Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Maa Ati Sukhakari
|| dohā ||
bandau mā~ śākambharī,
caraṇaguru kā dharakara dhyāna|
śākambharī mā~ cālīsā kā,
kare prakhyāna||
ānandamayī jagadambikā,
ananta rūpa bhaṇḍāra|
mā~ śākambharī kī kṛpā,
banī rahe hara bāra||
|| caupāī ||
śākambharī mā~ ati sukhakārī|
pūrṇa brahma sadā duḥkha hārī||
kāraṇa karaṇa jagata kī dātā|
ānanda cetana viśva vidhātā||
amara jota hai māta tumhārī|
tuma hī sadā bhagatana hitakārī||
mahimā amita athāha arpaṇā|
brahma hari hara māta arpaṇā||
jñāna rāśi ho dīna dayālī|
śaraṇāgata ghara bharatī khuśahālī||
nārāyaṇī tuma brahma prakāśī|
jala-thala-nabha ho avināśī||
kamala kāntimaya śānti anapā|
jota mana maryādā jota svarupā||
jaba jaba bhaktoṃ ne hai dhyāī|
jota apanī prakaṭa ho āī||
pyārī bahana ke saṃga virāje|
māta śatākṣi saṃga hī sāje||
bhīma bhayaṃkara rūpa karālī|
tīsarī bahana kī jota nirālī||
cauthī bahina bhrāmarī terī|
adbhuta caṃcala citta citerī||
sammukha bhairava vīra khaḍa़ā hai|
dānava dala se khūba laḍa़ā hai||
śiva śaṃkara prabhu bhole bhaṇḍārī|
sadā śākambharī mā~ kā cerā||
hātha dhvajā hanumāna virāje|
yuddha bhūmi meṃ mā~ saṃga sāje||
kāla rātri dhāre karālī|
bahina māta kī ati vikarālī||
daśa vidyā nava durgā ādi|
dhyāte tumheṃ paramārtha vādi||
aṣṭa siddhi gaṇapati jī dātā|
bāla rūpa śaraṇāgata mātā||
mā~ bhaṇḍāre ke rakhavārī|
prathama pūjane ke adhikārī||
jaga kī eka bhramaṇa kī kāraṇa|
śiva śakti ho duṣṭa vidāraṇa||
bhūrā deva laukaḍa़ā dūjā|
jisakī hotī pahalī pūjā||
balī bajaraṃgī terā cerā|
cale saṃga yaśa gātā terā||
pā~ca kosa kī khola tumhārī|
terī līlā ati vistārī||
rakta dantikā tumhīṃ banī ho|
rakta pāna kara asura hanī ho||
rakta bīja kā nāśa kiyā thā|
chinna mastikā rūpa liyā thā||
siddha yoginī sahasyā rāje|
sāta kuṇḍa meṃ āpa virāje||
rūpa marāla kā tumane dhārā|
bhojana de de jana jana tārā||
śoka pāta se muni jana tāre|
śoka pāta jana duḥkha nivāre||
bhadra kālī kamaleśvara āī|
kānta śivā bhagatana sukhadāī||
bhoga bhaṇḍārā halavā pūrī|
dhvajā nāriyala tilaka siṃdurī||
lāla cunarī lagatī pyārī|
ye hī bheṃṭa le duḥkha nivārī||
aṃdhe ko tuma nayana dikhātī|
koḍha़ī kāyā saphala banātī||
bā~jhana ke ghara bāla khilātī|
nirdhana ko dhana khūba dilātī||
sukha de de bhagata ko tāre|
sādhu sajjana kāja saṃvāre||
bhūmaṇḍala se jota prakāśī|
śākambharī mā~ duḥkha kī nāśī||
madhura madhura muskāna tumhārī|
janma janma pahacāna hamārī||
caraṇa kamala tere balihārī|
jai jai jai jaga jananī tumhārī||
kāntā cālīsā ati sukhakārī|
saṃkaṭa duḥkha duvidhā saba ṭārī||
jo koī jana cālīsā gāve|
māta kṛpā ati sukha pāve||
kāntā prasāda jagādharī vāsī|
bhāva śākambharī tatva prakāśī||
bāra bāra kaheṃ kara jorī|
vinatī suna śākambharī morī||
maiṃ sevaka hū~ dāsa tumhārā|
jananī karanā bhava nistārā||
yaha sau bāra pāṭha kare koī|
mātu kṛpā adhikārī soī||
saṃkaṭa kaṣṭa ko māta nivāre|
śoka moha śatru na saṃhāre||
nirdhana dhana sukha sampatti pāve|
śraddhā bhakti se cālīsā gāve||
nau rātroṃ taka dīpa jagāve|
saparivāra magana ho gāve||
prema se pāṭha kare mana lāī|
kānta śākambharī ati sukhadāī||
|| dohā ||
durgā sura saṃhāraṇi,
karaṇi jaga ke kāja|
śākambharī janani śive,
rakhanā merī lāja||
yuga yuga taka vrata terā,
kare bhakta uddhāra|
vo hī terā lāḍa़lā,
āve tere dvāra||
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