श्री विंध्येश्वरी चालीसा

नमो नमो विन्ध्येश्वरी, नमो नमो जगदम्ब।

Salutations again and again to Devi Vindhyeshwari, salutations again and again to the Mother of the universe.

सन्तजनों के काज में, करती नहीं विलम्ब॥

She never makes any delay in fulfilling the tasks and prayers of her saintly those who keep her.

जय जय जय विन्ध्याचल रानी।
आदि शक्ति जग विदित भवानी॥

All victory to the Queen of Mount Vindhyachal, the primordial divine energy known throughout the world as Bhavani.

सिंह वाहिनी जय जगमाता।
जय जय जय त्रिभुवन सुखदाता॥

Victory to the Mother of the universe who rides a lion, the supreme giver of happiness to all the three realms.

कष्ट निवारिनि जय जग देवी।
जय जय सन्त असुर सुर सेवी॥

Victory to the Devi who eradicates afflictions, whom sages, asuras, and celestial beings all revere.

महिमा अमित अपार तुम्हारी।
शेष सहस मुख वर्णत हारी॥

Your majesty is boundless and immeasurable, which even the thousand-headed serpent Shesha exhausts himself trying to describe.

दीनन के दुःख हरत भवानी।
नहिं देख्यो तुम सम कोउ दानी॥

You take away the miseries of the distressed and humble, O Bhavani, and none is seen to be as generous a benefactor as You.

सब कर मनसा पुरवत माता।
महिमा अमित जगत विख्याता॥

O Mother, You grant the heart's desire of every living being, and Your boundless glory is celebrated across the cosmos.

जो जन ध्यान तुम्हारो लावै।
सो तुरतहि वांछित फल पावै॥

Whosoever fixes their meditative awareness upon You receives the desired fruit of their longing without delay.

तुम्हीं वैष्णवी तुम्हीं रुद्रानी।
तुम्हीं शारदा अरु ब्रह्मानी॥

You alone are Vaishnavi, You alone are Rudrani, and You are both Sharada and Brahmani.

रमा राधिका श्यामा काली।
तुम्हीं मातु सन्तन प्रतिपाली॥

You are Rama, Radhika, Shyama, and Kali, the divine Mother who perpetually sustains and protects the virtuous.

उमा माधवी चण्डी ज्वाला।
वेगि मोहि पर होहु दयाला॥

You are Uma, Madhavi, Chandi, and Jwala; please look upon me swiftly with Your merciful grace.

तुम्हीं हिंगलाज महारानी।
तुम्हीं शीतला अरु विज्ञानी॥

You are the supreme sovereign of Hinglaj, and You are Sheetala as well as the personification of higher spiritual knowledge.

दुर्गा दुर्ग विनाशिनी माता।
तुम्हीं लक्ष्मी जग सुख दाता॥

You are Mother Durga, the destroyer of intractable difficulties, and You are Lakshmi, who bestows joy upon the world.

तुम्हीं जाह्नवी अरु रुद्रानी।
हेमावती अम्ब निर्वानी॥

You are the sacred river Ganga, Rudrani, Hemavati born of the Himalayas, and the mother who grants ultimate liberation.

अष्टभुजी वाराहिनि देवा।
करत विष्णु शिव जाकर सेवा॥

You are the eight-armed Devi Varahi, whom Vishnu ji and Shiv ji constantly serve.

चौंसट्ठी देवी कल्यानी।
गौरि मंगला सब गुन खानी॥

You are the benevolent force in all sixty-four Yoginis, and You are Gauri and Mangala, the treasure-house of every virtue.

पाटन मुम्बादन्त कुमारी।
भद्रकालि सुन विनय हमारी॥

Appearing as the Devis of Patan, Mumba, and Dant Kumari, and as Bhadrakali, please listen to our earnest supplication.

बज्रधारिणी शोक नाशिनी।
आयु रक्षिणी विन्ध्यवासिनी॥

You wield the thunderbolt, wipe away deep grief, safeguard life and longevity, and dwell upon Mount Vindhya.

जया और विजया वैताली।
मातु संकटी अरु विकराली॥

You manifest as Jaya, Vijaya, Vaitali, Mother Sankata who removes perils, and the formidable Vikrali.

नाम अनन्त तुम्हार भवानी।
बरनै किमि मानुष अज्ञानी॥

Your divine names are infinite, O Bhavani; how can an ignorant human being adequately recount them?

जापर कृपा मातु तव होई।
तो वह करै चहै मन जोई॥

Whosoever receives Your compassionate blessing, Mother, becomes capable of achieving whatever their heart desires.

कृपा करहु मोपर महारानी।
सिद्ध करिये अब यह मम बानी॥

Bestow Your mercy upon me, O Empress, and make these devotional words of mine bear spiritual fruit.

जो नर धरै मातु कर ध्याना।
ताकर सदा होय कल्याणा॥

Whosoever concentrates their heart upon the Divine Mother will always meet with auspiciousness and well-being.

बिपत्ति ताहि सपनेहु नहिं आवै।
जो देवी का जाप करावै॥

Calamity does not approach, even in dreams, the person who arranges for the regular recitation and reciting of the Devi.

जो नर कहँ ऋण होय अपारा।
सो नर पाठ करै शत बारा॥

If a person is overwhelmed by heavy debt, let that individual recite this stotra one hundred times.

निश्चय ऋणमोचन होई जाई।
जो नर पाठ करै मन लाई॥

Freedom from all debts will surely come to pass for whoever undertakes this recitation with single-minded focus.

अस्तुति जो नर पढै पढावै।
या जग में सो बहु सुख पावै॥

The one who recites or shares this stotra of praise secures abundant happiness in this world.

जाको ब्याधि सतावै भाई।
जाप करत सब दूर पराई॥

Whomever illness torments, brother, will find all disease driven far away by reciting this prayer.

जो नर अति बंदी महँ होई।
बार हजार पाठ कर सोई॥

If someone finds themselves held in harsh imprisonment or confinement, let them recite this Chalisa one thousand times.

निश्चय बंदी ते छुटि जाई।
सत्य वचन मम मानहु भाई॥

They will undoubtedly be released from bonds; believe these words to be true, O brother.

जापर जो कुछ संकट होई।
निश्चय देबिहि सुमिरै सोई॥

Whenever any crisis or danger befalls someone who kept her, they should turn their mind with unwavering faith to the Devi.

जा कहँ पुत्र होय नहि भाई।
सो नर या विधि करै उपाई॥

The one who lacks an offspring, brother, should follow the prescribed ritual practice.

पाँच बरस सो पाठ करावै।
नौरातर महँ विप्र जिमावै॥

Let that seeker have this text recited for five years and feed Brahmins during the sacred days of Navratri.

निश्चय होहिं प्रसन्न भवानी।
पुत्र देहिं ताकहँ गुन खानी॥

Devi Bhavani will surely be pleased and grant a child endowed with an abundance of noble virtues.

ध्वजा नारियल आन चढावै।
विधि समेत पूजन करवावै॥

The one who keeps her should offer a holy ceremonial banner and a coconut, and have ritual puja performed strictly according to sacred ordinances.

नित प्रति पाठ करै मन लाई।
प्रेम सहित नहि आन उपाई॥

Recite this stotra every single day with steady absorption and love, for there is no higher path or remedy.

यह श्री विन्ध्याचल चालीसा।
रंक पढ़त होवै अवनीसा॥

By reciting this sacred Shri Vindhyachal Chalisa, even an impoverished pauper can rise to become an earthly ruler.

यह जनि अचरज मानहु भाई।
कृपा दृष्टि जापर ह्वै जाई॥

Do not look upon this with wonder or disbelief, brother, for such grace unfolds wherever the compassionate glance of the Mother rests.

जय जय जय जग मातु भवानी।
कृपा करहु मोहि पर जन जानी॥

All victory to the cosmic Mother Bhavani; please shower Your grace upon me, recognizing me as Your humble servant.

जो नर पुत्र होय नहि भाई।
पुनि करे विनय माता सुनि लाई॥

The person without offspring who offers this earnest prayer finds the Divine Mother listening attentively.

जय जय माँ विन्ध्यनिवासिनी।
भक्त जनों की सुख की दायिनी॥

Victory, all victory to Mother Vindhyavasini, the eternal dispenser of joy and peace to her own.