Pitar Chalisa, Shri Pitar Chalisa
Pitar Chalisa, Shri Pitar Chalisa
Pitareshwar Karo Marga Ujagara
|| dohA ||
he pitarezvara Apako,
de diyo AzIrvAda|
caraNAzIza navA diyo,
rakhado sira para hAtha||
sabase pahale gaNapata,
pAche ghara kA deva manAvA jI|
he pitarezvara dayA rAkhiyo,
kariyo mana kI cAyA jI||
|| caupAI ||
pitarezvara karo mArga ujAgara|
caraNa raja kI mukti sAgara||
parama upakAra pittarezvara kInhA|
manuSya yoNi meM janma dInhA||
mAtR-pitR deva manajo bhAve|
soI amita jIvana phala pAve||
jai-jai-jai pittara jI sAIM|
pitR RNa bina mukti nAhiM||
cAroM ora pratApa tumhArA|
saMkaTa meM terA hI sahArA||
nArAyaNa AdhAra sRSTi kA|
pittarajI aMza usI dRSTi kA||
prathama pUjana prabhu AjJA sunAte|
bhAgya dvAra Apa hI khulavAte||
jhuMjhunU meM darabAra hai sAje|
saba devoM saMga Apa virAje||
prasanna hoya manavAMchita phala dInhA|
kupita hoya buddhi hara lInhA||
pittara mahimA sabase nyArI|
jisakA guNagAve nara nArI||
tIna maNDa meM Apa birAje|
basu rudra Aditya meM sAje||
nAtha sakala saMpadA tumhArI|
maiM sevaka sameta suta nArI||
chappana bhoga nahIM haiM bhAte|
zuddha jala se hI tRpta ho jAte||
tumhAre bhajana parama hitakArI|
choTe baDa़e sabhI adhikArI||
bhAnu udaya saMga Apa pujAvai|
pAMca a~juli jala rijhAve||
dhvaja patAkA maNDa pe hai sAje|
akhaNDa jyoti meM Apa virAje||
sadiyoM purAnI jyoti tumhArI|
dhanya huI janma bhUmi hamArI||
zahIda hamAre yahA~ pujAte|
mAtR bhakti sandeza sunAte||
jagata pittaro siddhAnta hamArA|
dharma jAti kA nahIM hai nArA||
hindu, muslima, sikha, IsAI|
saba pUje pittara bhAI||
hindu vaMza vRkSa hai hamArA|
jAna se jyAdA hamako pyArA||
gaMgA ye marupradeza kI|
pitR tarpaNa anivArya pariveza kI||
bandhu choDa़nA inake caraNA~|
inhIM kI kRpA se mile prabhu zaraNA||
caudasa ko jAgaraNa karavAte|
amAvasa ko hama dhoka lagAte||
jAta jaDUlA sabhI manAte|
nAndImukha zrAddha sabhI karavAte||
dhanya janma bhUmi kA vo phUla hai|
jise pitR maNDala kI milI dhUla hai||
zrI pittara jI bhakta hitakArI|
suna lIje prabhu araja hamArI||
nizadina dhyAna dhare jo koI|
tA sama bhakta aura nahIM koI||
tuma anAtha ke nAtha sahAI|
dInana ke ho tuma sadA sahAI||
cArika veda prabhu ke sAkhI|
tuma bhaktana kI lajjA rAkhI||
nAma tumhAro leta jo koI|
tA sama dhanya aura nahIM koI||
jo tumhAre nita pA~va paloTata|
navoM siddhi caraNA meM loTata||
siddhi tumhArI saba maMgalakArI|
jo tuma pe jAve balihArI||
jo tumhAre caraNA citta lAve|
tAkI mukti avasI ho jAve||
satya bhajana tumhAro jo gAve|
so nizcaya cAroM phala pAve||
tumahiM deva kuladeva hamAre|
tumhIM gurudeva prANa se pyAre||
satya Asa mana meM jo hoI|
manavAMchita phala pAveM soI||
tumharI mahimA buddhi baDa़AI|
zeSa sahasra mukha sake na gAI||
maiM atidIna malIna dukhArI|
karahu kauna vidhi vinaya tumhArI||
aba pittara jI dayA dIna para kIjai|
apanI bhakti zakti kachu dIjai||
|| dohA ||
pittarauM ko sthAna do,
tIratha aura svayaM grAma|
zraddhA sumana caDha़eM vahAM,
pUraNa ho saba kAma||
jhuMjhunU dhAma virAje haiM,
pittara hamAre mahAna|
darzana se jIvana saphala ho,
pUje sakala jahAna||
jIvana saphala jo cAhie,
cale jhuMjhunU dhAma|
pittara caraNa kI dhUla le,
ho jIvana saphala mahAna||
About This Stotram
Overview
Pitar Chalisa (also called Shri Pitar Chalisa) is a Hindi devotional hymn composed in the chalisa format, dedicated to the Pitru Devas — the deified ancestors venerated in Hindu tradition. The text invokes the collective presence of the ancestors for guidance, protection, and blessings, and is used as part of the broader Hindu practice of ancestor propitiation (pitru puja). It belongs to the Hindi folk devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Pitar Chalisa?
- Seeks the blessings of departed ancestors for family prosperity
- Addresses and helps resolve pitru dosha (negative ancestral karmic influence)
- Provides a structured devotional means of fulfilling filial duty to ancestors
- Brings peace to departed souls and harmony to the family lineage
When is the best time to recite this?
The chalisa is recited on Mondays, Amavasya (new moon day), and throughout Pitru Paksha — the two-week period in the lunar calendar dedicated to ancestral rites. It may also be recited on the death anniversaries of specific ancestors.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Ancestor worship (shraaddha and pitru puja) is among the oldest obligations in Hindu dharma, prescribed in Vedic texts including the Rigveda and elaborated in the Puranas. The chalisa format itself is a medieval Hindi literary form, and the Pitar Chalisa emerged from folk devotional traditions rather than from a Vedic or Puranic source. Its author is unknown, and it likely developed orally before gaining written circulation. The personification of the collective ancestors as "Pitareshwar" (Lord of Ancestors) reflects the popular devotional practice of giving personal form to the abstract Pitru Devas.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Pitru Suktam — the Rigvedic hymn (10.15) addressed directly to the Pitrus, representing the Vedic foundation of the same ancestral worship tradition
- Pitru Tarpanam — the ritual water-offering procedure for ancestors, performed alongside devotional texts like this chalisa