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Gayatri Chalisa

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Devotional text

śrī gāyatrī cālīsā
hrīṃ  śrīṃ   klīṃ   medhā  prabhā  jīvana  jyoti  pracaṇḍa |
śānti   kānti  jāgṛta pragati racanā śakti akhaṇḍa || 1||
jagata jananī   maṅgala karaniṃ gāyatrī sukhadhāma |
praṇavoṃ sāvitrī svadhā  svāhā  pūrana kāma || 2||
bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ oṃ yuta jananī |
gāyatrī nita kalimala dahanī || 3||
akṣara cauvisa parama punītā |
inameṃ baseṃ śāstra śruti gītā || 4||
śāśvata satoguṇī sata rūpā |
satya sanātana sudhā anūpā |
haṃsārūḍha sitaṃbara dhārī |
svarṇa kānti śuci gagana-bihārī || 5||
pustaka puṣpa kamaṇḍalu mālā |
śubhra varṇa tanu nayana viśālā || 6||
dhyāna dharata pulakita hita hoī |
sukha upajata duḥkha durmati khoī || 7||
kāmadhenu tuma sura taru chāyā |
nirākāra kī adbhuta māyā || 8||
tumharī śaraṇa gahai jo koī |
tarai sakala saṃkaṭa soṃ soī || 9||
sarasvatī lakṣmī tuma kālī |
dipai tumhārī jyoti nirālī || 10||
tumharī mahimā pāra na pāvaiṃ |
jo śārada śata mukha guna gāvaiṃ || 11||
cāra veda kī māta punītā |
tuma brahmāṇī gaurī sītā || 12||
mahāmantra jitane jaga māhīṃ |
koī gāyatrī sama nāhīṃ || 13||
sumirata hiya meṃ jñāna prakāsai |
ālasa pāpa avidyā nāsai || 14||
sṛṣṭi bīja jaga janani bhavānī |
kālarātri varadā kalyāṇī || 15||
brahmā viṣṇu rudra sura jete |
tuma soṃ pāveṃ suratā tete || 16||
tuma bhaktana kī bhakata tumhāre |
jananihiṃ putra prāṇa te pyāre || 17||
mahimā aparampāra tumhārī |
jaya jaya jaya tripadā bhayahārī || 18||
pūrita sakala jñāna vijñānā |
tuma sama adhika na jagame ānā || 19||
tumahiṃ jāni kachu rahai na śeṣā |
tumahiṃ pāya kachu rahai na kalesā || 20||
jānata tumahiṃ tumahiṃ hai jāī |
pārasa parasi kudhātu suhāī || 21||
tumharī śakti dipai saba ṭhāī |
mātā tuma saba ṭhaura samāī || 22||
graha nakṣatra brahmāṇḍa ghanere |
saba gativāna tumhāre prere ||23||
sakala sṛṣṭi kī prāṇa vidhātā |
pālaka poṣaka nāśaka trātā || 24||
māteśvarī dayā vrata dhārī |
tuma sana tare pātakī bhārī || 25||
jāpara kṛpā tumhārī hoī |
tāpara kṛpā kareṃ saba koī || 26||
maṃda buddhi te budhi bala pāveṃ |
rogī roga rahita ho jāveṃ || 27||
daridra miṭai kaṭai saba pīrā |
nāśai dūḥkha harai bhava bhīrā || 28||
gṛha kleśa cita cintā bhārī |
nāsai gāyatrī bhaya hārī ||29||
santati hīna susantati pāveṃ |
sukha saṃpati yuta moda manāveṃ || 30||
bhūta piśāca sabai bhaya khāveṃ |
yama ke dūta nikaṭa nahiṃ āveṃ || 31||
je sadhavā sumireṃ cita ṭhāī |
achata suhāga sadā śubadāī || 32||
ghara vara sukha prada lahaiṃ kumārī |
vidhavā raheṃ satya vrata dhārī || 33||
jayati jayati jagadaṃba bhavānī |
tuma sama thora dayālu na dānī || 34||
jo sadguru so dīkṣā pāve |
so sādhana ko saphala banāve || 35||
sumirana kare surūyi baḍabhāgī |
lahai manoratha gṛhī virāgī || 36||
aṣṭa siddhi navanidhi kī dātā |
saba samartha gāyatrī mātā || 37||
ṛṣi muni yatī tapasvī yogī |
ārata arthī cintita bhogī || 38||
jo jo śaraṇa tumhārī āveṃ |
so so mana vāṃchita phala pāveṃ || 39||
bala budhi vidyā śīla svabhāo |
dhana vaibhava yaśa teja uchāo || 40||
sakala baḍheṃ upajeṃ sukha nānā |
je yaha pāṭha karai dhari dhyānā ||
yaha cālīsā bhakti yuta pāṭha karai jo koī |
tāpara kṛpā prasannatā gāyatrī kī hoya ||

About this chalisa — Gayatri

A Chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty verses (from the Hindi word "chalis", meaning forty) written in praise of a deity. Chalisas are composed in simple, melodious Awadhi or Hindi so that every devotee can memorise and sing them. Reciting a Chalisa regularly is believed to remove obstacles, grant courage, and invoke the deity’s protection over the household.

How to chant

Chalisas are traditionally recited in the morning after a bath, or in the evening at the family altar. Tuesday and Saturday are considered especially auspicious for Hanuman Chalisa, while other Chalisas are sung on the deity’s special day. Recite with a steady rhythm; many families conclude with an aarti and distribution of prasad.

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