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Vishwakarma Chalisa
Vishwakarma Chalisa
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Devotional text
viśvakarmā cālīsā dohā- manu maya tvaṣṭā viśvakarmā, śilpa karma ādhāra | tīna loka caudaha bhuvana, karanī kā vistāra || soraṭhā- pratna suparṇa mahārāja, sanaga sanātana ahibhūna | śilpana ke saratāja, ādi śilpa ke guru tuma || jagata guru jaga īśa piyāre | viśvakarmā mahārāja hamāre || deva danuja sabake dukha ṭāre | dīnana ke tuma ho rakhavāre || jala, thala, parvata aura akāśā | cānda sūrya nita karahiṃ prakāśā || nātha tumhārī adbhuta karanī | mahimā amita jāhi nahiṃ baranī || sṛṣṭi ādi kartā ho svāmī | bāra bāra hai tumheṃ namāmī || bhava nidhi par̤e bahuta dukha pāye | saba taji śarana tumhārī āye || japa tapa bhajana na hoya gosāīm | bandhe kīṭa markaṭa kī nāīm || bandhana chora hameṃ apanāo | nija caraṇoṃ kā dāsa banāo || jayati jayati viśvakarmā svāmī | mama ura basahu nātha vijñānī || sumirana bhajana tumhārā bhāvai | bure karma se mana haṭa jāvai || sādhu santa ke tuma rakhavāre | bhakta janana ke prāṇa piyāre || svāratha vaśa taba bhakti bisārī | nātha par̤ā hūṃ śaraṇa tumhārī || tumahiṃ bhajai akṣaya sukha pāvai | janma janma ke duḥkha binasāvai || puravahu nātha manoratha morā | mana krama vacana dāsa maiṃ torā || eka lālasā yahī hamārī | kevala bhaktī cahauṃ tihārī || maṅgala karana amaṅgala hārī | tribhuvana mahimā vidita tumhārī || ārata-haraṇa bhakta bhaya hārī | śaraṇa śaraṇa maiṃ śaraṇa tihārī || tuma sabake guru sabake svāmī | tuma sabahīṃ ke antaravāmī || sarva śakti tuma saba ādhārā | tumahiṃ bhajai so utarahiṃ pārā || ghaṭa ghaṭa māhiṃ tumhāro bāsā | sarva ṭhaura jimi dīpa prakāśā || yaha vidhi tumako jānai koī | bhakta aru jānī kahie soī || jagata pitā tumahīṃ ho īśā | yāte hama vinavata jagadīśā || nātha kṛpā aba hama para kījai | bhakti āpanī hamako dījai || prema bhakti binu kṛpā na hoī | sarva śāstra meṃ dekhai joī || karma yoga kara sevata koī | jyoṃ sedai tyoṃ hī gati hoī || jo hari jyoti āpa pragaṭāī | ghara ghara meṃ soī daraśāī || tuma saba ṭhaura sabana te nyāre | ko lakhi sake caritra tumhāre || tuma sabake prabhu antarayāmī | jīva bisara rahe tumako svāmī || viśvakarmā ko jo koī dhyāvai | hoya mukti jīvana phala pāvai || ḍūba na jāve nāva hamārī | hama āye haiṃ śaraṇa tumhārī || hama sevaka haiṃ nātha tumhāre | bhava sāgara se karau kināre || suta pitu mātu na koī saṅghātī | saba taji bhajana karahuṃ dina rātī || dīnabandhu dīnana hitakārī | śaraṇa par̤ā hūṃ nātha tumhārī || viśvakarmā hī brahma kahāvai | viśvakarmā saba sṛṣṭi racāvai || par̤hai jo viśvakarmā cālīsā | suphala kāja hoṃ bīsoṃ bīsā || cālisa dina jo dhyāna lagāvai | rājadroha se mukti pāvai || bhūta preta nahiṃ unahiṃ satāvai | cālīsā meṃ jo mana lāvai || dhūpa deya aru japai hameśā | phira nahiṃ pāvai duḥkha lavaleśā || jo koī akṣata puṣpa car̤hāve | hoya mukta jaga phira nahiṃ āvai || usake jīvana kā rakhavārā | rahe nitya viśvakarmā pyārā || sakala padāratha karatala tāke | basai hradaya viśvakarmā jāke || dohā- ādi sṛṣṭi ādhāra tuma, racanā vividha prakāra | nātha tumhārī kṛpā bina, kehi vidhi utarūṃ pāra || hātha jor̤a vinatī karūṃ, dharuṃ caraṇa mātha | pūrṇa hoya mama kāmanā, yaha vara dījai kartāra ||
About this chalisa
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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