Shri Giriraj Chalisa
Shri Giriraj Chalisa
Shri Giriraj Chalisa
Jai Ho Jai Bandita Giriraja
|| dohā ||
bandahu~ vīṇā vādinī,
dhari gaṇapati ko dhyāna|
mahāśakti rādhā sahita,
kṛṣṇa karau kalyāṇa||
sumirana kari saba devagaṇa,
guru pitu bārambāra|
baranau śrīgirirāja yaśa,
nija mati ke anusāra||
|| caupāī ||
jaya ho jaya baṃdita girirājā|
braja maṇḍala ke śrī mahārājā||
viṣṇu rūpa tuma ho avatārī|
sundaratā pai jaga balihārī||
svarṇa śikhara ati śobhā pāmeṃ|
sura muni gaṇa daraśana kūṃ āmeṃ||
śāṃta kandarā svarga samānā|
jahā~ tapasvī dharate dhyānā||
droṇagiri ke tuma yuvarājā|
bhaktana ke sādhau hau kājā||
muni pulastya jī ke mana bhāye|
jora vinaya kara tuma kū~ lāye||
munivara saṃgha jaba braja meṃ āye|
lakhi brajabhūmi yahā~ ṭhaharāye||
viṣṇu dhāma gauloka suhāvana|
yamunā govardhana vṛndāvana||
dekha deva mana meṃ lalacāye|
bāsa karana bahu rūpa banāye||
kou bānara kou mṛga ke rūpā|
kou vṛkṣa kou latā svarūpā||
ānanda leṃ goloka dhāma ke|
parama upāsaka rūpa nāma ke||
dvāpara aṃta bhaye avatārī|
kṛṣṇacandra ānanda murārī||
mahimā tumharī kṛṣṇa bakhānī|
pūjā karibe kī mana ṭhānī||
brajavāsī saba ke liye bulāī|
govarddhana pūjā karavāī||
pūjana kū~ vyañjana banavāye|
brajavāsī ghara ghara te lāye||
gvāla bāla mili pūjā kīnī|
sahasa bhujā tumane kara līnī||
svayaṃ prakaṭa ho kṛṣṇa pūjā meṃ|
māga māga ke bhojana pāmeṃ||
lakhi nara nāri mana haraṣāmeṃ|
jai jai jai girivara guṇa gāmeṃ||
devarāja mana meṃ risiyāe|
naṣṭa karana braja megha bulāe||
chā~yā kara braja liyau bacāī|
ekau bū~da na nīce āī||
sāta divasa bhaī barasā bhārī|
thake megha bhārī jala dhārī||
kṛṣṇacandra ne nakha pai dhāre|
namo namo braja ke rakhavāre||
kari abhimāna thake surasāī|
kṣamā mā~ga puni astuti gāī||
trāhi mām maiṃ śaraṇa tihārī|
kṣamā karo prabhu cūka hamārī||
bāra bāra binatī ati kīnī|
sāta kosa parikammā dīnī||
saṃga surabhi airāvata lāye|
hātha joḍa़ kara bheṃṭa gahāye||
abhaya dāna pā indra sihāye|
kari praṇāma nija loka sidhāye||
jo yaha kathā sunaiṃ cita lāveṃ|
anta samaya surapati pada pāveṃ||
govarddhana hai nāma tihārau|
karate bhaktana kau nistārau||
jo nara tumhare darśana pāveṃ|
tinake duḥkha dūra hvai jāveṃ||
kuṇḍana meṃ jo kareṃ ācamana|
dhanya dhanya vaha mānava jīvana||
mānasī gaṃgā meṃ jo nhāveṃ|
sīdhe svarga loka kū~ jāveṃ||
dūdha caḍha़ā jo bhoga lagāveṃ|
ādhi vyādhi tehi pāsa na āveṃ||
jala phala tulasī patra caḍha़āveṃ|
mana vāṃchita phala niścaya pāveṃ||
jo nara deta dūdha kī dhārā|
bharau rahe tākau bhaṇḍārā||
kareṃ jāgaraṇa jo nara koī|
dukha daridra bhaya tāhi na hoī||
'śyāma' śilāmaya nija jana trātā|
bhakti mukti sarabasa ke dātā||
putra hīna jo tuma kū~ dhyāveṃ|
tākū~ putra prāpti hvai jāveṃ||
daṃḍautī parikammā karahīṃ|
te sahajahi bhavasāgara tarahīṃ||
kali meṃ tuma sama deva na dūjā|
sura nara muni saba karate pūjā||
|| dohā ||
jo yaha cālīsā paḍha़ai,
sunai śuddha citta lāya|
satya satya yaha satya hai,
girivara karai sahāya||
kṣamā karahu~ aparādha mama,
trāhi mām girirāja|
śyāma bihārī śaraṇa meṃ,
govarddhana mahārāja||
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
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
- 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