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The complete Parashuram 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.
निज मन मन्दिर धारि। गहि आशिष त्रिपुरारि॥
nija mana mandira dhari| gahi ashisha tripurari||
Opening invocation – salutation to Bhagwan Parashuram and the framing of the Chalisa-prayer.
जय प्रभु परशुराम सुख सागर। जय मुनीश गुण ज्ञान दिवाकर॥
jaya prabhu parashurama sukha sagara| jaya munisha guna j~nana divakara||
Verse 1 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
भृगुकुल मुकुट विकट रणधीरा। क्षत्रिय तेज मुख संत शरीरा॥
bhrrigukula mukuta vikata ranadhira| kshatriya teja mukha samta sharira||
Verse 2 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
जमदग्नी सुत रेणुका जाया। तेज प्रताप सकल जग छाया॥
jamadagni suta renuka jaya| teja pratapa sakala jaga chaya||
Verse 3 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
मास बैसाख सित पच्छ उदारा। तृतीया पुनर्वसु मनुहारा॥
masa baisakha sita pachcha udara| trritiya punarvasu manuhara||
Verse 4 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
प्रहर प्रथम निशा शीत न घामा। तिथि प्रदोष व्यापि सुखधामा॥
prahara prathama nisha shita na ghama| tithi pradosha vyapi sukhadhama||
Verse 5 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
तब ऋषि कुटीर रूदन शिशु कीन्हा। रेणुका कोखि जनम हरि लीन्हा॥
taba rrishi kutira rudana shishu kinha| renuka kokhi janama hari linha||
Verse 6 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
निज घर उच्च ग्रह छः ठाढ़े। मिथुन राशि राहु सुख गाढ़े॥
nija ghara uchcha graha chah tha.dhe| mithuna rashi rahu sukha ga.dhe||
Verse 7 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
तेज-ज्ञान मिल नर तनु धारा। जमदग्नी घर ब्रह्म अवतारा॥
teja-j~nana mila nara tanu dhara| jamadagni ghara brahma avatara||
Verse 8 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
धरा राम शिशु पावन नामा। नाम जपत जग लह विश्रामा॥
dhara rama shishu pavana nama| nama japata jaga laha vishrama||
Verse 9 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
भाल त्रिपुण्ड जटा सिर सुन्दर। कांधे मुंज जनेऊ मनहर॥
bhala tripunda jata sira sundara| kamdhe mumja janeu manahara||
Verse 10 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
मंजु मेखला कटि मृगछाला। रूद्र माला बर वक्ष विशाला॥
mamju mekhala kati mrrigachala| rudra mala bara vaksha vishala||
Verse 11 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
पीत बसन सुन्दर तनु सोहें। कंध तुणीर धनुष मन मोहें॥
pita basana sundara tanu sohem| kamdha tunira dhanusha mana mohem||
Verse 12 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
वेद-पुराण-श्रुति-स्मृति ज्ञाता। क्रोध रूप तुम जग विख्याता॥
veda-purana-shruti-smrriti j~nata| krodha rupa tuma jaga vikhyata||
Verse 13 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
दायें हाथ श्रीपरशु उठावा। वेद-संहिता बायें सुहावा॥
dayem hatha shriparashu uthava| veda-samhita bayem suhava||
Verse 14 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
विद्यावान गुण ज्ञान अपारा। शास्त्र-शस्त्र दोउ पर अधिकारा॥
vidyavana guna j~nana apara| shastra-shastra dou para adhikara||
Verse 15 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
भुवन चारिदस अरु नवखंडा। चहुं दिशि सुयश प्रताप प्रचंडा॥
bhuvana charidasa aru navakhamda| chahum dishi suyasha pratapa prachamda||
Verse 16 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
एक बार गणपति के संगा। जूझे भृगुकुल कमल पतंगा॥
eka bara ganapati ke samga| jujhe bhrrigukula kamala patamga||
Verse 17 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
दांत तोड़ रण कीन्ह विरामा। एक दंत गणपति भयो नामा॥
damta to.da rana kinha virama| eka damta ganapati bhayo nama||
Verse 18 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन भूपाला। सहस्रबाहु दुर्जन विकराला॥
kartavirya arjuna bhupala| sahasrabahu durjana vikarala||
Verse 19 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
सुरगऊ लखि जमदग्नी पांहीं। रखिहहुं निज घर ठानि मन मांहीं॥
suragau lakhi jamadagni pamhim| rakhihahum nija ghara thani mana mamhim||
Verse 20 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
मिली न मांगि तब कीन्ह लड़ाई। भयो पराजित जगत हंसाई॥
mili na mamgi taba kinha la.dai| bhayo parajita jagata hamsai||
Verse 21 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
तन खल हृदय भई रिस गाढ़ी। रिपुता मुनि सौं अतिसय बाढ़ी॥
tana khala hrridaya bhai risa ga.dhi| riputa muni saum atisaya ba.dhi||
Verse 22 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
ऋषिवर रहे ध्यान लवलीना। तिन्ह पर शक्तिघात नृप कीन्हा॥
rrishivara rahe dhyana lavalina| tinha para shaktighata nrripa kinha||
Verse 23 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
लगत शक्ति जमदग्नी निपाता। मनहुं क्षत्रिकुल बाम विधाता॥
lagata shakti jamadagni nipata| manahum kshatrikula bama vidhata||
Verse 24 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
पितु-बध मातु-रूदन सुनि भारा। भा अति क्रोध मन शोक अपारा॥
pitu-badha matu-rudana suni bhara| bha ati krodha mana shoka apara||
Verse 25 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
कर गहि तीक्षण परशु कराला। दुष्ट हनन कीन्हेउ तत्काला॥
kara gahi tikshana parashu karala| dushta hanana kinheu tatkala||
Verse 26 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
क्षत्रिय रुधिर पितु तर्पण कीन्हा। पितु-बध प्रतिशोध सुत लीन्हा॥
kshatriya rudhira pitu tarpana kinha| pitu-badha pratishodha suta linha||
Verse 27 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
इक्कीस बार भू क्षत्रिय बिहीनी। छीन धरा बिप्रन्ह कहँ दीनी॥
ikkisa bara bhu kshatriya bihini| china dhara bipranha kaha.n dini||
Verse 28 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
जुग त्रेता कर चरित सुहाई। शिव-धनु भंग कीन्ह रघुराई॥
juga treta kara charita suhai| shiva-dhanu bhamga kinha raghurai||
Verse 29 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
गुरु धनु भंजक रिपु करि जाना। तब समूल नाश ताहि ठाना॥
guru dhanu bhamjaka ripu kari jana| taba samula nasha tahi thana||
Verse 30 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
कर जोरि तब राम रघुराई। बिनय कीन्ही पुनि शक्ति दिखाई॥
kara jori taba rama raghurai| binaya kinhi puni shakti dikhai||
Verse 31 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
भीष्म द्रोण कर्ण बलवन्ता। भये शिष्या द्वापर महँ अनन्ता॥
bhishma drona karna balavanta| bhaye shishya dvapara maha.n ananta||
Verse 32 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
शास्त्र विद्या देह सुयश कमावा। गुरु प्रताप दिगन्त फिरावा॥
shastra vidya deha suyasha kamava| guru pratapa diganta phirava||
Verse 33 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
चारों युग तव महिमा गाई। सुर मुनि मनुज दनुज समुदाई॥
charom yuga tava mahima gai| sura muni manuja danuja samudai||
Verse 34 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
दे कश्यप सों संपदा भाई। तप कीन्हा महेन्द्र गिरि जाई॥
de kashyapa som sampada bhai| tapa kinha mahendra giri jai||
Verse 35 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
अब लौं लीन समाधि नाथा। सकल लोक नावइ नित माथा॥
aba laum lina samadhi natha| sakala loka navai nita matha||
Verse 36 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
चारों वर्ण एक सम जाना। समदर्शी प्रभु तुम भगवाना॥
charom varna eka sama jana| samadarshi prabhu tuma bhagavana||
Verse 37 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
ललहिं चारि फल शरण तुम्हारी। देव दनुज नर भूप भिखारी॥
lalahim chari phala sharana tumhari| deva danuja nara bhupa bhikhari||
Verse 38 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
जो यह पढ़ै श्री परशु चालीसा। तिन्ह अनुकूल सदा गौरीसा॥
jo yaha paढ़ai shri parashu chalisa| tinha anukula sada gaurisa||
Verse 39 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
पृर्णेन्दु निसि बासर स्वामी। बसहु हृदय प्रभु अन्तरयामी॥
prrirnendu nisi basara svami| basahu hrridaya prabhu antarayami||
Verse 40 of the Parashuram Chalisa – praise of Bhagwan Parashuram in the Chalisa structure.
मेटत सकल अज्ञान। सदा सुयश सम्मान॥
metata sakala aj~nana| sada suyasha sammana||
Closing doha sealing the recitation.
सहस्रबाहुर्मर्दनम्। परशुंवन्दे विप्रधनम्॥
sahasrabahurmardanam| parashumvande vipradhanam||
Closing doha sealing the recitation.
Why this chalisa
What the Parashuram Chalisa is recited for, and what people turn to it for.
Daily anchor for Bhagwan Parashuram-bhakti
Many homes recite the Parashuram 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
Akshaya Tritiya & Sunday and the major Bhagwan Parashuram 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. Parashuram is the 6th avatar of Vishnu; chiranjivi (immortal); patron of warrior-Brahmins
For pilgrim recitation
The Chalisa is recited during pilgrimage to the major Bhagwan Parashuram shrines.
For households where Bhagwan Parashuram is the kuldevta
For households where Bhagwan Parashuram is the family deity, the Chalisa is the daily morning prayer and a central rite during family events.
Origin
The Parashuram Chalisa is the household-tradition Chalisa of Parashuram. The text is generally placed in the 18th-19th century CE by language and content; many published copies attribute it simply to tradition. Parashuram is the 6th avatar of Vishnu; chiranjivi (immortal); patron of warrior-Brahmins
Bhagwan Parashuram is honoured in the wider Hindu tradition with festivals, pilgrimage shrines, and household worship. The Chalisa makes Bhagwan Parashuram-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 Bhagwan Parashuram'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 Vishnu Chalisa, Ram Chalisa, and Narasimha 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 Bhagwan Parashuram: saffron flowers, akshat (rice), fruits, ghee diya, dhoop. Saffron / orange flowers, axe-symbolism (small parashu), red sandalwood paste 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. Parashuram is honoured by warrior-Brahmin lineages and Konkan tradition; recite with attention to the warrior-sage iconography.
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After
Sit quietly with eyes closed for a moment. End with the bija mantra of Bhagwan Parashuram if known.
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Daily practice and special days
Akshaya Tritiya & Sunday is auspicious. Akshaya Tritiya is the central Parashuram day. Many devotees do 11 paaths on the day.