Chalisa · Lakshmi

Shri Lakshmi Chalisa श्री लक्ष्मी चालीसा

Forty chaupais to Goddess Lakshmi, daughter of the ocean, asking for wisdom, prosperity and relief from trouble.

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Doha

मातु लक्ष्मी करि कृपा, करो हृदय में वास ।mātu lakṣmī kari kṛpā, karo hṛday meṃ vās |

मनोकामना सिद्ध करि, पुरवहु मेरी आस ॥manokāmanā siddha kari, puravahu merī ās ||

Meaning of this verse

Mother Lakshmi, be gracious and dwell in my heart; fulfil my heart's wishes and complete my hopes.

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Sortha

यही मोर अरदास, हाथ जोड़ विनती करूँ ।yahī mor aradās, hāth joṛ vinatī karūm̐ |

सबविधि करौ सुवास, जय जननि जगदंबिका ॥sabavidhi karau suvās, jay janani jagadaṃbikā ||

Meaning of this verse

This is my plea; with folded hands I pray: make everything fragrant and well in every way. Victory to you, Mother of the world, Jagadamba.

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Chaupai 1

सिन्धु सुता मैं सुमिरौं तोही ।sindhu sutā maiṃ sumirauṃ tohī |

ज्ञान बुद्धि विद्या दे मोही ॥ १ ॥jñān buddhi vidyā de mohī || 1 ||

Meaning of this verse

Daughter of the ocean, I remember you; grant me knowledge, understanding and learning.

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Chaupai 2

तुम समान नहीं कोई उपकारी ।tum samān nahīṃ koī upakārī |

सब विधि पुरवहु आस हमारी ॥ २ ॥sab vidhi puravahu ās hamārī || 2 ||

Meaning of this verse

There is no benefactor like you; fulfil our hopes in every way.

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Chaupai 3

जय जय जय जननी जगदम्बा ।jay jay jay jananī jagadambā |

सबकी तुम ही हो अवलम्बा ॥ ३ ॥sabakī tum hī ho avalambā || 3 ||

Meaning of this verse

Victory, victory, victory to the Mother, Jagadamba; you alone are the support of all.

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Chaupai 4

तुम हो सब घट घट के वासी ।tum ho sab ghaṭ ghaṭ ke vāsī |

विनती यही हमारी खासी ॥ ४ ॥vinatī yahī hamārī khāsī || 4 ||

Meaning of this verse

You dwell in each and every heart; this is our earnest prayer.

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Chaupai 5

जग जननी जय सिन्धुकुमारी ।jag jananī jay sindhukumārī |

दीनन की तुम हो हितकारी ॥ ५ ॥dīnan kī tum ho hitakārī || 5 ||

Meaning of this verse

Victory to the Mother of the world, daughter of the ocean; you are the well-wisher of the humble.

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Chaupai 6

बिनवौं नित्य तुमहिं महारानी ।binavauṃ nitya tumahiṃ mahārānī |

कृपा करो जग जननि भवानी ॥ ६ ॥kṛpā karo jag janani bhavānī || 6 ||

Meaning of this verse

I pray to you daily, great queen; show grace, Mother of the world, Bhavani.

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Chaupai 7

केहि विधि स्तुति करौं तिहारी ।kehi vidhi stuti karauṃ tihārī |

सुधि लीजै अपराध बिसारी ॥ ७ ॥sudhi lījai aparādh bisārī || 7 ||

Meaning of this verse

In what way can I praise you? Take care of me, forgetting my faults.

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Chaupai 8

कृपा दृष्टि चितवो मम ओरी ।kṛpā dṛṣṭi citavo mam orī |

जग जननी विनती सुन मोरी ॥ ८ ॥jag jananī vinatī sun morī || 8 ||

Meaning of this verse

Turn your gracious glance towards me; Mother of the world, hear my prayer.

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Chaupai 9

ज्ञान बुद्धि सब सुख का दाता ।jñān buddhi sab sukh kā dātā |

संकट हरो हमारी माता ॥ ९ ॥saṃkaṭ haro hamārī mātā || 9 ||

Meaning of this verse

Giver of knowledge, understanding and all happiness, our Mother, take away our troubles.

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Chaupai 10

क्षीर सिन्धु जब विष्णु मथायो ।kṣīr sindhu jab viṣṇu mathāyo |

चौदह रत्न सिन्धु में पायो ॥ १० ॥caudah ratna sindhu meṃ pāyo || 10 ||

Meaning of this verse

When Vishnu had the ocean of milk churned, fourteen jewels were obtained from the ocean.

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Chaupai 11

चौदह रत्न में तुम सुखरासी ।caudah ratna meṃ tum sukharāsī |

सेवा कियो प्रभु बन दासी ॥ ११ ॥sevā kiyo prabhu ban dāsī || 11 ||

Meaning of this verse

Among the fourteen jewels you are the treasure of joy; you served the Lord as his attendant.

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Chaupai 12

जो जो जन्म प्रभु जहां लीना ।jo jo janma prabhu jahāṃ līnā |

रूप बदल तहँ सेवा कीन्हा ॥ १२ ॥rūp badal taham̐ sevā kīnhā || 12 ||

Meaning of this verse

Wherever the Lord took birth, you changed your form and served him there.

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Chaupai 13

स्वयं विष्णु जब नर तनु धारा ।svayaṃ viṣṇu jab nar tanu dhārā |

लीन्हेउ अवधपुरी अवतारा ॥ १३ ॥līnheu avadhapurī avatārā || 13 ||

Meaning of this verse

When Vishnu himself took a human body, he descended as an avatar in Ayodhya.

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Chaupai 14

तब तुम प्रगट जनकपुर माहीं ।tab tum pragaṭ janakapur māhīṃ |

सेवा कियो हृदय पुलकाहीं ॥ १४ ॥sevā kiyo hṛday pulakāhīṃ || 14 ||

Meaning of this verse

Then you appeared in Janakpur and served him with a heart thrilled with joy.

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Chaupai 15

अपनायो तोहि अन्तर्यामी ।apanāyo tohi antaryāmī |

विश्व विदित त्रिभुवन के स्वामी ॥ १५ ॥viśva vidit tribhuvan ke svāmī || 15 ||

Meaning of this verse

The knower of hearts, the world-renowned lord of the three worlds, took you as his own.

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Chaupai 16

तुम सम प्रबल शक्ति नहिं आनि ।tum sam prabal śakti nahiṃ āni |

कहँ लौं महिमा कहौं बखानी ॥ १६ ॥kaham̐ lauṃ mahimā kahauṃ bakhānī || 16 ||

Meaning of this verse

There is no other power as mighty as you; how far can I describe your glory?

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Chaupai 17

मन क्रम वचन करै सेवकाई ।man kram vacan karai sevakāī |

मन इच्छित वांछित फल पाई ॥ १७ ॥man icchit vāṃchit phal pāī || 17 ||

Meaning of this verse

Whoever serves you in mind, deed and word obtains the fruit the heart desires (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 18

तजि छल कपट और चतुराई ।taji chal kapaṭ aur caturāī |

पूजहिं विविध भाँति मनलाई ॥ १८ ॥pūjahiṃ vividh bhām̐ti manalāī || 18 ||

Meaning of this verse

Giving up deceit, trickery and cleverness, they worship you in many ways with full attention.

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Chaupai 19

और हाल मैं कहौं बुझाई ।aur hāl maiṃ kahauṃ bujhāī |

जो यह पाठ करै मन लाई ॥ १९ ॥jo yah pāṭh karai man lāī || 19 ||

Meaning of this verse

I explain one thing more: whoever recites this text with an attentive mind —

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Chaupai 20

ताको कोई कष्ट न होई ।tāko koī kaṣṭa na hoī |

मन इच्छित पावै फल सोई ॥ २० ॥man icchit pāvai phal soī || 20 ||

Meaning of this verse

— no hardship comes to them, and they obtain the fruit the heart desires (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 21

त्राहि त्राहि जय दुख निवारिणी ।trāhi trāhi jay dukh nivāriṇī |

ताप भव बंधन हारिणी ॥ २१ ॥tāp bhav baṃdhan hāriṇī || 21 ||

Meaning of this verse

Save me, save me; victory to you who end sorrow and break the burning bonds of worldly existence.

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Chaupai 22

जो यह पढ़े और पढ़ावे ।jo yah paṛhe aur paṛhāve |

ध्यान लगाकर सुनै सुनावै ॥ २२ ॥dhyān lagākar sunai sunāvai || 22 ||

Meaning of this verse

Whoever reads this and has others read it, listens with attention and recites it to others —

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Chaupai 23

ताको कोई न रोग सतावे ।tāko koī na rog satāve |

पुत्र आदि धन सम्पति पावै ॥ २३ ॥putra ādi dhan sampati pāvai || 23 ||

Meaning of this verse

— no illness troubles them, and they gain children, wealth and property (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 24

पुत्रहीन अरु संपतिहीना ।putrahīn aru saṃpatihīnā |

अन्ध बधिर कोढ़ी अति दीना ॥ २४ ॥andha badhir koṛhī ati dīnā || 24 ||

Meaning of this verse

One who is without children or without wealth, blind, deaf, afflicted with leprosy or in great misery —

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Chaupai 25

विप्र बोलाय के पाठ करावै ।vipra bolāy ke pāṭh karāvai |

शंका दिल में कभी न लावै ॥ २५ ॥śaṃkā dil meṃ kabhī na lāvai || 25 ||

Meaning of this verse

— should invite a brahmin to have the recitation done, never letting doubt into the heart.

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Chaupai 26

पाठ करावै दिन चालीसा ।pāṭh karāvai din cālīsā |

तापर कृपा करें गौरीसा ॥ २६ ॥tāpar kṛpā kareṃ gaurīsā || 26 ||

Meaning of this verse

Let them have it recited for forty days; on such a person Gaurisha (Shiva, Gauri's lord) bestows grace (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 27

सुख सम्पति बहुत सो पावै ।sukh sampati bahut so pāvai |

कमी नहीं काहु की आवै ॥ २७ ॥kamī nahīṃ kāhu kī āvai || 27 ||

Meaning of this verse

They gain much happiness and wealth, and no lack of anything comes to them (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 28

बारह मास करै सो पूजा ।bārah mās karai so pūjā |

तेहि सम धन्य और नहिं दूजा ॥ २८ ॥tehi sam dhanya aur nahiṃ dūjā || 28 ||

Meaning of this verse

Whoever worships through all twelve months — no one else is as blessed as they are.

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Chaupai 29

प्रतिदिन पाठ करै मनमाहीं ।pratidin pāṭh karai manamāhīṃ |

उन सम कोई जग में कहुँ नाहीं ॥ २९ ॥un sam koī jag meṃ kahum̐ nāhīṃ || 29 ||

Meaning of this verse

Whoever recites it daily within the mind — there is no one like them anywhere in the world.

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Chaupai 30

बहु विधि क्या मैं करौं बड़ाई ।bahu vidhi kyā maiṃ karauṃ baṛāī |

लेय परीक्षा ध्यान लगाई ॥ ३० ॥ley parīkṣā dhyān lagāī || 30 ||

Meaning of this verse

How much can I praise it in so many ways? Let one test it for oneself with focused attention.

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Chaupai 31

करि विश्वास करै व्रत नेमा ।kari viśvās karai vrat nemā |

होय सिद्ध उपजै उर प्रेमा ॥ ३१ ॥hoy siddha upajai ur premā || 31 ||

Meaning of this verse

With faith, keep the vow and its observances; it bears fruit and love springs up in the heart (the text's traditional statement of benefit).

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Chaupai 32

जय जय जय लक्ष्मी भवानी ।jay jay jay lakṣmī bhavānī |

सब में व्यापित हो गुणखानी ॥ ३२ ॥sab meṃ vyāpit ho guṇakhānī || 32 ||

Meaning of this verse

Victory, victory, victory to Lakshmi Bhavani; you pervade all things, mine of virtues.

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Chaupai 33

तुम्हारो तेज प्रबल जग माहीं ।tumhāro tej prabal jag māhīṃ |

तुम सम कोउ दयालु कहुँ नाहिं ॥ ३३ ॥tum sam kou dayālu kahum̐ nāhiṃ || 33 ||

Meaning of this verse

Your radiance is mighty in the world; there is no one anywhere as compassionate as you.

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Chaupai 34

मोहि अनाथ की सुधि अब लीजै ।mohi anāth kī sudhi ab lījai |

संकट काटि भक्ति मोहि दीजै ॥ ३४ ॥saṃkaṭ kāṭi bhakti mohi dījai || 34 ||

Meaning of this verse

Now take care of me, who has no protector; cut away my troubles and give me devotion.

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Chaupai 35

भूल चूक करि क्षमा हमारी ।bhūl cūk kari kṣamā hamārī |

दर्शन दीजै दशा निहारी ॥ ३५ ॥darśan dījai daśā nihārī || 35 ||

Meaning of this verse

Forgive my mistakes and lapses; seeing my condition, grant me your darshan.

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Chaupai 36

केहि प्रकार मैं करौं बड़ाई ।kehi prakār maiṃ karauṃ baṛāī |

ज्ञान बुद्धि मोहि नहिं अधिकाई ॥ ३६ ॥jñān buddhi mohi nahiṃ adhikāī || 36 ||

Meaning of this verse

In what way can I praise you? I do not have much knowledge or understanding.

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Chaupai 37

बिन दर्शन व्याकुल अधिकारी ।bin darśan vyākul adhikārī |

तुमहि अछत दुख सहते भारी ॥ ३७ ॥tumahi achat dukh sahate bhārī || 37 ||

Meaning of this verse

Without your darshan your devotee is restless; even while you are here, we bear heavy sorrow.

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Chaupai 38

नहिं मोहि ज्ञान बुद्धि है मन में ।nahiṃ mohi jñān buddhi hai man meṃ |

सब जानत हो अपने मन में ॥ ३८ ॥sab jānat ho apane man meṃ || 38 ||

Meaning of this verse

I have no knowledge or understanding in my mind; you know everything in your own mind.

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Chaupai 39

रूप चतुर्भुज करके धारण ।rūp caturbhuj karake dhāraṇ |

कष्ट मोर अब करहु निवारण ॥ ३९ ॥kaṣṭa mor ab karahu nivāraṇ || 39 ||

Meaning of this verse

Taking your four-armed form, now remove my distress.

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Doha

त्राहि त्राहि दुख हारिणी, हरो बेगि सब त्रास ।trāhi trāhi dukh hāriṇī, haro begi sab trās |

जयति जयति जय लक्ष्मी, करो दुश्मन का नाश ॥jayati jayati jay lakṣmī, karo duśman kā nāś ||

Meaning of this verse

Save me, save me, remover of sorrow; quickly take away all fear. Victory, victory to Lakshmi; destroy my enemies.

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Doha

रामदास धरि ध्यान नित, विनय करत कर जोर ।rāmadās dhari dhyān nit, vinay karat kar jor |

मातु लक्ष्मी दास पै, करहु दया की कोर ॥mātu lakṣmī dās pai, karahu dayā kī kor ||

Meaning of this verse

Ramdas, meditating daily, prays with folded hands: Mother Lakshmi, cast a glance of mercy on your servant.

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Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা தமிழ் తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Transcribed on 27 September 2026 line by line from the page scans of 51 Chalisa Sangrah, Randhir Prakashan, Haridwar (2004) (archive.org), then compared letter by letter with an independent transcription (sanskritdocuments.org). Where the print's wording differs only in spelling, the print is kept. 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 Lakshmi Chalisa?

Forty chaupais to Goddess Lakshmi, daughter of the ocean, asking for wisdom, prosperity and relief from trouble.

Who is Shri Lakshmi Chalisa associated with?

Shri Lakshmi Chalisa is associated with Lakshmi. Goddess of prosperity, well-being and auspiciousness, consort of Vishnu; worshipped especially on Diwali and on Fridays.

What does Shri Lakshmi Chalisa mean?

The devotee calls on Lakshmi, daughter of the ocean, who rose among the fourteen jewels when the ocean was churned and has served Vishnu in each of his births, appearing as Sita in Janakpur when he came as Rama. She is asked for knowledge, prosperity and forgiveness. The closing verses say that one who reads it with faith for forty days is freed from illness and want.

What is the source of Shri Lakshmi Chalisa?

Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Shri Lakshmi Chalisa. Tradition: Common to many traditions.

Are there different versions of Shri Lakshmi Chalisa?

Chalisa prints differ in spelling (for example कीन्हा/कीन्ह्यो), in a few words and sometimes in the order of verses. This version follows the print named in the notes.

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