Pitar Chalisa, Shri Pitar Chalisa
Pitar Chalisa, Shri Pitar Chalisa
Pitar Chalisa, Shri Pitar Chalisa
Pitareshwar Karo Marga Ujagara
|| dohā ||
he pitareśvara āpako,
de diyo āśīrvāda|
caraṇāśīśa navā diyo,
rakhado sira para hātha||
sabase pahale gaṇapata,
pāche ghara kā deva manāvā jī|
he pitareśvara dayā rākhiyo,
kariyo mana kī cāyā jī||
|| caupāī ||
pitareśvara karo mārga ujāgara|
caraṇa raja kī mukti sāgara||
parama upakāra pittareśvara kīnhā|
manuṣya yoṇi meṃ janma dīnhā||
mātṛ-pitṛ deva manajo bhāve|
soī amita jīvana phala pāve||
jai-jai-jai pittara jī sāīṃ|
pitṛ ṛṇa bina mukti nāhiṃ||
cāroṃ ora pratāpa tumhārā|
saṃkaṭa meṃ terā hī sahārā||
nārāyaṇa ādhāra sṛṣṭi kā|
pittarajī aṃśa usī dṛṣṭi kā||
prathama pūjana prabhu ājñā sunāte|
bhāgya dvāra āpa hī khulavāte||
jhuṃjhunū meṃ darabāra hai sāje|
saba devoṃ saṃga āpa virāje||
prasanna hoya manavāṃchita phala dīnhā|
kupita hoya buddhi hara līnhā||
pittara mahimā sabase nyārī|
jisakā guṇagāve nara nārī||
tīna maṇḍa meṃ āpa birāje|
basu rudra āditya meṃ sāje||
nātha sakala saṃpadā tumhārī|
maiṃ sevaka sameta suta nārī||
chappana bhoga nahīṃ haiṃ bhāte|
śuddha jala se hī tṛpta ho jāte||
tumhāre bhajana parama hitakārī|
choṭe baḍa़e sabhī adhikārī||
bhānu udaya saṃga āpa pujāvai|
pāṃca a~juli jala rijhāve||
dhvaja patākā maṇḍa pe hai sāje|
akhaṇḍa jyoti meṃ āpa virāje||
sadiyoṃ purānī jyoti tumhārī|
dhanya huī janma bhūmi hamārī||
śahīda hamāre yahā~ pujāte|
mātṛ bhakti sandeśa sunāte||
jagata pittaro siddhānta hamārā|
dharma jāti kā nahīṃ hai nārā||
hindu, muslima, sikha, īsāī|
saba pūje pittara bhāī||
hindu vaṃśa vṛkṣa hai hamārā|
jāna se jyādā hamako pyārā||
gaṃgā ye marupradeśa kī|
pitṛ tarpaṇa anivārya pariveśa kī||
bandhu choḍa़nā inake caraṇā~|
inhīṃ kī kṛpā se mile prabhu śaraṇā||
caudasa ko jāgaraṇa karavāte|
amāvasa ko hama dhoka lagāte||
jāta jaḍūlā sabhī manāte|
nāndīmukha śrāddha sabhī karavāte||
dhanya janma bhūmi kā vo phūla hai|
jise pitṛ maṇḍala kī milī dhūla hai||
śrī pittara jī bhakta hitakārī|
suna līje prabhu araja hamārī||
niśadina dhyāna dhare jo koī|
tā sama bhakta aura nahīṃ koī||
tuma anātha ke nātha sahāī|
dīnana ke ho tuma sadā sahāī||
cārika veda prabhu ke sākhī|
tuma bhaktana kī lajjā rākhī||
nāma tumhāro leta jo koī|
tā sama dhanya aura nahīṃ koī||
jo tumhāre nita pā~va paloṭata|
navoṃ siddhi caraṇā meṃ loṭata||
siddhi tumhārī saba maṃgalakārī|
jo tuma pe jāve balihārī||
jo tumhāre caraṇā citta lāve|
tākī mukti avasī ho jāve||
satya bhajana tumhāro jo gāve|
so niścaya cāroṃ phala pāve||
tumahiṃ deva kuladeva hamāre|
tumhīṃ gurudeva prāṇa se pyāre||
satya āsa mana meṃ jo hoī|
manavāṃchita phala pāveṃ soī||
tumharī mahimā buddhi baḍa़āī|
śeṣa sahasra mukha sake na gāī||
maiṃ atidīna malīna dukhārī|
karahu kauna vidhi vinaya tumhārī||
aba pittara jī dayā dīna para kījai|
apanī bhakti śakti kachu dījai||
|| dohā ||
pittarauṃ ko sthāna do,
tīratha aura svayaṃ grāma|
śraddhā sumana caḍha़eṃ vahāṃ,
pūraṇa ho saba kāma||
jhuṃjhunū dhāma virāje haiṃ,
pittara hamāre mahāna|
darśana se jīvana saphala ho,
pūje sakala jahāna||
jīvana saphala jo cāhie,
cale jhuṃjhunū dhāma|
pittara caraṇa kī dhūla le,
ho jīvana saphala mahāna||
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