Yamuna Chalisa
doha
प्रियसंग क्रीड़ा करत नित सुखनिधि वेद को सार । दरस परस ते पाप मिटे श्रीकृष्ण प्राण आधार ॥
priyasaṃga krīḍa़ā karata nita sukhanidhi veda ko sāra | darasa parasa te pāpa miṭe śrīkṛṣṇa prāṇa ādhāra ||
यमुना पावन विमल सुजस भक्तिसकल रस खानि । शेष महेश वदंन करत महिमा न जाय बखानि ॥
yamunā pāvana vimala sujasa bhaktisakala rasa khāni | śeṣa maheśa vadaṃna karata mahimā na jāya bakhāni ||
पूजित सुरासुर मुकुन्द प्रिया सेवहि सकल नर-नार । प्रकटी मुक्ति हेतु जग सेवहि उतरहि पार ॥
pūjita surāsura mukunda priyā sevahi sakala nara-nāra | prakaṭī mukti hetu jaga sevahi utarahi pāra ||
बंदि चरण कर जोरी कहो सुनियों मातु पुकार । भक्ति चरण चित्त देई के कीजै भव ते पार ॥
baṃdi caraṇa kara jorī kaho suniyoṃ mātu pukāra | bhakti caraṇa citta deī ke kījai bhava te pāra ||
Meaning
Ever sporting joyfully with Her beloved, She is the treasury of bliss and the very essence of the Vedas; by Her sight and touch, sins are erased — Krishna is the very support of Her life.
Yamuna, pure and of spotless fame, is the very mine of the essence of devotion; even Shesha and Mahesh bow before You, Your glory cannot be fully described.
Worshipped by gods and demons, Mukund's Beloved is served by all men and women; You appeared in this world for the sake of liberation, and those who serve You cross over.
With joined hands we bow at Your feet and cry out — O Mother, please hear our plea; grant devotion for Your feet in our hearts, and carry us across this worldly ocean.
chaupai
जै जै जै यमुना महारानी । जय कालिन्दि कृष्ण पटरानी ॥
jai jai jai yamunā mahārānī | jaya kālindi kṛṣṇa paṭarānī ||
रूप अनूप शोभा छवि न्यारी । माधव-प्रिया ब्रज शोभा भारी ॥
rūpa anūpa śobhā chavi nyārī | mādhava-priyā braja śobhā bhārī ||
भुवन बसी घोर तप कीन्हा । पूर्ण मनोरथ मुरारी कीन्हा ॥
bhuvana basī ghora tapa kīnhā | pūrṇa manoratha murārī kīnhā ||
निज अर्धांगी तुम्ही अपनायों । सांवरो श्याम पति प्रिय पायो ॥
nija ardhāṃgī tumhī apanāyoṃ | sāṃvaro śyāma pati priya pāyo ||
रूप अलौकिक अद्भूत ज्योति । नीर रेणू दमकत ज्यूं मोती ॥
rūpa alaukika adbhūta jyoti | nīra reṇū damakata jyūṃ motī ||
सूर्यसुता श्यामल सब अंगा । कोटिचन्द्र ध्युति कान्ति अभंगा ॥
sūryasutā śyāmala saba aṃgā | koṭicandra dhyuti kānti abhaṃgā ||
आश्रय ब्रजाधिश्वर लीन्हा । गोकुल बसी शुचि भक्तन कीन्हा ॥
āśraya brajādhiśvara līnhā | gokula basī śuci bhaktana kīnhā ||
कृष्ण नन्द घर गोकुल आयों । चरण वन्दि करि दर्शन पायों ॥
kṛṣṇa nanda ghara gokula āyoṃ | caraṇa vandi kari darśana pāyoṃ ||
सोलह श्रृंगार भुज कंकण सोहे । कोटि काम लाजहि मन मोहें ॥
solaha śrṛṃgāra bhuja kaṃkaṇa sohe | koṭi kāma lājahi mana moheṃ ||
कृष्णवेश नथ मोती राजत । नुपूर घुंघरू चरण में बाजत ॥
kṛṣṇaveśa natha motī rājata | nupūra ghuṃgharū caraṇa meṃ bājata ||
मणि माणक मुक्ता छवि नीकी । मोहनी रूप सब उपमा फिकी ॥
maṇi māṇaka muktā chavi nīkī | mohanī rūpa saba upamā phikī ||
मन्द चलहि प्रिय-प्रीतम प्यारी । रीझहि श्याम प्रिय प्रिया निहारी ॥
manda calahi priya-prītama pyārī | rījhahi śyāma priya priyā nihārī ||
मोहन बस करि हृदय विराजत । बिनु प्रीतम क्षण चैन न पावत ॥
mohana basa kari hṛdaya virājata | binu prītama kṣaṇa caina na pāvata ||
मुरलीधर जब मुरली बजावैं । संग केलि कर आनन्द पावैं ॥
muralīdhara jaba muralī bajāvaiṃ | saṃga keli kara ānanda pāvaiṃ ||
मोर हंस कोकिल नित खेलत । जलखग कूजत मृदुबानी बोलत ॥
mora haṃsa kokila nita khelata | jalakhaga kūjata mṛdubānī bolata ||
जा पर कृपा दृष्टि बरसावें । प्रेम को भेद सोई जन पावें ॥
jā para kṛpā dṛṣṭi barasāveṃ | prema ko bheda soī jana pāveṃ ||
नाम यमुना जब मुख पे आवें । सबहि अमंगल देखि टरि जावें ॥
nāma yamunā jaba mukha pe āveṃ | sabahi amaṃgala dekhi ṭari jāveṃ ||
भजे नाम यमुना अमृत रस । रहे सांवरो सदा ताहि बस ॥
bhaje nāma yamunā amṛta rasa | rahe sāṃvaro sadā tāhi basa ||
करूणामयी सकल रसखानि । सुर नर मुनि बंदहि सब ज्ञानी ॥
karūṇāmayī sakala rasakhāni | sura nara muni baṃdahi saba jñānī ||
भूतल प्रकटी अवतार जब लीन्हो । उध्दार सभी भक्तन को किन्हो ॥
bhūtala prakaṭī avatāra jaba līnho | udhdāra sabhī bhaktana ko kinho ||
शेष गिरा श्रुति पार न पावत । योगी जति मुनी ध्यान लगावत ॥
śeṣa girā śruti pāra na pāvata | yogī jati munī dhyāna lagāvata ||
दंड प्रणाम जे आचमन करहि । नासहि अघ भवसिंधु तरहि ॥
daṃḍa praṇāma je ācamana karahi | nāsahi agha bhavasiṃdhu tarahi ||
भाव भक्ति से नीर न्हावें । देव सकल तेहि भाग्य सरावें ॥
bhāva bhakti se nīra nhāveṃ | deva sakala tehi bhāgya sarāveṃ ||
करि ब्रज वास निरंतर ध्यावहि । परमानंद परम पद पावहि ॥
kari braja vāsa niraṃtara dhyāvahi | paramānaṃda parama pada pāvahi ||
संत मुनिजन मज्जन करहि । नव भक्तिरस निज उर भरहि ॥
saṃta munijana majjana karahi | nava bhaktirasa nija ura bharahi ||
पूजा नेम चरण अनुरागी । होई अनुग्रह दरश बड़भागी ॥
pūjā nema caraṇa anurāgī | hoī anugraha daraśa baḍa़bhāgī ||
दीपदान करि आरती करहि । अन्तर सुख मन निर्मल रहहि ॥
dīpadāna kari āratī karahi | antara sukha mana nirmala rahahi ||
कीरति विशद विनय करी गावत । सिध्दि अलौकिक भक्ति पावत ॥
kīrati viśada vinaya karī gāvata | sidhdi alaukika bhakti pāvata ||
बड़े प्रेम श्रीयमुना पद गावें । मोहन सन्मुख सुनन को आवें ॥
baḍa़e prema śrīyamunā pada gāveṃ | mohana sanmukha sunana ko āveṃ ||
आतुर होय शरणागत आवें । कृपाकरी ताहि बेगि अपनावें ॥
ātura hoya śaraṇāgata āveṃ | kṛpākarī tāhi begi apanāveṃ ||
ममतामयी सब जानहि मन की । भव पीड़ा हरहि निज जन की ॥
mamatāmayī saba jānahi mana kī | bhava pīḍa़ā harahi nija jana kī ||
शरण प्रतिपाल प्रिय कुंजेश्वरी । ब्रज उपमा प्रीतम प्राणेश्वरी ॥
śaraṇa pratipāla priya kuṃjeśvarī | braja upamā prītama prāṇeśvarī ||
श्रीजी यमुना कृपा जब होई । ब्रह्म सम्बन्ध जीव को होई ॥
śrījī yamunā kṛpā jaba hoī | brahma sambandha jīva ko hoī ||
पुष्टिमार्गी नित महिमा गावैं । कृष्ण चरण नित भक्ति दृढावैं ॥
puṣṭimārgī nita mahimā gāvaiṃ | kṛṣṇa caraṇa nita bhakti dṛḍhāvaiṃ ||
नमो नमो श्री यमुने महारानी । नमो नमो श्रीपति पटरानी ॥
namo namo śrī yamune mahārānī | namo namo śrīpati paṭarānī ||
नमो नमो यमुने सुख करनी । नमो नमो यमुने दु:ख हरनी ॥
namo namo yamune sukha karanī | namo namo yamune du:kha haranī ||
नमो कृष्णायैं सकल गुणखानी । श्रीहरिप्रिया निकुंज निवासिनी ॥
namo kṛṣṇāyaiṃ sakala guṇakhānī | śrīharipriyā nikuṃja nivāsinī ||
करूणामयी अब कृपा कीजैं । फंदकाटी मोहि शरण मे लीजैं ॥
karūṇāmayī aba kṛpā kījaiṃ | phaṃdakāṭī mohi śaraṇa me lījaiṃ ||
जो यमुना चालिसा नित गावैं । कृपा प्रसाद ते सब सुख पावैं ॥
jo yamunā cālisā nita gāvaiṃ | kṛpā prasāda te saba sukha pāvaiṃ ||
ज्ञान भक्ति धन कीर्ति पावहि । अंत समय श्रीधाम ते जावहि ॥
jñāna bhakti dhana kīrti pāvahi | aṃta samaya śrīdhāma te jāvahi ||
Meaning
Victory, victory, victory to Yamuna, the great queen; victory to Kalindi, the chief queen of Krishna.
Your form is peerless, Your splendour and radiance unique; beloved of Madhav, You are the great glory of Braj.
Dwelling in this world, You performed intense austerity; Murari fulfilled the wish of Your heart.
He made You His own as His consort; You obtained the dark-hued Shyam as Your beloved husband.
Your form is divine, Your radiance wondrous; the sand grains of Your waters gleam like pearls.
Daughter of Surya, dark-hued in every limb; Your unbroken radiance shines like millions of moons.
You took shelter of the Lord of Braj; dwelling in Gokul, You made His devotees pure.
When Krishna came to Nand's house in Gokul, You bowed at His feet and received His darshan.
Adorned with the sixteen ornaments, bangles gracing Your arms; millions of Kamdevs feel shy before You, and Your beauty enchants the mind.
Dressed in a manner dear to Krishna, a pearl nose-ring shines; anklets and bells jingle at Your feet.
Jewels, rubies and pearls add to Your fine radiance; Your enchanting form makes every comparison pale.
You walk with gentle grace, the beloved of Your dear one; Shyam delights, gazing at His beloved.
You hold Mohan captive, dwelling in His heart; without Your beloved, You find no peace even for a moment.
When the flute-bearer plays His flute, You share in His playful joy and attain bliss.
Peacocks, swans and cuckoos ever play about, water-birds coo, speaking in sweet voices.
On whomever You shower Your gracious glance, that devotee alone attains the secret of divine love.
The moment the name Yamuna comes upon the lips, all misfortune, seeing it, flees away.
One who chants the nectar-sweet name of Yamuna keeps the dark-hued Lord ever within reach.
Full of compassion, the very mine of all divine joy; gods, men, sages and all the wise bow before You.
When You appeared on earth taking incarnation, You delivered all Your devotees.
Even Shesha, speech and the Vedas cannot reach Your limit; yogis, ascetics and sages fix their meditation upon You.
Those who prostrate fully and sip Your water, their sins are destroyed and they cross the ocean of worldly existence.
Those who bathe in Your waters with loving devotion, all the gods praise their good fortune.
Those who dwell in Braj and meditate constantly, attain supreme bliss and the highest state.
Saints and sages bathe in You, filling their hearts with ever-fresh devotional bliss.
One devoted to worship and discipline at Your feet becomes most fortunate through Your grace and darshan.
Those who offer lamps and perform Your aarti keep inner joy, their minds remaining pure.
Those who sing Your vast glory with humility attain divine perfection through devotion.
Those who sing of Shri Yamuna's feet with great love — Mohan Himself comes forward to listen.
One who comes eagerly seeking refuge, You swiftly accept them with grace.
Full of motherly affection, You know all that is in the heart; You remove the worldly suffering of Your own devotees.
You protect those who take refuge, beloved queen of the groves; incomparable in Braj, mistress of Your beloved's life.
When Shri Yamuna's grace descends, the soul attains brahma-sambandh.
Followers of Pushtimarg ever sing Your glory, and ever strengthen their devotion at Krishna's feet.
Salutations again and again, O Shri Yamuna, great queen; salutations again and again, chief queen of Shripati (Krishna).
Salutations again and again, O Yamuna, giver of happiness; salutations again and again, O Yamuna, remover of sorrow.
Salutations to Krishnaa, the mine of every virtue; beloved of Shri Hari, dweller of the sacred groves.
O compassionate one, now bestow Your grace; cut away my bonds and take me into Your refuge.
Whoever sings this Yamuna Chalisa daily attains all happiness through Your gracious blessing.
They attain knowledge, devotion, wealth and fame, and at the final hour they depart to the Divine Abode.
doha
भज चरन चित सुख करन हरन त्रिविध भव त्रास । भक्ति पाई आनंद रमन कृपा दृष्टि ब्रज वास ॥
bhaja carana cita sukha karana harana trividha bhava trāsa | bhakti pāī ānaṃda ramana kṛpā dṛṣṭi braja vāsa ||
यमुना चालिसा नित नेम ते पाठ करे मन लाय । कृष्ण चरण रति भक्ति दृढ भव बाधा मिट जाय ॥
yamunā cālisā nita nema te pāṭha kare mana lāya | kṛṣṇa caraṇa rati bhakti dṛḍha bhava bādhā miṭa jāya ||
Meaning
Worship Her feet with the mind, She grants joy and removes the threefold worldly afflictions; obtaining devotion, one delights in bliss through Her gracious glance and dwelling in Braj.
One who recites this Yamuna Chalisa daily with a devoted mind gains steadfast love and devotion at Krishna's feet, and all worldly obstacles are removed.
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