Parvati Chalisa
doha
जय गिरी तनये दक्षजे शम्भू प्रिये गुणखानि । गणपति जननी पार्वती अम्बे शक्ति भवानि ॥
jaya girī tanaye dakṣaje śambhū priye guṇakhāni | gaṇapati jananī pārvatī ambe śakti bhavāni ||
Meaning
Victory to You, daughter of the Mountain, once born as Daksha's daughter, beloved of Shambhu, treasury of virtues; Mother of Ganapati, Parvati, Mother Ambe, Shakti, Bhavani.
chaupai
ब्रह्मा भेद न तुम्हरे पावे । पंच बदन नित तुमको ध्यावे ॥
brahmā bheda na tumhare pāve | paṃca badana nita tumako dhyāve ||
षड्मुख कहि न सकत यश तेरो । सहसबदन श्रम करत घनेरो ॥
ṣaḍmukha kahi na sakata yaśa tero | sahasabadana śrama karata ghanero ||
तेरो पार न पावत माता । स्थित रक्षा लय हित सजाता ॥
tero pāra na pāvata mātā | sthita rakṣā laya hita sajātā ||
अधर प्रवाल सदृश अरुणारे । अति कमनीय नयन कजरारे ॥
adhara pravāla sadṛśa aruṇāre | ati kamanīya nayana kajarāre ||
ललित ललाट विलेपित केशर । कुंकुंम अक्षत शोभा मनोहर ॥
lalita lalāṭa vilepita keśara | kuṃkuṃma akṣata śobhā manohara ||
कनक बसन कञ्चुकि सजाये । कटी मेखला दिव्य लहराए ॥
kanaka basana kañcuki sajāye | kaṭī mekhalā divya laharāe ||
कंठ मदार हार की शोभा । जाहि देखि सहजहि मन लोभा ॥
kaṃṭha madāra hāra kī śobhā | jāhi dekhi sahajahi mana lobhā ||
बालारुण अनंत छवि धारी । आभूषण की शोभा प्यारी ॥
bālāruṇa anaṃta chavi dhārī | ābhūṣaṇa kī śobhā pyārī ||
नाना रत्न जड़ित सिंहासन । तापर राजित हरी चतुरानन ॥
nānā ratna jaḍa़ita siṃhāsana | tāpara rājita harī caturānana ||
इन्द्रादिक परिवार पूजित । जग मृग नाग यक्ष रव कूजित ॥
indrādika parivāra pūjita | jaga mṛga nāga yakṣa rava kūjita ||
गिर कैलाश निवासिनी जय जय । कोटिक प्रभा विकासिनी जय जय ॥
gira kailāśa nivāsinī jaya jaya | koṭika prabhā vikāsinī jaya jaya ||
त्रिभुवन सकल कुटुंब तिहारी । अणु अणु महं तुम्हारी उजियारी ॥
tribhuvana sakala kuṭuṃba tihārī | aṇu aṇu mahaṃ tumhārī ujiyārī ||
हैं महेश प्राणेश तुम्हारे । त्रिभुवन के जो नित रखवारे ॥
haiṃ maheśa prāṇeśa tumhāre | tribhuvana ke jo nita rakhavāre ||
उनसो पति तुम प्राप्त कीन्ह जब । सुकृत पुरातन उदित भए तब ॥
unaso pati tuma prāpta kīnha jaba | sukṛta purātana udita bhae taba ||
बूढ़ा बैल सवारी जिनकी । महिमा का गावे कोउ तिनकी ॥
būḍha़ā baila savārī jinakī | mahimā kā gāve kou tinakī ||
सदा श्मशान विहारी शंकर । आभूषण हैं भुजंग भयंकर ॥
sadā śmaśāna vihārī śaṃkara | ābhūṣaṇa haiṃ bhujaṃga bhayaṃkara ||
कंठ हलाहल को छवि छायी । नीलकंठ की पदवी पायी ॥
kaṃṭha halāhala ko chavi chāyī | nīlakaṃṭha kī padavī pāyī ||
देव मगन के हित अस किन्हों । विष लै आपु तिनहि अमि दिन्हो ॥
deva magana ke hita asa kinhoṃ | viṣa lai āpu tinahi ami dinho ||
ताकी तुम पत्नी छवि धारिणी । दुरित विदारिणी मंगल कारिणी ॥
tākī tuma patnī chavi dhāriṇī | durita vidāriṇī maṃgala kāriṇī ||
देखि परम सौंदर्य तिहारो । त्रिभुवन चकित बनावन हारो ॥
dekhi parama sauṃdarya tihāro | tribhuvana cakita banāvana hāro ||
भय भीता सो माता गंगा । लज्जा मय है सलिल तरंगा ॥
bhaya bhītā so mātā gaṃgā | lajjā maya hai salila taraṃgā ||
सौत समान शम्भू पहआयी । विष्णु पदाब्ज छोड़ि सो धायी ॥
sauta samāna śambhū pahaāyī | viṣṇu padābja choḍa़i so dhāyī ||
तेहि कों कमल बदन मुर्झायो । लखी सत्वर शिव शीश चढायो ॥
tehi koṃ kamala badana murjhāyo | lakhī satvara śiva śīśa caḍhāyo ||
नित्यानंद करी वरदायिनी । अभय भक्त कर नित अनपायिनी ॥
nityānaṃda karī varadāyinī | abhaya bhakta kara nita anapāyinī ||
अखिल पाप त्रयताप निकन्दनी । माहेश्वरी हिमालय नन्दिनी ॥
akhila pāpa trayatāpa nikandanī | māheśvarī himālaya nandinī ||
काशी पूरी सदा मन भायी । सिद्ध पीठ तेहि आपु बनायीं ॥
kāśī pūrī sadā mana bhāyī | siddha pīṭha tehi āpu banāyīṃ ||
भगवती प्रतिदिन भिक्षा दात्री । कृपा प्रमोद सनेह विधात्री ॥
bhagavatī pratidina bhikṣā dātrī | kṛpā pramoda saneha vidhātrī ||
रिपुक्षय कारिणी जय जय अम्बे । वाचा सिद्ध करी अवलम्बे ॥
ripukṣaya kāriṇī jaya jaya ambe | vācā siddha karī avalambe ||
गौरी उमा शंकरी काली । अन्नपूर्णा जग प्रतिपाली ॥
gaurī umā śaṃkarī kālī | annapūrṇā jaga pratipālī ||
सब जन की ईश्वरी भगवती । पतिप्राणा परमेश्वरी सती ॥
saba jana kī īśvarī bhagavatī | patiprāṇā parameśvarī satī ||
तुमने कठिन तपस्या कीनी । नारद सों जब शिक्षा लीनी ॥
tumane kaṭhina tapasyā kīnī | nārada soṃ jaba śikṣā līnī ||
अन्न न नीर न वायु अहारा । अस्थि मात्रतन भयउ तुम्हारा ॥
anna na nīra na vāyu ahārā | asthi mātratana bhayau tumhārā ||
पत्र घास को खाद्य न भायउ । उमा नाम तब तुमने पायउ ॥
patra ghāsa ko khādya na bhāyau | umā nāma taba tumane pāyau ||
तप बिलोकी ऋषि सात पधारे । लगे डिगावन डिगी न हारे ॥
tapa bilokī ṛṣi sāta padhāre | lage ḍigāvana ḍigī na hāre ||
तब तब जय जय जय उच्चारेउ । सप्तऋषि निज गेह सिद्धारेउ ॥
taba taba jaya jaya jaya uccāreu | saptaṛṣi nija geha siddhāreu ||
सुर विधि विष्णु पास तब आए । वर देने के वचन सुनाए ॥
sura vidhi viṣṇu pāsa taba āe | vara dene ke vacana sunāe ||
मांगे उमा वर पति तुम तिनसों । चाहत जग त्रिभुवन निधि जिनसों ॥
māṃge umā vara pati tuma tinasoṃ | cāhata jaga tribhuvana nidhi jinasoṃ ||
एवमस्तु कही ते दोऊ गए । सुफल मनोरथ तुमने लए ॥
evamastu kahī te doū gae | suphala manoratha tumane lae ||
करि विवाह शिव सों हे भामा । पुनः कहाई हर की बामा ॥
kari vivāha śiva soṃ he bhāmā | punaḥ kahāī hara kī bāmā ||
जो पढ़िहै जन यह चालीसा । धन जनसुख देइहै तेहि ईसा ॥
jo paḍha़ihai jana yaha cālīsā | dhana janasukha deihai tehi īsā ||
Meaning
Even Brahma cannot fathom Your mystery; the five-faced Shiva ever meditates upon You.
The six-faced Kartikeya cannot fully proclaim Your glory; the thousand-faced Shesha toils greatly at it.
Mother, none can find Your limit; You stand ever ready for creation, protection, and dissolution.
Your lips are red as coral; Your kohl-lined eyes are exceedingly lovely.
Your graceful brow is anointed with saffron; adorned with vermilion and rice grains, its beauty enchants the mind.
You wear golden garments and a bodice; a divine girdle sways gracefully at Your waist.
The beauty of the Madar-flower garland at Your throat delights any who beholds it, effortlessly capturing the mind.
You bear the boundless radiance of the rising sun; the beauty of Your ornaments is dear to behold.
You are seated resplendent upon a throne studded with countless jewels, attended there by Hari and the four-faced Brahma.
Worshipped by Indra and all the host of gods; the world's creatures, serpents, and Yakshas resound with Your praise.
Victory, victory to You, dweller of Mount Kailash; victory, victory to You, radiant with the splendor of millions of suns.
The three worlds are all Your family; Your light shines within every single atom.
Mahesh is Yours, the lord of Your life, He who ever stands guard over the three worlds.
When You attained Him as husband, Your ancient accumulated merits came to fruition.
He whose mount is the old bull Nandi — who indeed can fully sing His glory?
Shankar ever wanders in the cremation grounds; fearsome serpents are His ornaments.
The mark of the Halahal poison stayed upon His throat, and so He gained the title Nilakantha, the blue-throated one.
For the sake of the gods' welfare He did this — Himself He took the poison and gave them the nectar.
You are His radiant consort, destroyer of sin and giver of auspiciousness.
Beholding Your supreme beauty, the three worlds stood astonished.
Mother Ganga grew fearful; her flowing waves filled with shame.
Feeling like a rival wife, she rushed toward Shambhu, leaving Vishnu's lotus feet behind.
Her lotus face withered at the sight; seeing this, Shiva swiftly placed her upon His own head.
You are the ever-blissful boon-giver, granting fearlessness to devotees and never failing them.
Destroyer of all sins and the three-fold afflictions, Maheshwari, daughter of the Himalaya.
The city of Kashi has ever been dear to Your heart; You made it Your own seat of spiritual attainment.
O Bhagavati, You daily bestow alms in Kashi; You are the giver of grace, joy, and love.
Victory, victory to You, Mother, destroyer of enemies; You make devotees' words come true, their sole support.
Gauri, Uma, Shankari, Kali; Annapurna, nurturer of the world.
You are the Ishwari of all people, the Divine Mother; devoted to Your husband as Your very life, the Supreme Goddess Sati.
You performed severe austerities, when You received teaching from Narada.
Taking no food, no water, not even air as sustenance, Your body was reduced to mere bones.
You did not even accept leaves and grass as food; then You attained the name Uma.
Seeing Your austerity, the seven sages arrived; they tried to make You waver, yet You never wavered nor lost heart.
Again and again they proclaimed, victory, victory, victory; then the seven sages returned to their own abodes.
Then Brahma and Vishnu, along with the gods, drew near and spoke words of granting a boon.
O Uma, from them You asked for the boon of the husband whom the three worlds long for as their greatest treasure.
Saying so be it, the two departed; and You obtained the fruitful wish of Your heart.
Having married Shiva, O gracious lady, You then came to be called Har's beloved consort.
Whoever reads this Chalisa, to that devotee the Lord will grant wealth and happiness.
doha
कूट चन्द्रिका सुभग शिर जयति सुख खानी । पार्वती निज भक्त हित रहहु सदा वरदानी ॥
kūṭa candrikā subhaga śira jayati sukha khānī | pārvatī nija bhakta hita rahahu sadā varadānī ||
Meaning
Victory to You, the auspicious, crescent-crowned one, treasury of happiness; O Parvati, for the sake of Your own devotees, remain ever the boon-giver.
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