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The complete Ashapura Mata 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.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी सुखकारी,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji sukhakari,||
Verse 1 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
गुण गाये ये दुनिया सारी॥
guna gaye ye duniya sari||
Verse 2 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी की महिमा अति भारी,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji ki mahima ati bhari,||
Verse 3 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” नाम जपे नर-नारी॥
“ma.n” nama jape nara-nari||
Verse 4 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी के हैं आज्ञाकारी,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji ke haim aj~nakari,||
Verse 5 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
श्रद्धा रखते समकित धारी॥
shraddha rakhate samakita dhari||
Verse 6 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी प्रातः उठ जो ध्याता,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji pratah utha jo dhyata,||
Verse 7 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
ऋद्धि सिद्धि सब संपत्ति पाता॥
rriddhi siddhi saba sampatti pata||
Verse 8 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी नाम जपे जो कोई,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji nama jape jo koi,||
Verse 9 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
उस घर में निज मंगल होई॥
usa ghara mem nija mamgala hoi||
Verse 10 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
नाडोल नगरी लाखों नर आवे,॥
nadola nagari lakhom nara ave,||
Verse 11 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
श्रद्धा से परसाद चढावे॥
shraddha se parasada chadhave||
Verse 12 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी आन पुकारे,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji ana pukare,||
Verse 13 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
भक्तों के सब कष्ट निवारे॥
bhaktom ke saba kashta nivare||
Verse 14 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी दर्शन शक्ति-शाली,॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji darshana shakti-shali,||
Verse 15 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
दर से कोई न जावे खाली॥
dara se koi na jave khali||
Verse 16 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“आशापुरा माताजी” जो नर नित उठ तुमको ध्यावे,॥
“ashapura mataji” jo nara nita utha tumako dhyave,||
Verse 17 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
भूत पास आने नहीं पावे॥
bhuta pasa ane nahim pave||
Verse 18 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
डाकण छूमंतर हो जावे,॥
dakana chumamtara ho jave,||
Verse 19 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
दुष्ट देव आडे नहीं आवे॥
dushta deva ade nahim ave||
Verse 20 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
मारवाड की दिव्य मणि हैं,॥
maravada ki divya mani haim,||
Verse 21 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
हम सब के तो आप धणी हैं॥
hama saba ke to apa dhani haim||
Verse 22 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
कल्पतरु है परतिख “माँ” आशापुरा माताजी,॥
kalpataru hai paratikha “ma.n” ashapura mataji,||
Verse 23 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
इच्छित देता सबको माताजी॥
ichchita deta sabako mataji||
Verse 24 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
आधि व्याधि सब दोष मिटावे,॥
adhi vyadhi saba dosha mitave,||
Verse 25 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
सुमिरत “माँ” आशापुरा माताजी शान्ति पावे॥
sumirata “ma.n” ashapura mataji shanti pave||
Verse 26 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
बाहर परदेशे जावे नर,॥
bahara paradeshe jave nara,||
Verse 27 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
नाम मंत्र “माँ” आशापुरा माताजी का लेकर॥
nama mamtra “ma.n” ashapura mataji ka lekara||
Verse 28 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
चोघडिया दूषण मिट जावे,॥
choghadiya dushana mita jave,||
Verse 29 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
काल राहु सब नाठा जावे॥
kala rahu saba natha jave||
Verse 30 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
परदेशा में नाम कमावे,॥
paradesha mem nama kamave,||
Verse 31 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
धन बोरा में भरकर लावे॥
dhana bora mem bharakara lave||
Verse 32 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
तन में साता मन में साता,॥
tana mem sata mana mem sata,||
Verse 33 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
जो “माँ” आशापुरा माताजी को नित्य मनाता॥
jo “ma.n” ashapura mataji ko nitya manata||
Verse 34 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
मोटा डूंगर रा रहवासी,॥
mota dumgara ra rahavasi,||
Verse 35 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
अर्ज सुणन्ता दौड्या आसी॥
arja sunanta daudya asi||
Verse 36 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
जो नर भक्ति से गुण गासी,॥
jo nara bhakti se guna gasi,||
Verse 37 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
पावें नव रत्नों की राशि॥
pavem nava ratnom ki rashi||
Verse 38 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
श्रद्धा से जो शीष झुकावे,॥
shraddha se jo shisha jhukave,||
Verse 39 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी अमृत रस बरसावे॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji amrrita rasa barasave||
Verse 40 of the Ashapura Mata Chalisa – praise of Maa Ashapura in the Chalisa structure.
“माँ” आशापुरा माताजी चालीसा पढे, मन में श्रद्धा धार, कष्ट कटे महिमा बढे, संपदा होत अपार ॥
“ma.n” ashapura mataji chalisa padhe, mana mem shraddha dhara, kashta kate mahima badhe, sampada hota apara ||
Closing doha sealing the recitation.
Why this chalisa
What the Ashapura Mata Chalisa is recited for, and what people turn to it for.
Daily anchor for Maa Ashapura-bhakti
Many homes recite the Ashapura Mata 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 & Navratri and the major Maa Ashapura 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. Ashapura Mata (the 'wish-fulfilling Devi') is the kuldevi of the Jadeja Rajput dynasty; central temple at Mata Na Madh in Kutch, Gujarat
For pilgrim recitation
The Chalisa is recited during pilgrimage to the major Maa Ashapura shrines.
For households where Maa Ashapura is the kuldevta
For households where Maa Ashapura is the family deity, the Chalisa is the daily morning prayer and a central rite during family events.
Origin
The Ashapura Mata Chalisa is the household-tradition Chalisa of Ashapura Mata. The text is generally placed in the late 19th to early 20th century CE; many published copies attribute it simply to tradition. Ashapura Mata (the 'wish-fulfilling Devi') is the kuldevi of the Jadeja Rajput dynasty; central temple at Mata Na Madh in Kutch, Gujarat
Maa Ashapura is honoured in the wider Hindu tradition with festivals, pilgrimage shrines, and household worship. The Chalisa makes Maa Ashapura-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 Ashapura'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 Khodiyar Mata Chalisa, Bahuchara Mata Chalisa, and Durga 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 Ashapura: red flowers, akshat (rice), fruits, ghee diya, dhoop. Red flowers, red cloth, deep diyas. Many devotees offer at the Mata Na Madh shrine.
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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. Ashapura Mata is honoured by Jadeja Rajputs and many Gujarati communities as kuldevi; recite with the kuldevi devotional emphasis.
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After
Sit quietly with eyes closed for a moment. End with the bija mantra of Maa Ashapura if known.
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Daily practice and special days
Tuesday & Navratri is auspicious. Navratri (Ashwin and Chaitra) is the central festival at Mata Na Madh.