Gayatri Chalisa
doha
ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं मेधा प्रभा जीवन ज्योति प्रचण्ड । शान्ति कान्ति जागृत प्रगति रचना शक्ति अखण्ड ॥
hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ medhā prabhā jīvana jyoti pracaṇḍa | śānti kānti jāgṛta pragati racanā śakti akhaṇḍa ||
जगत जननी मङ्गल करनिं गायत्री सुखधाम । प्रणवों सावित्री स्वधा स्वाहा पूरन काम ॥
jagata jananī maṅgala karaniṃ gāyatrī sukhadhāma | praṇavoṃ sāvitrī svadhā svāhā pūrana kāma ||
Meaning
Hrim, Shrim, Klim — the mighty light of intellect, radiance and life; peace, splendour, awakening, progress, the unbroken power of creation.
Mother of the world, worker of good, Gayatri, abode of happiness; Pranava, Savitri, Svadha, Svaha, fulfiller of every wish.
chaupai
भूर्भुवः स्वः ॐ युत जननी । गायत्री नित कलिमल दहनी ॥
bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ oṃ yuta jananī | gāyatrī nita kalimala dahanī ||
अक्षर चौविस परम पुनीता । इनमें बसें शास्त्र श्रुति गीता ॥
akṣara cauvisa parama punītā | inameṃ baseṃ śāstra śruti gītā ||
शाश्वत सतोगुणी सत रूपा । सत्य सनातन सुधा अनूपा । हंसारूढ सितंबर धारी । स्वर्ण कान्ति शुचि गगन-बिहारी ॥
śāśvata satoguṇī sata rūpā | satya sanātana sudhā anūpā | haṃsārūḍha sitaṃbara dhārī | svarṇa kānti śuci gagana-bihārī ||
पुस्तक पुष्प कमण्डलु माला । शुभ्र वर्ण तनु नयन विशाला ॥
pustaka puṣpa kamaṇḍalu mālā | śubhra varṇa tanu nayana viśālā ||
ध्यान धरत पुलकित हित होई । सुख उपजत दुःख दुर्मति खोई ॥
dhyāna dharata pulakita hita ho_ī | sukha upajata duḥkha durmati kho_ī ||
कामधेनु तुम सुर तरु छाया । निराकार की अद्भुत माया ॥
kāmadhenu tuma sura taru chāyā | nirākāra kī adbhuta māyā ||
तुम्हरी शरण गहै जो कोई । तरै सकल संकट सों सोई ॥
tumharī śaraṇa gahai jo ko_ī | tarai sakala saṃkaṭa soṃ so_ī ||
सरस्वती लक्ष्मी तुम काली । दिपै तुम्हारी ज्योति निराली ॥
sarasvatī lakṣmī tuma kālī | dipai tumhārī jyoti nirālī ||
तुम्हरी महिमा पार न पावैं । जो शारद शत मुख गुन गावैं ॥
tumharī mahimā pāra na pāvaiṃ | jo śārada śata mukha guna gāvaiṃ ||
चार वेद की मात पुनीता । तुम ब्रह्माणी गौरी सीता ॥
cāra veda kī māta punītā | tuma brahmāṇī gaurī sītā ||
महामन्त्र जितने जग माहीं । कोई गायत्री सम नाहीं ॥
mahāmantra jitane jaga māhīṃ | ko_ī gāyatrī sama nāhīṃ ||
सुमिरत हिय में ज्ञान प्रकासै । आलस पाप अविद्या नासै ॥
sumirata hiya meṃ jñāna prakāsai | ālasa pāpa avidyā nāsai ||
सृष्टि बीज जग जननि भवानी । कालरात्रि वरदा कल्याणी ॥
sṛṣṭi bīja jaga janani bhavānī | kālarātri varadā kalyāṇī ||
ब्रह्मा विष्णु रुद्र सुर जेते । तुम सों पावें सुरता तेते ॥
brahmā viṣṇu rudra sura jete | tuma soṃ pāveṃ suratā tete ||
तुम भक्तन की भकत तुम्हारे । जननिहिं पुत्र प्राण ते प्यारे ॥
tuma bhaktana kī bhakata tumhāre | jananihiṃ putra prāṇa te pyāre ||
महिमा अपरम्पार तुम्हारी । जय जय जय त्रिपदा भयहारी ॥
mahimā aparampāra tumhārī | jaya jaya jaya tripadā bhayahārī ||
पूरित सकल ज्ञान विज्ञाना । तुम सम अधिक न जगमे आना ॥
pūrita sakala jñāna vijñānā | tuma sama adhika na jagame ānā ||
तुमहिं जानि कछु रहै न शेषा । तुमहिं पाय कछु रहै न कलेसा ॥
tumahiṃ jāni kachu rahai na śeṣā | tumahiṃ pāya kachu rahai na kalesā ||
जानत तुमहिं तुमहिं है जाई । पारस परसि कुधातु सुहाई ॥
jānata tumahiṃ tumahiṃ hai jā_ī | pārasa parasi kudhātu suhā_ī ||
तुम्हरी शक्ति दिपै सब ठाई । माता तुम सब ठौर समाई ॥
tumharī śakti dipai saba ṭhā_ī | mātā tuma saba ṭhaura samā_ī ||
ग्रह नक्षत्र ब्रह्माण्ड घनेरे । सब गतिवान तुम्हारे प्रेरे ॥
graha nakṣatra brahmāṇḍa ghanere | saba gativāna tumhāre prere ||
सकल सृष्टि की प्राण विधाता । पालक पोषक नाशक त्राता ॥
sakala sṛṣṭi kī prāṇa vidhātā | pālaka poṣaka nāśaka trātā ||
मातेश्वरी दया व्रत धारी । तुम सन तरे पातकी भारी ॥
māteśvarī dayā vrata dhārī | tuma sana tare pātakī bhārī ||
जापर कृपा तुम्हारी होई । तापर कृपा करें सब कोई ॥
jāpara kṛpā tumhārī ho_ī | tāpara kṛpā kareṃ saba ko_ī ||
मंद बुद्धि ते बुधि बल पावें । रोगी रोग रहित हो जावें ॥
maṃda buddhi te budhi bala pāveṃ | rogī roga rahita ho jāveṃ ||
दरिद्र मिटै कटै सब पीरा । नाशै दूःख हरै भव भीरा ॥
daridra miṭai kaṭai saba pīrā | nāśai dūḥkha harai bhava bhīrā ||
गृह क्लेश चित चिन्ता भारी । नासै गायत्री भय हारी ॥
gṛha kleśa cita cintā bhārī | nāsai gāyatrī bhaya hārī ||
सन्तति हीन सुसन्तति पावें । सुख संपति युत मोद मनावें ॥
santati hīna susantati pāveṃ | sukha saṃpati yuta moda manāveṃ ||
भूत पिशाच सबै भय खावें । यम के दूत निकट नहिं आवें ॥
bhūta piśāca sabai bhaya khāveṃ | yama ke dūta nikaṭa nahiṃ āveṃ ||
जे सधवा सुमिरें चित ठाई । अछत सुहाग सदा शुबदाई ॥
je sadhavā sumireṃ cita ṭhā_ī | achata suhāga sadā śubadā_ī ||
घर वर सुख प्रद लहैं कुमारी । विधवा रहें सत्य व्रत धारी ॥
ghara vara sukha prada lahaiṃ kumārī | vidhavā raheṃ satya vrata dhārī ||
जयति जयति जगदंब भवानी । तुम सम थोर दयालु न दानी ॥
jayati jayati jagadaṃba bhavānī | tuma sama thora dayālu na dānī ||
जो सद्गुरु सो दीक्षा पावे । सो साधन को सफल बनावे ॥
jo sadguru so dīkṣā pāve | so sādhana ko saphala banāve ||
सुमिरन करे सुरूयि बडभागी । लहै मनोरथ गृही विरागी ॥
sumirana kare surūyi baḍabhāgī | lahai manoratha gṛhī virāgī ||
अष्ट सिद्धि नवनिधि की दाता । सब समर्थ गायत्री माता ॥
aṣṭa siddhi navanidhi kī dātā | saba samartha gāyatrī mātā ||
ऋषि मुनि यती तपस्वी योगी । आरत अर्थी चिन्तित भोगी ॥
ṛṣi muni yatī tapasvī yogī | ārata arthī cintita bhogī ||
जो जो शरण तुम्हारी आवें । सो सो मन वांछित फल पावें ॥
jo jo śaraṇa tumhārī āveṃ | so so mana vāṃchita phala pāveṃ ||
बल बुधि विद्या शील स्वभाओ । धन वैभव यश तेज उछाओ ॥
bala budhi vidyā śīla svabhā_o | dhana vaibhava yaśa teja uchā_o ||
सकल बढें उपजें सुख नाना । जे यह पाठ करै धरि ध्याना ॥
sakala baḍheṃ upajeṃ sukha nānā | je yaha pāṭha karai dhari dhyānā ||
Meaning
Mother joined with Bhur, Bhuvah, Svah and Om; Gayatri, ever burning away the stain of the Kali age.
Her twenty-four syllables are supremely sacred; within them dwell the scriptures, the Shrutis, the Gita.
Eternal, of the pure quality of sattva, whose form is truth; true, everlasting, of incomparable nectar; mounted on a swan, clad in white; of golden radiance, pure, wandering the sky.
A book, a flower, a water-pot, a rosary in her hands; of radiant white body, with wide eyes.
Holding her in meditation, the heart thrills with joy; happiness arises, and sorrow and ill-thought are lost.
You are the wish-granting cow, the shade of the celestial tree; the wondrous maya of the formless One.
Whoever takes refuge in you crosses over every trouble.
You are Saraswati, Lakshmi, Kali; your light shines uniquely.
None can reach the end of your glory, though Sharada sing your virtues with a hundred mouths.
Sacred mother of the four Vedas; you are Brahmani, Gauri, Sita.
Of all the great mantras in the world, none equals Gayatri.
Remembering you, knowledge shines within the heart; laziness, sin and ignorance are destroyed.
Seed of creation, mother of the world, Bhavani; Kalaratri, giver of boons, auspicious one.
Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and all the gods gain their awareness from you.
You belong to your devotees, and your devotees are yours; dearer to a mother than her own son's life.
Your glory is boundless; victory, victory, victory, Tripada, remover of fear.
Filled with all knowledge and science; none greater than you has come into this world.
Knowing you, nothing remains unknown; attaining you, no affliction remains.
Knowing you, one becomes you; as base metal, touched by the philosopher's stone, turns to gold.
Your power shines in every place; O Mother, you pervade all locations.
The planets, stars, countless universes — all move, set in motion by you.
Ordainer of the life-breath of all creation; sustainer, nourisher, destroyer, protector.
Sovereign Mother, holder of the vow of compassion; through you even the gravest sinners cross over.
Upon whomever your grace falls, everyone else shows grace too.
The dull-witted gain strength of intellect; the sick become free of disease.
Poverty is erased, every pain is cut away; sorrow is destroyed, worldly dread is removed.
Domestic strife and heavy mental worry — Gayatri, remover of fear, destroys them.
The childless obtain good children; they celebrate joyfully with happiness and prosperity.
Ghosts and evil spirits are all struck with fear; the messengers of Yama do not come near.
Married women who remember you with a steady mind keep their marital happiness ever auspicious.
Unmarried girls attain a good household and husband; widows remain steadfast in truthful vows.
Victory, victory, Jagadamba Bhavani; none is as compassionate or generous as you.
Whoever receives initiation from a true guru makes their spiritual practice succeed.
The fortunate one who remembers you well attains their heart's desire, be they householder or renunciate.
Giver of the eight siddhis and the nine treasures; all-powerful Mother Gayatri.
Sages, ascetics, renunciants, tapasvis, yogis; the distressed, the seekers of wealth, the anxious, the pleasure-seekers —
whoever comes to your refuge obtains the fruit their heart desires.
Strength, intellect, learning, good character and nature; wealth, splendour, fame, radiance and vigor —
all increase, and manifold joys arise, for whoever recites this with focused meditation.
doha
यह चालीसा भक्ति युत पाठ करै जो कोई । तापर कृपा प्रसन्नता गायत्री की होय ॥
yaha cālīsā bhakti yuta pāṭha karai jo ko_ī | tāpara kṛpā prasannatā gāyatrī kī hoya ||
Meaning
Whoever recites this Chalisa with devotion, upon them falls the grace and pleasure of Gayatri.
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