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Shitala Chalisa

Shitala Chalisa

Text in Roman script

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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