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Santoshi Mata Chalisa
Santoshi Mata Chalisa
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
śrī santoṣī mātā cālīsā
dohā
bandauṃ santoṣī caraṇa riddhi-siddhi dātāra |
dhyāna dharata hī hota nara duḥkha sāgara se pāra ||
bhaktana ko santoṣa de santoṣī tava nāma |
kṛpā karahu jagadamba aba āyā tere dhāma ||
jaya santoṣī māta anūpama | śānti dāyinī rūpa manorama ||
sundara varaṇa caturbhuja rūpā | veśa manohara lalita anupā ||
śvetāmbara rūpa manahārī | mā~ tumhārī chavi jaga se nyārī ||
divya svarūpā āyata locana | darśana se ho saṃkaṭa mocana ||
jaya gaṇeśa kī sutā bhavānī | riddhi-siddhi kī putrī jñānī ||
agama agocara tumharī māyā | saba para karo kṛpā kī chāyā ||
nāma aneka tumhāre mātā | akhila viśva hai tumako dhyātā ||
tumane rūpa anekoṃ dhāre | ko kahi sake caritra tumhāre ||
dhāma aneka kahā~ taka kahiye | sumirana taba karake sukha lahiye ||
vindhyācala meṃ vindhyavāsinī | koṭeśvara sarasvatī suhāsinī ||
kalakatte meṃ tū hī kālī | duṣṭa nāśinī mahākarālī ||
sambala pura bahucarā kahātī | bhaktajanoṃ kā duḥkha miṭātī ||
jvālā jī meṃ jvālā devī | pūjata nitya bhakta jana sevī ||
nagara bambaī kī mahārānī | mahā lakśmī tuma kalyāṇī ||
madurā meṃ mīnākśī tuma ho | sukha dukha sabakī sākśī tuma ho ||
rājanagara meṃ tuma jagadambe | banī bhadrakālī tuma ambe ||
pāvāgar̤ha meṃ durgā mātā | akhila viśva terā yaśa gātā ||
kāśī purādhīśvarī mātā | annapūrṇā nāma suhātā ||
sarvānanda karo kalyāṇī | tumhīṃ śāradā amṛta vāṇī ||
tumharī mahimā jala meṃ thala meṃ | duḥkha dāridra saba meṭo pala meṃ ||
jete ṛṣi aura munīśā | nārada deva aura deveśā |
isa jagatī ke nara aura nārī | dhyāna dharata haiṃ māta tumhārī ||
jāpara kṛpā tumhārī hotī | vaha pātā bhakti kā motī ||
duḥkha dāridra saṃkaṭa miṭa jātā | dhyāna tumhārā jo jana dhyātā ||
jo jana tumharī mahimā gāvai | dhyāna tumhārā kara sukha pāvai ||
jo mana rākhe śuddha bhāvanā | tākī pūraṇa karo kāmanā ||
kumati nivāri sumati kī dātrī | jayati jayati mātā jagadhātrī ||
śukravāra kā divasa suhāvana | jo vrata kare tumhārā pāvana ||
gur̤a chole kā bhoga lagāvai | kathā tumhārī sune sunāvai ||
vidhivata pūjā kare tumhārī | phira prasāda pāve śubhakārī ||
śakti-sāmaratha ho jo dhanako | dāna-dakśiṇā de viprana ko ||
ve jagatī ke nara au nārī | manavāṃchita phala pāveṃ bhārī ||
jo jana śaraṇa tumhārī jāve | so niścaya bhava se tara jāve ||
tumharo dhyāna kumārī dhyāve | niścaya manavāṃchita vara pāvai ||
sadhavā pūjā kare tumhārī | amara suhāgina ho vaha nārī ||
vidhavā dhara ke dhyāna tumhārā | bhavasāgara se utare pārā ||
jayati jayati jaya sankaṭa haraṇī | vighna vināśana maṃgala karanī ||
hama para saṃkaṭa hai ati bhārī | vegi khabara lo māta hamārī ||
niśidina dhyāna tumhāro dhyātā | deha bhakti vara hama ko mātā ||
yaha cālīsā jo nita gāve | so bhavasāgara se tara jāve ||
śrī santoṣī mātā kī āratī
jaya santoṣī mātā, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
apane sevaka jana kī sukh sampati dātā |
maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
sundara cīra sunaharī mā~ dhāraṇa kīnho, maiyā mā~ dhāraṇa kīnho
hīrā pannā damake tana śaṛṃgāra kīnho, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
gerū lāla chaṭā chabi badana kamala sohe, maiyā badana kamala sohe
maṃda ha~sata karuṇāmayi tribhuvana mana mohe, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
svarṇa siṃhāsana baiṭhī ca~vara ḍule pyāre, maiyā ca~vara ḍule pyāre
dhūp dīpa madhu mevā, bhoja dhare nyāre, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
gur̤a aura canā parama priya tā meṃ saṃtoṣa kiyo, maiyā tā meṃ santoṣa kiyo
saṃtoṣī kahalāī bhaktana vibhava diyo, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
śukravāra priya mānata āja divasa so hī, maiyā āja divasa so hī
bhakta maṃḍalī chāī kathā sunata mo hī, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
maṃdira jaga maga jyoti maṃgala dhvani chāī, maiyā maṃgala dhvani chāī
binaya kareṃ hama sevaka caranana sira nāī, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
bhakti bhāvamaya pūjā aṃgīkṛta kījai, maiyā aṃgīkṛta kījai
jo mana base hamāre icchita phala dījai, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
dukhī daridrī rogī saṃkaṭa mukta kiye, maiyā saṃkaṭa mukta kiye
bahu dhana dhānya bhare ghara sukha saubhāgya diye, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
dhyāna dhare jo terā vā~chita phala pāyo, manavā~chita phala pāyo
pūjā kathā śravaṇa kara ghara ānanda āyo, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
caraṇa gahe kī lajjā rakhiyo jagadambe, maiyā rakhiyo jagadambe
saṃkaṭa tū hī nivāre dayāmayī ambe, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
santoṣī mātā kī āratī jo koī jana gāve, maiyā jo koī jana gāve
ṛddhi siddhi sukha sampati jī bhara ke pāve, maiyā jaya santoṣī mātā |
|| iti||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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