Chalisa · Durga

Shri Durga Chalisa श्री दुर्गा चालीसा

Forty chaupais in Hindi praising Durga, opening "namo namo durge sukh karanī".

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Chaupai 1

नमो नमो दुर्गे सुख करनी। नमो नमो दुर्गे दुःख हरनी॥ १ ॥namo namo durge sukh karanī| namo namo durge duḥkh haranī|| 1 ||ਨਮੋ ਨਮੋ ਦੁਰ੍ਗੇ ਸੁਖ ਕਰਨੀ। ਨਮੋ ਨਮੋ ਦੁਰ੍ਗੇ ਦੁਃਖ ਹਰਨੀ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Salutations, salutations to Durga, giver of happiness; salutations, salutations to Durga, remover of sorrow.

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Chaupai 2

निरंकार है ज्योति तुम्हारी। तिहूँ लोक फैली उजियारी॥ २ ॥niraṃkār hai jyoti tumhārī| tihūm̐ lok phailī ujiyārī|| 2 ||ਨਿਰਂਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹਾਰੀ। ਤਿਹੂਁ ਲੋਕ ਫੈਲੀ ਉਜਿਯਾਰੀ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Your light is formless, and its radiance has spread through all three worlds.

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Chaupai 3

शशि ललाट मुख महाविशाला। नेत्र लाल भृकुटि विकराला॥ ३ ॥śaśi lalāṭ mukh mahāviśālā| netra lāl bhṛkuṭi vikarālā|| 3 ||ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿ ਲਲਾਟ ਮੁਖ ਮਹਾਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਾ। ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਲਾਲ ਭ੍ਰਿਕੁਟਿ ਵਿਕਰਾਲਾ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning of this verse

The moon is on your forehead and your face is very broad; your eyes are red and your brows fearsome.

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Chaupai 4

रूप मातु को अधिक सुहावे। दरश करत जन अति सुख पावे॥ ४ ॥rūp mātu ko adhik suhāve| daraś karat jan ati sukh pāve|| 4 ||ਰੂਪ ਮਾਤੁ ਕੋ ਅਧਿਕ ਸੁਹਾਵੇ। ਦਰਸ਼ ਕਰਤ ਜਨ ਅਤਿ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵੇ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning of this verse

The Mother's form is exceedingly lovely; people who see her feel great joy.

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Chaupai 5

तुम संसार शक्ति लै कीना। पालन हेतु अन्न धन दीना॥ ५ ॥tum saṃsār śakti lai kīnā| pālan hetu anna dhan dīnā|| 5 ||ਤੁਮ ਸਂਸਾਰ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ ਲੈ ਕੀਨਾ। ਪਾਲਨ ਹੇਤੁ ਅਨ੍ਨ ਧਨ ਦੀਨਾ॥ 5 ॥

Meaning of this verse

With your power you created the world, and to sustain it you gave food and wealth.

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Chaupai 6

अन्नपूर्णा हुई जग पाला। तुम ही आदि सुन्दरी बाला॥ ६ ॥annapūrṇā huī jag pālā| tum hī ādi sundarī bālā|| 6 ||ਅਨ੍ਨਪੂਰ੍ਣਾ ਹੁਈ ਜਗ ਪਾਲਾ। ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਆਦਿ ਸੁਨ੍ਦਰੀ ਬਾਲਾ॥ 6 ॥

Meaning of this verse

As Annapurna you nourish the world; you are the primal, beautiful young goddess (Adi Sundari, Bala).

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Chaupai 7

प्रलयकाल सब नाशन हारी। तुम गौरी शिवशंकर प्यारी॥ ७ ॥pralayakāl sab nāśan hārī| tum gaurī śivaśaṃkar pyārī|| 7 ||ਪ੍ਰਲਯਕਾਲ ਸਬ ਨਾਸ਼ਨ ਹਾਰੀ। ਤੁਮ ਗੌਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵਸ਼ਂਕਰ ਪ੍ਯਾਰੀ॥ 7 ॥

Meaning of this verse

At the time of dissolution you destroy all; you are Gauri, beloved of Shiva Shankara.

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Chaupai 8

शिव योगी तुम्हरे गुण गावें। ब्रह्मा विष्णु तुम्हें नित ध्यावें॥ ८ ॥śiv yogī tumhare guṇ gāveṃ| brahmā viṣṇu tumheṃ nit dhyāveṃ|| 8 ||ਸ਼ਿਵ ਯੋਗੀ ਤੁਮ੍ਹਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੇਂ। ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਾ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਣੁ ਤੁਮ੍ਹੇਂ ਨਿਤ ਧ੍ਯਾਵੇਂ॥ 8 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Shiva and the yogis sing your virtues; Brahma and Vishnu meditate on you every day.

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Chaupai 9

रूप सरस्वती को तुम धारा। दे सुबुद्धि ऋषि मुनिन उबारा॥ ९ ॥rūp sarasvatī ko tum dhārā| de subuddhi ṛṣi munin ubārā|| 9 ||ਰੂਪ ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤੀ ਕੋ ਤੁਮ ਧਾਰਾ। ਦੇ ਸੁਬੁਦ੍ਧਿ ਰਿਸ਼ਿ ਮੁਨਿਨ ਉਬਾਰਾ॥ 9 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You took the form of Saraswati and, giving good understanding, uplifted the sages and seers.

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Chaupai 10

धरयो रूप नरसिंह को अम्बा। परगट भई फाड़कर खम्बा॥ १० ॥dharayo rūp narasiṃh ko ambā| paragaṭ bhaī phāṛakar khambā|| 10 ||ਧਰਯੋ ਰੂਪ ਨਰਸਿਂਹ ਕੋ ਅਮ੍ਬਾ। ਪਰਗਟ ਭਈ ਫਾਡਕਰ ਖਮ੍ਬਾ॥ 10 ॥

Meaning of this verse

O Mother, you took the form of Narasimha and appeared by bursting out of the pillar.

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Chaupai 11

रक्षा करि प्रह्लाद बचायो। हिरण्याक्ष को स्वर्ग पठायो॥ ११ ॥rakṣā kari prahlād bacāyo| hiraṇyākṣa ko svarga paṭhāyo|| 11 ||ਰਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਹ੍ਲਾਦ ਬਚਾਯੋ। ਹਿਰਣ੍ਯਾਕ੍ਸ਼ ਕੋ ਸ੍ਵਰ੍ਗ ਪਠਾਯੋ॥ 11 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You protected and saved Prahlada, and sent Hiranyaksha (as the text names him) to heaven.

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Chaupai 12

लक्ष्मी रूप धरो जग माहीं। श्री नारायण अंग समाहीं॥ १२ ॥lakṣmī rūp dharo jag māhīṃ| śrī nārāyaṇ aṃg samāhīṃ|| 12 ||ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀ ਰੂਪ ਧਰੋ ਜਗ ਮਾਹੀਂ। ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਨਾਰਾਯਣ ਅਂਗ ਸਮਾਹੀਂ॥ 12 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You took the form of Lakshmi in the world and dwell in the very being of Shri Narayana.

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Chaupai 13

क्षीरसिन्धु में करत विलासा। दयासिन्धु दीजै मन आसा॥ १३ ॥kṣīrasindhu meṃ karat vilāsā| dayāsindhu dījai man āsā|| 13 ||ਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਰਸਿਨ੍ਧੁ ਮੇਂ ਕਰਤ ਵਿਲਾਸਾ। ਦਯਾਸਿਨ੍ਧੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਮਨ ਆਸਾ॥ 13 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You take your delight in the ocean of milk; O ocean of mercy, fulfil the hopes of my heart.

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Chaupai 14

हिंगलाज में तुम्हीं भवानी। महिमा अमित न जात बखानी॥ १४ ॥hiṃgalāj meṃ tumhīṃ bhavānī| mahimā amit na jāt bakhānī|| 14 ||ਹਿਂਗਲਾਜ ਮੇਂ ਤੁਮ੍ਹੀਂ ਭਵਾਨੀ। ਮਹਿਮਾ ਅਮਿਤ ਨ ਜਾਤ ਬਖਾਨੀ॥ 14 ॥

Meaning of this verse

At Hinglaj you alone are Bhavani; your boundless glory cannot be described.

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Chaupai 15

मातंगी अरु धूमावति माता। भुवनेश्वरी बगला सुख दाता॥ १५ ॥mātaṃgī aru dhūmāvati mātā| bhuvaneśvarī bagalā sukh dātā|| 15 ||ਮਾਤਂਗੀ ਅਰੁ ਧੂਮਾਵਤਿ ਮਾਤਾ। ਭੁਵਨੇਸ਼੍ਵਰੀ ਬਗਲਾ ਸੁਖ ਦਾਤਾ॥ 15 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You are mother Matangi and Dhumavati, Bhuvaneshvari and Bagala, the givers of happiness.

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Chaupai 16

श्री भैरव तारा जग तारिणी। छिन्न भाल भव दुःख निवारिणी॥ १६ ॥śrī bhairav tārā jag tāriṇī| chinna bhāl bhav duḥkh nivāriṇī|| 16 ||ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਭੈਰਵ ਤਾਰਾ ਜਗ ਤਾਰਿਣੀ। ਛਿਨ੍ਨ ਭਾਲ ਭਵ ਦੁਃਖ ਨਿਵਾਰਿਣੀ॥ 16 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You are Shri Bhairavi and Tara who carries the world across, and the one with severed head (Chhinnamasta) who removes the sorrows of worldly life.

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Chaupai 17

केहरि वाहन सोह भवानी। लांगुर वीर चलत अगवानी॥ १७ ॥kehari vāhan soh bhavānī| lāṃgur vīr calat agavānī|| 17 ||ਕੇਹਰਿ ਵਾਹਨ ਸੋਹ ਭਵਾਨੀ। ਲਾਂਗੁਰ ਵੀਰ ਚਲਤ ਅਗਵਾਨੀ॥ 17 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Bhavani looks splendid riding the lion, while the heroic Langur (Hanuman, by common reading) goes ahead of her.

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Chaupai 18

कर में खप्पर खड्ग विराजै। जाको देख काल डर भाजै॥ १८ ॥kar meṃ khappar khaḍga virājai| jāko dekh kāl ḍar bhājai|| 18 ||ਕਰ ਮੇਂ ਖਪ੍ਪਰ ਖਡ੍ਗ ਵਿਰਾਜੈ। ਜਾਕੋ ਦੇਖ ਕਾਲ ਡਰ ਭਾਜੈ॥ 18 ॥

Meaning of this verse

In your hands shine the skull-bowl and the sword; seeing them, even Death flees in fear.

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Chaupai 19

सोहै अस्त्र और त्रिशूला। जाते उठत शत्रु हिय शूला॥ १९ ॥sohai astra aur triśūlā| jāte uṭhat śatru hiya śūlā|| 19 ||ਸੋਹੈ ਅਸ੍ਤ੍ਰ ਔਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ੂਲਾ। ਜਾਤੇ ਉਠਤ ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰੁ ਹਿਯ ਸ਼ੂਲਾ॥ 19 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Weapons and the trident adorn you, at which pain rises in the hearts of enemies.

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Chaupai 20

नगरकोट में तुम्हीं विराजत। तिहुँलोक में डंका बाजत॥ २० ॥nagarakoṭ meṃ tumhīṃ virājat| tihum̐lok meṃ ḍaṃkā bājat|| 20 ||ਨਗਰਕੋਟ ਮੇਂ ਤੁਮ੍ਹੀਂ ਵਿਰਾਜਤ। ਤਿਹੁਁਲੋਕ ਮੇਂ ਡਂਕਾ ਬਾਜਤ॥ 20 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You alone reside at Nagarkot, and your drum of glory resounds in the three worlds.

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Chaupai 21

शुम्भ निशुम्भ दानव तुम मारे। रक्तबीज शंखन संहारे॥ २१ ॥śumbha niśumbha dānav tum māre| raktabīj śaṃkhan saṃhāre|| 21 ||ਸ਼ੁਮ੍ਭ ਨਿਸ਼ੁਮ੍ਭ ਦਾਨਵ ਤੁਮ ਮਾਰੇ। ਰਕ੍ਤਬੀਜ ਸ਼ਂਖਨ ਸਂਹਾਰੇ॥ 21 ॥

Meaning of this verse

You killed the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha, and destroyed thousands of Raktabija's kind.

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Chaupai 22

महिषासुर नृप अति अभिमानी। जेहि अघ भार मही अकुलानी॥ २२ ॥mahiṣāsur nṛp ati abhimānī| jehi agh bhār mahī akulānī|| 22 ||ਮਹਿਸ਼ਾਸੁਰ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਅਤਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੀ। ਜੇਹਿ ਅਘ ਭਾਰ ਮਹੀ ਅਕੁਲਾਨੀ॥ 22 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Mahishasura was a king of great arrogance, under the weight of whose sins the earth was distressed.

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Chaupai 23

रूप कराल कालिका धारा। सेन सहित तुम तिहि संहारा॥ २३ ॥rūp karāl kālikā dhārā| sen sahit tum tihi saṃhārā|| 23 ||ਰੂਪ ਕਰਾਲ ਕਾਲਿਕਾ ਧਾਰਾ। ਸੇਨ ਸਹਿਤ ਤੁਮ ਤਿਹਿ ਸਂਹਾਰਾ॥ 23 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Taking the terrible form of Kalika, you destroyed him along with his army.

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Chaupai 24

परी गाढ़ सन्तन पर जब जब। भई सहाय मातु तुम तब तब॥ २४ ॥parī gāṛh santan par jab jab| bhaī sahāy mātu tum tab tab|| 24 ||ਪਰੀ ਗਾਢ ਸਨ੍ਤਨ ਪਰ ਜਬ ਜਬ। ਭਈ ਸਹਾਯ ਮਾਤੁ ਤੁਮ ਤਬ ਤਬ॥ 24 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Whenever hardship fell upon the saintly, O Mother, you came to their help every time.

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Chaupai 25

अमरपुरी अरु बासव लोका। तब महिमा सब रहें अशोका॥ २५ ॥amarapurī aru bāsav lokā| tab mahimā sab raheṃ aśokā|| 25 ||ਅਮਰਪੁਰੀ ਅਰੁ ਬਾਸਵ ਲੋਕਾ। ਤਬ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਸਬ ਰਹੇਂ ਅਸ਼ੋਕਾ॥ 25 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Amarapuri and the realm of Indra (Vasava) all remain free from sorrow by your glory.

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Chaupai 26

ज्वाला में है ज्योति तुम्हारी। तुम्हें सदा पूजें नर-नारी॥ २६ ॥jvālā meṃ hai jyoti tumhārī| tumheṃ sadā pūjeṃ nar-nārī|| 26 ||ਜ੍ਵਾਲਾ ਮੇਂ ਹੈ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹਾਰੀ। ਤੁਮ੍ਹੇਂ ਸਦਾ ਪੂਜੇਂ ਨਰ-ਨਾਰੀ॥ 26 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Your light shines at Jwala (Jwalamukhi); men and women always worship you.

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Chaupai 27

प्रेम भक्ति से जो यश गावें। दुःख दारिद्र निकट नहिं आवें॥ २७ ॥prem bhakti se jo yaś gāveṃ| duḥkh dāridra nikaṭ nahiṃ āveṃ|| 27 ||ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਕ੍ਤਿ ਸੇ ਜੋ ਯਸ਼ ਗਾਵੇਂ। ਦੁਃਖ ਦਾਰਿਦ੍ਰ ਨਿਕਟ ਨਹਿਂ ਆਵੇਂ॥ 27 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Those who sing your glory with loving devotion are not approached by sorrow and poverty (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 28

ध्यावे तुम्हें जो नर मन लाई। जन्म-मरण ताकौ छुटि जाई॥ २८ ॥dhyāve tumheṃ jo nar man lāī| janma-maraṇ tākau chuṭi jāī|| 28 ||ਧ੍ਯਾਵੇ ਤੁਮ੍ਹੇਂ ਜੋ ਨਰ ਮਨ ਲਾਈ। ਜਨ੍ਮ-ਮਰਣ ਤਾਕੌ ਛੁਟਿ ਜਾਈ॥ 28 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Whoever meditates on you with a devoted mind is freed from the cycle of birth and death (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 29

जोगी सुर मुनि कहत पुकारी।योग न हो बिन शक्ति तुम्हारी॥ २९ ॥jogī sur muni kahat pukārī|yog na ho bin śakti tumhārī|| 29 ||ਜੋਗੀ ਸੁਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਕਹਤ ਪੁਕਾਰੀ।ਯੋਗ ਨ ਹੋ ਬਿਨ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹਾਰੀ॥ 29 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Yogis, gods and sages proclaim aloud that without your power (Shakti) there can be no yoga.

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Chaupai 30

शंकर आचारज तप कीनो। काम अरु क्रोध जीति सब लीनो॥ ३० ॥śaṃkar ācāraj tap kīno| kām aru krodh jīti sab līno|| 30 ||ਸ਼ਂਕਰ ਆਚਾਰਜ ਤਪ ਕੀਨੋ। ਕਾਮ ਅਰੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਜੀਤਿ ਸਬ ਲੀਨੋ॥ 30 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Shankaracharya performed austerity and conquered desire and anger completely.

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Chaupai 31

निशिदिन ध्यान धरो शंकर को। काहु काल नहिं सुमिरो तुमको॥ ३१ ॥niśidin dhyān dharo śaṃkar ko| kāhu kāl nahiṃ sumiro tumako|| 31 ||ਨਿਸ਼ਿਦਿਨ ਧ੍ਯਾਨ ਧਰੋ ਸ਼ਂਕਰ ਕੋ। ਕਾਹੁ ਕਾਲ ਨਹਿਂ ਸੁਮਿਰੋ ਤੁਮਕੋ॥ 31 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Night and day he meditated on Shankara, but never once remembered you.

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Chaupai 32

शक्ति रूप का मरम न पायो। शक्ति गई तब मन पछितायो॥ ३२ ॥śakti rūp kā maram na pāyo| śakti gaī tab man pachitāyo|| 32 ||ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ ਰੂਪ ਕਾ ਮਰਮ ਨ ਪਾਯੋ। ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ ਗਈ ਤਬ ਮਨ ਪਛਿਤਾਯੋ॥ 32 ॥

Meaning of this verse

He did not grasp the secret of your form as Shakti; when his strength left him, he regretted it in his mind.

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Chaupai 33

शरणागत हुई कीर्ति बखानी। जय जय जय जगदम्ब भवानी॥ ३३ ॥śaraṇāgat huī kīrti bakhānī| jay jay jay jagadamba bhavānī|| 33 ||ਸ਼ਰਣਾਗਤ ਹੁਈ ਕੀਰ੍ਤਿ ਬਖਾਨੀ। ਜਯ ਜਯ ਜਯ ਜਗਦਮ੍ਬ ਭਵਾਨੀ॥ 33 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Taking refuge in you, he sang your glory: victory, victory, victory to Jagadamba Bhavani, Mother of the world.

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Chaupai 34

भई प्रसन्न आदि जगदम्बा। दई शक्ति नहिं कीन विलम्बा॥ ३४ ॥bhaī prasanna ādi jagadambā| daī śakti nahiṃ kīn vilambā|| 34 ||ਭਈ ਪ੍ਰਸਨ੍ਨ ਆਦਿ ਜਗਦਮ੍ਬਾ। ਦਈ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ ਨਹਿਂ ਕੀਨ ਵਿਲਮ੍ਬਾ॥ 34 ॥

Meaning of this verse

The primal Mother of the world was pleased and gave him back his strength without delay.

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Chaupai 35

मोको मातु कष्ट अति घेरो। तुम बिन कौन हरै दुःख मेरो॥ ३५ ॥moko mātu kaṣṭa ati ghero| tum bin kaun harai duḥkh mero|| 35 ||ਮੋਕੋ ਮਾਤੁ ਕਸ਼੍ਟ ਅਤਿ ਘੇਰੋ। ਤੁਮ ਬਿਨ ਕੌਨ ਹਰੈ ਦੁਃਖ ਮੇਰੋ॥ 35 ॥

Meaning of this verse

O Mother, great suffering has surrounded me; who but you can take my sorrow away?

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Chaupai 36

आशा तृष्णा निपट सतावें। मोह मदादिक सब बिनशावें॥ ३६ ॥āśā tṛṣṇā nipaṭ satāveṃ| moh madādik sab binaśāveṃ|| 36 ||ਆਸ਼ਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼੍ਣਾ ਨਿਪਟ ਸਤਾਵੇਂ। ਮੋਹ ਮਦਾਦਿਕ ਸਬ ਬਿਨਸ਼ਾਵੇਂ॥ 36 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Hope and craving torment me greatly; please destroy delusion, pride and all the rest.

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Chaupai 37

शत्रु नाश कीजै महारानी। सुमिरौं इकचित तुम्हें भवानी॥ ३७ ॥śatru nāś kījai mahārānī| sumirauṃ ikacit tumheṃ bhavānī|| 37 ||ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰੁ ਨਾਸ਼ ਕੀਜੈ ਮਹਾਰਾਨੀ। ਸੁਮਿਰੌਂ ਇਕਚਿਤ ਤੁਮ੍ਹੇਂ ਭਵਾਨੀ॥ 37 ॥

Meaning of this verse

O great queen, destroy my enemies; O Bhavani, I remember you with a single-pointed mind.

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Chaupai 38

करो कृपा हे मातु दयाला। ऋद्धि-सिद्धि दै करहु निहाला॥ ३८ ॥karo kṛpā he mātu dayālā| ṛddhi-siddhi dai karahu nihālā|| 38 ||ਕਰੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਹੇ ਮਾਤੁ ਦਯਾਲਾ। ਰਿਦ੍ਧਿ-ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿ ਦੈ ਕਰਹੁ ਨਿਹਾਲਾ॥ 38 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Show grace, O merciful Mother; grant prosperity and accomplishment and make me fulfilled.

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Chaupai 39

जब लगि जिऊँ दया फल पाऊँ। तुम्हरो यश मैं सदा सुनाऊँ॥ ३९ ॥jab lagi jiūm̐ dayā phal pāūm̐| tumharo yaś maiṃ sadā sunāūm̐|| 39 ||ਜਬ ਲਗਿ ਜਿਊਁ ਦਯਾ ਫਲ ਪਾਊਁ। ਤੁਮ੍ਹਰੋ ਯਸ਼ ਮੈਂ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਨਾਊਁ॥ 39 ॥

Meaning of this verse

As long as I live, may I receive the fruit of your mercy, and may I always recite your glory.

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Chaupai 40

श्री दुर्गा चालीसा जो कोई गावै। सब सुख भोग परमपद पावै॥ ४० ॥śrī durgā cālīsā jo koī gāvai| sab sukh bhog paramapad pāvai|| 40 ||ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਦੁਰ੍ਗਾ ਚਾਲੀਸਾ ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਗਾਵੈ। ਸਬ ਸੁਖ ਭੋਗ ਪਰਮਪਦ ਪਾਵੈ॥ 40 ॥

Meaning of this verse

Whoever sings the Shri Durga Chalisa enjoys every happiness and attains the supreme state (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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देवीदास शरण निज जानी। करहु कृपा जगदम्ब भवानी॥devīdās śaraṇ nij jānī| karahu kṛpā jagadamba bhavānī||ਦੇਵੀਦਾਸ ਸ਼ਰਣ ਨਿਜ ਜਾਨੀ। ਕਰਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਗਦਮ੍ਬ ਭਵਾਨੀ॥

Meaning of this verse

Knowing Devidas to be one who has taken refuge in you, show him grace, O Jagadamba Bhavani.

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Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা தமிழ் తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ · letter-for-letter from the Devanagari text, approximate

Text: Sanskrit Wikisource, "दुर्गा चालीसा" (https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/दुर्गा_चालीसा?oldid=415580). Verified on 27 September 2026 by comparing every line with an independent transcription (sanskritdocuments.org, used only for comparison). Lines agreeing: 41; corrected from the second free transcription: 0; word-level majority readings: 0; small slips corrected after comparison: 0; edition readings kept where sources differ: 0. Verse-by-verse meanings: an in-house paraphrase by the Udyog Jyotish editorial team, not a translation.

The Roman line is IAST transliteration derived from the Devanagari (ā = long a, ṃ = anusvara, ḥ = visarga, ś/ṣ = sh sounds, c = ch as in “church”). In Hindi, Awadhi and Braj texts the silent final “a” is dropped. Transliteration does not show Vedic accents.

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What is Shri Durga Chalisa?

Forty chaupais in Hindi praising Durga, opening "namo namo durge sukh karanī".

Who is Shri Durga Chalisa associated with?

Shri Durga Chalisa is associated with Durga. The invincible Goddess who defeats Mahishasura; worshipped especially during the two Navratris. The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) is her principal text.

What does Shri Durga Chalisa mean?

The chalisa salutes Durga as the giver of happiness and remover of sorrow, formless light that fills the three worlds. It recalls her forms — Annapurna, Gauri, Saraswati, the Narasimha form that saved Prahlada, Lakshmi, the Mahavidyas, Hinglaj, Jwala and Nagarkot — and her slaying of Shumbha-Nishumbha, Raktabija and Mahishasura. The devotee then asks her to remove their troubles and grant her grace, and the last verse names the poet Devidas.

What is the source of Shri Durga Chalisa?

Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Shri Durga Chalisa (the closing verse names Devidas). Tradition: Shakta.

Are there different versions of Shri Durga Chalisa?

Printed editions differ in some words, in verse numbering and in which preliminary and closing verses they include. This version follows the edition named in the notes; readings were changed only where the sources show a transcription error.

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