Shri Giriraj Chalisa
Shri Giriraj Chalisa
Jai Ho Jai Bandita Giriraja
|| dohA ||
bandahu~ vINA vAdinI,
dhari gaNapati ko dhyAna|
mahAzakti rAdhA sahita,
kRSNa karau kalyANa||
sumirana kari saba devagaNa,
guru pitu bArambAra|
baranau zrIgirirAja yaza,
nija mati ke anusAra||
|| caupAI ||
jaya ho jaya baMdita girirAjA|
braja maNDala ke zrI mahArAjA||
viSNu rUpa tuma ho avatArI|
sundaratA pai jaga balihArI||
svarNa zikhara ati zobhA pAmeM|
sura muni gaNa darazana kUM AmeM||
zAMta kandarA svarga samAnA|
jahA~ tapasvI dharate dhyAnA||
droNagiri ke tuma yuvarAjA|
bhaktana ke sAdhau hau kAjA||
muni pulastya jI ke mana bhAye|
jora vinaya kara tuma kU~ lAye||
munivara saMgha jaba braja meM Aye|
lakhi brajabhUmi yahA~ ThaharAye||
viSNu dhAma gauloka suhAvana|
yamunA govardhana vRndAvana||
dekha deva mana meM lalacAye|
bAsa karana bahu rUpa banAye||
kou bAnara kou mRga ke rUpA|
kou vRkSa kou latA svarUpA||
Ananda leM goloka dhAma ke|
parama upAsaka rUpa nAma ke||
dvApara aMta bhaye avatArI|
kRSNacandra Ananda murArI||
mahimA tumharI kRSNa bakhAnI|
pUjA karibe kI mana ThAnI||
brajavAsI saba ke liye bulAI|
govarddhana pUjA karavAI||
pUjana kU~ vyaJjana banavAye|
brajavAsI ghara ghara te lAye||
gvAla bAla mili pUjA kInI|
sahasa bhujA tumane kara lInI||
svayaM prakaTa ho kRSNa pUjA meM|
mAga mAga ke bhojana pAmeM||
lakhi nara nAri mana haraSAmeM|
jai jai jai girivara guNa gAmeM||
devarAja mana meM risiyAe|
naSTa karana braja megha bulAe||
chA~yA kara braja liyau bacAI|
ekau bU~da na nIce AI||
sAta divasa bhaI barasA bhArI|
thake megha bhArI jala dhArI||
kRSNacandra ne nakha pai dhAre|
namo namo braja ke rakhavAre||
kari abhimAna thake surasAI|
kSamA mA~ga puni astuti gAI||
trAhi mAm maiM zaraNa tihArI|
kSamA karo prabhu cUka hamArI||
bAra bAra binatI ati kInI|
sAta kosa parikammA dInI||
saMga surabhi airAvata lAye|
hAtha joDa़ kara bheMTa gahAye||
abhaya dAna pA indra sihAye|
kari praNAma nija loka sidhAye||
jo yaha kathA sunaiM cita lAveM|
anta samaya surapati pada pAveM||
govarddhana hai nAma tihArau|
karate bhaktana kau nistArau||
jo nara tumhare darzana pAveM|
tinake duHkha dUra hvai jAveM||
kuNDana meM jo kareM Acamana|
dhanya dhanya vaha mAnava jIvana||
mAnasI gaMgA meM jo nhAveM|
sIdhe svarga loka kU~ jAveM||
dUdha caDha़A jo bhoga lagAveM|
Adhi vyAdhi tehi pAsa na AveM||
jala phala tulasI patra caDha़AveM|
mana vAMchita phala nizcaya pAveM||
jo nara deta dUdha kI dhArA|
bharau rahe tAkau bhaNDArA||
kareM jAgaraNa jo nara koI|
dukha daridra bhaya tAhi na hoI||
'zyAma' zilAmaya nija jana trAtA|
bhakti mukti sarabasa ke dAtA||
putra hIna jo tuma kU~ dhyAveM|
tAkU~ putra prApti hvai jAveM||
daMDautI parikammA karahIM|
te sahajahi bhavasAgara tarahIM||
kali meM tuma sama deva na dUjA|
sura nara muni saba karate pUjA||
|| dohA ||
jo yaha cAlIsA paDha़ai,
sunai zuddha citta lAya|
satya satya yaha satya hai,
girivara karai sahAya||
kSamA karahu~ aparAdha mama,
trAhi mAm girirAja|
zyAma bihArI zaraNa meM,
govarddhana mahArAja||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Shri Giriraj Chalisa is a Hindi devotional chalisa dedicated to Giriraj Govardhan, the sacred hill in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh that is venerated as a direct manifestation of Lord Vishnu (Krishna). The text recounts the Puranic narrative of Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill to shelter the people of Braj from Indra's storm, and praises Giriraj as a divine protector. It belongs to the Vaishnava bhakti devotional tradition of the Braj region.
What are the benefits of chanting Shri Giriraj Chalisa?
- Invokes the protective blessings of Giriraj Govardhan, associated with shelter and refuge
- Cultivates devotion to the Braj tradition and the pastimes of Lord Krishna
- Associated with fulfillment of desires and attainment of spiritual merit
- Purification of the mind through sustained focus on Krishna's divine acts
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are standard. Govardhan Puja, celebrated the day after Diwali, is the most specific and appropriate occasion. It may also be recited during Kartik month and during visits to Govardhan Hill.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Shri Giriraj Chalisa is a product of the vernacular Braj Bhasha devotional tradition that flourished from the medieval period onward, particularly from the 15th to 17th centuries when Vaishnava saints systematized the worship of Govardhan. The foundational narrative — Krishna lifting Govardhan to protect his devotees from Indra's wrath — appears in the Bhagavata Purana (Skandha 10). The chalisa format itself was popularized through North Indian bhakti compositions, the most famous being Tulsidas's Hanuman Chalisa. The author of this specific chalisa is unknown; it represents the living oral and written tradition of Braj Vaishnavism.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shri Hanuman (Hanuman Chalisa) — the most widely known chalisa text, composed in the same North Indian Hindi devotional tradition
- Shri Sai Chalisa — another chalisa in Hindi devoted to a figure associated with protection and the fulfillment of devotees' needs