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Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa

Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa

Parashurama Chalisa, Shri Parashurama Chalisa

Chalisa
Parashurama
8 Verses
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Jai Prabhu Parashurama Sukha Sagara

|| dohA ||

shrI guru charaNa saroja Chavi,

nija mana mandira dhAri|

sumari gajAnana shAradA,

gahi AshiSha tripurAri||

buddhihIna jana jAniye,

avaguNoM kA bhaNDAra|

baraNoM parashurAma suyasha,

nija mati ke anusAra||

|| chaupAI ||

jaya prabhu parashurAma sukha sAgara|

jaya munIsha guNa j~nAna divAkara||

bhRRigukula mukuTa vikaTa raNadhIrA|

kShatriya teja mukha saMta sharIrA||

jamadagnI suta reNukA jAyA|

teja pratApa sakala jaga ChAyA||

mAsa baisAkha sita pachCha udArA|

tRRitIyA punarvasu manuhArA||

prahara prathama nishA shIta na ghAmA|

tithi pradoSha vyApi sukhadhAmA||

taba RRiShi kuTIra rUdana shishu kInhA|

reNukA kokhi janama hari lInhA||

nija ghara uchcha graha ChaH ThADha़e|

mithuna rAshi rAhu sukha gADha़e||

teja-j~nAna mila nara tanu dhArA|

jamadagnI ghara brahma avatArA||

dharA rAma shishu pAvana nAmA|

nAma japata jaga laha vishrAmA||

bhAla tripuNDa jaTA sira sundara|

kAMdhe muMja janeU manahara||

maMju mekhalA kaTi mRRigaChAlA|

rUdra mAlA bara vakSha vishAlA||

pIta basana sundara tanu soheM|

kaMdha tuNIra dhanuSha mana moheM||

veda-purANa-shruti-smRRiti j~nAtA|

krodha rUpa tuma jaga vikhyAtA||

dAyeM hAtha shrIparashu uThAvA|

veda-saMhitA bAyeM suhAvA||

vidyAvAna guNa j~nAna apArA|

shAstra-shastra dou para adhikArA||

bhuvana chAridasa aru navakhaMDA|

chahuM dishi suyasha pratApa prachaMDA||

eka bAra gaNapati ke saMgA|

jUjhe bhRRigukula 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 hRRidaya bhaI risa gADha़I|

riputA muni sauM atisaya bADha़I||

RRiShivara rahe dhyAna lavalInA|

tinha para shaktighAta nRRipa kInhA||

lagata shakti jamadagnI nipAtA|

manahuM kShatrikula bAma vidhAtA||

pitu-badha mAtu-rUdana suni bhArA|

bhA ati krodha mana shoka apArA||

kara gahi tIkShaNa parashu karAlA|

duShTa hanana kInheu tatkAlA||

kShatriya rudhira pitu tarpaNa kInhA|

pitu-badha pratishodha suta lInhA||

ikkIsa bAra bhU kShatriya bihInI|

ChIna dharA bipranha kaha.N dInI||

juga tretA kara charita suhAI|

shiva-dhanu bhaMga kInha raghurAI||

guru dhanu bhaMjaka ripu kari jAnA|

taba samUla nAsha tAhi ThAnA||

kara jori taba rAma raghurAI|

binaya kInhI puni shakti dikhAI||

bhIShma droNa karNa balavantA|

bhaye shiShyA dvApara maha.N anantA||

shAstra vidyA deha suyasha kamAvA|

guru pratApa diganta phirAvA||

chAroM yuga tava mahimA gAI|

sura muni manuja danuja samudAI||

de kashyapa soM saMpadA bhAI|

tapa kInhA mahendra giri jAI||

aba lauM lIna samAdhi nAthA|

sakala loka nAvai nita mAthA||

chAroM varNa eka sama jAnA|

samadarshI prabhu tuma bhagavAnA||

lalahiM chAri phala sharaNa tumhArI|

deva danuja nara bhUpa bhikhArI||

jo yaha paढ़ai shrI parashu chAlIsA|

tinha anukUla sadA gaurIsA||

pRRirNendu nisi bAsara svAmI|

basahu hRRidaya prabhu antarayAmI||

|| dohA ||

parashurAma ko chArU charita,

meTata sakala aj~nAna|

sharaNa paDa़e ko deta prabhu,

sadA suyasha sammAna||

|| shloka ||

bhRRigudeva kulaM bhAnuM,

sahasrabAhurmardanam|

reNukA nayanA naMdaM,

parashuMvande 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

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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