Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Maa Ati Sukhakari
|| dohA ||
bandau mA~ zAkambharI,
caraNaguru kA dharakara dhyAna|
zAkambharI mA~ cAlIsA kA,
kare prakhyAna||
AnandamayI jagadambikA,
ananta rUpa bhaNDAra|
mA~ zAkambharI kI kRpA,
banI rahe hara bAra||
|| caupAI ||
zAkambharI mA~ ati sukhakArI|
pUrNa brahma sadA duHkha hArI||
kAraNa karaNa jagata kI dAtA|
Ananda cetana vizva vidhAtA||
amara jota hai mAta tumhArI|
tuma hI sadA bhagatana hitakArI||
mahimA amita athAha arpaNA|
brahma hari hara mAta arpaNA||
jJAna rAzi ho dIna dayAlI|
zaraNAgata ghara bharatI khuzahAlI||
nArAyaNI tuma brahma prakAzI|
jala-thala-nabha ho avinAzI||
kamala kAntimaya zAnti anapA|
jota mana maryAdA jota svarupA||
jaba jaba bhaktoM ne hai dhyAI|
jota apanI prakaTa ho AI||
pyArI bahana ke saMga virAje|
mAta zatAkSi saMga hI sAje||
bhIma bhayaMkara rUpa karAlI|
tIsarI bahana kI jota nirAlI||
cauthI bahina bhrAmarI terI|
adbhuta caMcala citta citerI||
sammukha bhairava vIra khaDa़A hai|
dAnava dala se khUba laDa़A hai||
ziva zaMkara prabhu bhole bhaNDArI|
sadA zAkambharI mA~ kA cerA||
hAtha dhvajA hanumAna virAje|
yuddha bhUmi meM mA~ saMga sAje||
kAla rAtri dhAre karAlI|
bahina mAta kI ati vikarAlI||
daza vidyA nava durgA Adi|
dhyAte tumheM paramArtha vAdi||
aSTa siddhi gaNapati jI dAtA|
bAla rUpa zaraNAgata mAtA||
mA~ bhaNDAre ke rakhavArI|
prathama pUjane ke adhikArI||
jaga kI eka bhramaNa kI kAraNa|
ziva zakti ho duSTa vidAraNa||
bhUrA deva laukaDa़A dUjA|
jisakI hotI pahalI pUjA||
balI bajaraMgI terA cerA|
cale saMga yaza gAtA terA||
pA~ca kosa kI khola tumhArI|
terI lIlA ati vistArI||
rakta dantikA tumhIM banI ho|
rakta pAna kara asura hanI ho||
rakta bIja kA nAza kiyA thA|
chinna mastikA rUpa liyA thA||
siddha yoginI sahasyA rAje|
sAta kuNDa meM Apa virAje||
rUpa marAla kA tumane dhArA|
bhojana de de jana jana tArA||
zoka pAta se muni jana tAre|
zoka pAta jana duHkha nivAre||
bhadra kAlI kamalezvara AI|
kAnta zivA bhagatana sukhadAI||
bhoga bhaNDArA halavA pUrI|
dhvajA nAriyala tilaka siMdurI||
lAla cunarI lagatI pyArI|
ye hI bheMTa le duHkha nivArI||
aMdhe ko tuma nayana dikhAtI|
koDha़I kAyA saphala banAtI||
bA~jhana ke ghara bAla khilAtI|
nirdhana ko dhana khUba dilAtI||
sukha de de bhagata ko tAre|
sAdhu sajjana kAja saMvAre||
bhUmaNDala se jota prakAzI|
zAkambharI mA~ duHkha kI nAzI||
madhura madhura muskAna tumhArI|
janma janma pahacAna hamArI||
caraNa kamala tere balihArI|
jai jai jai jaga jananI tumhArI||
kAntA cAlIsA ati sukhakArI|
saMkaTa duHkha duvidhA saba TArI||
jo koI jana cAlIsA gAve|
mAta kRpA ati sukha pAve||
kAntA prasAda jagAdharI vAsI|
bhAva zAkambharI tatva prakAzI||
bAra bAra kaheM kara jorI|
vinatI suna zAkambharI morI||
maiM sevaka hU~ dAsa tumhArA|
jananI karanA bhava nistArA||
yaha sau bAra pATha kare koI|
mAtu kRpA adhikArI soI||
saMkaTa kaSTa ko mAta nivAre|
zoka moha zatru na saMhAre||
nirdhana dhana sukha sampatti pAve|
zraddhA bhakti se cAlIsA gAve||
nau rAtroM taka dIpa jagAve|
saparivAra magana ho gAve||
prema se pATha kare mana lAI|
kAnta zAkambharI ati sukhadAI||
|| dohA ||
durgA sura saMhAraNi,
karaNi jaga ke kAja|
zAkambharI janani zive,
rakhanA merI lAja||
yuga yuga taka vrata terA,
kare bhakta uddhAra|
vo hI terA lADa़lA,
Ave tere dvAra||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Shakambhari Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn in the Chalisa format dedicated to Goddess Shakambhari, a form of Goddess Durga venerated as the deity of nourishment and vegetation. The text draws on Puranic accounts from the Markandeya Purana, where Shakambhari is described as appearing during a catastrophic famine to sustain life, and it belongs to the North Indian Shakta devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Shakambhari Chalisa?
- Protection from scarcity and food insecurity
- Invocation of blessings for agricultural abundance and household sustenance
- Removal of suffering caused by deprivation
- Cultivation of devotion to the Divine Mother in her nurturing aspect
When is the best time to recite this?
The Shakambhari Chalisa is recited during Navaratri and specifically during Shakambhari Navaratri, which falls in the Hindu month of Pausha (December–January). Morning and evening recitation are both appropriate, and the text is particularly used during periods of hardship or when seeking the goddess's protection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Goddess Shakambhari's mythology is rooted in the Markandeya Purana, specifically within the Devi Mahatmyam section. The Chalisa literary form became prominent in medieval North India as a means of creating accessible forty-verse devotional hymns for popular use. The authorship of this Chalisa is unknown, and it likely developed through folk and oral devotional traditions before being committed to written form. It is part of a wider body of Chalisa literature dedicated to Shakti forms across Northern India.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Durga Chalisa — a Chalisa addressed to Goddess Durga, the broader form from whom Shakambhari is derived
- Annapurna Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Goddess Annapurna, who shares Shakambhari's association with nourishment and food