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Sankata Chalisa
Sankata Chalisa
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
saṅkaṭācālīsā dohā- jagata janani jagadambike, araja sunahu aba mora | bandauṃ pada-juga nā sira, vinaya karauṃ kara jora | caupāī- jaya jaya jaya saṅkaṭā bhavānī | kṛpā karahu mopara maharānī || hātha khaḍga bhṛkuṭī vikarālā | aruṇa nayana gala meṃ ruṇḍamālā || kānana kuṇḍala kī chavi bhārī hiya hulase mana hota sukhārī || kehari vāhana hai tava mātā | kaṣṭa nivāro jaga-jana trātā || āyu~ śarana tihāro ambe | abhaya karahu moko jagadambe || śarana āi jo tumahiṃ pukārā | bina bilamba tuma tāhi ubārā || bhīra parī bhaktana para jaba-jaba | kiyā sahāya mātu tuma taba-taba || raktabīja dānava tuma māre | śumbha-niśumbha ke udara bidāre || mahiṣāsura nṛpa ati balabīrā | māre marai na ati raṇadhīrā || kari saṅgrāma sakala sura hāre | astuti kari taba tumahiṃ pukāre || prakaṭeu kāli rūpa meṃ mātā | sena sahita tuma tāhi nipātā || tehi ke badha saba devana haraṣe | nabhadundubhi sumana bahu baraṣe || rakṣā karahu dīna jana jānī | jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavānī || saba jīvanha kī ho pratipālaka | jaya jaga-janani danujakula ghālaka | sakala surana kī jīvanadātā | saṅkaṭa haro hamārī mātā || saṅkaṭa nāśaka nāma tumhārā | suyasa tumhāra sakala saṃsārā || sura nara nāga asura muni jete | gāvata guṇagana niśidina tete || yogī niśivāsara tava dhyāvahim | tadapi tumhāra anta na pāvahim || atula teja mukha para chavi sohai | nirakhi sakala sura nara muni mohai || caraṇa-kamala meṃ śīśa jhukāū~ | pāhi pāhi kahi nitahi manāū~ || neti neti kaha veda bakhānā | śakti-svarūpa tumhāra na jānā || maiṃ mūrakha kimi kahauṃ bakhānī | nāma tumhāra aneka bhavānī || sumirata nāma kaṭai duḥkha bhārī | satya bāta yaha veda ucārī || nāma tumhāra leta jo koī | tāko bhaya saṅkaṭa nahiṃ hoī || saṅkaṭa āya parai jo kabahīm | nāma leta binasata hai tabahīm || prema-sahita jo japai hameśā | tāke tana nahiṃ rahe kaleśā || śaraṇāgata hoi jo jana āvaim | manavāñchita phala turatahiṃ pāvaim || raṇacaṇḍī bana asura saṃhārā | bandhana kāṭi kiyo chuṭakārā || nāma sakala kali-kaluṣa nasāvana | sumirata siddha hoya narapāvana || ṣoḍaśa pūjana karai jo koī | icchita phala pāvai nara soī || jo nārī sindūra car̤hāvai | tāsu sohāga acala hoi jāvai || putra hetu jo pūjā karahīm | santati-sukha niścaya so lahahīm || aura kāmanā karai jo koī | tāke ghara sukha sampati hoī || nirdhana nara jo śarana meṃ āvai | so niścaya dhanavāna kahāvai || rogī rogamukta hoi jāvai | tava caraṇana jo dhyāna lagāvai || saba sukha-khāni tumhārī pūjā | ehi sama āna upāya na dūjā || pāṭha karai saṅkaṭā cālīsā | tehi para kṛpā karahiṃ gaurīsā || pāṭha karai aru sunai sunāvai | vāko saba saṅkaṭa miṭi jāvai || kaha~ lagi mahimā kahauṃ tumhārī | harahu vegi mohiṃ saṅkaṭa bhārī || mama kāraja saba pūrana kījai | dīna jāni mohiṃ abhaya karījai || iti saṅkaṭācālīsā samāptā |
About this chalisa — Hanuman
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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