Shri Shakambhari Chalisa
Maa Shakambhari, Shakambhari Navratri, her four sisters Shatakshi Bheema Bhramari, Bhura Dev and Hanuman, anna-dhan abundance and paath vidhi
Bandau Maa Shakambhari,
Charan guru ka dharkar dhyan.
Shakambhari Maa Chalisa ka,
Kare prakhyan.
Anandmayi Jagdambika,
Anant roop bhandar.
Maa Shakambhari ki kripa,
Bani rahe har baar.
рее Chaupai рее
Shakambhari Maa ati sukhkari,
Purn Brahm sada dukh hari.
Karan karan jagat ki data,
Anand chetan vishv vidhata.
Amar jot hai maat tumhari,
Tum hi sada bhagatan hitkari.
Mahima amit athah arpana,
Brahm Hari Har maat arpana.
Gyan rashi ho deen dayali,
Sharanagat ghar Bharati khushhali.
Narayani tum Brahm prakashi,
Jal-thal-nabh ho avinashi.
Kamal kantimay shanti anupa,
Jot man maryada jot swarupa.
Jab jab bhakton ne hai dhyai,
Jot apni pragat ho aai.
Pyari bahan ke sang viraje,
Mata Shatakshi sang hi saje.
Bheem bhayankar roop karali,
Tisri bahan ki jot nirali.
Chauthi bahin Bhramari teri,
Adbhut chanchal chitt chitri.
Sammukh Bhairav veer khada hai,
Danav dal se bahut lada hai.
Shiv Shankar Prabhu Bhole Bhandari,
Sada rahe santan hitkari.
Hanumat Mata Laukada tera,
Sada Shakambhari Maa ka chera.
Haath dhwaja Hanuman viraje,
Yuddh bhoomi mein Maa sang saje.
Kaalratri dhare karali,
Bahan maat ki ati vikrali.
Dash vidya nav Durga aadi,
Dhyate sagar parmarth vadi.
Asht siddhi Ganpati ji data,
Bal roop sharanagat Mata.
Maa bhandare ke rakhwari,
Pratham poojne ke adhikari.
Jag ki ek bhraman ki karan,
Shiv shakti ho dusht vidaran.
Bhura Dev Laukada duja,
Aisi hoti pahli pooja.
Bali Bajrangi tera chera,
Chale sang yash gata tera.
Paanch kos ki khol tumhari,
Teri leela ati vistari.
Rakt Dantika tumhin bani ho,
Rakt paan kar asur hani ho.
Rakt Beej ka naash kiya tha,
Chhinn Mastika roop liya tha.
Siddh Yogini Sahasya raje,
Saat kund mein aap viraje.
Roop Maral ka tumne dhara,
Bhojan de de jan jan tara.
Shok paat se muni jan tare,
Shok paat jan dukh nivare.
Bhadra Kali Kamleshwar aai,
Kant Shiva bhagatan sukhdayi.
Bhog bhandara halwa puri,
Dhawa narial tilak sinduri.
Lal chunari lagti pyari,
Ye hi bhent le dukh nivari.
Andhe ko tum nayan dikhati,
Kodhi kaya safal banati.
Banjhan ke ghar bal khilati,
Nirdhan ko dhan khoob dilati.
Sukh de de bhagat ko tare,
Sadhu sajjan kaaj sanware.
Bhumandal se jot prakashi,
Shakambhari Maa dukh ki nashi.
Madhur madhur muskan tumhari,
Janm janm pehchan hamari.
Charan kamal teri balihari,
Jai Jai Jai Jag Janani tumhari.
Kanta Chalisa ati sukhkari,
Sankat dukh duvidha sab tari.
Jo koi jan Chalisa gave,
Maat kripa ati sukh pave.
Kanta Prasad Jagadhari wasi,
Bhav Shakambhari tattva prakashi.
Bar-bar kahen kar jori,
Vinti sun Shakambhari mori.
Main sevak hoon daas tumhara,
Janani karna bhav nistara.
Yah sau baar paath kare koi,
Matu kripa adhikari soi.
Sankat sankat ko maat nivare,
Shok moh shatrun sanhare.
Nirdhan dhan sukh sampatti pave,
Shraddha bhakti se Chalisa gave.
Nau raton tak deepak jagave,
Sapariwar magan ho gave.
Prem se paath kare man lai,
Kant Shakambhari ati sukhdayi.
рее Doha рее
Durga sur sanharni,
Karni jag ke kaaj.
Shakambhari Janani Shive,
Rakhiye meri laaj.
Yug yug tak vrat tera,
Kare bhakt uddhar.
Wo hi tera ladla,
Aave tere dwar.
About Shri Shakambhari Chalisa
The first verses praise her. They call her a bringer of happiness, the full Brahm who removes sorrow, the cause of the world and the giver, with an eternal flame (amar jot) that is always kind to devotees. They say her glory is beyond measure, that Brahma, Hari and Har offer themselves to her, that she is a mine of knowledge and kind to the poor, and that she is Narayani, who fills water, land and sky. When devotees meditated on her, her flame appeared.
A special feature is her family of forms. The Chalisa says she stays with her dear sister Shatakshi, that the third sister Bheema has a fearsome form, that the fourth sister Bhramari is wonderful and restless-minded, and that Kalratri takes a terrible form (see the Mahakali Chalisa for Kali''s forms). Bhairav Veer stands before her and has fought many battles with demons, and Shiv Shankar, Bhola Bhandari, is always kind to saints (see the Bhairav Chalisa and Shiv Chalisa). Hanuman carries a flag and goes with her to the battlefield (see the Hanuman Chalisa), Laukada, also called Bhura Dev, is her follower whose worship comes first, and Ganpati gives the eight siddhis and is the first to be worshipped (see the Ganesh Chalisa).
The verses recall her deeds. She became Rakt Dantika and killed demons, destroyed Raktabeej and took the Chhinnamastika form (see the Durga Chalisa). She sits as a Siddh Yogini in seven kunds, took the form of a swan (maral) to give food to the people, and saved sages with shok paat, a leafy vegetable. These lines are the Chalisa''s way of showing her as the one who feeds. A well-known Puranic account, not told in this Chalisa, says the demon Durgamasura caused a hundred-year famine and the Goddess fed all beings with greens and herbs, giving her the name Shakambhari. Texts differ on the details.
The later verses list the bhog and what she gives. She accepts halwa and puri, a flag, a coconut, tilak with sindoor and a red chunri. It says she gives sight to the blind, heals the leprosy-afflicted, fills the childless home with children and the poor with wealth, and takes devotees across. The poet names himself Kanta Prasad of Jagadhari and asks her to free him from worldly life. One who recites it a hundred times becomes dear to the Mother, and one who keeps a lamp for nine nights with the family finds joy. These are matters of faith, so they are best read as hope alongside honest effort, and the practice of sharing food is a natural part of her worship.
тЭУ Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Who is Maa Shakambhari?
Answer: The Chalisa calls her a giver of great happiness, the cause of the world and a mother whose amar jot (eternal flame) is always kind to devotees. She is worshipped as a form of Durga whose name means "the one who bears greens" (shak). Tradition links her with food and nourishment (see the Annapurna Chalisa and Durga Chalisa).
Question: Which sisters of Shakambhari are named in the Chalisa?
Answer: It names Shatakshi beside her, Bheema (the fierce one), Bhramari and Kalratri. Devotees therefore remember her together with these forms of the Mother.
Question: Who are Bhairav, Hanuman and Bhura Dev in this Chalisa?
Answer: It says Bhairav Veer stands before her and has fought many battles with demons, and Hanuman carries a flag and goes with her to the battlefield (see the Bhairav Chalisa and Hanuman Chalisa). It names Laukada (Bhura Dev) as her follower, whose worship comes first, and calls Ganpati the giver of eight siddhis who is worshipped first (see the Ganesh Chalisa).
Question: What battle forms and deeds of the Goddess does the Chalisa mention?
Answer: It says she became Rakt Dantika and killed demons, destroyed Raktabeej and took the Chhinnamastika form. It also says she took the form of a swan (maral) and fed people, and rescued sages through shok paat (a leafy vegetable).
Question: What is the story of Durgamasura and the famine?
Answer: This story is told in the Puranas, not in this Chalisa. According to it, a hundred-year famine struck because of the demon Durgamasura, and the Goddess appeared and fed all beings with vegetables and herbs, which is how she got the name Shakambhari. Details differ between Puranic texts.
Question: When and how should the Shakambhari Chalisa be recited?
Answer: Morning or dusk, with a ghee lamp, and during Shakambhari Navratri (Paush Shukla Ashtami to Purnima) and Chaitra and Sharad Navratri. The Chalisa itself suggests 100 recitations and keeping a lamp lit for nine nights. Offer halwa, puri, coconut, a red chunri and green vegetables or fruit.
