Pretraj Chalisa, Shri Pretraj Sarkar Chalisa
Pretraj Chalisa, Shri Pretraj Sarkar Chalisa
Pretraj Chalisa, Shri Pretraj Sarkar Chalisa
Jai Jai Pretraj Jaga Pavana
|| dohA ||
gaNapati kI kara vaMdanA,
guru charanana chitalAya|
pretarAja jI kA likhUM,
chAlIsA haraShAya||
jaya jaya bhUtAdhipa prabala,
haraNa sakala duHkha bhAra|
vIra shiromaNi jayati,
jaya pretarAja sarakAra||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya jaya pretarAja jaga pAvana|
mahA prabala traya tApa nasAvana||
vikaTa vIra karuNA ke sAgara|
bhakta kaShTa hara saba guNa Agara||
ratna jaTita siMhAsana sohe|
dekhata suna nara muni mana mohe||
jagamaga sira para mukuTa suhAvana|
kAnana kuNDala ati mana bhAvana||
dhanuSha kRRipANa bANa aru bhAlA|
vIravesha ati bhRRikuTi karAlA||
gajAruढ़ saMga senA bhArI|
bAjata Dhola mRRidaMga jujhArI||
Chatra chaMvara paMkhA sira Dole|
bhakta bRRinda mili jaya jaya bole||
bhakta shiromaNi vIra prachaNDA|
duShTa dalana shobhita bhujadaNDA||
chalata saina kA.Npata bhUtalahU|
darshana karata miTata kali malahU||
ghATA meMhadIpura meM Akara|
pragaTe pretarAja guNa sAgara||
lAla dhvajA u.Da rahI gagana meM|
nAchata bhakta magana ho mana meM||
bhakta kAmanA pUrana svAmI|
bajaraMgI ke sevaka nAmI||
ichChA pUrana karane vAle|
duHkha saMkaTa saba harane vAle||
jo jisa ichChA se Ate haiM|
ve saba mana vA.NChita phala pAte haiM||
rogI sevA meM jo Ate|
shIghra svastha hokara ghara jAte||
bhUta pishAcha jinna vaitAlA|
bhAge dekhata rupa karAlA||
bhautika shArIrika saba pI.DA|
miTA shIghra karate haiM krI.DA||
kaThina kAja jaga meM haiM jete|
raTata nAma pUrana saba hote||
tana mana dhana se sevA karate|
unake sakala kaShTa prabhu harate||
he karuNAmaya svAmI mere|
pa.DA huA hU.N charaNoM meM tere||
koI tere sivA na merA|
mujhe eka Ashraya prabhu terA||
lajjA merI hAtha tihAre|
pa.DA hU.N charaNa sahAre||
yA vidhi araja kare tana mana se|
ChUTata roga shoka saba tana se||
meMhadIpura avatAra liyA hai|
bhaktoM kA duHkha dUra kiyA hai||
rogI, pAgala santati hInA|
bhUta vyAdhi suta aru dhana ChInA||
jo jo tere dvAre Ate|
mana vAMChita phala pA ghara jAte||
mahimA bhUtala para hai ChAI|
bhaktoM ne hai lIlA gAI||
mahanta gaNesha purI tapadhArI|
pUjA karate tana mana vArI||
hAthoM meM le mugadara ghoTe|
dUta kha.De rahate haiM moTe||
lAla deha sindUra badana meM|
kA.Npata thara-thara bhUta bhavana meM||
jo koI pretarAja chAlIsA|
pATha karata nita eka aru bIsA||
prAtaH kAla snAna karAvai|
tela aura sindUra lagAvai||
chandana itra phulela chaढ़Avai|
puShpana kI mAlA pahanAvai||
le kapUra AratI utArai|
karai prArthanA jayati uchArai||
unake sabhI kaShTa kaTa jAte|
harShita ho apane ghara jAte||
ichChA pUraNa karate janakI|
hotI saphala kAmanA mana kI||
bhakta kaShTahara arikula ghAtaka|
dhyAna dharata ChUTata saba pAtaka||
jaya jaya jaya pretAdhipa jaya|
jayati bhupati saMkaTa hara jaya||
jo nara paढ़ta preta chAlIsA|
rahata na kabahU.N dukha lavaleshA||
kaha bhakta dhyAna dhara mana meM|
pretarAja pAvana charaNana meM||
|| dohA ||
duShTa dalana jaga agha harana,
samana sakala bhava shUla|
jayati bhakta rakShaka prabala,
pretarAja sukha mUla||
vimala vesha aMjina suvana,
pretarAja bala dhAma|
basahu nirantara mama hRRidaya,
kahata bhakta sukharAma||
About This Stotram
Overview
Pretraj Chalisa (also known as Shri Pretraj Sarkar Chalisa) is a 40-verse Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Pretraj, a deity associated with the governance of departed spirits and sometimes identified with aspects of Yama, the god of death. The text seeks Pretraj's protection against malevolent spirits and unseen dangers. It belongs to the regional folk devotional tradition in Hindi-speaking areas of India.
What are the benefits of chanting Pretraj Chalisa?
- Invokes protection from harmful spirits and negative supernatural influences
- Removes obstacles and difficulties attributed to spirit-related causes
- Cultivates courage in the face of fear and adversity
- Honors a deity associated with the realm of departed souls
When is the best time to recite this?
The chalisa may be recited in the morning or evening. It is also recited during periods of difficulty, on occasions associated with ancestor or spirit veneration, and on days near Amavasya.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Pretraj is worshipped in certain folk and regional traditions of North India as a guardian deity of departed spirits and a protector against their malign influence. The chalisa form became widespread in northern India during the medieval and early modern periods as a popular devotional vehicle. The Pretraj Chalisa does not appear in major Puranic or Vedic texts and is instead a product of the oral folk devotional tradition. Its author and composition date are unknown. The text begins with invocations to Ganesha and the Guru, consistent with standard chalisa literary conventions.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Pitar Chalisa — another chalisa in the same ancestral/spirit-protection tradition, directed toward the Pitru Devas as benevolent ancestors
- Pitru Tarpanam — the Vedic ritual for propitiating departed ancestors, addressing the same concern with the ancestral and spirit realm