Ravidas Chalisa, Shri Ravidas Chalisa
Ravidas Chalisa, Shri Ravidas Chalisa
Ravidas Chalisa, Shri Ravidas Chalisa
Jo Hovai Ravidasa Tumhari
|| dohA ||
baMdauM vINA pANi ko,
dehu Aya mohiM j~nAna|
pAya buddhi ravidAsa ko,
karauM charitra bakhAna||
mAtu kI mahimA amita hai,
likhi na sakata hai dAsa|
tAte AyoM sharaNa meM,
puravahu jana kI Asa||
|| chaupAI ||
jai hovai ravidAsa tumhArI|
kRRipA karahu harijana hitakArI||
rAhu bhakta tumhAre tAtA|
karmA nAma tumhArI mAtA||
kAshI DhiMga mADura sthAnA|
varNa aChUta karata gujarAnA||
dvAdasha varSha umra jaba AI|
tumhare mana hari bhakti samAI||
rAmAnanda ke shiShya kahAye|
pAya j~nAna nija nAma baDha़Aye||
shAstra tarka kAshI meM kInhoM|
j~nAnina ko upadesha hai dInhoM||
gaMga mAtu ke bhakta apArA|
kauDa़I dInha unahiM upahArA||
paMDita jana tAko lai jAI|
gaMga mAtu ko dInha chaDha़AI||
hAtha pasAri lInha chaugAnI|
bhakta kI mahimA amita bakhAnI||
chakita bhaye paMDita kAshI ke|
dekhi charita bhava bhaya nAshI ke||
rala jaTita kaMgana taba dInhA.N|
ravidAsa adhikArI kInhA.N||
paMDita dIjau bhakta ko mere|
Adi janma ke jo haiM chere||
pahu.Nche paMDita Dhiga ravidAsA|
dai kaMgana purai abhilAShA||
taba ravidAsa kahI yaha bAtA|
dUsara kaMgana lAvahu tAtA||
paMDita jana taba kasama uThAI|
dUsara dInha na gaMgA mAI||
taba ravidAsa ne vachana uchAre|
paDita jana saba bhaye sukhAre||
jo sarvadA rahai mana chaMgA|
tau ghara basati mAtu hai gaMgA||
hAtha kaThautI meM taba DArA|
dUsara kaMgana eka nikArA||
chita saMkochita paMDita kInheM|
apane apane mAraga lInheM||
taba se prachalita eka prasaMgA|
mana chaMgA 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 bicha nIrA||
DUba gaIM sabakI majhadhArA|
sabake mana bhayo duHkha apArA||
patthara mUrti rahI utarAI|
sura nara mili jayakAra machAI||
rahyo nAma ravidAsa tumhArA|
machyo nagara maha.N hAhAkArA||
chIri deha tuma dugdha bahAyo|
janma janeU Apa dikhAo||
dekhi chakita bhaye saba nara nArI|
vidvAnana sudhi bisarI sArI||
j~nAna tarka kabirA saMga kInhoM|
chakita unahu.N kA tuma kari dInhoM||
guru gorakhahi dInha upadeshA|
una mAnyo taki saMta visheShA||
sadanA pIra tarka bahu kInhA.N|
tuma tAko upadesha hai dInhA.N||
mana maha.N hAryoo sadana kasAI|
jo dillI meM khabari sunAI||
muslima dharma kI suni kubaDa़AI|
lodhi sikandara gayo gussAI||
apane gRRiha taba tumahiM bulAvA|
muslima hona hetu samujhAvA||
mAnI nAhiM tuma usakI bAnI|
baMdIgRRiha kATI hai rAnI||
kRRiShNa darasha pAye ravidAsA|
saphala bhaI tumharI saba AshA||
tAle TUTi khulyo hai kArA|
mAma sikandara ke tuma mArA||
kAshI pura tuma kaha.N pahu.NchAI|
dai prabhutA arumAna baDa़AI||
mIrA yogAvati guru kInhoM|
jinako kShatriya vaMsha pravIno||
tinako dai upadesha apArA|
kInhoM bhava se tuma nistArA||
|| dohA ||
aise hI ravidAsa ne,
kInheM charita apAra|
koI kavi gAvai kitai,
tahUM na pAvai pAra||
niyama sahita harijana agara,
dhyAna dharai chAlIsA|
tAkI rakShA kareMge,
jagatapati jagadIshA||
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