Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Sharda Chalisa, Sharda Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Sharda Maharani
|| dohA ||
mUrti svayaMbhU shAradA,
maihara Ana virAja|
mAlA, pustaka, dhAriNI,
vINA kara meM sAja||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya shAradA mahArAnI|
Adi shakti tuma jaga kalyANI||
rUpa chaturbhuja tumharo mAtA|
tIna loka mahaM tuma vikhyAtA||
do sahasra barShahi anumAnA|
pragaTa bhaI shArada jaga jAnA||
maihara nagara vishva vikhyAtA|
jahA.N baiThI shArada jaga mAtA||
trikUTa parvata shAradA vAsA|
maihara nagarI parama prakAshA||
sharada indu sama badana tumhAro|
rUpa chaturbhuja atishaya pyAro||
koTi sUrya sama tana dyuti pAvana|
rAja haMsa tumhAro shachi vAhana||
kAnana kuNDala lola suhAvahi|
uramaNi bhAla anUpa dikhAvahiM||
vINA pustaka abhaya dhAriNI|
jagatmAtu tuma jaga vihAriNI||
brahma sutA akhaMDa anUpA|
shArada guNa gAvata surabhUpA||
harihara karahiM shAradA bandana|
baruNa kubera karahiM abhinandana||
shArada rUpa chaNDI avatArA|
chaNDa-muNDa asurana saMhArA||
mahiShA sura vadha kInhi bhavAnI|
durgA bana shArada kalyANI||
dharA rUpa shArada bhaI chaNDI|
rakta bIja kATA raNa muNDI||
tulasI sUrya Adi vidvAnA|
shArada suyasha sadaiva bakhAnA||
kAlidAsa bhae ati vikhyAtA|
tumhArI dayA shAradA mAtA||
vAlmIka nArada muni devA|
puni-puni karahiM shAradA sevA||
charaNa-sharaNa devahu jaga mAyA|
saba jaga vyApahiM shArada mAyA||
aNu-paramANu shAradA vAsA|
parama shaktimaya parama prakAshA||
he shArada tuma brahma svarUpA|
shiva viraMchi pUjahiM nara bhUpA||
brahma shakti nahi ekau bhedA|
shArada ke guNa gAvahiM vedA||
jaya jaga bandani vishva svarupA|
nirguNa-saguNa shAradahiM rupA||
sumirahu shArada nAma akhaMDA|
vyApai nahiM kalikAla prachaNDA||
sUrya chandra nabha maNDala tAre|
shArada kRRipA chamakate sAre||
udbhava sthiti pralaya kAriNI|
bandau shArada jagata tAriNI||
duHkha daridra saba jAhiM nasAI|
tumhArI kRRipA shAradA mAI||
parama punIti jagata adhArA|
mAtu shAradA j~nAna tumhArA||
vidyA buddhi milahiM sukhadAnI|
jaya jaya jaya shAradA bhavAnI||
shArade pUjana jo jana karahIM|
nishchaya te bhava sAgara tarahIM||
shArada kRRipA milahiM shuchi j~nAnA|
hoI sakala vidhi ati kalyANA||
jaga ke viShaya mahA duHkha dAI|
bhajahu.N shAradA ati sukha pAI||
parama prakAsha shAradA torA|
divya kiraNa devahu.N mama orA||
paramAnanda magana mana hoI|
mAtu shAradA sumiraI joI||
chitta shAnta hovahiM japa dhyAnA|
bhajahu.N shAradA hovahiM j~nAnA||
rachanA rachita shAradA kerI|
pATha karahiM bhava ChaTaI pherI||
sat-sat namana paDha़Ihe dharidhyAnA|
shArada mAtu karahiM kalyANA||
shArada mahimA ko jaga jAnA|
neti-neti kaha veda bakhAnA||
sat-sat namana shAradA torA|
kRRipA dRRiShTi kIjai mama orA||
jo jana sevA karahiM tumhArI|
tina kaha.N katahu.N nAhi duHkhabhArI||
jo yaha pATha karai chAlIsA|
mAtu shAradA dehu.N AshIShA||
|| dohA ||
bandau.N shArada charaNa raja,
bhakti j~nAna mohi dehu.N|
sakala avidyA dUra kara,
sadA basahu uragehu.N||
jaya-jaya mAI shAradA,
maihara terau dhAma|
sharaNa mAtu mohiM lIjie,
tohi bhajahu.N niShkAma||
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.
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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