Opening doha
कनक बदन कुंडल मकर, मुक्ता माला अंग।
His golden body is adorned with crocodile-shaped earrings and a pearl garland.
पद्मासन स्थित ध्याइए, शंख चक्र के संग॥
One should holds in dhyan him seated in the lotus posture, holding a conch and a discus.
Chaupai
जय सविता जय जयति दिवाकर, सहस्रांशु सप्ताश्व तिमिरहर।
Victory to Savita, victory to the day-maker Divakar, the thousand-rayed one who rides a seven-horse chariot and destroys darkness.
भानु, पतंग, मरीची, भास्कर, सविता, हंस, सुनूर, विभाकर।
You are hailed by the names Bhanu, Patang, Marichi, Bhaskar, Savita, Hans, Sunur, and Vibhakar.
विवस्वान, आदित्य, विकर्तन, मार्तण्ड, हरिरूप, विरोचन।
You are also known as Vivasvan, Aditya, Vikartan, Martand, the form of Hari, and Virochan.
अम्बरमणि, खग, रवि कहलाते, वेद हिरण्यगर्भ कह गाते।
You are called Ambarmani, Khag, and Ravi, and the Vedas sing of you as Hiranyagarbha.
सहस्रांशु, प्रद्योतन, कहि कहि, मुनिगन होत प्रसन्न मोदलहि।
Sages become joyful and delighted when they repeatedly call you Sahasranshu and Pradyotan.
अरुण सदृश सारथी मनोहर, हांकत हय साता चढ़ि रथ पर।
With the handsome Arun as your charioteer, you drive the chariot drawn by seven horses.
मंडल की महिमा अति न्यारी, तेज रूप केरी बलिहारी।
The glory of your celestial sphere is incredibly unique, and I sacrifice myself to your radiant form.
उच्चैश्रवा सदृश हय जोते, देखि पुरन्दर लज्जित होते।
Seeing your horses, which are as magnificent as Uchchaishrava, even Indra feels ashamed.
मित्र, मरीचि, भानु, अरुण, भास्कर, सविता,.
You are Mitra, Marichi, Bhanu, Arun, Bhaskar, and Savita.
सूर्य, अर्क, खग, कलिहर, पूषा, रवि,.
You are Surya, Ark, Khag, Kalihar, Pusha, and Ravi.
आदित्य, नाम लै, हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः कहिकै।
Taking the name Aditya, those who keep him say "Salutations to Hiranyagarbha."
द्वादस नाम प्रेम सो गावैं, मस्तक बारह बार नवावै।
Those who sing these twelve names with love and bow their heads twelve times receive your grace.
चार पदारथ सो जन पावै, दुख दारिद्र अघ पुंज नसावै।
Those who do attain the four goals of life, and their sorrows, poverty, and sins are destroyed.
नमस्कार को चमत्कार यह, विधि हरिहर कौ कृपासार यह।
This is the miracle of offering salutations to you, which holds the essence of the grace of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
सेवै भानु तुमहिं मन लाई, अष्टसिद्धि नवनिधि तेहिं पाई।
By serving you, Bhanu, with a devoted mind, one attains the eight supernatural powers and nine treasures.
बारह नाम उच्चारन करते, सहस जनम के पातक टरते।
By pronouncing your twelve names, the sins of a thousand births are washed away.
उपाख्यान जो करते तवजन, रिपु सों जमलहते सोतेहि छन।
Those who recite your stories destroy their enemies in an instant.
छन सुत जुत परिवार बढ़तु है, प्रबल मोह को फंद कटतु है।
Their wealth, children, and family grow, and the strong trap of worldly attachment is cut.
अर्क शीश को रक्षा करते, रवि ललाट पर नित्य बिहरते।
As Ark, you protect the head, and as Ravi, you always dwell on the forehead.
सूर्य नेत्र पर नित्य विराजत, कर्ण देस पर दिनकर छाजत।
As Surya, you always reside in the eyes, and as Dinkar, you adorn the ears.
भानु नासिका वासकरहु नित्य, भास्कर करत सदा मुख कौ हित।
As Bhanu, you always dwell in the nose, and as Bhaskar, you always do good for the face.
ओंठ रहैं पर्जन्य हमारे, रसना बीच तीक्ष्ण बस प्यारे।
As Parjanya, you reside on our lips, and as the sharp one, you dwell on the tongue.
कंठ सुवर्ण रेत की शोभा, तिग्म तेजसः कांधे लोभा।
Your throat has the beauty of golden sand, and your fierce radiance adorns the shoulders.
पूषां बाहू मित्र पीठहिं पर, त्वष्टा वरुण रहत सूषनकर।
As Pusha, you protect the arms, as Mitra, the back, and as Tvashta and Varun, you provide warmth.
युगल हाथ पर रक्षा कारन, भानुमान उरसर्म सुदरसन।
You protect both hands, and as Bhanuman, you are the beautiful protector of the chest.
बसत नाभि आदित्य मनोहर, कटिमहं, हंस रहत मन मुदभर।
As the beautiful Aditya, you dwell in the navel, and as Hans, you reside in the waist, filling the mind with joy.
जंघा गोपति सविता बासा, गुप्त दिवाकर करत हुलासा।
As Gopati and Savita, you dwell in the thighs, and as the hidden Divakar, you bring joy.
विवस्वान पद की रखवारी, बाहर बसते नित तम हारी।
As Vivasvan, you protect the feet, and as the destroyer of darkness, you always dwell outside.
सहस्रांशु सर्वांग सम्हारै, रक्षा कवच विचित्र विचारे।
As Sahasranshu, you protect all parts of the body, acting as a wonderful protective shield.
अस जोजन अपने मन माहीं, भय जगबीच करहुं तेहि नाहीं।
Those who keep you in their minds for a Yojana have no fear in this world.
दरिद्र कुष्ट तेहिं कबहुं न व्यापै, जोजन याको मन मंह जापै।
Poverty and leprosy never afflict those who recite your name in their minds for a Yojana.
अंधकार जग का जो हरता, नव प्रकाश से आनन्द भरता।
You are the destroyer of the world's darkness, filling it with joy through your new light.
ग्रह गन ग्रसि न मिटावत जाही, कोटि बार मैं प्रनवौं ताही।
Even the planets cannot erase the one you grasp, so I bow to you ten million times.
मंद सदृश सुत जग में जाके, धर्मराज सम अद्भुत बांके।
Your son Shani is slow-moving in this world, and Dharmaraj is wonderfully unique like you.
धन्य-धन्य तुम दिनमनि देवा, किया करत सुरमुनि नर सेवा।
Blessed, blessed are you, O lord of the Day; gods, sages, and humans all serve you.
भक्ति भावयुत पूर्ण नियम सों, दूर हटत सो भव के भ्रम सों।
With devotion and full discipline, the illusions of the world are driven away.
परम धन्य सो नर तनधारी, हैं प्रसन्न जेहि पर तम हारी।
Supremely blessed is that embodied human upon whom you, the destroyer of darkness, are pleased.
अरुण माघ महं सूर्य फाल्गुन, मधु वेदांग नाम रवि उदयन।
You are Arun in Magh, Surya in Phalgun, and Ravi Udayan in Madhu and Vedang.
भानु उदय बैसाख गिनावै, ज्येष्ठ इन्द्र आषाढ़ रवि गावै।
You are counted as Bhanu Uday in Baisakh, and sung as Indra in Jyeshtha and Ravi in Ashadha.
यम भादों आश्विन हिमरेता, कातिक होत दिवाकर नेता।
You are Yama in Bhadon, Himareta in Ashwin, and Divakar is the leader in Kartik.
अगहन भिन्न विष्णु हैं पूसहिं, पुरुष नाम रवि हैं मलमासहिं।
You are Vishnu in Agahan, Pusha in Paush, and your name is Ravi in the intercalary month.
Closing doha
भानु चालीसा प्रेम युत, गावैं जे नर नित्य।
Those who sing this Bhanu Chalisa daily with love and devotion.
सुख सम्पत्ति लहिविविध, होंहिं सदा कृतकृत्य॥
They attain various kinds of happiness and wealth, and their lives are forever fulfilled.