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Shani Chalisa
Shani Chalisa
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Devotional text
śrī śani cālīsā dohā jaya gaṇeśa girijā suvana maṃgala karaṇa kṛpāla | dīnana ke dukha dūra kari kījai nātha nihāla || jaya jaya śrī śanideva prabhu sunahu vinaya mahārāja | karahu kṛpā he ravi tanaya rākhahu janakī lāja || jayati jayati śanideva dayālā | karata sadā bhaktana pratipālā || cāri bhujā tanu śyāma virājai | māthe ratana mukuṭa chabi chājai || parama viśāla manohara bhālā | ṭer̤hī dṛṣṭi bhṛkuṭi vikarālā || kuṇḍala śravaṇa camācama camake | hiye māla muktana maṇi damakai || kara meṃ gadā triśūla kuṭhārā | pala bica karaiṃ arihiṃ saṃhārā || piṃgala kṛṣṇo chāyā nandana | yama koṇastha raudra dukha bhaṃjana || saurī manda śanī daśa nāmā | bhānu putra pūjahiṃ saba kāmā || jāpara prabhu prasanna havaiṃ jāhīṃ | raṃkahu~ rāva karaiṃ kśaṇa māhīṃ || parvatahū tṛṇa hoi nihārata | tṛṇahū ko parvata kari ḍārata || rāja milata bana rāmahiṃ dīnhayo | kaikeihu~ kī mati hari līnhayo || banahū~ meṃ mṛga kapaṭa dikhāī | mātu jānakī gaī curāī || laṣaṇahiṃ śakti vikala kariḍārā | macigā dala meṃ hāhākārā || rāvaṇa kī gati-mati baurāī | rāmacandra soṃ baira bar̤hāī || diyo kīṭa kari kaṃcana laṃkā | baji bajaraṃga bīra kī ḍaṃkā || nṛpa vikrama para tuhiṃ pagu dhārā | citra mayūra nigali gai hārā || hāra nauṃlakhā lāgyo corī | hātha paira ḍaravāyo torī || bhārī daśā nikṛṣṭa dikhāyo | telahiṃ ghara kolhū calavāyo || vinaya rāga dīpaka maha~ kīnhayoṃ | taba prasanna prabhu hvai sukha dīnhayoṃ || hariścaṃdra nṛpa nāri bikānī | āpahuṃ bhareṃ ḍoma ghara pānī || taise nala para daśā sirānī | bhūṃjī-mīna kūda gaī pānī || śrī śaṃkarahiṃ gahyo jaba jāī | pāravatī ko satī karāī || tanika volokata hī kari rīsā | nabha ur̤i gayo gaurisuta sīsā || pāṇḍava para bhai daśā tumhārī | bacī draupadī hoti ughārī || kaurava ke bhī gati mati mārayo | yuddha mahābhārata kari ḍārayo || ravi kaha~ mukha maha~ dhari tatkālā | lekara kūdi parayo pātālā || śeṣa deva-lakhi vinati lāī | ravi ko mukha te diyo chur̤āī || vāhana prabhu ke sāta sujānā | jaga diggaja gardabha mṛga svānā || jambuka siṃha ādi nakha dhārī | so phala jyotiṣa kahata pukārī || gaja vāhana lakśmī gṛha āvaiṃ | haya te sukha sampatti upajāvaiṃ || gardabha hāni karai bahu kājā | siṃha siddhakara rāja samājā || jambuka buddhi naṣṭa kara ḍārai | mṛga de kaṣṭa prāṇa saṃhārai || jaba āvahiṃ prabhu svāna savārī | corī ādi hoya ḍara bhārī || taisahi cārī caraṇa yaha nāmā | svarṇa lauha cā~di aru tāmā || lauha caraṇa para jaba prabhu āvaiṃ | dhana jana sampatti naṣṭa karāvaiṃ || samatā tāmra rajata śubhakārī | svarṇa sarva sukha maṃgala bhārī || jo yaha śani caritra nita gāvai | kabahuṃ na daśā nikṛṣṭa satāvai || adbhūta nātha dikhāvaiṃ līlā | karaiṃ śatru ke naśiba bali ḍhīlā || jo paṇḍita suyogya bulavāī | vidhivata śani graha śāṃti karāī || pīpala jala śani divasa car̤hāvata | dīpa dāna dai bahu sukha pāvata || kahata rāma sundara prabhu dāsā | śani sumirata sukha hota prakāśā || dohā pāṭha śanīścara deva ko kīnhoṃ oq vimala cq tayyāra | karata pāṭha cālīsa dina ho bhavasāgara pāra || jo stuti daśaratha jī kiyo sammukha śani nihāra | sarasa subhāṣa meṃ vahī lalitā likheṃ sudhāra | śrī śanideva jī kī āratī jaya jaya śrī śanideva bhaktana hitakārī | sūraja ke putra prabhū chāyā mahatārī || jaya|| śyāma aṃka vakra dṛṣṭa caturbhujā dhārī | nīlāmbara dhāra nātha gaja kī asavārī || jaya|| kiriṭa mukuṭa śīśa rajita dipata hai lilārī | muktana kī mālā gale śobhita balihārī || jaya|| modaka miṣṭhāna pāna car̤hata haiṃ supārī | lohā tila tela ur̤ada mahiṣī ati pyārī || jaya|| deva danuja ṛṣī munī sumarina nara nārī | viśvanātha dharata dhyāna śaraṇa haiṃ tumhārī || jaya||
About this chalisa — Navagraha
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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