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The complete Annapurneshwari Chalisa – two opening dohas, forty chaupais, and a closing doha. A short English meaning sits below every verse. Toggle the script to read in Devanagari, romanized, or both side-by-side.
रज-निज शीश-लगाय। बरनौं कवि-मतिलाय॥
raja-nija shisha-lagaya| baranaum kavi-matilaya||
Opening invocation – salutation to Maa Annapurna and the framing of the Chalisa-prayer.
नित्य आनन्द करिणी माता। वर-अरु अभय भाव प्रख्याता॥
nitya ananda karini mata| vara-aru abhaya bhava prakhyata||
Verse 1 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
जय! सौंदर्य सिन्धु जग-जननी। अखिल पाप हर भव-भय हरनी॥
jaya! saumdarya sindhu jaga-janani| akhila papa hara bhava-bhaya harani||
Verse 2 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
श्वेत बदन पर श्वेत बसन पुनि। सन्तन तुव पद सेवत ऋषिमुनि॥
shveta badana para shveta basana puni| santana tuva pada sevata rrishimuni||
Verse 3 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
काशी पुराधीश्वरी माता। माहेश्वरी सकल जग-त्राता॥
kashi puradhishvari mata| maheshvari sakala jaga-trata||
Verse 4 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
बृषभारुढ़ नाम रुद्राणी। विश्व विहारिणि जय! कल्याणी॥
brrishabharu.dha nama rudrani| vishva viharini jaya! kalyani||
Verse 5 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
पदिदेवता सुतीत शिरोमनि। पदवी प्राप्त कीह्न गिरि-नंदिनि॥
padidevata sutita shiromani| padavi prapta kihna giri-namdini||
Verse 6 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
पति विछोह दुख सहि नहि पावा। योग अग्नि तब बदन जरावा॥
pati vichoha dukha sahi nahi pava| yoga agni taba badana jarava||
Verse 7 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
देह तजत शिव-चरण सनेहू। राखेहु जाते हिमगिरि-गेहू॥
deha tajata shiva-charana sanehu| rakhehu jate himagiri-gehu||
Verse 8 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
प्रकटी गिरिजा नाम धरायो। अति आनन्द भवन मँह छायो॥
prakati girija nama dharayo| ati ananda bhavana ma.nha chayo||
Verse 9 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
नारद ने तब तोहिं भरमायहु। ब्याह करन हित पाठ पढ़ायहु॥
narada ne taba tohim bharamayahu| byaha karana hita patha pa.dhayahu||
Verse 10 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
ब्रह्मा-वरुण-कुबेर गनाये। देवराज आदिक कहि गाय॥
brahma-varuna-kubera ganaye| devaraja adika kahi gaya||
Verse 11 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
सब देवन को सुजस बखानी। मतिपलटन की मन मँह ठानी॥
saba devana ko sujasa bakhani| matipalatana ki mana ma.nha thani||
Verse 12 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
अचल रहीं तुम प्रण पर धन्या। कीह्नी सिद्ध हिमाचल कन्या॥
achala rahim tuma prana para dhanya| kihni siddha himachala kanya||
Verse 13 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
निज कौ तव नारद घबराये। तब प्रण-पूरण मंत्र पढ़ाये॥
nija kau tava narada ghabaraye| taba prana-purana mamtra pa.dhaye||
Verse 14 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
करन हेतु तप तोहिं उपदेशेउ। सन्त-बचन तुम सत्य परेखेहु॥
karana hetu tapa tohim upadesheu| santa-bachana tuma satya parekhehu||
Verse 15 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
गगनगिरा सुनि टरी न टारे। ब्रह्मा, तब तुव पास पधारे॥
gaganagira suni tari na tare| brahma, taba tuva pasa padhare||
Verse 16 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
कहेउ पुत्रि वर माँगु अनूपा। देहुँ आज तुव मति अनुरुपा॥
kaheu putri vara ma.ngu anupa| dehu.n aja tuva mati anurupa||
Verse 17 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
तुम तप कीन्ह अलौकिक भारी। कष्ट उठायेहु अति सुकुमारी॥
tuma tapa kinha alaukika bhari| kashta uthayehu ati sukumari||
Verse 18 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
अब संदेह छाँड़ि कछु मोसों। है सौगंध नहीं छल तोसों॥
aba samdeha cha.n.di kachu mosom| hai saugamdha nahim chala tosom||
Verse 19 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
करत वेद विद ब्रह्मा जानहु। वचन मोर यह सांचो मानहु॥
karata veda vida brahma janahu| vachana mora yaha samcho manahu||
Verse 20 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
तजि संकोच कहहु निज इच्छा। देहौं मैं मन मानी भिक्षा॥
taji samkocha kahahu nija ichcha| dehaum maim mana mani bhiksha||
Verse 21 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
सुनि ब्रह्मा की मधुरी बानी। मुखसों कछु मुसुकायि भवानी॥
suni brahma ki madhuri bani| mukhasom kachu musukayi bhavani||
Verse 22 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
बोली तुम का कहहु विधाता। तुम तो जगके स्रष्टाधाता॥
boli tuma ka kahahu vidhata| tuma to jagake srashtadhata||
Verse 23 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
मम कामना गुप्त नहिं तोंसों। कहवावा चाहहु का मोसों॥
mama kamana gupta nahim tomsom| kahavava chahahu ka mosom||
Verse 24 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
इज्ञ यज्ञ महँ मरती बारा। शंभुनाथ पुनि होहिं हमारा॥
ij~na yaj~na maha.n marati bara| shambhunatha puni hohim hamara||
Verse 25 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
सो अब मिलहिं मोहिं मनभाय। कहि तथास्तु विधि धाम सिधाये॥
so aba milahim mohim manabhaya| kahi tathastu vidhi dhama sidhaye||
Verse 26 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
तब गिरिजा शंकर तव भयऊ। फल कामना संशय गयऊ॥
taba girija shamkara tava bhayau| phala kamana samshaya gayau||
Verse 27 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
चन्द्रकोटि रवि कोटि प्रकाशा। तब आनन महँ करत निवासा॥
chandrakoti ravi koti prakasha| taba anana maha.n karata nivasa||
Verse 28 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
माला पुस्तक अंकुश सोहै। करमँह अपर पाश मन मोहे॥
mala pustaka amkusha sohai| karama.nha apara pasha mana mohe||
Verse 29 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
अन्नपूर्णे! सदपूर्णे। अज-अनवद्य अनन्त अपूर्णे॥
annapurne! sadapurne| aja-anavadya ananta apurne||
Verse 30 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
कृपा सगरी क्षेमंकरी माँ। भव-विभूति आनन्द भरी माँ॥
krripa sagari kshemamkari ma.n| bhava-vibhuti ananda bhari ma.n||
Verse 31 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
कमल बिलोचन विलसित बाले। देवि कालिके! चण्डि कराले॥
kamala bilochana vilasita bale| devi kalike! chandi karale||
Verse 32 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
तुम कैलास मांहि ह्वै गिरिजा। विलसी आनन्दसाथ सिन्धुजा॥
tuma kailasa mamhi hvai girija| vilasi anandasatha sindhuja||
Verse 33 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
स्वर्ग-महालक्ष्मी कहलायी। मर्त्य-लोक लक्ष्मी पदपायी॥
svarga-mahalakshmi kahalayi| martya-loka lakshmi padapayi||
Verse 34 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
विलसी सब मँह सर्व सरुपा। सेवत तोहिं अमर पुर-भूपा॥
vilasi saba ma.nha sarva sarupa| sevata tohim amara pura-bhupa||
Verse 35 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
जो पढ़िहहिं यह तुव चालीसा। फल पइहहिं शुभ साखी ईसा॥
jo pa.dhihahim yaha tuva chalisa| phala paihahim shubha sakhi isa||
Verse 36 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
प्रात समय जो जन मन लायो। पढ़िहहिं भक्ति सुरुचि अघिकायो॥
prata samaya jo jana mana layo| pa.dhihahim bhakti suruchi aghikayo||
Verse 37 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
स्त्री-कलत्र पति मित्र-पुत्र युत। परमैश्वर्य लाभ लहि अद्भुत॥
stri-kalatra pati mitra-putra yuta| paramaishvarya labha lahi adbhuta||
Verse 38 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
राज विमुखको राज दिवावै। जस तेरो जन-सुजस बढ़ावै॥
raja vimukhako raja divavai| jasa tero jana-sujasa ba.dhavai||
Verse 39 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
पाठ महा मुद मंगल दाता। भक्त मनो वांछित निधिपाता॥
patha maha muda mamgala data| bhakta mano vamchita nidhipata||
Verse 40 of the Annapurneshwari Chalisa – praise of Maa Annapurna in the Chalisa structure.
पढ़ि नावहिंगे माथ। साखी काशी नाथ॥
pa.dhi navahimge matha| sakhi kashi natha||
Closing doha sealing the recitation.
Why this chalisa
What the Annapurneshwari Chalisa is recited for, and what people turn to it for.
Daily anchor for Maa Annapurna-bhakti
Many homes recite the Annapurneshwari Chalisa as part of the morning paath. The 40-verse text takes about seven minutes at a comfortable pace and serves as the daily devotional anchor.
For festival days
Tuesday & Akshaya Tritiya and the major Maa Annapurna festivals are the central recitation periods. Many devotees do 11 or 21 paaths on these days.
For specific intentions
Many devotees take vows of 11, 21, 41, or 108 paaths over a fixed period for specific intentions – marriage, fertility, illness recovery, court matter. (This is a verse of devotional faith, not a replacement for medical or professional advice.)
Companion to wider tradition worship
Pair with related Chalisas of the same family or sampradaya for the complete daily practice. Form of Parvati who fed Shiva when he became a beggar; central to Kashi-Annapurna tradition
For pilgrim recitation
The Chalisa is recited during pilgrimage to the major Maa Annapurna shrines.
For households where Maa Annapurna is the kuldevta
For households where Maa Annapurna is the family deity, the Chalisa is the daily morning prayer and a central rite during family events.
Origin
The Annapurneshwari Chalisa is the household-tradition Chalisa of Annapurneshwari Mata. The text is generally placed in the 18th-19th century CE; many published copies attribute it simply to tradition. Form of Parvati who fed Shiva when he became a beggar; central to Kashi-Annapurna tradition
Maa Annapurna is honoured in the wider Hindu tradition with festivals, pilgrimage shrines, and household worship. The Chalisa makes Maa Annapurna-bhakti accessible for daily householders without requiring extensive Sanskrit liturgy.
The Chalisa's narrative and iconography establish the central devotional connection. The verses move through praise of Maa Annapurna's form and qualities, narrative episodes from popular tradition, and personal petition – the standard Chalisa structure inherited from the Hanuman Chalisa.
The Chalisa's wider companions are Lakshmi Chalisa, Durga Chalisa, and Santoshi Mata Chalisa. Pair as appropriate for the daily practice.
How to recite
A simple, sustainable approach. Nothing here is a hard rule – devotion shapes the form, not the other way around.
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Preparation
Bathe and wear clean clothes. Sit facing East. Traditional offerings to Maa Annapurna: saffron flowers, akshat (rice), fruits, ghee diya, dhoop. Cooked rice (the central annadana offering), saffron flowers, ghee, kheer are traditional.
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Posture and start
Sit cross-legged with your spine straight. Bow once. Take a moment of silence. If reciting for a specific intention, offer a brief sankalp.
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Recitation
Move through the chaupais without rushing. Read with attention to the meaning of each verse. Annapurneshwari is honoured before the daily cooking; many homes recite a portion in the kitchen as part of the food-prep routine.
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After
Sit quietly with eyes closed for a moment. End with the bija mantra of Maa Annapurna if known.
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Daily practice and special days
Tuesday & Akshaya Tritiya is auspicious. Akshaya Tritiya is Annapurna Jayanti. The Annapurna Vrat is observed across 17 days starting Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.