Shri Tulsi Chalisa श्री तुलसी चालीसा
Forty chaupais to Tulsi, beloved of Vishnu, with the traditional way of worshipping her.
- Deity Tulsi Mata
- Type Chalisa
- Language Hindi
- Tradition Vaishnava
- Source 51 Chalisa Sangrah (Artiyon Sahit) — Randhir Prakashan, Haridwar (2004) — Scan pages 229–232
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श्री तुलसी महारानी, करूँ विनय सिरनाय ।śrī tulasī mahārānī, karūm̐ vinay siranāy |
जो मम हो संकट विकट, दीजै मात नशाय ॥jo mam ho saṃkaṭ vikaṭ, dījai māt naśāy ||
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नमो नमो तुलसी महारानी ।namo namo tulasī mahārānī |
महिमा अमित न जाय बखानी ॥ १ ॥mahimā amit na jāy bakhānī || 1 ||
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दियो विष्णु तुमको सनमाना ।diyo viṣṇu tumako sanamānā |
जग में छायो सुयश महाना ॥ २ ॥jag meṃ chāyo suyaś mahānā || 2 ||
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विष्णुप्रिया जय जयतिभवानि ।viṣṇupriyā jay jayatibhavāni |
तिहूं लोक की हो सुखखानी ॥ ३ ॥tihūṃ lok kī ho sukhakhānī || 3 ||
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भगवत पूजा कर जो कोई ।bhagavat pūjā kar jo koī |
बिना तुम्हारे सफल न होई ॥ ४ ॥binā tumhāre saphal na hoī || 4 ||
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जिन घर तव नहिं होय निवासा ।jin ghar tav nahiṃ hoy nivāsā |
उस पर करहिं विष्णु नहिं बासा ॥ ५ ॥us par karahiṃ viṣṇu nahiṃ bāsā || 5 ||
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करे सदा जो तव नित सुमिरन ।kare sadā jo tav nit sumiran |
तेहिके काज होय सब पूरन ॥ ६ ॥tehike kāj hoy sab pūran || 6 ||
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कातिक मास महात्म तुम्हारा ।kātik mās mahātma tumhārā |
ताको जानत सब संसारा ॥ ७ ॥tāko jānat sab saṃsārā || 7 ||
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तव पूजन जो करैं कुंवारी ।tav pūjan jo karaiṃ kuṃvārī |
पावै सुन्दर वर सुकुमारी ॥ ८ ॥pāvai sundar var sukumārī || 8 ||
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कर जो पूजा नितप्रति नारी ।kar jo pūjā nitaprati nārī |
सुख सम्पत्ति से होय सुखारी ॥ ९ ॥sukh sampatti se hoy sukhārī || 9 ||
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वृद्धा नारी करै जो पूजन ।vṛddhā nārī karai jo pūjan |
मिले भक्ति होवै पुलकित मन ॥ १० ॥mile bhakti hovai pulakit man || 10 ||
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श्रद्धा से पूजै जो कोई ।śraddhā se pūjai jo koī |
भवनिधि से तर जावै सोई ॥ ११ ॥bhavanidhi se tar jāvai soī || 11 ||
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कथा भागवत यज्ञ करावै ।kathā bhāgavat yajña karāvai |
तुम बिन नहीं सफलता पावै ॥ १२ ॥tum bin nahīṃ saphalatā pāvai || 12 ||
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छायो तब प्रताप जगभारी ।chāyo tab pratāp jagabhārī |
ध्यावत तुमहिं सकल चितधारी ॥ १३ ॥dhyāvat tumahiṃ sakal citadhārī || 13 ||
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तुम्हीं मात यंत्रन तंत्रन में ।tumhīṃ māt yaṃtran taṃtran meṃ |
सकल काज सिधि होवै क्षण में ॥ १४ ॥sakal kāj sidhi hovai kṣaṇ meṃ || 14 ||
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औषधि रूप आप हो माता ।auṣadhi rūp āp ho mātā |
सब जग में तव यश विख्याता ॥ १५ ॥sab jag meṃ tav yaś vikhyātā || 15 ||
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देव रिषी मुनि औ तपधारी ।dev riṣī muni au tapadhārī |
करत सदा तव जय जयकारी ॥ १६ ॥karat sadā tav jay jayakārī || 16 ||
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वेद पुरानन तव यश गाया ।ved purānan tav yaś gāyā |
महिमा अगम पार नहिं पाया ॥ १७ ॥mahimā agam pār nahiṃ pāyā || 17 ||
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नमो नमो जै जै सुखकारनि ।namo namo jai jai sukhakārani |
नमो नमो जै दुखनिवारनि ॥ १८ ॥namo namo jai dukhanivārani || 18 ||
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नमो नमो सुखसम्पति देनी ।namo namo sukhasampati denī |
नमो नमो अघ काटन छेनी ॥ १९ ॥namo namo agh kāṭan chenī || 19 ||
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नमो नमो भक्तन दुःख हरनी ।namo namo bhaktan duḥkh haranī |
नमो नमो दुष्टन मद छेनी ॥ २० ॥namo namo duṣṭan mad chenī || 20 ||
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नमो नमो भव पार उतारनि ।namo namo bhav pār utārani |
नमो नमो परलोक सुधारनि ॥ २१ ॥namo namo paralok sudhārani || 21 ||
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नमो नमो निज भक्त उबारनि ।namo namo nij bhakta ubārani |
नमो नमो जनकाज संवारनि ॥ २२ ॥namo namo janakāj saṃvārani || 22 ||
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नमो नमो जय कुमति नशावनि ।namo namo jay kumati naśāvani |
नमो नमो सब सुख उपजावनि ॥ २३ ॥namo namo sab sukh upajāvani || 23 ||
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जयति जयति जय तुलसीमाई ।jayati jayati jay tulasīmāī |
ध्याऊँ तुमको शीश नवाई ॥ २४ ॥dhyāūm̐ tumako śīś navāī || 24 ||
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निजजन जानि मोहि अपनाओ ।nijajan jāni mohi apanāo |
बिगड़े कारज आप बनाओ ॥ २५ ॥bigaṛe kāraj āp banāo || 25 ||
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करूँ विनय मैं मात तुम्हारी ।karūm̐ vinay maiṃ māt tumhārī |
पूरण आशा करहु हमारी ॥ २६ ॥pūraṇ āśā karahu hamārī || 26 ||
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शरण चरण कर जोरि मनाऊँ ।śaraṇ caraṇ kar jori manāūm̐ |
निशदिन तेरे ही गुण गाऊँ ॥ २७ ॥niśadin tere hī guṇ gāūm̐ || 27 ||
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करहु मात यह अब मोपर दाया ।karahu māt yah ab mopar dāyā |
निर्मल होय सकल ममकाया ॥ २८ ॥nirmal hoy sakal mamakāyā || 28 ||
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मांगू मात यह बर दीजै ।māṃgū māt yah bar dījai |
सकल मनोरथ पूर्ण कीजै ॥ २९ ॥sakal manorath pūrṇa kījai || 29 ||
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जानूं नहिं कुछ नेम अचारा ।jānūṃ nahiṃ kuch nem acārā |
छमहु मात अपराध हमारा ॥ ३० ॥chamahu māt aparādh hamārā || 30 ||
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बारह मास करै जो पूजा ।bārah mās karai jo pūjā |
ता सम जग में और न दूजा ॥ ३१ ॥tā sam jag meṃ aur na dūjā || 31 ||
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प्रथमहि गंगाजल मंगवावे ।prathamahi gaṃgājal maṃgavāve |
फिर सुन्दर स्नान करावे ॥ ३२ ॥phir sundar snān karāve || 32 ||
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चन्दन अक्षत पुष्प चढ़ावे ।candan akṣat puṣpa caṛhāve |
धूप दीप नैवेद्य लगावे ॥ ३३ ॥dhūp dīp naivedya lagāve || 33 ||
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करे आचमन गंगा जल से ।kare ācaman gaṃgā jal se |
ध्यान करे हृदय निर्मल से ॥ ३४ ॥dhyān kare hṛday nirmal se || 34 ||
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पाठ करे फिर चालीसा की ।pāṭh kare phir cālīsā kī |
अस्तुति करे मात तुलसा की ॥ ३५ ॥astuti kare māt tulasā kī || 35 ||
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यह विधि पूजा करे हमेशा ।yah vidhi pūjā kare hameśā |
ताके तन नहिं रहै क्लेशा ॥ ३६ ॥tāke tan nahiṃ rahai kleśā || 36 ||
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करै मास कार्तिक का साधन ।karai mās kārtik kā sādhan |
सोवे नित पवित्र सिध हुई जाहीं ॥ ३७ ॥sove nit pavitra sidh huī jāhīṃ || 37 ||
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है यह कथा महा सुखदाई ।hai yah kathā mahā sukhadāī |
पढ़ै सुने सो भव तर जाई ॥ ३८ ॥paṛhai sune so bhav tar jāī || 38 ||
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यह श्री तुलसी चालीसा, पाठ करे जो कोय ।yah śrī tulasī cālīsā, pāṭh kare jo koy |
गोविन्द सो फल पावही, जो मन इच्छा होय ॥govinda so phal pāvahī, jo man icchā hoy ||
Share this verseRead 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 a separate Tulsi Chalisa print on archive.org, which agrees in 99% of letters. Where the wording differs only in spelling, the print is kept.
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 Tulsi Chalisa?
Forty chaupais to Tulsi, beloved of Vishnu, with the traditional way of worshipping her.
Who is Shri Tulsi Chalisa associated with?
Shri Tulsi Chalisa is associated with Tulsi Mata. The holy basil plant, worshipped as a goddess dear to Vishnu; Tulsi Vivah is celebrated in Kartika.
What does Shri Tulsi Chalisa mean?
Tulsi is praised as beloved of Vishnu, without whom his worship is incomplete, a healing herb and a giver of good fortune, especially in the month of Kartik. The chalisa greets her many times with "namo namo" and ends by describing her worship: bathing with Ganga water, offering sandal, rice, flowers, incense and lamp, and reading the chalisa.
What is the source of Shri Tulsi Chalisa?
Traditional devotional text (common printed and recited form) — Shri Tulsi Chalisa. Tradition: Vaishnava.
Are there different versions of Shri Tulsi Chalisa?
Chalisa prints differ in spelling, in a few words and sometimes in the order of verses. This version follows the print named in the notes.