kInha laDa़AI|

bhayo parAjita jagata haMsAI||

tana khala hRdaya bhaI risa gADha़I|

riputA muni sauM atisaya bADha़I||

RSivara rahe dhyAna lavalInA|

tinha para zaktighAta nRpa kInhA||

lagata zakti jamadagnI nipAtA|

manahuM kSatrikula bAma vidhAtA||

pitu-badha mAtu-rUdana suni bhArA|

bhA ati krodha mana zoka apArA||

kara gahi tIkSaNa parazu karAlA|

duSTa hanana kInheu tatkAlA||

kSatriya rudhira pitu tarpaNa kInhA|

pitu-badha pratizodha suta lInhA||

ikkIsa bAra bhU kSatriya bihInI|

chIna dharA bipranha kaha~ dInI||

juga tretA kara carita suhAI|

ziva-dhanu bhaMga kInha raghurAI||

guru dhanu bhaMjaka ripu kari jAnA|

taba samUla nAza tAhi ThAnA||

kara jori taba rAma raghurAI|

binaya kInhI puni zakti dikhAI||

bhISma droNa karNa balavantA|

bhaye ziSyA dvApara maha~ anantA||

zAstra vidyA deha suyaza kamAvA|

guru pratApa diganta phirAvA||

cAroM yuga tava mahimA gAI|

sura muni manuja danuja samudAI||

de kazyapa soM saMpadA bhAI|

tapa kInhA mahendra giri jAI||

aba lauM lIna samAdhi nAthA|

sakala loka nAvai nita mAthA||

cAroM varNa eka sama jAnA|

samadarzI prabhu tuma bhagavAnA||

lalahiM cAri phala zaraNa tumhArI|

deva danuja nara bhUpa bhikhArI||

jo yaha paढ़ai zrI parazu cAlIsA|

tinha anukUla sadA gaurIsA||

pRrNendu nisi bAsara svAmI|

basahu hRdaya prabhu antarayAmI||

|| dohA ||

parazurAma ko cArU carita,

meTata sakala ajJAna|

zaraNa paDa़e ko deta prabhu,

sadA suyaza sammAna||

|| zloka ||

bhRgudeva kulaM bhAnuM,

sahasrabAhurmardanam|

reNukA nayanA naMdaM,

parazuMvande vipradhanam||

About This Stotram

Overview

Parashurama Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn honoring Lord Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, renowned for his martial prowess and role in restoring dharma. Structured in the chalisa format of forty chaupai verses, it praises Parashurama's valor, his lineage as the son of sage Jamadagni, and his significance as a Vishnu avatar. The text belongs to the Hindi bhakti chalisa tradition.

What are the benefits of chanting Parashurama Chalisa?

  • Invokes Parashurama's protection against enemies and adversity
  • Builds courage and strength through devotional recitation
  • Removes obstacles in difficult undertakings
  • Fosters connection with the Vaishnava avatar tradition

When is the best time to recite this?

The chalisa may be recited in the morning or evening. Parashurama Jayanti (observed on Akshaya Tritiya) and Tuesdays are considered particularly suitable days for its recitation.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The chalisa form of devotional poetry became widely popular in northern India during the medieval period, typically composed in accessible Hindi to make deity worship available to ordinary devotees. The Parashurama Chalisa follows this pattern; its author is unknown. Parashurama himself is a significant figure in the Mahabharata and the Puranas, and his worship is especially prominent in the Konkan coast region where he is considered the patron deity. The chalisa is a standalone devotional composition not derived from a Puranic or Vedic source text.

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

  • Vishnu Sahasranama — the thousand names of Vishnu, the deity of whom Parashurama is an avatar, used for broader Vaishnava worship
  • Narasimha Kavacham — a protective kavacham to another Vishnu avatar, sharing the theme of fierce, protective divine power
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