Sri Lalita Chalisa
Sri Lalita Chalisa
Sri Lalita Chalisa
shrI lalitA chAlIsA
lalitAmAtA shambhupriyA jagatiki mUlaM nIvammA
shrI bhuvaneshvari avatAraM jagamantaTikI AdhAram || 1 ||
herambuniki mAtavugA hariharAdulu sevimpa
chaNDunimuNDuni saMhAraM chAmuNDeshvari avatAram || 2 ||
padmarekula kAntulalo bAlAtripurasundarigA
haMsavAhanArUDhiNigA vedamAtavai vachchitivi || 3 ||
shvetavastramu dhariyi~nchi akSharamAlanu paTTukòni
bhaktimArgamu chUpitivi j~nAnajyotini nimpitivi || 4 ||
nitya annadAneshvarigA kAshIpuramuna kòluvuNDa
AdibikShuvai vachchADu sAkShAdAparameshvaruDu || 5 ||
kadambavana sa~nchAriNigA kAmeshvaruni kalatramugA
kAmitArtha pradAyinigA ka~nchi kAmAkShivainAvu || 6 ||
shrIchakrarAja nilayinigA shrImat tripurasundarigA
siri sampadalu ivvammA shrImahAlakShmigA rAvammA || 7 ||
maNidvIpamuna kòluvuNDi mahAkAli avatAramulo
mahiShAsuruni champitivi mullokAlanu elitivi || 8 ||
pasiDi vènnèla kAntulalo paTTuvastrapudhAraNalo
pArijAtapu mAlalalo pArvati devigA vachchitivi || 9 ||
raktavastramu dhariyinchi raNaraNgamuna praveshi~nchi
raktabIjuni hatamArchi ramyakapardinivainAvu || 10 ||
kArtikeyuniki mAtavugA kAtyAyinigA karuNi~nchi
kaliyugamantA kApADa kanakadurgavai vèlisitivi || 11 ||
rAmali~Ngeshvaru rANivigA ravikula somuni ramaNivigA
ramA vANi sevitagA rAjarAjeshvarivainAvu || 12 ||
khaDgaM shUlaM dhariyi~nchi pAshupatAstramu chebUni
shumbha nishumbhula dunumADi vachchindi shrIshyAmalagA || 13 ||
mahAmantrAdhidevatagA lalitAtripurasundarigA
daridra bAdhalu tòliginchi mahadAnandamu kaliginche || 14 ||
artatrANa parAyaNive advaitAmRRita varShiNive
Adisha~Nkara pUjitave aparNAdevi rAvammA || 15 ||
viShNu pAdamuna janiyinchi gaNgAvatAramu èttitivi
bhAgIrathuDu ninu kòluva bhUlokAniki vachchitivi || 16 ||
AshutoShuni mèppi~nchi ardhasharIraM dAlchitivi
AdiprakRRiti rUpiNigA darshanamichchènu jagadambA || 17 ||
dakShuni iNTa janiyinchi satIdevigA chAlinchi
aShTAdasha pITheshvarigA darshanamichchènu jagadambA || 18 ||
shaNkhu chakramu dhariyinchi rAkShasa saMhAramunu chesi
lokarakShaNa chesAvu bhaktula madilo nilichAvu || 19 ||
parAbhaTTArika devatagA paramashAnta svarUpiNigA
chirunavvulanu chindistU chèRRiku gaDanu dharayi~nchitivi || 20 ||
pa~nchadashAkShari mantrAdhitagA parameshvara parameshvarito
pramathagaNamulu kòluvuNDa kailAsambe pulaki~nche || 21 ||
surulu asurulu andarunu shirasunu vanchi mròkkaNgA
mANikyAla kAntulato nI pAdamulu mèrisinavi || 22 ||
mUlAdhAra chakramulo yoginulaku AdIshvariyai
a~NkushAyudha dhAriNigA bhAsillènu shrI jagadambA || 23 ||
sarvadevatala shaktulache satya svarUpiNi rUpòndi
sha~NkhanAdamu chesitivi siMhavAhinigA vachchitivi || 24 ||
mahAmeruvu nilayinivi mandAra kusuma mAlalato
munulandaru ninu kòlava~Nga mokShamArgamu chUpitivi || 25 ||
chidambareshvari nI lIla chidvilAsame nI sRRiShTi
chidrUpI paradevatagA chirunavvulanu chindi~nche || 26 ||
ambA shAmbhavi avatAraM amRRitapAnaM nI nAmaM
adbhutamainadi nI mahima atisundaramu nI rUpam || 27 ||
ammalaganna ammavugA muggurammalaku mUlamugA
jnAnaprasUnA rAvammA jnAnamunandarikivvammA || 28 ||
niShThato ninne kòlichèdamu nI pUjalane chesèdamu
kaShTamulannI kaDaterchi kanikaramuto mamu kApADu || 29 ||
rAkShasa bAdhalu paDaleka devatalantA prArthimpa
abhayahastamu chUpitivi avatAramulu dAlchitivi || 30 ||
aruNAruNapu kAntulalo agni varNapu jvAlalalo
asurulanandari dunumADi aparAjitavai vachchitivi || 31 ||
girirAjuniki putrikagA nandananduni sodarigA
bhUlokAniki vachchitivi bhaktula korkèlu tIrchitivi || 32 ||
parameshvaruniki priyasatigA jagamantaTikI mAtavugA
andari sevalu andukòni antaTa nIve niNDitivi || 33 ||
karuNi~nchammA lalitammA kApADammA durgammA
darshanamiyyaga rAvammA bhaktula kaShTaM tIrchammA || 34 ||
e vidhamugA ninu kòlichinanu e peruna ninu pilichinanu
mAtRRihRRidayavai dayachUpu karuNAmUrtigA kApADu || 35 ||
mallèlu mòllalu tèchchitimi manasunu nIke ichchitimi
maguvalamantA cheritimi nI pArAyaNa chesitimi || 36 ||
trimAtRRirUpA lalitammA sRRiShTi sthiti layakAriNivi
nI nAmamulu ènnènno lèkki~nchuTa mA taramavunA || 37 ||
Ashritulandaru rAraNDi ammarUpamu chUDaNDi
ammaku nIrAjanamichchi amma dIvèna pòndudamu || 38 ||
sadAchAra sampannavugA sAmagAna priyalolinivi
sadAshiva kuTumbinivi saubhAgyamichche devatavu || 39 ||
ma~NgalagaurI rUpamunu manasula niNDA nimpaNDi
mahAdeviki manamantA ma~Ngala hAratuliddAmu || 40 ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Lalita Chalisa is a devotional hymn in 40 verses dedicated to Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the principal deity of the Srikula Shakta tradition. The chalisa format presents the Goddess's attributes, deeds, and divine forms in a structured, rhythmic composition. The text belongs to the popular Shakta devotional tradition and shows influence from South Indian Lalita worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Lalita Chalisa?
- Recitation is said to bring Goddess Lalita's grace and protection.
- Devotees chant it for removal of obstacles and adversities.
- It is used to seek fulfillment of desires and material prosperity.
- The 40-verse structure makes it accessible for daily recitation.
- It is recited for spiritual progress within the Shakta tradition.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are traditional. Navaratri is the primary festival occasion. Fridays and the month of Shravana are also considered auspicious for this chalisa.
Historical and traditional background
The chalisa as a devotional form gained wide popularity in medieval India as an accessible format for the masses. It typically consists of 40 verses (chalisa means forty) narrating a deity's glories. This chalisa dedicated to Lalita shows vocabulary and phrasing associated with South Indian Shakta devotional traditions. The author is unknown. The text circulated within popular devotional streams as a shorter alternative to the Lalita Sahasranama.
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 to read it in your preferred script.
Related Texts
- Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram — the 300-name hymn to Lalita, a traditional stepping stone between the chalisa and the full sahasranama.
- Sri Lalita Sahasranama — the thousand-name hymn to Lalita from the Brahmanda Purana, the most authoritative text in Srikula worship.