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Mahavir Chalisa

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Devotional text

mahāvīra cālīsā
dohā
siddha samūha namoṃ sadā, arū sumarūṃ arahanta |
nira ākula nirvāṃccha ho, gae loka ke aṃta ||
maṃgalamaya maṃgala karana, vardhamāna mahāvīra |
tuma ciṃtata ciṃtā miṭe, haro sakala bhava pīra ||
caupāī
jaya mahāvīra dayā ke sāgara, jaya śrī sanmati jñāna ujāgara |
śāṃta chavi mūrata ati pyārī, veṣa digambara ke tuma dhārī |
koṭi bhānu se ati chabi chāje, dekhata timira pāpa saba bhāje |
mahābalī ari karma vidāre, jodhā moha subhaṭa se māre |
kāma krodha taji chor̤ī māyā, kṣaṇa meṃ māna kaṣāya bhagāyā |
rāgī nahīṃ nahīṃ tū dveṣī, vītarāga tū hita upadeśī |
prabhu tuma nāma jagata meṃ sāṃcā, sumarata bhāgata bhūta piśācā |
rākṣasa yakṣa ḍākinī bhāge, tuma ciṃtata bhaya koī na lāge |
mahā śūla ko jo tana dhāre, hove roga asādhya nivāre |
vyāla karāla hoya phaṇadhārī, viṣa ko ugala krodha kara bhārī |
mahākāla sama karai ḍasantā, rniviṣa karo āpa bhagavantā |
mahāmatta gaja mada ko jhārai, bhagai turata jaba tujhe pukārai |
phāra ḍār̤ha siṃhādika āvai, tāko he prabhu tuhī bhagāvai |
hokara prabala agni jo jārai, tuma pratāpa śītalatā dhārai |
śastra dhāra ari yuddha lar̤antā, tuma prasāda ho vijaya turantā |
pavana pracaṇḍa calai jhakajhorā, prabhu tuma harau hoya bhaya corā |
jhāra khaṇḍa giri aṭavī māṃhīṃ, tuma binaśaraṇa tahāṃ kou nāṃhīṃ |
vajrapāta kari ghana garajāvai, mūsaladhāra hoya tar̤akāvai |
hoya aputra daridra saṃtānā, sumirata hota kubera samānā |
baṃdīgṛha meṃ ba~dhī jaṃjīrā, kaṭha suī ani meṃ sakala śarīrā |
rājadaṇḍa kari śūla dharāvai, tāhi siṃhāsana tuhī biṭhāvai |
nyāyādhīśa rājadarabārī, vijaya kare hoya kṛpā tumhārī |
jahara halāhala duṣṭa piyantā, amṛta sama prabhu karo turantā |
car̤he jahara, jīvādi ḍasantā, rniviṣa kṣaṇa meṃ āpa karantā |
eka sahasa vasu tumare nāmā, janma liyo kuṇḍalapura dhāmā |
siddhāratha nṛpa suta kahalāe, triśalā māta udara pragaṭāe |
tuma janamata bhayo loka aśokā, anahada śabdabhayo tihu~lokā |
indra ne netra sahasra kari dekhā, girī sumera kiyo abhiṣekhā |
kāmādika tṛṣṇā saṃsārī, taja tuma bhae bāla brahmacārī |
athira jāna jaga anita bisārī, bālapane prabhu dīkṣā dhārī |
śāṃta bhāva dhara karma vināśe, turatahi kevala jñāna prakāśe |
jar̤a-cetana traya jaga ke sāre, hasta rekhavat sama tū nihāre |
loka-aloka dravya ṣaṭa jānā, dvādaśāṃga kā rahasya bakhānā |
paśu yajñoṃ kā miṭā kaleśā, dayā dharma dekara upadeśā |
anekāṃta aparigraha dvārā, sarvaprāṇi samabhāva pracārā |
paṃcama kāla viṣai jinarāī, cāṃdanapura prabhutā pragaṭāī |
kṣaṇa meṃ topani bāḍhi-haṭāī, bhak‍tana ke tuma sadā sahāī |
mūrakha nara nahiṃ akṣara jñātā, sumarata paṃḍita hoya vikhyātā |
soraṭhā
kare pāṭha cālīsa dina nita cālīsahiṃ bāra |
khevai dhūpa sugandha par̤ha, śrī mahāvīra agāra ||
janama daridrī hoya arū jisake nahiṃ santāna |
nāma vaṃśa jaga meṃ cale hoya kubera samāna ||

About this chalisa

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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