Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa
Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa
Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa
Jai Prabhu Parashurama Sukha Sagara
|| dohā ||
śrī guru caraṇa saroja chavi,
nija mana mandira dhāri|
sumari gajānana śāradā,
gahi āśiṣa tripurāri||
buddhihīna jana jāniye,
avaguṇoṃ kā bhaṇḍāra|
baraṇoṃ paraśurāma suyaśa,
nija mati ke anusāra||
|| caupāī ||
jaya prabhu paraśurāma sukha sāgara|
jaya munīśa guṇa jñāna divākara||
bhṛgukula mukuṭa vikaṭa raṇadhīrā|
kṣatriya teja mukha saṃta śarīrā||
jamadagnī suta reṇukā jāyā|
teja pratāpa sakala jaga chāyā||
māsa baisākha sita paccha udārā|
tṛtīyā punarvasu manuhārā||
prahara prathama niśā śīta na ghāmā|
tithi pradoṣa vyāpi sukhadhāmā||
taba ṛṣi kuṭīra rūdana śiśu kīnhā|
reṇukā kokhi janama hari līnhā||
nija ghara ucca graha chaḥ ṭhāḍha़e|
mithuna rāśi rāhu sukha gāḍha़e||
teja-jñāna mila nara tanu dhārā|
jamadagnī ghara brahma avatārā||
dharā rāma śiśu pāvana nāmā|
nāma japata jaga laha viśrāmā||
bhāla tripuṇḍa jaṭā sira sundara|
kāṃdhe muṃja janeū manahara||
maṃju mekhalā kaṭi mṛgachālā|
rūdra mālā bara vakṣa viśālā||
pīta basana sundara tanu soheṃ|
kaṃdha tuṇīra dhanuṣa mana moheṃ||
veda-purāṇa-śruti-smṛti jñātā|
krodha rūpa tuma jaga vikhyātā||
dāyeṃ hātha śrīparaśu uṭhāvā|
veda-saṃhitā bāyeṃ suhāvā||
vidyāvāna guṇa jñāna apārā|
śāstra-śastra dou para adhikārā||
bhuvana cāridasa aru navakhaṃḍā|
cahuṃ diśi suyaśa pratāpa pracaṃḍā||
eka bāra gaṇapati ke saṃgā|
jūjhe bhṛgukula kamala pataṃgā||
dāṃta toḍa़ raṇa kīnha virāmā|
eka daṃta gaṇapati bhayo nāmā||
kārtavīrya arjuna bhūpālā|
sahasrabāhu durjana vikarālā||
suragaū lakhi jamadagnī pāṃhīṃ|
rakhihahuṃ nija ghara ṭhāni mana māṃhīṃ||
milī na māṃgi taba kīnha laḍa़āī|
bhayo parājita jagata haṃsāī||
tana khala hṛdaya bhaī risa gāḍha़ī|
riputā muni sauṃ atisaya bāḍha़ī||
ṛṣivara rahe dhyāna lavalīnā|
tinha para śaktighāta nṛpa kīnhā||
lagata śakti jamadagnī nipātā|
manahuṃ kṣatrikula bāma vidhātā||
pitu-badha mātu-rūdana suni bhārā|
bhā ati krodha mana śoka apārā||
kara gahi tīkṣaṇa paraśu karālā|
duṣṭa hanana kīnheu tatkālā||
kṣatriya rudhira pitu tarpaṇa kīnhā|
pitu-badha pratiśodha suta līnhā||
ikkīsa bāra bhū kṣatriya bihīnī|
chīna dharā bipranha kaha~ dīnī||
juga tretā kara carita suhāī|
śiva-dhanu bhaṃga kīnha raghurāī||
guru dhanu bhaṃjaka ripu kari jānā|
taba samūla nāśa tāhi ṭhānā||
kara jori taba rāma raghurāī|
binaya kīnhī puni śakti dikhāī||
bhīṣma droṇa karṇa balavantā|
bhaye śiṣyā dvāpara maha~ anantā||
śāstra vidyā deha suyaśa kamāvā|
guru pratāpa diganta phirāvā||
cāroṃ yuga tava mahimā gāī|
sura muni manuja danuja samudāī||
de kaśyapa soṃ saṃpadā bhāī|
tapa kīnhā mahendra giri jāī||
aba lauṃ līna samādhi nāthā|
sakala loka nāvai nita māthā||
cāroṃ varṇa eka sama jānā|
samadarśī prabhu tuma bhagavānā||
lalahiṃ cāri phala śaraṇa tumhārī|
deva danuja nara bhūpa bhikhārī||
jo yaha paढ़ai śrī paraśu cālīsā|
tinha anukūla sadā gaurīsā||
pṛrṇendu nisi bāsara svāmī|
basahu hṛdaya prabhu antarayāmī||
|| dohā ||
paraśurāma ko cārū carita,
meṭata sakala ajñāna|
śaraṇa paḍa़e ko deta prabhu,
sadā suyaśa sammāna||
|| śloka ||
bhṛgudeva kulaṃ bhānuṃ,
sahasrabāhurmardanam|
reṇukā nayanā naṃdaṃ,
paraśuṃvande vipradhanam||
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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.
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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