Shitala Chalisa, Shitala Mata Chalisa
Shitala Chalisa, Shitala Mata Chalisa
Shitala Chalisa, Shitala Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Shitala Bhawani
|| dohA ||
jaya-jaya mAtA shItalA,
tumahiM dharai jo dhyAna|
hoya vimala shItala hRRidaya,
vikasai buddhi balaj~nAna||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya-jaya-jaya shItalA bhavAnI|
jaya jaga janani sakala guNakhAnI||
gRRiha-gRRiha shakti tumhArI rAjita|
pUraNa sharadachandra samasAjita||
visphoTaka se jalata sharIrA|
shItala karata harata saba pIrA||
mAtu shItalA tava shubhanAmA|
sabake gADha़e AvahiM kAmA||
shokaharI shaMkarI bhavAnI|
bAla-prANarakShI sukha dAnI||
shuchi mArjanI kalasha kararAjai|
mastaka teja sUrya samarAjai||
chausaTha yogina saMga meM gAvaiM|
vINA tAla mRRidaMga bajAvai||
nRRitya nAtha bhairo dikharAvaiM|
sahaja sheSha shiva pAra nA pAvaiM||
dhanya-dhanya dhAtrI mahArAnI|
suranara muni taba suyasha bakhAnI||
jvAlA rUpa mahA balakArI|
daitya eka visphoTaka bhArI||
ghara-ghara pravishata koI na rakShata|
roga rUpa dhari bAlaka bhakShata||
hAhAkAra machyo jagabhArI|
sakyo na jaba saMkaTa TArI||
taba maiyA dhari adbhuta rUpA|
karameM liye mArjanI sUpA||
visphoTakahiM pakaDa़i kara lInhyo|
musala prahAra bahuvidhi kInhyo||
bahuta prakAra vaha vinatI kInhA|
maiyA nahIM bhala maiM kaChu chInhA||
abanahiM mAtu, kAhugRRiha jaihauM|
jaha.N apavitra sakala duHkha harihauM||
bhabhakata tana, shItala hvai jaihaiM|
visphoTaka bhayaghora nasaihaiM||
shrI shItalahiM bhaje kalyAnA|
vachana satya bhAShe bhagavAnA||
visphoTaka bhaya jihi gRRiha bhAI|
bhajai devi kaha.N yahI upAI||
kalasha shItalA kA sajavAvai|
dvija se vidhivata pATha karAvai||
tumhIM shItalA, jaga kI mAtA|
tumhIM pitA jaga kI sukhadAtA||
tumhIM jagaddhAtrI sukhasevI|
namo namAmi shItale devI||
namo sukkhakaraNI duHkhaharaNI|
namo-namo jagatAraNi taraNI||
namo-namo trailokya vandinI|
dukhadAridrAdika kandinI||
shrI shItalA, sheDha़lA, mahalA|
ruNalIhyuNanI mAtu maMdalA||
ho tuma digambara tanudhArI|
shobhita paMchanAma asavArI||
rAsabha, khara baishAkha sunandana|
gardabha durvAkaMda nikandana||
sumirata saMga shItalA mAI|
jAhi sakala dukha dUra parAI||
galakA, galaganDAdi juhoI|
tAkara maMtra na auShadhi koI||
eka mAtu jI kA ArAdhana|
aura nahiM koI hai sAdhana||
nishchaya mAtu sharaNa jo Avai|
nirbhaya mana ichChita phala pAvai||
koDha़I, nirmala kAyA dhArai|
andhA, dRRiga-nija dRRiShTi nihArai||
vandhyA nAri putra ko pAvai|
janma daridra dhanI hoI jAvai||
mAtu shItalA ke guNa gAvata|
lakhA mUka ko Chanda banAvata||
yAme koI karai jani shaMkA|
jaga me maiyA kA hI DaMkA||
bhanata rAmasundara prabhudAsA|
taTa prayAga se pUraba pAsA||
purI tivArI mora nivAsA|
kakarA gaMgA taTa durvAsA||
aba vilamba maiM tohi pukArata|
mAtu kRRipA kau bATa nihArata||
pa.DA kShara tava Asa lagAI|
rakShA karahu shItalA mAI||
|| dohA ||
ghaTa-ghaTa vAsI shItalA,
shItala prabhA tumhAra|
shItala ChaiyAM meM jhulaI,
maiyA palanA DAra||
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
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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