Vindhyeshwari Chalisa, Vindhyeshwari Mata Chalisa
Vindhyeshwari Chalisa, Vindhyeshwari Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Vindhyachala Rani
|| dohA ||
namo namo vindhyezvarI,
namo namo jagadamba|
santajanoM ke kAja meM,
mA~ karatI nahIM vilamba||
|| caupAI ||
jaya jaya jaya vindhyAcala rAnI|
Adi zakti jaga vidita bhavAnI||
siMhavAhinI jai jaga mAtA|
jaya jaya jaya tribhuvana sukhadAtA||
kaSTa nivArinI jaya jaga devI|
jaya jaya jaya jaya asurAsura sevI||
mahimA amita apAra tumhArI|
zeSa sahasa mukha varNata hArI||
dInana ke duHkha harata bhavAnI|
nahiM dekhyo tuma sama koI dAnI||
saba kara manasA puravata mAtA|
mahimA amita jagata vikhyAtA||
jo jana dhyAna tumhAro lAvai|
so turatahi vAMchita phala pAvai||
tU hI vaiSNavI tU hI rudrANI|
tU hI zAradA aru brahmANI||
ramA rAdhikA zAmA kAlI|
tU hI mAta santana pratipAlI||
umA mAdhavI caNDI jvAlA|
begi mohi para hohu dayAlA||
tU hI hiMgalAja mahArAnI|
tU hI zItalA aru vijJAnI||
durgA durga vinAzinI mAtA|
tU hI lakzmI jaga sukhadAtA||
tU hI jAnhavI aru utrAnI|
hemAvatI ambe nirvAnI||
aSTabhujI vArAhinI devI|
karata viSNu ziva jAkara sevI||
coMsaTThI devI kalyAnI|
gaurI maMgalA saba guNa khAnI||
pATana mumbA danta kumArI|
bhadrakAlI suna vinaya hamArI||
vajradhAriNI zoka nAzinI|
Ayu rakziNI vindhyavAsinI||
jayA aura vijayA baitAlI|
mAtu sugandhA aru vikarAlI||
nAma ananta tumhAra bhavAnI|
baranaiM kimi mAnuSa ajJAnI||
jA para kRpA mAtu tava hoI|
to vaha karai cahai mana joI||
kRpA karahu mo para mahArAnI|
siddhi kariya ambe mama bAnI||
jo nara dharai mAtu kara dhyAnA|
tAkara sadA hoya kalyAnA||
vipatti tAhi sapanehu nahiM Avai|
jo devI kara jApa karAvai||
jo nara kahaM RNa hoya apArA|
so nara pATha karai zata bArA||
nizcaya RNa mocana hoI jAI|
jo nara pATha karai mana lAI||
astuti jo nara paDha़e paDha़Ave|
yA jaga meM so bahu sukha pAvai||
jAko vyAdhi satAvai bhAI|
jApa karata saba dUri parAI||
jo nara ati bandI mahaM hoI|
bAra hajAra pATha kara soI||
nizcaya bandI te chuTi jAI|
satya bacana mama mAnahu bhAI||
jA para jo kachu saMkaTa hoI|
nizcaya debihi sumirai soI||
jo nara putra hoya nahiM bhAI|
so nara yA vidhi kare upAI||
pAMca varSa so pATha karAvai|
naurAtara meM vipra jimAvai||
nizcaya hoya prasanna bhavAnI|
putra dehi tAkahaM guNa khAnI||
dhvajA nAriyala Ani caDha़Avai|
vidhi sameta pUjana karavAvai||
nita prati pATha karai mana lAI|
prema sahita nahiM Ana upAI||
yaha zrI vindhyAcala cAlIsA|
raMka paDha़ta hove avanIsA||
yaha jani acaraja mAnahu bhAI|
kRpA dRSTi tApara hoI jAI||
jaya jaya jaya jagamAtu bhavAnI|
kRpA karahu mo para jana jAnI||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Vindhyeshwari Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Vindhyeshwari, the presiding deity of the Vindhya mountain range, worshipped as a form of Goddess Durga. Written in the chalisa format of 40 verses (chaupais) with introductory and concluding dohas, it praises the Goddess's power and her role as protector and remover of suffering. The text begins with the invocation "Jai Jai Jai Vindhyachala Rani."
What are the benefits of chanting Vindhyeshwari Chalisa?
- Recitation is associated with protection from negative forces and enemies.
- Chanted for strength and courage in times of difficulty.
- Used for seeking the Goddess's favour during Navaratri and Durga Puja.
- Associated with the removal of obstacles and the fulfilment of wishes.
- Belongs to the Shakta devotional tradition for regular goddess worship.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening worship are appropriate times. The chalisa is especially recited during the nine days of Navaratri and Durga Puja. Devotees also recite it whenever seeking the Goddess's protection.
Historical and traditional background
Vindhyeshwari is a regional goddess of the Vindhya mountain range in central India, identified with Durga-Shakti. The chalisa genre gained wide popularity during the Bhakti movement of the 15th to 17th centuries and has continued to produce regional goddess hymns since. The Vindhyeshwari Chalisa reflects the folk Shakta traditions of the Vindhya region. The author is not documented; it belongs to the genre of anonymous popular devotional compositions.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Durga Chalisa — a Hindi chalisa widely recited in worship of Goddess Durga across North India.
- Mahishasura Mardini Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn describing the Goddess's victory over the demon Mahishasura.