Goddess Durga

śrī durgā cālīsā

(Shri Durga Chalisa in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Shri Durga Chalisa is a popular devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Durga, the fierce and protective manifestation of the Divine Mother. Composed in the Awadhi language, this prayer consists of forty verses that praise the Goddess's valor, compassion, and omnipresence. It is deeply revered by devotees seeking protection from negativity, strength to overcome life's obstacles, and spiritual liberation. Regular chanting of this stotra is believed to instill courage, remove internal fears, and invoke the grace of the Mother, fostering a sense of profound peace, mental clarity, and divine connection within the practitioner's daily life.

namo namo durge sukha karanī |
namo namo ambe duḥkha haranī || 1 ||
niraṅkāra hai jyoti tumhārī |
tihū loka phailī ujiyārī || 2 ||
śaśi lalāṭa mukha mahāviśālā |
netra lāla bhṛkuṭi vikarālā || 3 ||
rūpa mātu ko adhika suhāve |
daraśa karata jana ati sukha pāve || 4 ||
tuma saṃsāra śakti laya kīnā |
pālana hetu anna dhana dīnā || 5 ||
annapūrṇā huyi jaga pālā |
tuma hī ādi sundarī bālā || 6 ||
pralayakāla saba nāśana hārī |
tuma gaurī śiva śaṅkara pyārī || 7 ||
śiva yogī tumhare guṇa gāvem |
brahmā viṣṇu tumheṃ nita dhyāvem || 8 ||
rūpa sarasvatī kā tuma dhārā |
de subuddhi ṛṣi munina ubārā || 9 ||
dharā rūpa narasiṃha ko ambā |
paragaṭa bhayi phāḍa ke khambā || 10 ||
rakṣā kara prahlāda bacāyo |
hiraṇyākṣa ko svarga paṭhāyo || 11 ||
lakṣmī rūpa dharo jaga māhīm |
śrī nārāyaṇa aṅga samāhīm || 12 ||
kṣīrasindhu meṃ karata vilāsā |
dayāsindhu dījai mana āsā || 13 ||
hiṅgalāja meṃ tumhīṃ bhavānī |
mahimā amita na jāta bakhānī || 14 ||
mātaṅgī dhūmāvati mātā |
bhuvaneśvarī bagalā sukhadātā || 15 ||
śrī bhairava tārā jaga tāriṇī |
chinna bhāla bhava duḥkha nivāriṇī || 16 ||
kehari vāhana soha bhavānī |
lāṅgura vīra calata agavānī || 17 ||
kara meṃ khappara khaḍaga virāje |
jāko dekha kāla ḍara bhāje || 18 ||
tohe kara meṃ astra triśūlā |
jāte uṭhata śatru hiya śūlā || 19 ||
nagarakoṭi meṃ tumhīṃ virājata |
tihu~ loka meṃ ḍaṅkā bājata || 20 ||
śumbha niśumbha dānava tuma māre |
raktabīja śaṅkhana saṃhāre || 21 ||
mahiṣāsura nṛpa ati abhimānī |
jehi agha bhāra mahī akulānī || 22 ||
rūpa karāla kālikā dhārā |
sena sahita tuma tihi saṃhārā || 23 ||
paḍī bhīḍha santana para jaba jaba |
bhayi sahāya mātu tuma taba taba || 24 ||
amarapurī aru bāsava lokā |
taba mahimā saba kaheṃ aśokā || 25 ||
jvālā meṃ hai jyoti tumhārī |
tumheṃ sadā pūjeṃ nara nārī || 26 ||
prema bhakti se jo yaśa gāvem |
duḥkha dāridra nikaṭa nahiṃ āvem || 27 ||
dhyāve tumheṃ jo nara mana lāyi |
janma maraṇa te sauṃ chuṭa jāyi || 28 ||
jogī sura muni kahata pukārī |
yoga na hoyi bina śakti tumhārī || 29 ||
śaṅkara ācāraja tapa kīno |
kāma aru krodha jīta saba līno || 30 ||
niśidina dhyāna dharo śaṅkara ko |
kāhu kāla nahiṃ sumiro tumako || 31 ||
śakti rūpa ko marama na pāyo |
śakti gayī taba mana pachatāyo || 32 ||
śaraṇāgata huyi kīrti bakhānī |
jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavānī || 33 ||
bhayi prasanna ādi jagadambā |
dayi śakti nahiṃ kīna vilambā || 34 ||
moko mātu kaṣṭa ati ghero |
tuma bina kauna harai duḥkha mero || 35 ||
āśā tṛṣṇā nipaṭa satāvem |
ripu mūrakha mòhi ati dara pāvaim || 36 ||
śatru nāśa kījai mahārānī |
sumirauṃ ikacita tumheṃ bhavānī || 37 ||
karo kṛpā he mātu dayālā |
ṛddhi-siddhi de karahu nihālā | 38 ||
jaba lagi jiyū dayā phala pāvū |
tumharo yaśa maiṃ sadā sunāvū || 39 ||
durgā cālīsā jo gāvai |
saba sukha bhoga paramapada pāvai || 40 ||
devīdāsa śaraṇa nija jānī |
karahu kṛpā jagadamba bhavānī ||

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