Santoshi Chalisa, Santoshi Mata Chalisa
Santoshi Chalisa, Santoshi Mata Chalisa
Santoshi Chalisa, Santoshi Mata Chalisa
Jai Santoshi Maa Jaga Janani
|| dohā ||
śrī gaṇapati pada nāya sira,
dhari hiya śāradā dhyāna|
santoṣī māṃ kī karu~,
kīrati sakala bakhāna||
|| caupāī ||
jaya saṃtoṣī māṃ jaga jananī|
khala mati duṣṭa daitya dala hananī||
gaṇapati deva tumhāre tātā|
riddhi siddhi kahalāvahaṃ mātā||
mātā-pitā kī rahau dulārī|
kīrati kehi vidhi kahuṃ tumhārī||
krīṭa mukuṭa sira anupama bhārī|
kānana kuṇḍala ko chavi nyārī||
sohata aṃga chaṭā chavi pyārī|
sundara cīra sunaharī dhārī||
āpa caturbhuja sughaḍa़ viśālā|
dhāraṇa karahu gale vana mālā||
nikaṭa hai gau amita dulārī|
karahu mayūra āpa asavārī||
jānata sabahī āpa prabhutāī|
sura nara muni saba karahiṃ baḍa़āī||
tumhare daraśa karata kṣaṇa māī|
dukha daridra saba jāya nasāī||
veda purāṇa rahe yaśa gāī|
karahu bhakta kī āpa sahāī||
brahmā ḍhiṃga sarasvatī kahāī|
lakṣmī rūpa viṣṇu ḍhiṃga āī||
śiva ḍhiṃga girajā rūpa birājī|
mahimā tīnoṃ loka meṃ gājī||
śakti rūpa pragaṭī jana jānī|
rudra rūpa bhaī māta bhavānī||
duṣṭadalana hita pragaṭī kālī|
jagamaga jyoti pracaṃḍa nirālī||
caṇḍa muṇḍa mahiṣāsura māre|
śumbha niśumbha asura hani ḍāre||
mahimā veda puranāna baranī|
nija bhaktana ke saṃkaṭa haranī||
rūpa śāradā haṃsa mohinī|
niraṃkāra sākāra dāhinī||
pragaṭāī cahuṃdiśa nija māyā|
kaṇa kaṇa meṃ hai teja samāyā||
pṛthvī sūrya candra aru tāre|
tava iṃgita krama baddha haiṃ sāre||
pālana poṣaṇa tumahīṃ karatā|
kṣaṇa bhaṃgura meṃ prāṇa haratā||
brahmā viṣṇu tumheṃ nita dhyāvaiṃ|
śeṣa maheśa sadā mana lāve||
manokamanā pūraṇa karanī|
pāpa kāṭanī bhava bhaya taranī||
citta lagāya tumheṃ jo dhyātā|
so nara sukha sampatti hai pātā||
bandhyā nāri tumahiṃ jo dhyāvaiṃ|
putra puṣpa latā sama vaha pāvaiṃ||
pati viyogī ati vyākulanārī|
tuma viyoga ati vyākulayārī||
kanyā jo koi tumako dhyāvai|
apanā mana vāṃchita vara pāvai||
śīlavāna guṇavāna ho maiyā|
apane jana kī nāva khivaiyā||
vidhi pūrvaka vrata jo koī karahīṃ|
tāhi amita sukha saṃpatti bharahīṃ||
guḍa़ aura canā bhoga tohi bhāvai|
sevā karai so ānaṃda pāvai||
śraddhā yukta dhyāna jo dharahīṃ|
so nara niścaya bhava soṃ tarahīṃ||
udyāpana jo karahi tumhārā|
tāko sahaja karahu nistārā||
nāri suhāgina vrata jo karatī|
sukha sampatti soṃ godī bharatī||
jo sumirata jaisī mana bhāvā|
so nara vaiso hī phala pāvā||
sāta śukra jo vrata mana dhāre|
tāke pūrṇa manoratha sāre||
sevā karahi bhakti yuta joī|
tāko dūra daridra dukha hoī||
jo jana śaraṇa mātā terī āvai|
tāke kṣaṇa meṃ kāja banāvai||
jaya jaya jaya ambe kalyānī|
kṛpā karau morī mahārānī||
jo koī paढ़ai māta cālīsā|
tāpe karahiṃ kṛpā jagadīśā||
nita prati pāṭha karai ika bārā|
so nara rahai tumhārā pyārā||
nāma leta byādhā saba bhāge|
roga doṣa kabahū~ nahīṃ lāge||
|| dohā ||
santoṣī mā~ ke sadā,
bandahu~ paga niśa vāsa|
pūrṇa manoratha hoṃ sakala,
māta harau bhava trāsa||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Santoshi Chalisa is a devotional chalisa in Hindi dedicated to Goddess Santoshi Mata, who is worshipped as the deity of satisfaction and contentment. It belongs to the chalisa genre of Hindi devotional poetry and is associated with the Santoshi Vrat, a Friday fast observed primarily by women in North Indian Hindu practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Santoshi Chalisa?
- Fulfillment of sincere desires and prayers
- Attainment of contentment and inner peace
- Removal of obstacles and sources of sorrow
- Blessings for household prosperity and well-being
When is the best time to recite this?
Friday is the day specifically associated with the Santoshi Vrat and is the primary day for recitation of this chalisa. Morning and evening recitation during the vrat are customary. It may also be recited whenever one seeks contentment or relief from difficulties.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Santoshi Chalisa is a modern devotional composition with no traceable ancient scriptural origin. Santoshi Mata as a distinct goddess gained widespread popularity following the release of the Bollywood film "Jai Santoshi Maa" in 1975, which significantly expanded her following across India. The chalisa genre, which consists of forty verses (chaupais), has roots in the Bhakti movement and became widely used from the medieval period onward. The author of this specific chalisa is unknown.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Saraswati Chalisa — another chalisa in this collection in the same Hindi devotional chalisa format, dedicated to a different goddess
- Santhana Ganapathi Stotram — another text in this collection focused on domestic and family well-being