Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Sharda Maharani
|| dohā ||
mūrti svayaṃbhū śāradā,
maihara āna virāja|
mālā, pustaka, dhāriṇī,
vīṇā kara meṃ sāja||
|| caupāī ||
jaya jaya jaya śāradā mahārānī|
ādi śakti tuma jaga kalyāṇī||
rūpa caturbhuja tumharo mātā|
tīna loka mahaṃ tuma vikhyātā||
do sahasra barṣahi anumānā|
pragaṭa bhaī śārada jaga jānā||
maihara nagara viśva vikhyātā|
jahā~ baiṭhī śārada jaga mātā||
trikūṭa parvata śāradā vāsā|
maihara nagarī parama prakāśā||
śarada indu sama badana tumhāro|
rūpa caturbhuja atiśaya pyāro||
koṭi sūrya sama tana dyuti pāvana|
rāja haṃsa tumhāro śaci vāhana||
kānana kuṇḍala lola suhāvahi|
uramaṇi bhāla anūpa dikhāvahiṃ||
vīṇā pustaka abhaya dhāriṇī|
jagatmātu tuma jaga vihāriṇī||
brahma sutā akhaṃḍa anūpā|
śārada guṇa gāvata surabhūpā||
harihara karahiṃ śāradā bandana|
baruṇa kubera karahiṃ abhinandana||
śārada rūpa caṇḍī avatārā|
caṇḍa-muṇḍa asurana saṃhārā||
mahiṣā sura vadha kīnhi bhavānī|
durgā bana śārada kalyāṇī||
dharā rūpa śārada bhaī caṇḍī|
rakta bīja kāṭā raṇa muṇḍī||
tulasī sūrya ādi vidvānā|
śārada suyaśa sadaiva bakhānā||
kālidāsa bhae ati vikhyātā|
tumhārī dayā śāradā mātā||
vālmīka nārada muni devā|
puni-puni karahiṃ śāradā sevā||
caraṇa-śaraṇa devahu jaga māyā|
saba jaga vyāpahiṃ śārada māyā||
aṇu-paramāṇu śāradā vāsā|
parama śaktimaya parama prakāśā||
he śārada tuma brahma svarūpā|
śiva viraṃci pūjahiṃ nara bhūpā||
brahma śakti nahi ekau bhedā|
śārada ke guṇa gāvahiṃ vedā||
jaya jaga bandani viśva svarupā|
nirguṇa-saguṇa śāradahiṃ rupā||
sumirahu śārada nāma akhaṃḍā|
vyāpai nahiṃ kalikāla pracaṇḍā||
sūrya candra nabha maṇḍala tāre|
śārada kṛpā camakate sāre||
udbhava sthiti pralaya kāriṇī|
bandau śārada jagata tāriṇī||
duḥkha daridra saba jāhiṃ nasāī|
tumhārī kṛpā śāradā māī||
parama punīti jagata adhārā|
mātu śāradā jñāna tumhārā||
vidyā buddhi milahiṃ sukhadānī|
jaya jaya jaya śāradā bhavānī||
śārade pūjana jo jana karahīṃ|
niścaya te bhava sāgara tarahīṃ||
śārada kṛpā milahiṃ śuci jñānā|
hoī sakala vidhi ati kalyāṇā||
jaga ke viṣaya mahā duḥkha dāī|
bhajahu~ śāradā ati sukha pāī||
parama prakāśa śāradā torā|
divya kiraṇa devahu~ mama orā||
paramānanda magana mana hoī|
mātu śāradā sumiraī joī||
citta śānta hovahiṃ japa dhyānā|
bhajahu~ śāradā hovahiṃ jñānā||
racanā racita śāradā kerī|
pāṭha karahiṃ bhava chaṭaī pherī||
sat-sat namana paḍha़īhe dharidhyānā|
śārada mātu karahiṃ kalyāṇā||
śārada mahimā ko jaga jānā|
neti-neti kaha veda bakhānā||
sat-sat namana śāradā torā|
kṛpā dṛṣṭi kījai mama orā||
jo jana sevā karahiṃ tumhārī|
tina kaha~ katahu~ nāhi duḥkhabhārī||
jo yaha pāṭha karai cālīsā|
mātu śāradā dehu~ āśīṣā||
|| dohā ||
bandau~ śārada caraṇa raja,
bhakti jñāna mohi dehu~|
sakala avidyā dūra kara,
sadā basahu uragehu~||
jaya-jaya māī śāradā,
maihara terau dhāma|
śaraṇa mātu mohiṃ lījie,
tohi bhajahu~ niṣkāma||
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