Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Chalisa, Shakambhari Mata Chalisa
Shakambhari Maa Ati Sukhakari
|| dohA ||
bandau mA.N shAkambharI,
charaNaguru kA dharakara dhyAna|
shAkambharI mA.N chAlIsA kA,
kare prakhyAna||
AnandamayI jagadambikA,
ananta rUpa bhaNDAra|
mA.N shAkambharI kI kRRipA,
banI rahe hara bAra||
|| chaupAI ||
shAkambharI mA.N ati sukhakArI|
pUrNa brahma sadA duHkha hArI||
kAraNa karaNa jagata kI dAtA|
Ananda chetana vishva vidhAtA||
amara jota hai mAta tumhArI|
tuma hI sadA bhagatana hitakArI||
mahimA amita athAha arpaNA|
brahma hari hara mAta arpaNA||
j~nAna rAshi ho dIna dayAlI|
sharaNAgata ghara bharatI khushahAlI||
nArAyaNI tuma brahma prakAshI|
jala-thala-nabha ho avinAshI||
kamala kAntimaya shAnti anapA|
jota mana maryAdA jota svarupA||
jaba jaba bhaktoM ne hai dhyAI|
jota apanI prakaTa ho AI||
pyArI bahana ke saMga virAje|
mAta shatAkShi saMga hI sAje||
bhIma bhayaMkara rUpa karAlI|
tIsarI bahana kI jota nirAlI||
chauthI bahina bhrAmarI terI|
adbhuta chaMchala chitta chiterI||
sammukha bhairava vIra khaDa़A hai|
dAnava dala se khUba laDa़A hai||
shiva shaMkara prabhu bhole bhaNDArI|
sadA shAkambharI mA.N kA cherA||
hAtha dhvajA hanumAna virAje|
yuddha bhUmi meM mA.N saMga sAje||
kAla rAtri dhAre karAlI|
bahina mAta kI ati vikarAlI||
dasha vidyA nava durgA Adi|
dhyAte tumheM paramArtha vAdi||
aShTa siddhi gaNapati jI dAtA|
bAla rUpa sharaNAgata mAtA||
mA.N bhaNDAre ke rakhavArI|
prathama pUjane ke adhikArI||
jaga kI eka bhramaNa kI kAraNa|
shiva shakti ho duShTa vidAraNa||
bhUrA deva laukaDa़A dUjA|
jisakI hotI pahalI pUjA||
balI bajaraMgI terA cherA|
chale saMga yasha gAtA terA||
pA.Ncha kosa kI khola tumhArI|
terI lIlA ati vistArI||
rakta dantikA tumhIM banI ho|
rakta pAna kara asura hanI ho||
rakta bIja kA nAsha 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||
shoka pAta se muni jana tAre|
shoka pAta jana duHkha nivAre||
bhadra kAlI kamaleshvara AI|
kAnta shivA bhagatana sukhadAI||
bhoga bhaNDArA halavA pUrI|
dhvajA nAriyala tilaka siMdurI||
lAla chunarI lagatI pyArI|
ye hI bheMTa le duHkha nivArI||
aMdhe ko tuma nayana dikhAtI|
koDha़I kAyA saphala banAtI||
bA.Njhana ke ghara bAla khilAtI|
nirdhana ko dhana khUba dilAtI||
sukha de de bhagata ko tAre|
sAdhu sajjana kAja saMvAre||
bhUmaNDala se jota prakAshI|
shAkambharI mA.N duHkha kI nAshI||
madhura madhura muskAna tumhArI|
janma janma pahachAna hamArI||
charaNa kamala tere balihArI|
jai jai jai jaga jananI tumhArI||
kAntA chAlIsA ati sukhakArI|
saMkaTa duHkha duvidhA saba TArI||
jo koI jana chAlIsA gAve|
mAta kRRipA ati sukha pAve||
kAntA prasAda jagAdharI vAsI|
bhAva shAkambharI tatva prakAshI||
bAra bAra kaheM kara jorI|
vinatI suna shAkambharI morI||
maiM sevaka hU.N dAsa tumhArA|
jananI karanA bhava nistArA||
yaha sau bAra pATha kare koI|
mAtu kRRipA adhikArI soI||
saMkaTa kaShTa ko mAta nivAre|
shoka moha shatru na saMhAre||
nirdhana dhana sukha sampatti pAve|
shraddhA bhakti se chAlIsA gAve||
nau rAtroM taka dIpa jagAve|
saparivAra magana ho gAve||
prema se pATha kare mana lAI|
kAnta shAkambharI ati sukhadAI||
|| dohA ||
durgA sura saMhAraNi,
karaNi jaga ke kAja|
shAkambharI janani shive,
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