Sri Durga Chalisa
Shree durgaa chaaleesaa
Namo namo durge sukha karanee |
Namo namo ambe duh'kha haranee || 1 ||
Nirankaara hai jyoti tumhaaree |
Tihoom' loka phailee ujiyaaree || 2 ||
Shashi lalaat'a mukha mahaavishaalaa |
Netra laala bhri'kut'i vikaraalaa || 3 ||
Roopa maatu ko adhika suhaave |
Darasha karata jana ati sukha paave || 4 ||
Tuma sam'saara shakti laya keenaa |
Paalana hetu anna dhana deenaa || 5 ||
Annapoornaa huyi jaga paalaa |
Tuma hee aadi sundaree baalaa || 6 ||
Pralayakaala saba naashana haaree |
Tuma gauree shiva shankara pyaaree || 7 ||
Shiva yogee tumhare guna gaavem' |
Brahmaa vishnu tumhem' nita dhyaavem' || 8 ||
Roopa sarasvatee kaa tuma dhaaraa |
De subuddhi ri'shi munina ubaaraa || 9 ||
Dharaa roopa narasim'ha ko ambaa |
Paragat'a bhayi phaad'a ke khambaa || 10 ||
Rakshaa kara prahlaada bachaayo |
Hiranyaaksha ko svarga pat'haayo || 11 ||
Lakshmee roopa dharo jaga maaheem' |
Shree naaraayana anga samaaheem' || 12 ||
Ksheerasindhu mem' karata vilaasaa |
Dayaasindhu deejai mana aasaa || 13 ||
Hingalaaja mem' tumheem' bhavaanee |
Mahimaa amita na jaata bakhaanee || 14 ||
Maatangee dhoomaavati maataa |
Bhuvaneshvaree bagalaa sukhadaataa || 15 ||
Shree bhairava taaraa jaga taarinee |
Chhinna bhaala bhava duh'kha nivaarinee || 16 ||
Kehari vaahana soha bhavaanee |
Laangura veera chalata agavaanee || 17 ||
Kara mem' khappara khad'aga viraaje |
Jaako dekha kaala d'ara bhaaje || 18 ||
Tohe kara mem' astra trishoolaa |
Jaate ut'hata shatru hiya shoolaa || 19 ||
Nagarakot'i mem' tumheem' viraajata |
Tihum' loka mem' d'ankaa baajata || 20 ||
Shumbha nishumbha daanava tuma maare |
Raktabeeja shankhana sam'haare || 21 ||
Mahishaasura nri'pa ati abhimaanee |
Jehi agha bhaara mahee akulaanee || 22 ||
Roopa karaala kaalikaa dhaaraa |
Sena sahita tuma tihi sam'haaraa || 23 ||
Pad'ee bheed'ha santana para jaba jaba |
Bhayi sahaaya maatu tuma taba taba || 24 ||
Amarapuree aru baasava lokaa |
Taba mahimaa saba kahem' ashokaa || 25 ||
Jvaalaa mem' hai jyoti tumhaaree |
Tumhem' sadaa poojem' nara naaree || 26 ||
Prema bhakti se jo yasha gaavem' |
Duh'kha daaridra nikat'a nahim' aavem' || 27 ||
Dhyaave tumhem' jo nara mana laayi |
Janma marana te saum' chhut'a jaayi || 28 ||
Jogee sura muni kahata pukaaree |
Yoga na hoyi bina shakti tumhaaree || 29 ||
Shankara aachaaraja tapa keeno |
Kaama aru krodha jeeta saba leeno || 30 ||
Nishidina dhyaana dharo shankara ko |
Kaahu kaala nahim' sumiro tumako || 31 ||
Shakti roopa ko marama na paayo |
Shakti gayee taba mana pachhataayo || 32 ||
Sharanaagata huyi keerti bakhaanee |
Jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavaanee || 33 ||
Bhayi prasanna aadi jagadambaa |
Dayi shakti nahim' keena vilambaa || 34 ||
Moko maatu kasht'a ati ghero |
Tuma bina kauna harai duh'kha mero || 35 ||
Aashaa tri'shnaa nipat'a sataavem' |
Ripu moorakha mo'hi ati dara paavaim' || 36 ||
Shatru naasha keejai mahaaraanee |
Sumiraum' ikachita tumhem' bhavaanee || 37 ||
Karo kri'paa he maatu dayaalaa |
Ri'ddhi-siddhi de karahu nihaalaa | 38 ||
Jaba lagi jiyoom' dayaa phala paavoom' |
Tumharo yasha maim' sadaa sunaavoom' || 39 ||
Durgaa chaaleesaa jo gaavai |
Saba sukha bhoga paramapada paavai || 40 ||
Deveedaasa sharana nija jaanee |
Karahu kri'paa jagadamba bhavaanee ||
Meaning
The Durga Chalisa is a sacred hymn praising Goddess Durga as the remover of sorrow, the giver of happiness, and the divine embodiment of cosmic power. It beautifully describes her radiant form, her fierce yet compassionate nature, and her role in sustaining, protecting, and dissolving the universe. Her forehead shines like the moon, her eyes are powerful and fiery, yet her mere darshan grants deep peace to devotees.
The Chalisa recounts the Goddess as the universal energy behind creation, preservation, and destruction. She appears as Annapurna to feed the world, as Gauri—the beloved of Shiva, as Saraswati to grant divine wisdom to sages, and as the power behind Narasimha when he saved Prahlada. She resides as Lakshmi in the heart of Narayana and plays upon the ocean of milk as the fountain of compassion and prosperity.
The hymn mentions her as Hinglaj Bhavani, Matangi, Dhumavati, Bhuvaneshwari, Bagalamukhi, Tara, Chinnamasta—revealing her limitless forms across the universe. She rides the lion, holds weapons like the sword, trident, and skull-bowl, and her very sight makes even Time tremble. She destroys demons like Shumbha, Nishumbha, Raktabija, and the proud Mahishasura along with his mighty armies.
Whenever saints, devotees, or innocents are in danger, she manifests instantly to protect them. Even the celestial worlds praise her immeasurable glory. Those who sing her praises with devotion are freed from poverty, sorrow, fear, and obstacles. Devotees who meditate upon her gain liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
The Chalisa ends with a prayerful surrender—acknowledging that without her power, even gods cannot perform their duties. The seeker prays for her grace to overcome suffering, desires, enemies, ignorance, and worldly troubles. Finally, it declares that whoever recites Durga Chalisa with devotion attains joy, prosperity, and ultimately the supreme state of liberation.
Benefits
• Removes sorrow, fear, negative influences, and obstacles
• Brings protection, clarity, courage, and peace
• Bestows prosperity, success, spiritual strength
• Leads toward liberation and divine grace
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