Vindhyeshwari Chalisa, Vindhyeshwari Mata Chalisa
Vindhyeshwari Chalisa, Vindhyeshwari Mata Chalisa
Vindhyeshwari Chalisa, Vindhyeshwari Mata Chalisa
Jai Jai Jai Vindhyachala Rani
|| dohā ||
namo namo vindhyeśvarī,
namo namo jagadamba|
santajanoṃ ke kāja meṃ,
mā~ karatī nahīṃ vilamba||
|| caupāī ||
jaya jaya jaya vindhyācala rānī|
ādi śakti jaga vidita bhavānī||
siṃhavāhinī jai jaga mātā|
jaya jaya jaya tribhuvana sukhadātā||
kaṣṭa nivārinī jaya jaga devī|
jaya jaya jaya jaya asurāsura sevī||
mahimā amita apāra tumhārī|
śeṣa sahasa mukha varṇata hārī||
dīnana ke duḥkha harata bhavānī|
nahiṃ dekhyo tuma sama koī dānī||
saba kara manasā puravata mātā|
mahimā amita jagata vikhyātā||
jo jana dhyāna tumhāro lāvai|
so turatahi vāṃchita phala pāvai||
tū hī vaiṣṇavī tū hī rudrāṇī|
tū hī śāradā aru brahmāṇī||
ramā rādhikā śāmā kālī|
tū hī māta santana pratipālī||
umā mādhavī caṇḍī jvālā|
begi mohi para hohu dayālā||
tū hī hiṃgalāja mahārānī|
tū hī śītalā aru vijñānī||
durgā durga vināśinī mātā|
tū hī lakśmī jaga sukhadātā||
tū hī jānhavī aru utrānī|
hemāvatī ambe nirvānī||
aṣṭabhujī vārāhinī devī|
karata viṣṇu śiva jākara sevī||
coṃsaṭṭhī devī kalyānī|
gaurī maṃgalā saba guṇa khānī||
pāṭana mumbā danta kumārī|
bhadrakālī suna vinaya hamārī||
vajradhāriṇī śoka nāśinī|
āyu rakśiṇī vindhyavāsinī||
jayā aura vijayā baitālī|
mātu sugandhā aru vikarālī||
nāma ananta tumhāra bhavānī|
baranaiṃ kimi mānuṣa ajñānī||
jā para kṛpā mātu tava hoī|
to vaha karai cahai mana joī||
kṛpā karahu mo para mahārānī|
siddhi kariya ambe mama bānī||
jo nara dharai mātu kara dhyānā|
tākara sadā hoya kalyānā||
vipatti tāhi sapanehu nahiṃ āvai|
jo devī kara jāpa karāvai||
jo nara kahaṃ ṛṇa hoya apārā|
so nara pāṭha karai śata bārā||
niścaya ṛṇa mocana hoī jāī|
jo nara pāṭha karai mana lāī||
astuti jo nara paḍha़e paḍha़āve|
yā jaga meṃ so bahu sukha pāvai||
jāko vyādhi satāvai bhāī|
jāpa karata saba dūri parāī||
jo nara ati bandī mahaṃ hoī|
bāra hajāra pāṭha kara soī||
niścaya bandī te chuṭi jāī|
satya bacana mama mānahu bhāī||
jā para jo kachu saṃkaṭa hoī|
niścaya debihi sumirai soī||
jo nara putra hoya nahiṃ bhāī|
so nara yā vidhi kare upāī||
pāṃca varṣa so pāṭha karāvai|
naurātara meṃ vipra jimāvai||
niścaya hoya prasanna bhavānī|
putra dehi tākahaṃ guṇa khānī||
dhvajā nāriyala āni caḍha़āvai|
vidhi sameta pūjana karavāvai||
nita prati pāṭha karai mana lāī|
prema sahita nahiṃ āna upāī||
yaha śrī vindhyācala cālīsā|
raṃka paḍha़ta hove avanīsā||
yaha jani acaraja mānahu bhāī|
kṛpā dṛṣṭi tāpara hoī jāī||
jaya jaya jaya jagamātu bhavānī|
kṛpā karahu mo para jana jānī||
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.