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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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