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Shitala Chalisa
Shitala Chalisa
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Devotional text
śītalā cālīsā dohā jaya jaya mātā śītalā tumahī dhare jo dhyāna | hoya bimala śītala hṛdaya vikase buddhī bala jñāna || ghaṭa ghaṭa vāsī śītalā śītala prabhā tumhāra | śītala chaiṃyyā śītala maiṃyyā pala nā dāra || jaya jaya śrī śītalā bhavānī | jaya jaga janani sakala guṇadhānī || gṛha gṛha śakti tumhārī rājatī | pūrana śarana caṃdrasā sājatī || visphoṭaka sī jalata śarīrā | śītala karata harata saba pīr̤ā || māta śītalā tava śubhanāmā | sabake kāhe āvahī kāmā || śoka harī śaṃkarī bhavānī | bāla prāṇa rakṣī sukhadānī || sūci bārjanī kalaśa kara rājai | mastaka teja sūrya sama sājai || causaṭa yogina saṃga de dāvai | pīr̤ā tāla mṛdaṃga bajāvai || naṃdinātha bhaya ro cikarāvai | sahasa śeṣa śira pāra nā pāvai || dhanya dhanya bhātrī mahārānī | sura nara munī saba suyaśa badhānī || jvālā rūpa mahābala kārī | daitya eka viśphoṭaka bhārī || hara hara praviśata koī dāna kṣata | roga rūpa dharī bālaka bhakṣaka || hāhākāra maco jaga bhārī | satyo nā jaba koī saṃkaṭa kārī || taba maiṃyyā dhari adbhuta rūpā | kara gaī ripusahī āṃdhīnī sūpā || visphoṭaka hi pakar̤ī karī līnho | musala pramāṇa bahu bidhi kīnho || bahu prakāra bala bīnatī kīnhā | maiyyā nahīṃ phala kachu maiṃ kīnhā || aba nahī mātu kāhū gṛha jai ho | jaha apavitra vahī ghara rahi ho || pūjana pāṭha mātu jaba karī hai | bhaya ānaṃda sakala duḥkha harī hai || aba bhagatana śītala bhaya jai he | visphoṭaka bhaya ghora na sai he || śrī śītala hī bace kalyānā | bacana satya bhāṣe bhagavānā || kalaśa śītalākā karavāvai | vṛjase vidhīvata pāṭha karāvai || visphoṭaka bhaya gṛha gṛha bhāī | bhaje terī saha yahī upāī || tumahī śītalā jagakī mātā | tumahī pitā jaga ke sukhadātā || tumahī jagakā atisukha sevī | namo namāmī śītale devī || namo sūrya karavī dukha haraṇī | namo namo jaga tāriṇī dharaṇī || namo namo grahoṃke baṃdinī | dukha dāridrā nisa nikhaṃdinī || śrī śītalā śekhalā bahalā | guṇakī guṇakī mātṛ maṃgalā || māta śītalā tuma dhanudhārī | śobhita paṃcanāma asavārī || rāghava khara baisākha sunaṃdana | kara bhaga duravā kaṃta nikaṃdana || sunī rata saṃga śītalā māī | cāhī sakala sukha dūra dhurāī || kalakā gana gaṃgā kichu hoī | jākara maṃtra nā auṣadhī koī || heta mātajī kā ārādhana | aura nahī hai koī sādhana || niścaya mātu śaraṇa jo āvai | nirbhaya īpsita so phala pāvai || koḍhī nirmala kāyā dhāre | aṃdhā kṛta nita dṛṣṭī vihāre || baṃdhā nārī putrako pāve | janma daridra dhanī ho jāve || suṃdaradāsa nāma guṇa gāvata | lakṣya mūlako chaṃda banāvata || yā de koī kare yadī śaṃkā | jaga de maiṃyyā kāhī ḍaṃkā || kahata rāma suṃdara prabhudāsā | taṭa prayāgase pūraba pāsā || grāma tivārī pūra mama bāsā | pragarā grāma nikaṭa dura vāsā || aba vilaṃba bhaya mohī pukārata | mātṛ kṛpākī bāṭa nihārata || bar̤ā dvāra saba āsa lagāī | aba sudhi leta śītalā māī || yaha cālīsā śītalā pāṭha kare jo koya | sapaneu duḥkha vyāpe nahī nita saba maṃgala hoya || bujhe sahasra vikramī śukla bhāla bhala kiṃtu | jaga jananī kā ye carita racita bhakti rasa biṃtu ||
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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