Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Sharda Maharani
|| dohA ||
mUrti svayaMbhU zAradA,
maihara Ana virAja|
mAlA, pustaka, dhAriNI,
vINA kara meM sAja||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya zAradA mahArAnI|
Adi zakti tuma jaga kalyANI||
rUpa caturbhuja tumharo mAtA|
tIna loka mahaM tuma vikhyAtA||
do sahasra barSahi anumAnA|
pragaTa bhaI zArada jaga jAnA||
maihara nagara vizva vikhyAtA|
jahA~ baiThI zArada jaga mAtA||
trikUTa parvata zAradA vAsA|
maihara nagarI parama prakAzA||
zarada indu sama badana tumhAro|
rUpa caturbhuja atizaya pyAro||
koTi sUrya sama tana dyuti pAvana|
rAja haMsa tumhAro zaci vAhana||
kAnana kuNDala lola suhAvahi|
uramaNi bhAla anUpa dikhAvahiM||
vINA pustaka abhaya dhAriNI|
jagatmAtu tuma jaga vihAriNI||
brahma sutA akhaMDa anUpA|
zArada guNa gAvata surabhUpA||
harihara karahiM zAradA bandana|
baruNa kubera karahiM abhinandana||
zArada rUpa caNDI avatArA|
caNDa-muNDa asurana saMhArA||
mahiSA sura vadha kInhi bhavAnI|
durgA bana zArada kalyANI||
dharA rUpa zArada bhaI caNDI|
rakta bIja kATA raNa muNDI||
tulasI sUrya Adi vidvAnA|
zArada suyaza sadaiva bakhAnA||
kAlidAsa bhae ati vikhyAtA|
tumhArI dayA zAradA mAtA||
vAlmIka nArada muni devA|
puni-puni karahiM zAradA sevA||
caraNa-zaraNa devahu jaga mAyA|
saba jaga vyApahiM zArada mAyA||
aNu-paramANu zAradA vAsA|
parama zaktimaya parama prakAzA||
he zArada tuma brahma svarUpA|
ziva viraMci pUjahiM nara bhUpA||
brahma zakti nahi ekau bhedA|
zArada ke guNa gAvahiM vedA||
jaya jaga bandani vizva svarupA|
nirguNa-saguNa zAradahiM rupA||
sumirahu zArada nAma akhaMDA|
vyApai nahiM kalikAla pracaNDA||
sUrya candra nabha maNDala tAre|
zArada kRpA camakate sAre||
udbhava sthiti pralaya kAriNI|
bandau zArada jagata tAriNI||
duHkha daridra saba jAhiM nasAI|
tumhArI kRpA zAradA mAI||
parama punIti jagata adhArA|
mAtu zAradA jJAna tumhArA||
vidyA buddhi milahiM sukhadAnI|
jaya jaya jaya zAradA bhavAnI||
zArade pUjana jo jana karahIM|
nizcaya te bhava sAgara tarahIM||
zArada kRpA milahiM zuci jJAnA|
hoI sakala vidhi ati kalyANA||
jaga ke viSaya mahA duHkha dAI|
bhajahu~ zAradA ati sukha pAI||
parama prakAza zAradA torA|
divya kiraNa devahu~ mama orA||
paramAnanda magana mana hoI|
mAtu zAradA sumiraI joI||
citta zAnta hovahiM japa dhyAnA|
bhajahu~ zAradA hovahiM jJAnA||
racanA racita zAradA kerI|
pATha karahiM bhava chaTaI pherI||
sat-sat namana paDha़Ihe dharidhyAnA|
zArada mAtu karahiM kalyANA||
zArada mahimA ko jaga jAnA|
neti-neti kaha veda bakhAnA||
sat-sat namana zAradA torA|
kRpA dRSTi kIjai mama orA||
jo jana sevA karahiM tumhArI|
tina kaha~ katahu~ nAhi duHkhabhArI||
jo yaha pATha karai cAlIsA|
mAtu zAradA dehu~ AzISA||
|| dohA ||
bandau~ zArada caraNa raja,
bhakti jJAna mohi dehu~|
sakala avidyA dUra kara,
sadA basahu uragehu~||
jaya-jaya mAI zAradA,
maihara terau dhAma|
zaraNa mAtu mohiM lIjie,
tohi bhajahu~ niSkAma||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Sharda Chalisa (Sharda Mata Chalisa) is a Hindi devotional hymn in the Chalisa format dedicated to Goddess Sharda, a form of Saraswati worshipped as the deity of knowledge, music, and the arts. The text has a strong regional association with the Sharda Devi temple in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh — a recognized Shakti Peetha — and belongs to the North Indian Shakta devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sharda Chalisa?
- Blessings for academic success and intellectual pursuits
- Improvement in knowledge, wisdom, and creative expression
- Removal of obstacles in education and learning
- Cultivation of devotion to the Goddess of speech and arts
When is the best time to recite this?
The Sharda Chalisa is recited during Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja) and during Navaratri. Morning and evening recitation are both suitable, and it is particularly appropriate before starting a new course of study or creative work.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Chalisa format became popular in medieval North India as a vehicle for devotional composition accessible to lay practitioners. The Sharda Chalisa's strong connection to the Maihar temple suggests its development within the regional devotional culture of Madhya Pradesh, though the author is unknown. Worship of Saraswati under the name Sharda has documented presence in both the Kashmir Shaiva tradition and the Smarta tradition, and the Maihar Sharda temple is among the historically significant goddess shrines of central India.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sharada Bhujanga Prayata Ashtakam — a Sanskrit ashtakam dedicated to the same goddess, using the classical Bhujanga Prayata meter
- Saraswati Stotram — a broader Sanskrit stotram honoring Saraswati in her role as the goddess of learning and speech