Opening doha
namo namo vindhyeshvaree, namo namo jagadamb.
Salutations again and again to Devi Vindhyeshwari, salutations again and again to the Mother of the universe.
santajanon ke kaaj men, karatee naheen vilamb.
She never makes any delay in fulfilling the tasks and prayers of her saintly those who keep her.
Chaupai
jay jay jay vindhyaachal raanee. aadi shakti jag vidit bhavaanee.
All victory to the Queen of Mount Vindhyachal, the primordial divine energy known throughout the world as Bhavani.
sinh vaahinee jay jagamaataa. jay jay jay tribhuvan sukhadaataa.
Victory to the Mother of the universe who rides a lion, the supreme giver of happiness to all the three realms.
kasht nivaarini jay jag devee. jay jay sant asur sur sevee.
Victory to the Devi who eradicates afflictions, whom sages, asuras, and celestial beings all revere.
mahimaa amit apaar tumhaaree. shesh sahas mukh varnat haaree.
Your majesty is boundless and immeasurable, which even the thousand-headed serpent Shesha exhausts himself trying to describe.
deenan ke duhkh harat bhavaanee. nahin dekhyo tum sam kou daanee.
You take away the miseries of the distressed and humble, O Bhavani, and none is seen to be as generous a benefactor as You.
sab kar manasaa puravat maataa. mahimaa amit jagat vikhyaataa.
O Mother, You grant the heart's desire of every living being, and Your boundless glory is celebrated across the cosmos.
jo jan dhyaan tumhaaro laavai. so turatahi vaanchhit phal paavai.
Whosoever fixes their meditative awareness upon You receives the desired fruit of their longing without delay.
tumheen vaishnavee tumheen rudraanee. tumheen shaaradaa aru brahmaanee.
You alone are Vaishnavi, You alone are Rudrani, and You are both Sharada and Brahmani.
ramaa raadhikaa shyaamaa kaalee. tumheen maatu santan pratipaalee.
You are Rama, Radhika, Shyama, and Kali, the divine Mother who perpetually sustains and protects the virtuous.
umaa maadhavee chandee jvaalaa. vegi mohi par hohu dayaalaa.
You are Uma, Madhavi, Chandi, and Jwala; please look upon me swiftly with Your merciful grace.
tumheen hingalaaj mahaaraanee. tumheen sheetalaa aru vijnaanee.
You are the supreme sovereign of Hinglaj, and You are Sheetala as well as the personification of higher spiritual knowledge.
durgaa durg vinaashinee maataa. tumheen lakshmee jag sukh daataa.
You are Mother Durga, the destroyer of intractable difficulties, and You are Lakshmi, who bestows joy upon the world.
tumheen jaahnavee aru rudraanee. hemaavatee amb nirvaanee.
You are the sacred river Ganga, Rudrani, Hemavati born of the Himalayas, and the mother who grants ultimate liberation.
ashtabhujee vaaraahini devaa. karat vishnu shiv jaakar sevaa.
You are the eight-armed Devi Varahi, whom Vishnu ji and Shiv ji constantly serve.
chaunsatthee devee kalyaanee. gauri mangalaa sab gun khaanee.
You are the benevolent force in all sixty-four Yoginis, and You are Gauri and Mangala, the treasure-house of every virtue.
paatan mumbaadant kumaaree. bhadrakaali sun vinay hamaaree.
Appearing as the Devis of Patan, Mumba, and Dant Kumari, and as Bhadrakali, please listen to our earnest supplication.
bajradhaarinee shok naashinee. aayu rakshinee vindhyavaasinee.
You wield the thunderbolt, wipe away deep grief, safeguard life and longevity, and dwell upon Mount Vindhya.
jayaa aur vijayaa vaitaalee. maatu sankatee aru vikaraalee.
You manifest as Jaya, Vijaya, Vaitali, Mother Sankata who removes perils, and the formidable Vikrali.
naam anant tumhaar bhavaanee. baranai kimi maanush ajnaanee.
Your divine names are infinite, O Bhavani; how can an ignorant human being adequately recount them?
jaapar kripaa maatu tav hoee. to vah karai chahai man joee.
Whosoever receives Your compassionate blessing, Mother, becomes capable of achieving whatever their heart desires.
kripaa karahu mopar mahaaraanee. siddh kariye ab yah mam baanee.
Bestow Your mercy upon me, O Empress, and make these devotional words of mine bear spiritual fruit.
jo nar dharai maatu kar dhyaanaa. taakar sadaa hoy kalyaanaa.
Whosoever concentrates their heart upon the Divine Mother will always meet with auspiciousness and well-being.
bipatti taahi sapanehu nahin aavai. jo devee kaa jaap karaavai.
Calamity does not approach, even in dreams, the person who arranges for the regular recitation and reciting of the Devi.
jo nar kahan rin hoy apaaraa. so nar paath karai shat baaraa.
If a person is overwhelmed by heavy debt, let that individual recite this stotra one hundred times.
nishchay rinamochan hoee jaaee. jo nar paath karai man laaee.
Freedom from all debts will surely come to pass for whoever undertakes this recitation with single-minded focus.
astuti jo nar padhai padhaavai. yaa jag men so bahu sukh paavai.
The one who recites or shares this stotra of praise secures abundant happiness in this world.
jaako byaadhi sataavai bhaaee. jaap karat sab door paraaee.
Whomever illness torments, brother, will find all disease driven far away by reciting this prayer.
jo nar ati bandee mahan hoee. baar hajaar paath kar soee.
If someone finds themselves held in harsh imprisonment or confinement, let them recite this Chalisa one thousand times.
nishchay bandee te chhuti jaaee. saty vachan mam maanahu bhaaee.
They will undoubtedly be released from bonds; believe these words to be true, O brother.
jaapar jo kuchh sankat hoee. nishchay debihi sumirai soee.
Whenever any crisis or danger befalls someone who kept her, they should turn their mind with unwavering faith to the Devi.
jaa kahan putr hoy nahi bhaaee. so nar yaa vidhi karai upaaee.
The one who lacks an offspring, brother, should follow the prescribed ritual practice.
paanch baras so paath karaavai. nauraatar mahan vipr jimaavai.
Let that seeker have this text recited for five years and feed Brahmins during the sacred days of Navratri.
nishchay hohin prasann bhavaanee. putr dehin taakahan gun khaanee.
Devi Bhavani will surely be pleased and grant a child endowed with an abundance of noble virtues.
dhvajaa naariyal aan chadhaavai. vidhi samet poojan karavaavai.
The one who keeps her should offer a holy ceremonial banner and a coconut, and have ritual puja performed strictly according to sacred ordinances.
nit prati paath karai man laaee. prem sahit nahi aan upaaee.
Recite this stotra every single day with steady absorption and love, for there is no higher path or remedy.
yah shree vindhyaachal chaaleesaa. rank padhat hovai avaneesaa.
By reciting this sacred Shri Vindhyachal Chalisa, even an impoverished pauper can rise to become an earthly ruler.
yah jani acharaj maanahu bhaaee. kripaa drishti jaapar hvai jaaee.
Do not look upon this with wonder or disbelief, brother, for such grace unfolds wherever the compassionate glance of the Mother rests.
jay jay jay jag maatu bhavaanee. kripaa karahu mohi par jan jaanee.
All victory to the cosmic Mother Bhavani; please shower Your grace upon me, recognizing me as Your humble servant.
jo nar putr hoy nahi bhaaee. puni kare vinay maataa suni laaee.
The person without offspring who offers this earnest prayer finds the Divine Mother listening attentively.
jay jay maan vindhyanivaasinee. bhakt janon kee sukh kee daayinee.
Victory, all victory to Mother Vindhyavasini, the eternal dispenser of joy and peace to her own.