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Santoshi Chalisa, Santoshi Mata Chalisa

Santoshi Chalisa, Santoshi Mata Chalisa

Santoshi Chalisa, Santoshi Mata Chalisa

Stotram
Santoshi Mata
8 Verses
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Jai Santoshi Maa Jaga Janani

|| dohA ||

shrI gaNapati pada nAya sira,

dhari hiya shAradA dhyAna|

santoShI mAM kI karu.N,

kIrati sakala bakhAna||

|| chaupAI ||

jaya saMtoShI mAM jaga jananI|

khala mati duShTa daitya dala hananI||

gaNapati deva tumhAre tAtA|

riddhi siddhi kahalAvahaM mAtA||

mAtA-pitA kI rahau dulArI|

kIrati kehi vidhi kahuM tumhArI||

krITa mukuTa sira anupama bhArI|

kAnana kuNDala ko Chavi nyArI||

sohata aMga ChaTA Chavi pyArI|

sundara chIra sunaharI dhArI||

Apa chaturbhuja sughaDa़ vishAlA|

dhAraNa karahu gale vana mAlA||

nikaTa hai gau amita dulArI|

karahu mayUra Apa asavArI||

jAnata sabahI Apa prabhutAI|

sura nara muni saba karahiM baDa़AI||

tumhare darasha karata kShaNa mAI|

dukha daridra saba jAya nasAI||

veda purANa rahe yasha gAI|

karahu bhakta kI Apa sahAI||

brahmA DhiMga sarasvatI kahAI|

lakShmI rUpa viShNu DhiMga AI||

shiva DhiMga girajA rUpa birAjI|

mahimA tInoM loka meM gAjI||

shakti rUpa pragaTI jana jAnI|

rudra rUpa bhaI mAta bhavAnI||

duShTadalana hita pragaTI kAlI|

jagamaga jyoti prachaMDa nirAlI||

chaNDa muNDa mahiShAsura mAre|

shumbha nishumbha asura hani DAre||

mahimA veda puranAna baranI|

nija bhaktana ke saMkaTa haranI||

rUpa shAradA haMsa mohinI|

niraMkAra sAkAra dAhinI||

pragaTAI chahuMdisha nija mAyA|

kaNa kaNa meM hai teja samAyA||

pRRithvI sUrya chandra aru tAre|

tava iMgita krama baddha haiM sAre||

pAlana poShaNa tumahIM karatA|

kShaNa bhaMgura meM prANa haratA||

brahmA viShNu tumheM nita dhyAvaiM|

sheSha mahesha sadA mana lAve||

manokamanA pUraNa karanI|

pApa kATanI bhava bhaya taranI||

chitta lagAya tumheM jo dhyAtA|

so nara sukha sampatti hai pAtA||

bandhyA nAri tumahiM jo dhyAvaiM|

putra puShpa latA sama vaha pAvaiM||

pati viyogI ati vyAkulanArI|

tuma viyoga ati vyAkulayArI||

kanyA jo koi tumako dhyAvai|

apanA mana vAMChita vara pAvai||

shIlavAna guNavAna ho maiyA|

apane jana kI nAva khivaiyA||

vidhi pUrvaka vrata jo koI karahIM|

tAhi amita sukha saMpatti bharahIM||

guDa़ aura chanA bhoga tohi bhAvai|

sevA karai so AnaMda pAvai||

shraddhA yukta dhyAna jo dharahIM|

so nara nishchaya bhava soM tarahIM||

udyApana jo karahi tumhArA|

tAko sahaja karahu nistArA||

nAri suhAgina vrata jo karatI|

sukha sampatti soM godI bharatI||

jo sumirata jaisI mana bhAvA|

so nara vaiso hI phala pAvA||

sAta shukra jo vrata mana dhAre|

tAke pUrNa manoratha sAre||

sevA karahi bhakti yuta joI|

tAko dUra daridra dukha hoI||

jo jana sharaNa mAtA terI Avai|

tAke kShaNa meM kAja banAvai||

jaya jaya jaya ambe kalyAnI|

kRRipA karau morI mahArAnI||

jo koI paढ़ai mAta chAlIsA|

tApe karahiM kRRipA jagadIshA||

nita prati pATha karai ika bArA|

so nara rahai tumhArA pyArA||

nAma leta byAdhA saba bhAge|

roga doSha kabahU.N nahIM lAge||

|| dohA ||

santoShI mA.N ke sadA,

bandahu.N paga nisha vAsa|

pUrNa manoratha hoM sakala,

mAta harau bhava trAsa||

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

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

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