Shani Chalisa
Shani Chalisa
Shani Chalisa
shani chAlIsA
dohA
jaya gaNesha girijA suvana, ma~Ngala karaNa kRRipAla |
dInana ke dukha dUra kari, kIjai nAtha nihAla ||
jaya jaya shrI shanideva prabhu, sunahu vinaya mahArAja |
karahu kRRipA he ravi tanaya, rAkhahu jana kI lAja ||
chaupAI
jayati jayati shanideva dayAlA |
karata sadA bhaktana pratipAlA ||
chAri bhujA, tanu shyAma virAjai |
mAthe ratana mukuTa Chavi ChAjai ||
parama vishAla manohara bhAlA |
TeDhaI dRRiShTi bhRRikuTi vikarAlA ||
kuNDala shravaNa chamAchama chamake |
hiye mAla muktana maNi damake ||
kara meM gadA trishUla kuThArA |
pala bicha karaiM ArihiM saMhArA ||
pi~Ngala, kRRiShNoM, ChAyA, nandana |
yama, koNastha, raudra, dukha bha~njana||
saurI, manda, shani, dasha nAmA |
bhAnu putra pUjahiM saba kAmA ||
jA para prabhu prasanna hai jAhIm |
raNkahuM rAva karaiNkShaNa mAhIm ||
parvatahU tRRiNa hoI nihArata |
tRRiNa hU ko parvata kari DArata||
rAja milata bana rAmahiM dInho |
kaikeihuM kI mati hari lInhoM||
banahUM meM mRRiga kapaTa dikhAI |
mAtu jAnakI gI chaturAI||
lakhanahiM shakti vikala kari DArA |
machigA dala meM hAhAkArA||
rAvaNa kI gati-mati baurAI |
rAmachandra soM baira baDhaI||
diyo kITa kari kanchana laNkA |
baji bajaraNga bIra kI DaNkA||
nRRipa vikrama para tuhi pagu dhArA |
chitra mayUra nigali gai hArA||
hAra naulAkhA lAgyo chorI |
hAtha paira DaravAyo torI||
bhArI dashA nikRRiShTa dikhAyo |
telihiM ghara kolhU chalavAyo||
vinaya rAga dIpaka mahaM kInhom |
taba prasanna prabhu hai sukha dInhoM||
harishchandra nRRipa nAri bikAnI |
ApahuM bhare Doma ghara pAnI||
taise nala paradashA sirAnI |
bhU~njI-mIna kUda gI pAnI||
shrI sha~Nkarahi gahayo jaba jAI |
pArvatI ko satI karAI||
tanika vilokata hI kari rIsA |
nabha uDi़ gayo gaurisuta sIsA||
pANDava para bhai dashA tumhArI |
bachI draupadI hoti ughArI||
kaurava ke bhI gati mati mArayo |
yudgha mahAbhArata kari DArayo||
ravi kahaM mukha mahaM dhari tatkAlA |
lekara kUdi parayo pAtAlA ||
sheSha deva-lakhi vinatI lAI |
ravi ko mukha te diyo ChuDaI ||
vAhana prabhu ke sAta sujAnA |
jaga digja gardabha mRRiga svAnA ||
jambuka siMha Adi nakhadhArI |
so phala jajyotiSha kahata pukArI ||
gaja vAhana lakShmI gRRiha Avaim |
haya te sukha sampatti upajAvaim ||
gardabha hAni karai bahu kAjA |
gardabha sidgha kara rAja samAjA ||
jambuka budghi naShTa kara DArai |
mRRiga de kaShTa praNa saMhArai ||
jaba AvahiM prabhu svAna savArI |
chorI Adi hoya Dara bhArI ||
taisahi chAri charaNa yaha nAmA |
svarNa lauha chA~njI aru tAmA ||
lauha charaNa para jaba prabhu Avaim |
dhana jana sampatti naShTa karAvai ||
samatA tAmra rajata shubhakArI |
svarNa sarva sukha ma~Ngala kArI ||
jo yaha shani charitra nita gAvai |
kabahuM na dashA nikRRiShTa satAvai ||
adabhuta nAtha dikhAvaiM lIlA |
karaiM shatru ke nashi bali DhIlA ||
jo paNDita suyogya bulavAI |
vidhivata shani graha shAnti karAI ||
pIpala jala shani divasa chaDhAvata |
dIpa dAna dai bahu sukha pAvata ||
kahata rAmasundara prabhu dAsA |
shani sumirata sukha hota prakAshA ||
dohA
pATha shanishchara deva ko, kI hoM vimala taiyAra |
karata pATha chAlIsa 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