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Manasa Chalisa

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Devotional text

manasā mā~ nāgeśvarī, kaṣṭa harana sukhadhāma|
ciṃtāgrasta hara jīva ke, siddha karo saba kāma||
devī ghaṭa-ghaṭa vāsinī, hradaya terā viśāla|
niṣṭhāvāna hara bhakta para, rahiyo sadā taiyāra||
padamāvatī bhayamocinī ambā, sukha saṃjīvanī mā~ jagadaṃbā|
manaśā pūraka amara anaṃtā, tumako hara ciṃtaka kī ciṃtā||
kāmadhenu sama kalā tumhārī, tumhī ho śaraṇāgata rakhavālī|
nija chāyā meṃ jinako letī, unako rogamukta kara detī||
dhanavaibhava sukhaśāṃti denā, vyavasāya meṃ unnati denā|
tuma nāgoṃ kī svāminī mātā, sārā jaga terī mahimā gātā||
mahāsiddhā jagapāla bhavānī, kaṣṭa nivāraka mā~ kalyāṇī|
yācanā yahī sāṃjha savere, sukha saṃpadā moha nā phere||
paramānaṃda varadāyanī maiyā, siddhi jyota sukhadāyinī maiyā|
divya anaṃta ratnoṃ kī mālika, āvāgamana kī mahāsaṃcālaka||
bhāgya ravi kara udaya hamārā, āstika mātā aparaṃpārā|
vidyamāna ho kaṇa kaṇa bhītara, basa jā sādhaka ke mana bhītara||
pāpabhakṣiṇī śaktiśālā, hariyo dukha kā timira ye kālā|
patha ke saba avarodha haṭānā, karma ke yogī hameṃ banānā||
ātmika śāṃti dījo maiyā, graha kā bhaya hara lījo maiyā|
divya jñāna se yukta bhavānī, karo saṃkaṭa se mukta bhavānī||
viṣaharī kanyā, kaśyapa bālā, arcana ciṃtana kī do mālā|
kṛpā bhagīratha kā jala de do, durbala kāyā ko bala de do||
amṛta kuṃbha hai pāsa tumhāre, sakala devatā dāsa tumhāre|
amara tumhārī divya kalāe~, vāṃchita phala de kalpa latāe~||
parama śreṣṭha anukaṃpā vālī, śaraṇāgata kī kara rakhavālī|
bhūta piśācara ṭonā ṭaṃṭa, dūra rahe  mā~ kalaha bhayaṃkara||
saca ke patha se hama nā bhaṭake, dharma kī dṛṣṭi meṃ nā khaṭake|
kṣamā devī, tuma dayā kī jyoti, śubha kara mana kī hameṃ tuma hotī||
jo bhīge tere bhakti rasa meṃ, navagraha ho jāe unake vaśa meṃ|
karuṇā terī jaba ho mahārānī, anapaḍha banate hai mahājñānī||
sukha jinheṃ ho tumane bāṃṭeṃ, dukha kī dīmaka unhe nā chāṃṭeṃ|
kalpavṛkṣa terī śakti vālā, vaibhava hamako de nirālā||
dīnadayālā nāgeśvarī mātā, jo tuma kahatī likhe vidhātā|
dekhate hama jo āśā nirāśā, māyā tumhārī kā hai tamāśā||
āpada vipada haro hara jana kī, tumheṃ khabara hara eka ke mana kī|
ḍāla ke hama para mamatā ā~cala, śāṃta kara do samaya kī halacala||
manasā mā~ jaga sṛjanahārī, sadā sahāyaka raho hamārī|
kaṣṭa kleśa nā hameṃ satāve, vikaṭa balā nā koī bhī āve||
kṛpā sudhā kī vṛṣṭi karanā, hara ciṃtaka kī ciṃtā haranā|
pūrī karo hara mana kī maṃśā, hameṃ banā do jñāna kī haṃsā||
pārasamaṇiyā~ caraṇa tumhāre, ujvala karade bhāgya hamāre|
tribhuvana pūjita manasā māī, terā sumirana ho phaladāī||
isa gṛha anugraha rasa barasā de, hara jīvana nirdoṣa banā de|
bhūleṃgeṃ upakāra nā tere, pūjeṃge  mā~ sāṃjha savere||
siddha manasā siddheśvarī, siddha manoratha kara|
bhaktavatsalā do hameṃ sukha saṃtoṣa kā vara, sukha saṃtoṣa kā vara||
maiyā jī se jaya mātājī kahiyo, kahiyo jī mā~ ke lāḍalo||

About this chalisa — Durga

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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