Ravidas Chalisa, Shri Ravidas Chalisa
Ravidas Chalisa, Shri Ravidas Chalisa
Jo Hovai Ravidasa Tumhari
|| dohA ||
baMdauM vINA pANi ko,
dehu Aya mohiM jJAna|
pAya buddhi ravidAsa ko,
karauM caritra bakhAna||
mAtu kI mahimA amita hai,
likhi na sakata hai dAsa|
tAte AyoM zaraNa meM,
puravahu jana kI Asa||
|| caupAI ||
jai hovai ravidAsa tumhArI|
kRpA karahu harijana hitakArI||
rAhu bhakta tumhAre tAtA|
karmA nAma tumhArI mAtA||
kAzI DhiMga mADura sthAnA|
varNa achUta karata gujarAnA||
dvAdaza varSa umra jaba AI|
tumhare mana hari bhakti samAI||
rAmAnanda ke ziSya kahAye|
pAya jJAna nija nAma baDha़Aye||
zAstra tarka kAzI meM kInhoM|
jJAnina ko upadeza hai dInhoM||
gaMga mAtu ke bhakta apArA|
kauDa़I dInha unahiM upahArA||
paMDita jana tAko lai jAI|
gaMga mAtu ko dInha caDha़AI||
hAtha pasAri lInha caugAnI|
bhakta kI mahimA amita bakhAnI||
cakita bhaye paMDita kAzI ke|
dekhi carita bhava bhaya nAzI ke||
rala jaTita kaMgana taba dInhA~|
ravidAsa adhikArI kInhA~||
paMDita dIjau bhakta ko mere|
Adi janma ke jo haiM cere||
pahu~ce paMDita Dhiga ravidAsA|
dai kaMgana purai abhilASA||
taba ravidAsa kahI yaha bAtA|
dUsara kaMgana lAvahu tAtA||
paMDita jana taba kasama uThAI|
dUsara dInha na gaMgA mAI||
taba ravidAsa ne vacana ucAre|
paDita jana saba bhaye sukhAre||
jo sarvadA rahai mana caMgA|
tau ghara basati mAtu hai gaMgA||
hAtha kaThautI meM taba DArA|
dUsara kaMgana eka nikArA||
cita saMkocita paMDita kInheM|
apane apane mAraga lInheM||
taba se pracalita eka prasaMgA|
mana caMgA to kaThautI meM gaMgA||
eka bAra phiri parayo jhamelA|
mili paMDitajana kInhoM khelA||
sAliga rAma gaMga utarAvai|
soI prabala bhakta kahalAvai||
saba jana gaye gaMga ke tIrA|
mUrati tairAvana bica nIrA||
DUba gaIM sabakI majhadhArA|
sabake mana bhayo duHkha apArA||
patthara mUrti rahI utarAI|
sura nara mili jayakAra macAI||
rahyo nAma ravidAsa tumhArA|
macyo nagara maha~ hAhAkArA||
cIri deha tuma dugdha bahAyo|
janma janeU Apa dikhAo||
dekhi cakita bhaye saba nara nArI|
vidvAnana sudhi bisarI sArI||
jJAna tarka kabirA saMga kInhoM|
cakita unahu~ kA tuma kari dInhoM||
guru gorakhahi dInha upadezA|
una mAnyo taki saMta vizeSA||
sadanA pIra tarka bahu kInhA~|
tuma tAko upadeza hai dInhA~||
mana maha~ hAryoo sadana kasAI|
jo dillI meM khabari sunAI||
muslima dharma kI suni kubaDa़AI|
lodhi sikandara gayo gussAI||
apane gRha taba tumahiM bulAvA|
muslima hona hetu samujhAvA||
mAnI nAhiM tuma usakI bAnI|
baMdIgRha kATI hai rAnI||
kRSNa daraza pAye ravidAsA|
saphala bhaI tumharI saba AzA||
tAle TUTi khulyo hai kArA|
mAma sikandara ke tuma mArA||
kAzI pura tuma kaha~ pahu~cAI|
dai prabhutA arumAna baDa़AI||
mIrA yogAvati guru kInhoM|
jinako kSatriya vaMza pravIno||
tinako dai upadeza apArA|
kInhoM bhava se tuma nistArA||
|| dohA ||
aise hI ravidAsa ne,
kInheM carita apAra|
koI kavi gAvai kitai,
tahUM na pAvai pAra||
niyama sahita harijana agara,
dhyAna dharai cAlIsA|
tAkI rakSA kareMge,
jagatapati jagadIzA||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ravidas Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn in the chalisa format dedicated to Sant Ravidas, the 15th-century Bhakti saint and poet-saint from Varanasi. The verses describe his life, teachings on equality and devotion, and his spiritual stature as a guru and social reformer. The text belongs to the tradition of popular devotional literature centered on Sant Ravidas, whose followers are found across northern and western India.
What are the benefits of chanting Ravidas Chalisa?
- Cultivates wisdom, humility, and devotion in the reciter
- Seeks the blessings and guidance of Sant Ravidas
- Provides protection from negative influences
- Supports spiritual upliftment through the saint's teachings
When is the best time to recite this?
The chalisa is recited during morning and evening worship and is especially observed on Ravidas Jayanti, the annual commemoration of Sant Ravidas's birth.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Sant Ravidas (c. 1450–1520 CE) was a Bhakti poet-saint from Varanasi, belonging to the cobbler (chamar) community. He was a contemporary of Kabir and is regarded as a guru by followers of the Ravidassia tradition. His compositions, included in the Guru Granth Sahib, emphasize the oneness of God and the irrelevance of caste in spiritual practice. The Ravidas Chalisa is a later devotional composition celebrating his life and legacy; its author and date are unknown, placing it within the broader tradition of saint-biographic chalisa literature.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ramdev Chalisa — another chalisa honoring a saint celebrated for teachings on equality across communities
- Kabir Dohe — the couplets of Sant Kabir, a contemporary of Ravidas, expressing similar Bhakti teachings