Shitala Chalisa, Shitala Mata Chalisa
Shitala Chalisa, Shitala Mata Chalisa
Shitala Chalisa, Shitala Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Shitala Bhawani
|| dohā ||
jaya-jaya mātā śītalā,
tumahiṃ dharai jo dhyāna|
hoya vimala śītala hṛdaya,
vikasai buddhi balajñāna||
|| caupāī ||
jaya-jaya-jaya śītalā bhavānī|
jaya jaga janani sakala guṇakhānī||
gṛha-gṛha śakti tumhārī rājita|
pūraṇa śaradacandra samasājita||
visphoṭaka se jalata śarīrā|
śītala karata harata saba pīrā||
mātu śītalā tava śubhanāmā|
sabake gāḍha़e āvahiṃ kāmā||
śokaharī śaṃkarī bhavānī|
bāla-prāṇarakṣī sukha dānī||
śuci mārjanī kalaśa kararājai|
mastaka teja sūrya samarājai||
causaṭha yogina saṃga meṃ gāvaiṃ|
vīṇā tāla mṛdaṃga bajāvai||
nṛtya nātha bhairo dikharāvaiṃ|
sahaja śeṣa śiva pāra nā pāvaiṃ||
dhanya-dhanya dhātrī mahārānī|
suranara muni taba suyaśa bakhānī||
jvālā rūpa mahā balakārī|
daitya eka visphoṭaka bhārī||
ghara-ghara praviśata koī na rakṣata|
roga rūpa dhari bālaka bhakṣata||
hāhākāra macyo jagabhārī|
sakyo na jaba saṃkaṭa ṭārī||
taba maiyā dhari adbhuta rūpā|
karameṃ liye mārjanī sūpā||
visphoṭakahiṃ pakaḍa़i kara līnhyo|
musala prahāra bahuvidhi kīnhyo||
bahuta prakāra vaha vinatī kīnhā|
maiyā nahīṃ bhala maiṃ kachu cīnhā||
abanahiṃ mātu, kāhugṛha jaihauṃ|
jaha~ apavitra sakala duḥkha harihauṃ||
bhabhakata tana, śītala hvai jaihaiṃ|
visphoṭaka bhayaghora nasaihaiṃ||
śrī śītalahiṃ bhaje kalyānā|
vacana satya bhāṣe bhagavānā||
visphoṭaka bhaya jihi gṛha bhāī|
bhajai devi kaha~ yahī upāī||
kalaśa śītalā kā sajavāvai|
dvija se vidhivata pāṭha karāvai||
tumhīṃ śītalā, jaga kī mātā|
tumhīṃ pitā jaga kī sukhadātā||
tumhīṃ jagaddhātrī sukhasevī|
namo namāmi śītale devī||
namo sukkhakaraṇī duḥkhaharaṇī|
namo-namo jagatāraṇi taraṇī||
namo-namo trailokya vandinī|
dukhadāridrādika kandinī||
śrī śītalā, śeḍha़lā, mahalā|
ruṇalīhyuṇanī mātu maṃdalā||
ho tuma digambara tanudhārī|
śobhita paṃcanāma asavārī||
rāsabha, khara baiśākha sunandana|
gardabha durvākaṃda nikandana||
sumirata saṃga śītalā māī|
jāhi sakala dukha dūra parāī||
galakā, galaganḍādi juhoī|
tākara maṃtra na auṣadhi koī||
eka mātu jī kā ārādhana|
aura nahiṃ koī hai sādhana||
niścaya mātu śaraṇa jo āvai|
nirbhaya mana icchita phala pāvai||
koḍha़ī, nirmala kāyā dhārai|
andhā, dṛga-nija dṛṣṭi nihārai||
vandhyā nāri putra ko pāvai|
janma daridra dhanī hoī jāvai||
mātu śītalā ke guṇa gāvata|
lakhā mūka ko chanda banāvata||
yāme koī karai jani śaṃkā|
jaga me maiyā kā hī ḍaṃkā||
bhanata rāmasundara prabhudāsā|
taṭa prayāga se pūraba pāsā||
purī tivārī mora nivāsā|
kakarā gaṃgā taṭa durvāsā||
aba vilamba maiṃ tohi pukārata|
mātu kṛpā kau bāṭa nihārata||
par̤ā kṣara tava āsa lagāī|
rakṣā karahu śītalā māī||
|| dohā ||
ghaṭa-ghaṭa vāsī śītalā,
śītala prabhā tumhāra|
śītala chaiyāṃ meṃ jhulaī,
maiyā palanā ḍāra||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Shitala Chalisa (Shitala Mata Chalisa) is a Hindi devotional hymn in the Chalisa format dedicated to Goddess Shitala, a folk deity widely worshipped in North India as the goddess of cooling, healing, and protection from diseases such as smallpox and chickenpox. The name Shitala means "the cool one," and the text belongs to the regional folk-devotional tradition of Northern and Central India.
What are the benefits of chanting Shitala Chalisa?
- Invocation of protection from fever, smallpox, chickenpox, and related ailments
- Seeking Goddess Shitala's healing grace during illness
- Promotion of household health and well-being
- Observance of traditional worship practices associated with the goddess
When is the best time to recite this?
The Shitala Chalisa is recited during festivals dedicated to Goddess Shitala, particularly Shitala Saptami and Shitala Ashtami, which typically fall in the month of Chaitra (March–April). Morning and evening recitation are appropriate, and the text is recited when seeking protection during outbreaks of illness.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Goddess Shitala's worship is rooted in indigenous folk traditions of North India, predating her formal incorporation into the Puranic pantheon. She appears in texts such as the Skanda Purana and the Shitalasaptami Vrata Katha, where she is described as a deity born to alleviate pox diseases. The Chalisa format for Shitala worship developed in the medieval period as part of broader folk devotional literature. The composition of this specific Chalisa is anonymous, and the text evolved through local oral and ritual traditions before being compiled in written form.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Shitala Ashtakam — a Sanskrit eight-verse hymn dedicated to the same goddess, recited in a more classical devotional register
- Shitala Kavacham — a protective kavacham addressing Goddess Shitala for health and safety