Vishwakarma Chalisa
doha
मनु मय त्वष्टा विश्वकर्मा, शिल्प कर्म आधार । तीन लोक चौदह भुवन, करनी का विस्तार ॥
manu maya tvaṣṭā viśvakarmā, śilpa karma ādhāra | tīna loka caudaha bhuvana, karanī kā vistāra ||
Meaning
Manu, Maya, Tvashta, Vishwakarma: the foundation of all craft and skill; the expanse of Your handiwork spans the three worlds and fourteen realms.
soratha
प्रत्न सुपर्ण महाराज, सनग सनातन अहिभून । शिल्पन के सरताज, आदि शिल्प के गुरु तुम ॥
pratna suparṇa mahārāja, sanaga sanātana ahibhūna | śilpana ke saratāja, ādi śilpa ke guru tuma ||
Meaning
Ancient supreme eagle, great king; Sanaga, eternal, kinless one; crown of craftsmen; You are the primordial teacher of craft.
chaupai
जगत गुरु जग ईश पियारे । विश्वकर्मा महाराज हमारे ॥
jagata guru jaga īśa piyāre | viśvakarmā mahārāja hamāre ||
देव दनुज सबके दुख टारे । दीनन के तुम हो रखवारे ॥
deva danuja sabake dukha ṭāre | dīnana ke tuma ho rakhavāre ||
जल, थल, पर्वत और अकाशा । चान्द सूर्य नित करहिं प्रकाशा ॥
jala, thala, parvata aura akāśā | cānda sūrya nita karahiṃ prakāśā ||
नाथ तुम्हारी अद्भुत करनी । महिमा अमित जाहि नहिं बरनी ॥
nātha tumhārī adbhuta karanī | mahimā amita jāhi nahiṃ baranī ||
सृष्टि आदि कर्ता हो स्वामी । बार बार है तुम्हें नमामी ॥
sṛṣṭi ādi kartā ho svāmī | bāra bāra hai tumheṃ namāmī ||
भव निधि पड़े बहुत दुख पाये । सब तजि शरन तुम्हारी आये ॥
bhava nidhi par̤e bahuta dukha pāye | saba taji śarana tumhārī āye ||
जप तप भजन न होय गोसाईम् । बन्धे कीट मर्कट की नाईम् ॥
japa tapa bhajana na hoya gosāīm | bandhe kīṭa markaṭa kī nāīm ||
बन्धन छोर हमें अपनाओ । निज चरणों का दास बनाओ ॥
bandhana chora hameṃ apanāo | nija caraṇoṃ kā dāsa banāo ||
जयति जयति विश्वकर्मा स्वामी । मम उर बसहु नाथ विज्ञानी ॥
jayati jayati viśvakarmā svāmī | mama ura basahu nātha vijñānī ||
सुमिरन भजन तुम्हारा भावै । बुरे कर्म से मन हट जावै ॥
sumirana bhajana tumhārā bhāvai | bure karma se mana haṭa jāvai ||
साधु सन्त के तुम रखवारे । भक्त जनन के प्राण पियारे ॥
sādhu santa ke tuma rakhavāre | bhakta janana ke prāṇa piyāre ||
स्वारथ वश तब भक्ति बिसारी । नाथ पड़ा हूं शरण तुम्हारी ॥
svāratha vaśa taba bhakti bisārī | nātha par̤ā hūṃ śaraṇa tumhārī ||
तुमहिं भजै अक्षय सुख पावै । जन्म जन्म के दुःख बिनसावै ॥
tumahiṃ bhajai akṣaya sukha pāvai | janma janma ke duḥkha binasāvai ||
पुरवहु नाथ मनोरथ मोरा । मन क्रम वचन दास मैं तोरा ॥
puravahu nātha manoratha morā | mana krama vacana dāsa maiṃ torā ||
एक लालसा यही हमारी । केवल भक्ती चहौं तिहारी ॥
eka lālasā yahī hamārī | kevala bhaktī cahauṃ tihārī ||
मङ्गल करन अमङ्गल हारी । त्रिभुवन महिमा विदित तुम्हारी ॥
maṅgala karana amaṅgala hārī | tribhuvana mahimā vidita tumhārī ||
आरत-हरण भक्त भय हारी । शरण शरण मैं शरण तिहारी ॥
ārata-haraṇa bhakta bhaya hārī | śaraṇa śaraṇa maiṃ śaraṇa tihārī ||
तुम सबके गुरु सबके स्वामी । तुम सबहीं के अन्तरवामी ॥
tuma sabake guru sabake svāmī | tuma sabahīṃ ke antaravāmī ||
सर्व शक्ति तुम सब आधारा । तुमहिं भजै सो उतरहिं पारा ॥
sarva śakti tuma saba ādhārā | tumahiṃ bhajai so utarahiṃ pārā ||
घट घट माहिं तुम्हारो बासा । सर्व ठौर जिमि दीप प्रकाशा ॥
ghaṭa ghaṭa māhiṃ tumhāro bāsā | sarva ṭhaura jimi dīpa prakāśā ||
यह विधि तुमको जानै कोई । भक्त अरु जानी कहिए सोई ॥
yaha vidhi tumako jānai koī | bhakta aru jānī kahie soī ||
जगत पिता तुमहीं हो ईशा । याते हम विनवत जगदीशा ॥
jagata pitā tumahīṃ ho īśā | yāte hama vinavata jagadīśā ||
नाथ कृपा अब हम पर कीजै । भक्ति आपनी हमको दीजै ॥
nātha kṛpā aba hama para kījai | bhakti āpanī hamako dījai ||
प्रेम भक्ति बिनु कृपा न होई । सर्व शास्त्र में देखै जोई ॥
prema bhakti binu kṛpā na hoī | sarva śāstra meṃ dekhai joī ||
कर्म योग कर सेवत कोई । ज्यों सेदै त्यों ही गति होई ॥
karma yoga kara sevata koī | jyoṃ sedai tyoṃ hī gati hoī ||
जो हरि ज्योति आप प्रगटाई । घर घर में सोई दरशाई ॥
jo hari jyoti āpa pragaṭāī | ghara ghara meṃ soī daraśāī ||
तुम सब ठौर सबन ते न्यारे । को लखि सके चरित्र तुम्हारे ॥
tuma saba ṭhaura sabana te nyāre | ko lakhi sake caritra tumhāre ||
तुम सबके प्रभु अन्तरयामी । जीव बिसर रहे तुमको स्वामी ॥
tuma sabake prabhu antarayāmī | jīva bisara rahe tumako svāmī ||
विश्वकर्मा को जो कोई ध्यावै । होय मुक्ति जीवन फल पावै ॥
viśvakarmā ko jo koī dhyāvai | hoya mukti jīvana phala pāvai ||
डूब न जावे नाव हमारी । हम आये हैं शरण तुम्हारी ॥
ḍūba na jāve nāva hamārī | hama āye haiṃ śaraṇa tumhārī ||
हम सेवक हैं नाथ तुम्हारे । भव सागर से करौ किनारे ॥
hama sevaka haiṃ nātha tumhāre | bhava sāgara se karau kināre ||
सुत पितु मातु न कोई सङ्घाती । सब तजि भजन करहुं दिन राती ॥
suta pitu mātu na koī saṅghātī | saba taji bhajana karahuṃ dina rātī ||
दीनबन्धु दीनन हितकारी । शरण पड़ा हूं नाथ तुम्हारी ॥
dīnabandhu dīnana hitakārī | śaraṇa par̤ā hūṃ nātha tumhārī ||
विश्वकर्मा ही ब्रह्म कहावै । विश्वकर्मा सब सृष्टि रचावै ॥
viśvakarmā hī brahma kahāvai | viśvakarmā saba sṛṣṭi racāvai ||
पढ़ै जो विश्वकर्मा चालीसा । सुफल काज हों बीसों बीसा ॥
par̤hai jo viśvakarmā cālīsā | suphala kāja hoṃ bīsoṃ bīsā ||
चालिस दिन जो ध्यान लगावै । राजद्रोह से मुक्ति पावै ॥
cālisa dina jo dhyāna lagāvai | rājadroha se mukti pāvai ||
भूत प्रेत नहिं उनहिं सतावै । चालीसा में जो मन लावै ॥
bhūta preta nahiṃ unahiṃ satāvai | cālīsā meṃ jo mana lāvai ||
धूप देय अरु जपै हमेशा । फिर नहिं पावै दुःख लवलेशा ॥
dhūpa deya aru japai hameśā | phira nahiṃ pāvai duḥkha lavaleśā ||
जो कोई अक्षत पुष्प चढ़ावे । होय मुक्त जग फिर नहिं आवै ॥
jo koī akṣata puṣpa car̤hāve | hoya mukta jaga phira nahiṃ āvai ||
उसके जीवन का रखवारा । रहे नित्य विश्वकर्मा प्यारा ॥
usake jīvana kā rakhavārā | rahe nitya viśvakarmā pyārā ||
सकल पदारथ करतल ताके । बसै ह्रदय विश्वकर्मा जाके ॥
sakala padāratha karatala tāke | basai hradaya viśvakarmā jāke ||
Meaning
Teacher of the world, beloved lord of the world; O Vishwakarma, our great king.
You dispel the sorrows of gods and demons alike; You are the guardian of the humble.
Water, earth, mountain and sky; the moon and sun continually shine by Your ordinance.
Lord, Your deeds are wondrous; Your immeasurable glory cannot be described.
You are the creator at the dawn of creation, Master; again and again I bow to You.
Fallen into the ocean of worldly existence, we have suffered much sorrow; abandoning all else, we have come to Your refuge.
Without penance, austerity or worship, O Lord, we are bound like an insect in a spider's web.
Loosen these bonds and accept us as Your own; make us servants of Your own feet.
Victory, victory to Master Vishwakarma; dwell in my heart, O all-knowing Lord.
Remembrance and devotion to You feel right; the mind turns away from wrong deeds.
You are the guardian of saints and sages; You are the beloved life-breath of Your devotees.
Bound by self-interest I forgot devotion; Lord, I have now fallen at Your refuge.
Whoever worships You attains eternal happiness; the sorrows of birth after birth are destroyed.
Fulfil my heart's wish, O Lord; in mind, deed and word I am Your servant.
This alone is my one longing: I seek only Your devotion.
Bringer of blessing, remover of misfortune; Your glory is known throughout the three worlds.
Remover of affliction, dispeller of Your devotees' fear; refuge, refuge, I am at Your refuge.
You are the teacher of all, the lord of all; You are the inner knower of all beings.
All power rests in You, the support of all; whoever worships You crosses to the other shore.
In every vessel is Your dwelling; everywhere Your light shines like a lamp.
Who can know this method of Yours? Only a devotee, or a knower, can say.
You alone are the father of the world, its lord; therefore we pray to You, Lord of the world.
Lord, show grace upon us now; grant us Your own devotion.
Without loving devotion, grace does not come; this is seen in every scripture.
Whoever serves You through the path of action attains a state matching their service.
Whatever light of the divine You Yourself manifest, that alone is revealed in every home.
You are present everywhere, yet apart from all; who can perceive Your true character?
You are the Lord of all, the inner knower; living beings forget You, O Master.
Whoever meditates upon Vishwakarma attains liberation and the fruit of life.
Let our boat not sink; we have come to Your refuge.
We are Your servants, Lord; carry us across the ocean of worldly existence.
Son, father, mother - none is a true companion; abandoning all, let us worship day and night.
Friend of the humble, benefactor of the poor; I have fallen at Your refuge, Lord.
Vishwakarma alone is called Brahma; Vishwakarma fashions all of creation.
Whoever recites the Vishwakarma Chalisa, all their tasks bear abundant fruit.
Whoever holds this meditation for forty days attains freedom from betrayal by the state.
Ghosts and spirits do not trouble those who set their mind upon this Chalisa.
Whoever offers incense and always recites, never again meets even a trace of sorrow.
Whoever offers unbroken rice and flowers is liberated and does not return to this world.
The guardian of that person's life remains ever the beloved Vishwakarma.
All treasures rest in the palm of one whose heart holds Vishwakarma.
doha
आदि सृष्टि आधार तुम, रचना विविध प्रकार । नाथ तुम्हारी कृपा बिन, केहि विधि उतरूं पार ॥
ādi sṛṣṭi ādhāra tuma, racanā vividha prakāra | nātha tumhārī kṛpā bina, kehi vidhi utarūṃ pāra ||
हाथ जोड़ विनती करूं, धरुं चरण माथ । पूर्ण होय मम कामना, यह वर दीजै कर्तार ॥
hātha jor̤a vinatī karūṃ, dharuṃ caraṇa mātha | pūrṇa hoya mama kāmanā, yaha vara dījai kartāra ||
Meaning
You are the foundation of the primal creation, its manifold form; without Your grace, Lord, by what means shall I cross to the other side?
With folded hands I make this prayer, my head bowed at Your feet; may my wish be fulfilled - grant me this boon, O Creator.
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