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Shiva Chalisa
Shiva Chalisa
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Devotional text
śiva cālīsā
oṃ namaḥ śivāya
dohā
jaya gaṇeśa girijāsuvana maṃgala mūla sujāna |
kahata ayodhyādāsa tuma deu abhaya varadāna ||
jaya girijāpati dīnadayālā | sadā karata santana pratipālā ||
bhāla candramā sohata nīke | kānana kuṇḍala nāga phanī ke ||
aṃga gaura śira gaṃga bahāye | muṇḍamāla tana kṣāra lagāye ||
vastra khāla bāghambara sohe | chavi ko dekhi nāga mana mohe ||
mainā mātu ki have dulārī | vāma aṃga sohata chavi nyārī ||
kara triśūla sohata chavi bhārī | karata sadā śatruna kṣayakārī ||
naṃdī gaṇeśa sohaiṃ tahaṃ kaise | sāgara madhya kamala haiṃ jaise ||
kārtika śyāma aura gaṇarāū | yā chavi kau kahi jāta na kāū ||
devana jabahīṃ jāya pukārā | tabahiṃ dukha prabhu āpa nivārā ||
kiyā upadrava tāraka bhārī | devana saba mili tumahiṃ juhārī ||
turata ṣaḍānana āpa paṭhāyau | lava nimeṣa mahaṃ māri girāyau ||
āpa jalaṃdhara asura saṃhārā | suyaśa tumhāra vidita saṃsārā ||
tripurāsura sana yuddha macāī | tabahiṃ kṛpā kara līna bacāī ||
kiyā tapahiṃ bhāgīratha bhārī | puraba pratijñā tāsu purārī ||
dānina mahaṃ tuma sama kou nāhīṃ | sevaka stuti karata sadāhīṃ ||
veda māhi mahimā tuma gāī | akatha anādi bheda nahīṃ pāī ||
prakaṭe udadhi maṃthana meṃ jvālā | jarata surāsura bhae vihālā ||
kīnha dayā tahaṃ karī sahāī | nīlakaṃṭha taba nāma kahāī ||
pūjana rāmacaṃdra jaba kīnhāṃ | jīta ke laṃka vibhīṣaṇa dīnhā ||
sahasa kamala meṃ ho rahe dhārī | kīnha parīkṣā tabahiṃ tripurārī ||
eka kamala prabhu rākheu joī | kamala nayana pūjana cahaṃ soī ||
kaṭhina bhakti dekhī prabhu śaṃkara | bhaye prasanna die icchita vara ||
jaya jaya jaya anaṃta avināśī | karata kṛpā sabake ghaṭa vāsī ||
duṣṭa sakala nita mohi satāvaiṃ | bhramata rahauṃ mohe caina na āvaiṃ ||
trāhi trāhi maiṃ nātha pukāro | yaha avasara mohi āna ubāro ||
le triśūla śatruna ko māro | saṃkaṭa se mohiṃ āna ubāro ||
māta pitā bhrātā saba koī | saṃkaṭa meṃ pūchata nahiṃ koī ||
svāmī eka hai āsa tumhārī | āya harahu mama saṃkaṭa bhārī ||
dhana nirdhana ko deta sadā hī | jo koī jāṃce so phala pāhīṃ ||
astuti kehi vidhi karoṃ tumhārī | kṣamahu nātha aba cūka hamārī ||
śaṃkara ho saṃkaṭa ke nāśana | maṃgala kāraṇa vighna vināśana ||
yogī yati muni dhyāna lagāvaiṃ | śārada nārada śīśa navāvaiṃ ||
namo namo jaya namaḥ śivāya | sura brahmādika pāra na pāya ||
jo yaha pāṭha kare mana lāī | tā para hota haiṃ śambhu sahāī ||
raniyāṃ jo koī ho adhikārī | pāṭha kare so pāvana hārī ||
putra hona kī icchā joī | niścaya śiva prasāda tehi hoī ||
paṇḍita trayodaśī ko lāve | dhyāna pūrvaka homa karāve ||
trayodaśī vrata karai hameśā | tana nahiṃ tāke rahai kaleśā ||
dhūpa dīpa naivedya car̤hāve | śaṃkara sammukha pāṭha sunāve ||
janma janma ke pāpa nasāve | anta dhāma śivapura meṃ pāve ||
kahaiṃ ayodhyādāsa āsa tumhārī | jāni sakala dukha harahu hamārī ||
dohā
nita nema uṭhi prātaḥhī pāṭha karo cālīsa |
tuma merī manakāmanā pūrṇa karo jagadīśa ||
atha triguṇa āratī śivajī kī
jaya śiva oṃkārā hara jaya śiva oṃkārā
brahmā viṣṇu sadāśiva ardhāṃgī dhārā || ṭeka||
ekānana caturānana paṃcānana rāje
haṃsānana garuḍāsana vṛṣavāhana sāje || jaya||
do bhuja cāra caturbhuja dasa bhuja ati sohe
tīnoṃ rūpa nirakhatā tribhuvana jana mohe || jaya||
akṣamālā banamālā ruṇḍamālā dhārī
caṃdana mṛgamada sohai bhāle śaśidhārī || jaya||
śvetāṃbara pītāṃbara bāghaṃbara aṃge
sanakādika garuḍādika bhūtādika saṃge || jaya||
kara madhye sukamaṇḍala cakra triśūla dhartā
jagakartā jagabhartā jagasaṃhārakartā || jaya||
brahmā viṣṇu sadāśiva jānata avivekā
praṇavākṣara oṃ madhye ye tīnoṃ ekā || jaya||
kāśī meṃ viśvanātha virājata nando brahmacārī
nita uṭhi bhoga lagāvata mahimā ati bhārī || jaya||
triguṇa svāmī kī āratī jo koī nara gāve
kahata śivānaṃda svāmī manavāṃchita phala pāve || jaya||
|| iti||About this chalisa — Shiva
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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