- Doha
नमो नमो विन्ध्येश्वरी, नमो नमो जगदम्ब।
सन्त जनों के काज में, करती नहीं विलम्ब॥
Namo namo vindhyeshvari, namo namo jagdamba.
Santa janon ke kaj mein, karti nahin vilamba ||
Salutations again and again to you, Vindhyeshwari; salutations again and again to you, Mother of the world. You never delay in the work of good people.
- Chaupai 1
जय जय जय विन्ध्याचल रानी।
आदि शक्ति जगविदित भवानी॥
Jay jay jay vindhyachal rani.
Aadi shakti jagvidit bhavani ||
Victory, victory, victory to the queen of Vindhyachal. O Bhavani, you are the primal power, known to all the world.
- Chaupai 2
सिंह वाहिनी जय जगमाता।
जय जय जय त्रिभुवन सुखदाता॥
Sinh vahini jay jagmata.
Jay jay jay tribhuvan sukhdata ||
Victory to the Mother of the world who rides the lion; victory to you who give joy to the three worlds.
- Chaupai 3
कष्ट निवारिनि जय जग देवी।
जय जय सन्त असुर सुरसेवी॥
Kashta nivarini jay jag devi.
Jay jay santa asur sursevi ||
Victory to the Goddess of the world who removes suffering; victory to you whom saints, demons and gods all serve.
- Chaupai 4
महिमा अमित अपार तुम्हारी।
शेष सहस मुख बरनत हारी॥
Mahima amit apar tumhari.
Shesh sahas mukh barnat hari ||
Your glory is boundless and endless; even thousand-mouthed Shesha grew weary describing it.
- Chaupai 5
दीनन के दुख हरत भवानी।
नहिं देख्यो तुम सम कोउ दानी॥
Dinan ke dukh harat bhavani.
Nahin dekhyo tum sam kou dani ||
O Bhavani, you take away the sorrows of the poor; none has been seen as generous as you.
- Chaupai 6
सब कर मनसा पुरवत माता।
महिमा अमित जगत विख्याता॥
Sab kar mansa purvat mata.
Mahima amit jagat vikhyata ||
O Mother, you fulfil everyone’s wishes; your boundless glory is famous throughout the world.
- Chaupai 7
जो जन ध्यान तुम्हारो लावे।
सो तुरतहिं वांछित फल पावे॥
Jo jan dhyaan tumharo lave.
So turtahin vanchhit phal pave ||
The Chalisa says that whoever meditates on you at once receives the fruit desired.
- Chaupai 8
तू ही वैष्णवी तू ही रुद्रानी।
तू ही शारदा अरु ब्रह्मानी॥
Too hi vaishnavi too hi rudrani.
Too hi sharda aru brahmani ||
You are Vaishnavi, you are Rudrani; you are Sharada and Brahmani.
- Chaupai 9
रमा राधिका श्यामा काली।
तू ही मात सन्तन प्रतिपाली॥
Rama radhika shyama kali.
Too hi mat santan pratipali ||
You are Rama, Radhika, Shyama and Kali; O Mother, it is you who sustain the good.
- Chaupai 10
उमा माधवी चण्डी ज्वाला।
वेगि मोहि पर होहु दयाला॥
Uma madhvi chandi jvala.
Vegi mohi par hohu dayala ||
You are Uma, Madhavi, Chandi and Jwala. Be quick to show me mercy.
- Chaupai 11
तुम ही हिंगलाज महरानी।
तुम ही शीतला अरु विज्ञानी॥
Tum hi hingalaj mahrani.
Tum hi shitla aru vigyani ||
You are the great queen of Hinglaj; you are Shitala and the all-knowing one.
- Chaupai 12
तुम्हीं लक्ष्मी जग सुख दाता।
दुर्गा दुर्ग विनाशिनि माता॥
Tumhin Lakshmi jag sukh data.
Durga durga vinashini mata ||
You are Lakshmi who gives the world happiness; you are Durga, the Mother who destroys every hardship.
- Chaupai 13
तुम ही जाह्नवी अरु उन्नानी।
हेमावती अम्बे निरबानी॥
Tum hi jahnavi aru unnani.
Hemavti ambe nirbani ||
You are Jahnavi (Ganga) and Unnani; you are Hemavati, Amba, and the giver of liberation.
- Chaupai 14
अष्टभुजी वाराहिनि देवा।
करत विष्णु शिव जाकर सेवा॥
Ashtabhuji varahini deva.
Karat Vishnu Shiv jakar seva ||
You are the eight-armed one and the goddess Varahi, whom Vishnu and Shiva serve.
- Chaupai 15
चौसट्टी देवी कल्यानी।
गौरि मंगला सब गुन खानी॥
Chausatti devi kalyani.
Gauri mangala sab gun khani ||
You are the auspicious Chausatti Devi; you are Gauri and Mangala, the treasury of all virtues.
- Chaupai 16
पाटन मुंबा दन्त कुमारी।
भद्रकाली सुन विनय हमारी॥
Patan mumba danta kumari.
Bhadrakali sun vinay hamari ||
You are the Goddess of Patan, Mumba and Dant Kumari. O Bhadrakali, hear our prayer.
- Chaupai 17
वज्रधारिनी शोक नाशिनी।
आयु रक्षिनी विन्ध्यवासिनी॥
Vajradharini shok nashini.
Aayu rakshini vindhyavasini ||
You bear the thunderbolt, destroy grief, protect life, and dwell on the Vindhya hills.
- Chaupai 18
जया और विजया बैताली।
मातु संकटी अरु विकराली॥
Jaya aur vijya baitali.
Matu sankati aru vikrali ||
You are Jaya, Vijaya and Baitali; you are Mother Sankati and the fearsome Vikarali.
- Chaupai 19
नाम अनन्त तुम्हार भवानी।
बरनै किमि मानुष अज्ञानी॥
Naam ananta tumhar bhavani.
Barnai kimi manush agyani ||
O Bhavani, your names are endless; how can an ignorant human describe them?
- Chaupai 20
जापर कृपा मातु तव होई।
तो वह करै चहै मन जोई॥
Japar kripa matu tav hoee.
To vah karai chahai man joee ||
O Mother, one who has your grace can do whatever the heart desires.
- Chaupai 21
कृपा करहु मोपर महारानी।
सिध करिये अब यह मम बानी॥
Kripa karhu mopar maharani.
Sidh kariye ab yah mam bani ||
Be gracious to me, great Queen, and now make this prayer of mine come true.
- Chaupai 22
जो नर धरै मातु कर ध्याना।
ताकर सदा होय कल्याना॥
Jo nar dharai matu kar dhyana.
Takar sada hoy kalyana ||
The Chalisa says that whoever meditates on the Mother always fares well.
- Chaupai 23
विपति ताहि सपनेहु नहिं आवै।
जो देवी का जाप करावै॥
Vipti tahi sapnehu nahin aavai.
Jo devi ka jap karavai ||
According to the Chalisa, calamity never comes, even in dreams, to one who has the Goddess’s name chanted.
- Chaupai 24
जो नर कहे ऋण होय अपारा।
सो नर पाठ करे शतबारा॥
Jo nar kahe rin hoy apara.
So nar path kare shatbara ||
The Chalisa says: if someone has a heavy debt, let him recite this a hundred times.
- Chaupai 25
निश्चय ऋणमोचन होइ जाई।
जो नर पाठ करे मन लाई॥
Nishchay rinmochan hoi jaee.
Jo nar path kare man laee ||
According to the Chalisa, whoever recites it with a focused mind is surely freed from debt.
- Chaupai 26
अस्तुति जो नर पढ़ै पढ़ावै।
या जग में सो बहु सुख पावै॥
Astuti jo nar padhai padhavai.
Ya jag mein so bahu sukh pavai ||
The Chalisa says that whoever reads this hymn of praise, or has it read, finds much happiness in this world.
- Chaupai 27
जाको व्याधि सतावै भाई।
जाप करत सब दूर पराई॥
Jako vyadhi satavai bhaee.
Jap karat sab door paraee ||
Brother, if illness troubles someone, the Chalisa says it all flees when the name is chanted.
- Chaupai 28
जो नर अति बन्दी महँ होई।
बार हजार पाठ कर सोई॥
Jo nar ati bandi mahan hoee.
Bar hajar path kar soee ||
One who is held in captivity should recite it a thousand times.
- Chaupai 29
निश्चय बन्दी ते छुटि जाई।
सत्य वचन मम मानहु भाई॥
Nishchay bandi te chhuti jaee.
Satya vachan mam manhu bhaee ||
The Chalisa says he will surely be released from captivity: ‘Believe my words to be true, brother.’
- Chaupai 30
जापर जो कुछ संकट होई।
निश्चय देविहि सुमिरै सोई॥
Japar jo kuchh sankat hoee.
Nishchay devihi sumirai soee ||
Whoever faces any trouble should surely remember the Goddess.
- Chaupai 31
जा कहँ पुत्र होय नहिं भाई।
सो नर या विधि करै उपाई॥
Ja kahan putra hoy nahin bhaee.
So nar ya vidhi karai upaee ||
Brother, one who has no son should follow this way.
- Chaupai 32
पाँच वर्ष सो पाठ करावै।
नौरातर महँ विप्र जिमावै॥
Paanch varsha so path karavai.
Nauratar mahan vipra jimavai ||
Let him have it recited for five years and feed Brahmins during Navratri.
- Chaupai 33
निश्चय होहिं प्रसन्न भवानी।
पुत्र देहिं ताकहँ गुन खानी॥
Nishchay hohin prasanna bhavani.
Putra dehin takahan gun khani ||
The Chalisa says that Bhavani is then surely pleased, and she, the treasury of virtues, gives him a son.
- Chaupai 34
ध्वजा नारियल आन चढ़ावै।
विधि समेत पूजन करवावै॥
Dhvaja nariyal aan chadhavai.
Vidhi samet poojan karvavai ||
Let him bring and offer a flag and a coconut, and have the worship performed with due rites.
- Chaupai 35
नित प्रति पाठ करै मन लाई।
प्रेम सहित नहिं आन उपाई॥
Nit prati path karai man laee.
Prem sahit nahin aan upaee ||
Let him recite it every day with his heart in it and with love; there is no other way.
- Chaupai 36
यह श्री विन्ध्याचल चालीसा।
रंक पढ़त होवै अवनीसा॥
Yah Shri vindhyachal chalisa.
Rank padhat hovai avnisa ||
The Chalisa says that by reading this Shri Vindhyachal Chalisa even a pauper becomes a king.
- Chaupai 37
यह जनि अचरज मानहु भाई।
कृपा दृष्टि जापर ह्वै जाई॥
Yah jani achraj manhu bhaee.
Kripa drishti japar hvai jaee ||
Do not think it a wonder, brother; this comes to one on whom the Mother’s gracious glance falls.
- Chaupai 38
जय जय जय जग मातु भवानी।
कृपा करहु मोहि पर जन जानी॥
Jay jay jay jag matu bhavani.
Kripa karhu mohi par jan jani ||
Victory, victory, victory to Bhavani, Mother of the world. Knowing me as your own, be gracious to me.
Meaning, sources and more prayers: sanatanbodh.in/en/prayers/vindhyeshwari-chalisa/
This is the text of the Gita Press, Gorakhpur booklet ‘Shri Durga Chalisa evam Shri Vindhyeshwari Chalisa’ (code 1033, pages 10 to 16), which has one doha and 38 chaupais. Gita Press prints it in an older spelling (Bindhyesvari, sakti, sesh, Baisnavi, Lachchhmi, rin, nihchay); this page uses standard spelling, as the web texts do, but keeps the Gita Press words. The web texts (Drik Panchang, Vaikunth Dham) differ in a few words: ‘tumhin’ for ‘tu hi’ and ‘tum hi’; the two lines of chaupai 12 in reverse order; another word for ‘Unnani’ in chaupai 13; ‘Sugandha’ for ‘Sankati’ in chaupai 18; a reading with ‘Ambe’ in place of ‘sidh kariye ab yah mam bani’ in chaupai 21; ‘Devi kar jap’ for ‘Devi ka jap’ in chaupai 23; ‘jo path’ for ‘so path’ in chaupai 32. ‘Unnani’ in chaupai 13 and ‘Chausatti Devi’ in chaupai 15 are kept as names. The Chalisa carries no poet’s name.
