सरस्वती चालीसा (Saraswati Chalisa)

Saraswati Chalisa (In English)

॥ doha ॥
jan janani padmaraaj,
nij mastak par dhari ॥
bandaun maatu sarasvatee,
buddhi bal de daataari ॥

poorn jagat mein vyaapt teevee,
mahima amit anantu ॥
dushjanon ke paap ko,
maatu tu hee ab hantu ॥

॥ chaaleesa ॥
jay shree sakal buddhi balaraasee ॥
jay sarvagy amar avinaashee ॥

jay jay jay veenaakar dhaaree ॥
sada suhans savaaree detee hai ॥

roop chaturbhuj dhaaree maata ॥
sakal vishv svaamitv sangrahaalay ॥4 ॥

jag mein paap buddhi jab hotee hai ॥
tab hee dharm kee pheekee jyoti ॥

tab hee maatu ka nij avataar ॥
paap heen dat mahataaree ॥

vaalmikee the hatyaare ॥
tav prasaad jaanai sansaara ॥

raamacharitr jo rache ॥
aadi kavi kee padavee paee ॥8 ॥

kaalidaas jo bhaye saakshaat ॥
teree krpa drshti se maata ॥

tulasee soor aadi vidvaan ॥
bhaye aur jo gyaanee naana ॥

tinh na aur rahau avalamba ॥
kev krpa aapakee amba ॥

karahu krpa soi maatu bhavaanee ॥
dukhit deen nij dasahi jini ॥12 ॥

putr karahin aparaadh bahuta ॥
tehi na dharai chit maata ॥

raakhu laaj jananee ab meree ॥
vin karaun bahu teree ॥

main anaath tera avalamba ॥
krpa karau jay jay jagabaanba ॥

madhukaitabh jo ati balavaana ॥
bahupatnee vishnu se thaana ॥16 ॥

samar hajaar paanch mein ghora ॥
phir bhee mukh hamaara nahin mora ॥

maatu sahaayata keenh tehi kaala ॥
buddhi vipareet bhee khalahala ॥

tehi te mrtyu bhee khal keree ॥
poorvahu maatu manorath meree ॥

chaand mund jo the ॥
kshan mahu sanhaare un maata ॥20 ॥

rakt beej se samarath paapee ॥
suramuni haday dhara sab kaanpi ॥

kateoo sir jimee kadalee khamba ॥
baarabaar bin vaun jagabaaba ॥

jagaprasiddh jo shumbhanishumbha ॥
kshan mein bache taahi too amba ॥

bhaaratamaatu buddhi phireu jay ॥
raamachandr banavaas karai ॥24 ॥

ehividhi raavan vadh too keenha ॥
sur naragunee bosik sukh deenha ॥

ko samarath tav yash gun gaana ॥
nigam anaadi anant bakhaana ॥

vishnu rudr jas kahin maaree ॥
proto ho tum rakshaakaaree ॥

rakt dantika aur shataakshee ॥
naam apaar hai daanav bhakshee ॥28 ॥

durgam kaaj dhara par keenha ॥
durga naam sakal jag leenha ॥

durg aadi haranee too maata ॥
krpa karahu jab jab sukhadaata ॥

nrp kopit ko maaran kan ॥
kaanan mein avelebal mrg naahe ॥

saagar madhy pot ke bhaanje ॥
ati toofaan nahin kou sange ॥32 ॥

bhoot pret baadha ya duhkh mein ॥
ho daridr ya sankat mein ॥

naam jape mangal sab hoee ॥
sanshay karai isamen na koee ॥

putrahin jo aatur bhaee ॥
sabai chandee poojane ehi bhaee ॥

karai paath nit yah chaaleesa ॥
hoy putr sundar gun eesha ॥36 ॥

dhoopaadik naivedy chadavai ॥
sankat anivaary ho jaavai ॥

bhakti maatu kee karan sada ॥
nikat na aavai taahi kalesha ॥

bandee paath karen sat baara ॥
bandee paash door ho saara ॥

raamasaagar raavee hai bhavaanee ॥
keejai krpa daas nij jaanee ॥40 ॥

॥doha ॥
maatu soory kaanti tav,
andhakaar mam roop ॥
dooban se raksha karahu,
parun na main bhav koop ॥

balabuddhi vidya dehu mohi,
sunahu sarasvatee maatu ॥
raam saagar adham ko,
sharan tu hi dedaatu ॥

Note:

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