Śrī Durgā Cālīsā

namo namo durge sukha karanī namo namo

namo namo ambe duḥkha haranī namo namo

namo namo durge sukha karanī namo namo

Salutations and salutations to Durga, the giver of pleasure. Salutations and salutations to the remover of sorrow.

nirākāra hai jyoti tumhārī

tihūṁ loka phailī ujiyārī

śaśi lalāṭa mukha mahāviśālā

netra lāla bhṛkuṭī vikarālā

Your radiance is unparalleled, and You shed light on the three worlds. Your face is like a moon and Your mouth very broad, Your eyes are red and Your frown frightening.

rūpa mātu ko adhika suhāve

daraśa karata jana ati sukha pāve

tuma śaṅkara śakti lai kīnā

pālana hetu anna dhana dīnā

O Mother, You are extremely pretty. The sight of You brings pleasure to all. In You is merged the strength of this world, and You provide it with food and wealth.

annapūrṇā huī jaga pālā

tuma hī ādi sundarī bālā

pralayakāla saba nāśana hārī

tuma gaurī śiva śaṁkara pyārī

As Annapurna You nurture the world, and You are the primeval beauty called Bala. During the deluge You destroy everything, and You are Gauri the darling of Shiva Shankara.

śiva yogī tumhare guṇa gāveṁ

brahmā viṣṇu tumheṁ nita dhyāveṁ

rūpa sarasvatī ko tuma dhārā

de subuddhi ṝṣi munina ubārā

The saints of Shiva sing Your praises, and Brahmā and Vishnu daily meditate on You. You also take the form of Saraswati, and grant them wisdom and look after them.

dharayo rūpa narasiṁha ko ambā

paragaṭa bhaī phāḍa-kara khambā

rakṣā kari prahlāda bacāyo

hiranyakashipu ko svarga paṭhāyo

O Mother You took the form of Man-lion, and broke the pillar and became visible. You saved Prahlada and sent Hiranyakashipu to heaven.

lakṣmī rūpa dharo jaga māhīṁ

śrī nārāyaṇa aṅga samāhīṁ

kṣīra-sindhu meṁ karata vilāsā

dayā-sindhu dījai mana āsā

You take the form of Goddess Lakshmi, and found reposing with Lord Narayan. You came out of the ocean of milk, oh sea of mercy, please fulfill my desires.

hiṅgalāja meṁ tumhīṁ bhavānī

mahimā amita na jāta bakhānī

mātaṅgī aru dhūmāvati mātā

bhuvaneśvari bagalā sukha-dātā

O Bhavani, You are the one in Hingalaja, and Your great power is beyond description. You Yourself are Matangi and mother Dhūmavati, You Yourself are Bhuvaneshwari and Bhagalamukhi.

śrī bhairava tārā jaga tāriṇī

chinna bhāla bhava duḥkha nivāriṇī

kehari vāhana soha bhavānī

lāṅgura vīra calata agavānī

As Bhairavi and Tara You redeem the world, and You are also Chinnamastha, the panacea of sorrows. You repose gracefully on Your steed, and are welcomed by the hero of monkeys.

kara meṁ khappara khaḍga virāje

jāko dekha kāla ḍara bhāge

sohe astra aura triśūlā

jāte uṭhata śatru hiya śūlā

When with a sword and a head You appear, It is seen that even time runs in panic. Seeing you with weapons and the trident, the heart of the enemy trembles with fear.

nagarakoṭa meṁ tumhīṁ virājata

tihūṁ loka meṁ ḍaṅkā bājata

śuṁbha niśuṁbha dānava tuma māre

rakta-bīja śaṁkhana saṁhāre

You only shine in Nagarkot, and all the three worlds shudder. You killed the brothers Shumbha and Nishumba, and also killed the crowds of Raktha Bheeja.

mahiṣāsura nṛpa ati abhimānī

jehi agha bhāra mahī akulānī

rūpa karāla kālikā dhārā

sena sahita tuma tihi saṁhārā

When Mahishasura was king and proud, he filled the earth with his sins. You took the ferocious form of Kali, and killed him along with his army.

parī gāḍhaṁ santana para jaba jaba

bhaī sahāya mātu tuma taba taba

amarapūrī aru bāsava lokā

taba mahimā saba raheṁ aśokā

Whenever the saints are in trouble, You Mother come to their rescue. All the worlds including that of Devas, remain sorrowless, only by Your Grace.

jvālā meṁ hai jyoti tumhārī

tumheṁ sadā pūjeṁ nara nārī

prema bhakti se jo yaśa gāve

duḥkha dāridra nikaṭa nahiṁ āve

In the Goddess Jwalamukhi is Your light, and all men and women pray to You always. They who sing about You with loving devotion, will never be neared by sorrow or poverty.

dhyāve tumheṁ jo nara mana lāī

janma maraṇa tākau chuṭi jāī

jogī sura muni kahata pukārī

yoga na ho bina śakti tumhārī

He who meditates on You in his mind, will get rid of the cycle of birth and death. Yogis, Devas and sages openly say, they cannot get salvation without You.

śaṅkara ācāraja tapa kīno

kāma aru krodha jīti saba līno

niśidina dhyāna dharo śaṅkara ko

kāhu kāla nahīṁ sumiro tumako

Adi Shankaracharya did penance on You (acharaja), and won over desire and anger. He always meditated on Lord Shiva, and never spent any time on You.

śakti rūpa ko marama na pāyo

śakti gaī taba mana pachitāyo

śaraṇāgata huī kīrti bakhānī

jai jai jai jagadamba bhavānī

Since he did not realise Your powers, he became sorry because his powers waned. Then he sought Your protection and sung Your praise. Victory, victory, victory to Bhavani, Mother of the world.

bhaī prasanna ādi jagadambā

daī śakti nahiṁ kīna vilaṁbā

moko mātu kaṣṭa ati ghero

tuma bina kauna harai duḥkha mero

Then the primeval Mother of the world was pleased, and gave him back his powers immediately. Severe distress afflicts me, and who else can kill my sorrow, except You?

āśā tṛṣṇā nipaṭa satāveṁ

moha madādika saba vinaśāveṁ

śatru nāśa kī-jai mahārānī

sumirauṁ ikacita tumheṁ bhavānī

Desire and longing always torture me, and passions and lust torment my heart. Oh great queen kill all my enemies, For I meditate with one mind on You.

karo kṛpā he mātu dayālā

ṝddhi siddhi de karahu nihālā

jaba lagi jiūm̐ dayā phala pāūm̐

tumharo yaśa meṁ sadā sunāūm̐

Please show me mercy, my kind Mother, and show me the paths to riches and powers. As long as I live may I get Your mercy, and I would make others hear Your fame.

śrī durgā cālīsā jo koī gāve

saba sukha bhoga parama pada pāve

devīdāsa śaraṇa nija jānī

karahu kṛpā jagadamba bhavānī

He who sings these forty verses on Durga, will get all pleasures and attain salvation.

namo namo durge sukha karanī namo namo

namo namo ambe duḥkha haranī namo namo

namo namo durge sukha karanī namo namo

Salutations and salutations to Durga, the giver of pleasure. Salutations and salutations to the remover of sorrow.