Chaupai
jayati jayati jay lalite maataa. tav gun mahimaa hai vikhyaataa.
Glory, glory, glory to You, Lalita Maa; the greatness of Your virtues is known to all.
too sundaree, tripureshvaree devee. sur nar muni tere pad sevee.
You are the Beautiful One, Tripureshwari Devi; devas, men and sages serve at Your feet.
too kalyaanee kasht nivaarinee. too sukh daayinee, vipadaa haarinee.
You bring all good and take away pain; You give joy and remove every misfortune.
moh vinaashinee daity naashinee. bhakt bhaavinee jyoti prakaashinee.
You destroy delusion and destroy the daityas; You cherish Your bhaktas and shine forth as light.
aadi shakti shree vidyaa roopaa. chakr svaaminee deh anoopaa.
You are the Adi Shakti, whose form is Shri Vidya; Mistress of the Shri Chakra, Your form is beyond compare.
hriday nivaasinee-bhakt taarinee. naanaa kasht vipati dal haarinee.
You dwell in the heart and carry Your bhaktas across; You scatter whole hosts of pains and perils.
dash vidyaa hai roop tumhaaraa. shree chandreshvaree naimish pyaaraa.
The ten Mahavidyas are Your forms; as Shri Chandreshwari You hold Naimish dear.
dhoomaa, bagalaa, bhairavee, taaraa. bhuvaneshvaree, kamalaa, vistaaraa.
You spread Yourself forth as Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Bhairavi, Tara, Bhuvaneshwari and Kamala,
shodashee, chhinnamastaa, maatangee. laliteshakti tumhaaree sangee.
as Shodashi, Chhinnamasta and Matangi; the Shakti of Lalita is ever with You.
lalite tum ho jyotit bhaalaa. bhakt janon kaa kaam sanbhaalaa.
O Lalita, Your brow shines with light, and You have taken up the cares of Your bhaktas.
bhaaree sankat jab-jab aaye. unase tumane bhakt bachaae.
Whenever great troubles came, You saved Your bhaktas from them.
jisane kripaa tumhaaree paayee. usakee sab vidhi se ban aayee.
Whoever has received Your grace finds that all goes well in every way.
sankat door karo maan bhaaree. bhakt janon ko aas tumhaaree.
Take away our heavy troubles, O Maa; Your bhaktas place their hope in You.
tripureshvaree, shailajaa, bhavaanee. jay jay jay shiv kee mahaaraanee.
O Tripureshwari, Shailaja, Bhavani: glory, glory, glory to You, great queen of Shiv ji.
yog siddhi paaven sab yogee. bhogen bhog mahaa sukh bhogee.
Through You yogis attain the siddhi of yoga, and those who live in the world enjoy its joys and great happiness.
kripaa tumhaaree paake maataa. jeevan sukhamay hai ban jaataa.
Once Your grace is received, O Maa, life becomes full of joy.
dukhiyon ko tumane apanaayaa. mahaa moodh jo sharan n aayaa.
You have taken the sorrowing as Your own; only the utterly deluded do not come to Your refuge.
tumane jisakee or nihaaraa. milee use sampatti, sukh saaraa.
Whomever You look upon receives wealth and every happiness.
aadi shakti jay tripur pyaaree. mahaashakti jay jay, bhay haaree.
Glory to You, Adi Shakti, beloved Tripura; glory, glory to You, Mahashakti, who take away all fear.
kul yoginee, kundalinee roopaa. leelaa lalite karen anoopaa.
You are Kulayogini, You are Kundalini in form; O Lalita, Your leela is beyond compare.
mahaa-maheshvaree, mahaa shakti de. tripur-sundaree sadaa bhakti de.
O Maha Maheshwari, grant us great strength; O Tripura Sundari, grant us bhakti always.
mahaa mahaa-nande kalyaanee. mookon ko detee ho vaanee.
O Mahanande, supreme in bliss, O Kalyani, You give speech even to the mute.
ichchhaa-jnaan-kriyaa kaa bhaagee. hotaa tab sevaa anuraagee.
Whoever comes to share in will, knowledge and action comes to love serving You.
jo lalite teraa gun gaave. use n koee kasht sataave.
Whoever sings Your virtues, O Lalita, is troubled by no suffering.
sarv mangale jvaalaa-maalinee. tum ho sarv shakti sanchaalinee.
O Sarva Mangala, garlanded with flames, You set every power in motion.
aayaa maan jo sharan tumhaaree. vipadaa haree usee kee saaree.
Whoever comes to Your refuge, O Maa, has every trouble taken away.
naamaa karshinee, chintaa karshinee. sarv mohinee sab sukh-varshinee.
Your name draws all to You and draws away every care; You enchant all, and rain down every joy.
mahimaa tav sab jag vikhyaataa. tum ho dayaamayee jag maataa.
Your greatness is known throughout the world; You are the compassionate Mother of the world.
sab saubhaagy daayinee lalitaa. tum ho sukhadaa karunaa kalitaa.
O Lalita, giver of all good fortune, You give joy and are full of compassion.
aanand, sukh, sampatti detee ho. kasht bhayaanak har letee ho.
You give bliss, happiness and wealth, and take away the most dreadful afflictions.
man se jo jan tumako dhyaave. vah turant man vaanchhit paave.
Whoever holds You in dhyana with the whole mind receives at once what the heart desires.
lakshmee, durgaa tum ho kaalee. tumheen shaaradaa chakr-kapaalee.
You are Lakshmi, You are Durga, You are Kali; You alone are Sharada, and She who bears the chakra and the skull.
moolaadhaar, nivaasinee jay jay. sahasraar gaaminee maan jay jay.
Glory, glory to You who dwell in the Muladhara; glory, glory to You, Maa, who rise to the Sahasrara.
chh: chakron ko bhedane vaalee. karatee ho sabakee rakhavaalee.
You pierce the six chakras, and You watch over all.
yogee, bhogee, krodhee, kaamee. sab hain sevak sab anugaamee.
The yogi and the pleasure-seeker, the angry and the lustful: all are Your servants, and all follow You.
sabako paar lagaatee ho maan. sab par dayaa dikhaatee ho maan.
You carry all across, O Maa; You show mercy to all, O Maa.
hemaavatee, umaa, brahmaanee. bhandaasur ki hriday vidaarinee.
You are Hemavati, Uma and Brahmani, who tore open the heart of Bhandasura.
sarv vipati har, sarvaadhaare. tumane kutil kupanthee taare.
Remover of every affliction, foundation of all, You have saved even the crooked and the wayward.
chandr-dhaarinee, naimishvaasinee. kripaa karo lalite adhanaashinee.
Bearer of the Moon, dweller in Naimish, have mercy, O Lalita, destroyer of sin.
bhakt janon ko daras dikhaao. sanshay bhay sab sheeghr mitaao.
Give Your darshan to Your bhaktas, and quickly remove all doubt and fear.
jo koee padhe lalitaa chaaleesaa. hove sukh aanand adheesaa.
Whoever reads this Lalita Chalisa becomes master of happiness and joy.
jis par koee sankat aave. paath kare sankat mit jaave.
Whoever meets with trouble and recites this path sees that trouble end.
dhyaan lagaa padhe ikkees baaraa. poorn manorath hove saaraa.
Whoever reads it twenty-one times with the mind held in dhyan has every wish fulfilled.
putr-heen santati sukh paave. nirdhan dhanee bane gun gaave.
The childless find the joy of children, and the poor who sing Your praise become rich.
is vidhi paath kare jo koee. duhkh bandhan chhoote sukh hoee.
Whoever recites it in this way is freed from the bonds of sorrow and finds joy.
jitendr chandr bhaarateey bataaven. padhen chaaleesaa to sukh paaven.
Jitendra Chandra Bharatiya says: whoever reads this Chalisa will find happiness.
sabase laghu upaay yah jaano. siddh hoy man men jo thaano.
Know this to be the simplest of all means: whatever the mind resolves upon is accomplished.
lalitaa kare hriday men baasaa. siddhi det lalitaa chaaleesaa.
Lalita Maa makes Her dwelling in the heart, and the Lalita Chalisa grants every siddhi.
Closing doha
lalite maan ab kripaa karo, siddh karo sab kaam. shraddhaa se sir naay kare, karate tumhen pranaam.
O Lalita Maa, have mercy now and bring all our works to fulfilment. Bowing our heads in faith, we offer You our pranam.