Shani Chalisa
Shani Chalisa
zani cAlIsA
dohA
jaya gaNeza girijA suvana, maGgala karaNa kRpAla |
dInana ke dukha dUra kari, kIjai nAtha nihAla ||
jaya jaya zrI zanideva prabhu, sunahu vinaya mahArAja |
karahu kRpA he ravi tanaya, rAkhahu jana kI lAja ||
caupAI
jayati jayati zanideva dayAlA |
karata sadA bhaktana pratipAlA ||
cAri bhujA, tanu zyAma virAjai |
mAthe ratana mukuTa chavi chAjai ||
parama vizAla manohara bhAlA |
TeDhaI dRSTi bhRkuTi vikarAlA ||
kuNDala zravaNa camAcama camake |
hiye mAla muktana maNi damake ||
kara meM gadA trizUla kuThArA |
pala bica karaiM ArihiM saMhArA ||
piGgala, kRSNoM, chAyA, nandana |
yama, koNastha, raudra, dukha bhaJjana||
saurI, manda, zani, daza nAmA |
bhAnu putra pUjahiM saba kAmA ||
jA para prabhu prasanna hai jAhIm |
raGkahuM rAva karaiGkSaNa mAhIm ||
parvatahU tRNa hoI nihArata |
tRNa hU ko parvata kari DArata||
rAja milata bana rAmahiM dInho |
kaikeihuM kI mati hari lInhoM||
banahUM meM mRga kapaTa dikhAI |
mAtu jAnakI gI caturAI||
lakhanahiM zakti vikala kari DArA |
macigA dala meM hAhAkArA||
rAvaNa kI gati-mati baurAI |
rAmacandra soM baira baDhaI||
diyo kITa kari kaJcana laGkA |
baji bajaraGga bIra kI DaGkA||
nRpa vikrama para tuhi pagu dhArA |
citra mayUra nigali gai hArA||
hAra naulAkhA lAgyo corI |
hAtha paira DaravAyo torI||
bhArI dazA nikRSTa dikhAyo |
telihiM ghara kolhU calavAyo||
vinaya rAga dIpaka mahaM kInhom |
taba prasanna prabhu hai sukha dInhoM||
harizcandra nRpa nAri bikAnI |
ApahuM bhare Doma ghara pAnI||
taise nala paradazA sirAnI |
bhUJjI-mIna kUda gI pAnI||
zrI zaGkarahi gahayo jaba jAI |
pArvatI ko satI karAI||
tanika vilokata hI kari rIsA |
nabha uDi़ gayo gaurisuta sIsA||
pANDava para bhai dazA tumhArI |
bacI draupadI hoti ughArI||
kaurava ke bhI gati mati mArayo |
yudgha mahAbhArata kari DArayo||
ravi kahaM mukha mahaM dhari tatkAlA |
lekara kUdi parayo pAtAlA ||
zeSa deva-lakhi vinatI lAI |
ravi ko mukha te diyo chuDaI ||
vAhana prabhu ke sAta sujAnA |
jaga digja gardabha mRga svAnA ||
jambuka siMha Adi nakhadhArI |
so phala jajyotiSa kahata pukArI ||
gaja vAhana lakSmI gRha Avaim |
haya te sukha sampatti upajAvaim ||
gardabha hAni karai bahu kAjA |
gardabha sidgha kara rAja samAjA ||
jambuka budghi naSTa kara DArai |
mRga de kaSTa praNa saMhArai ||
jaba AvahiM prabhu svAna savArI |
corI Adi hoya Dara bhArI ||
taisahi cAri caraNa yaha nAmA |
svarNa lauha cAJjI aru tAmA ||
lauha caraNa para jaba prabhu Avaim |
dhana jana sampatti naSTa karAvai ||
samatA tAmra rajata zubhakArI |
svarNa sarva sukha maGgala kArI ||
jo yaha zani caritra nita gAvai |
kabahuM na dazA nikRSTa satAvai ||
adabhuta nAtha dikhAvaiM lIlA |
karaiM zatru ke nazi bali DhIlA ||
jo paNDita suyogya bulavAI |
vidhivata zani graha zAnti karAI ||
pIpala jala zani divasa caDhAvata |
dIpa dAna dai bahu sukha pAvata ||
kahata rAmasundara prabhu dAsA |
zani sumirata sukha hota prakAzA ||
dohA
pATha zanizcara deva ko, kI hoM vimala taiyAra |
karata pATha cAlIsa dina, ho bhavasAgara pAra ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Shani Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn in the forty-verse Chalisa format dedicated to Lord Shani, the planetary deity associated with Saturn, karma, and justice. It belongs to the popular devotional tradition of North India and is used by devotees seeking to propitiate Shani during astrologically unfavorable periods such as Sade Sati or Shani Dhaiya.
What are the benefits of chanting Shani Chalisa?
- Mitigation of Shani's adverse planetary effects during Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya
- Removal of obstacles and delays in personal or professional matters
- Cultivation of patience, discipline, and resilience
- Protection from misfortune during difficult karmic periods
When is the best time to recite this?
Saturday (Shaniwar) is the day traditionally associated with Shani worship, and evening recitation on this day is considered most effective. The Chalisa is also recited on Shani Jayanti and during periods when Shani's transit is considered unfavorable in a person's natal chart.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Shani Chalisa is not found in ancient Vedic or Puranic scriptures; it belongs to the genre of folk devotional hymns that developed alongside the Bhakti movement in medieval India. Its author is unknown, and the text likely circulated through oral tradition before being standardized in written collections. The forty-verse Chalisa format itself gained popularity from roughly the 15th century onward, with Hanuman Chalisa as the most widely known example. Shani worship has been a significant part of Hindu astrological and religious practice for centuries.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shani Stotram Dasaratha Krutam — a Sanskrit stotram attributed to King Dasharatha, composed for the same purpose of propitiating Lord Shani
- Shani Vajrapanjara Kavacham — a Sanskrit kavacham invoking Shani's protective aspect