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The complete Pretraj 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.
गणपति की कर वंदना, गुरु चरनन चितलाय।
ganapati ki kara vamdana, guru charanana chitalaya|
Opening invocation – salutation to Pretraj Sarkar and the framing of the Chalisa-prayer.
जय जय प्रेतराज जग पावन। महा प्रबल त्रय ताप नसावन॥
jaya jaya pretaraja jaga pavana| maha prabala traya tapa nasavana||
Verse 1 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
विकट वीर करुणा के सागर। भक्त कष्ट हर सब गुण आगर॥
vikata vira karuna ke sagara| bhakta kashta hara saba guna agara||
Verse 2 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
रत्न जटित सिंहासन सोहे। देखत सुन नर मुनि मन मोहे॥
ratna jatita simhasana sohe| dekhata suna nara muni mana mohe||
Verse 3 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
जगमग सिर पर मुकुट सुहावन। कानन कुण्डल अति मन भावन॥
jagamaga sira para mukuta suhavana| kanana kundala ati mana bhavana||
Verse 4 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
धनुष कृपाण बाण अरु भाला। वीरवेश अति भृकुटि कराला॥
dhanusha krripana bana aru bhala| viravesha ati bhrrikuti karala||
Verse 5 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
गजारुढ़ संग सेना भारी। बाजत ढोल मृदंग जुझारी॥
gajaruढ़ samga sena bhari| bajata dhola mrridamga jujhari||
Verse 6 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
छत्र चंवर पंखा सिर डोले। भक्त बृन्द मिलि जय जय बोले॥
chatra chamvara pamkha sira dole| bhakta brrinda mili jaya jaya bole||
Verse 7 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
भक्त शिरोमणि वीर प्रचण्डा। दुष्ट दलन शोभित भुजदण्डा॥
bhakta shiromani vira prachanda| dushta dalana shobhita bhujadanda||
Verse 8 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
चलत सैन काँपत भूतलहू। दर्शन करत मिटत कलि मलहू॥
chalata saina ka.npata bhutalahu| darshana karata mitata kali malahu||
Verse 9 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
घाटा मेंहदीपुर में आकर। प्रगटे प्रेतराज गुण सागर॥
ghata memhadipura mem akara| pragate pretaraja guna sagara||
Verse 10 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
लाल ध्वजा उड़ रही गगन में। नाचत भक्त मगन हो मन में॥
lala dhvaja u.da rahi gagana mem| nachata bhakta magana ho mana mem||
Verse 11 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
भक्त कामना पूरन स्वामी। बजरंगी के सेवक नामी॥
bhakta kamana purana svami| bajaramgi ke sevaka nami||
Verse 12 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
इच्छा पूरन करने वाले। दुःख संकट सब हरने वाले॥
ichcha purana karane vale| duhkha samkata saba harane vale||
Verse 13 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
जो जिस इच्छा से आते हैं। वे सब मन वाँछित फल पाते हैं॥
jo jisa ichcha se ate haim| ve saba mana va.nchita phala pate haim||
Verse 14 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
रोगी सेवा में जो आते। शीघ्र स्वस्थ होकर घर जाते॥
rogi seva mem jo ate| shighra svastha hokara ghara jate||
Verse 15 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
भूत पिशाच जिन्न वैताला। भागे देखत रुप कराला॥
bhuta pishacha jinna vaitala| bhage dekhata rupa karala||
Verse 16 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
भौतिक शारीरिक सब पीड़ा। मिटा शीघ्र करते हैं क्रीड़ा॥
bhautika sharirika saba pi.da| mita shighra karate haim kri.da||
Verse 17 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
कठिन काज जग में हैं जेते। रटत नाम पूरन सब होते॥
kathina kaja jaga mem haim jete| ratata nama purana saba hote||
Verse 18 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
तन मन धन से सेवा करते। उनके सकल कष्ट प्रभु हरते॥
tana mana dhana se seva karate| unake sakala kashta prabhu harate||
Verse 19 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
हे करुणामय स्वामी मेरे। पड़ा हुआ हूँ चरणों में तेरे॥
he karunamaya svami mere| pa.da hua hu.n charanom mem tere||
Verse 20 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
कोई तेरे सिवा न मेरा। मुझे एक आश्रय प्रभु तेरा॥
koi tere siva na mera| mujhe eka ashraya prabhu tera||
Verse 21 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
लज्जा मेरी हाथ तिहारे। पड़ा हूँ चरण सहारे॥
lajja meri hatha tihare| pa.da hu.n charana sahare||
Verse 22 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
या विधि अरज करे तन मन से। छूटत रोग शोक सब तन से॥
ya vidhi araja kare tana mana se| chutata roga shoka saba tana se||
Verse 23 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
मेंहदीपुर अवतार लिया है। भक्तों का दुःख दूर किया है॥
memhadipura avatara liya hai| bhaktom ka duhkha dura kiya hai||
Verse 24 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
रोगी, पागल सन्तति हीना। भूत व्याधि सुत अरु धन छीना॥
rogi, pagala santati hina| bhuta vyadhi suta aru dhana china||
Verse 25 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
जो जो तेरे द्वारे आते। मन वांछित फल पा घर जाते॥
jo jo tere dvare ate| mana vamchita phala pa ghara jate||
Verse 26 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
महिमा भूतल पर है छाई। भक्तों ने है लीला गाई॥
mahima bhutala para hai chai| bhaktom ne hai lila gai||
Verse 27 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
महन्त गणेश पुरी तपधारी। पूजा करते तन मन वारी॥
mahanta ganesha puri tapadhari| puja karate tana mana vari||
Verse 28 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
हाथों में ले मुगदर घोटे। दूत खड़े रहते हैं मोटे॥
hathom mem le mugadara ghote| duta kha.de rahate haim mote||
Verse 29 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
लाल देह सिन्दूर बदन में। काँपत थर-थर भूत भवन में॥
lala deha sindura badana mem| ka.npata thara-thara bhuta bhavana mem||
Verse 30 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
जो कोई प्रेतराज चालीसा। पाठ करत नित एक अरु बीसा॥
jo koi pretaraja chalisa| patha karata nita eka aru bisa||
Verse 31 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
प्रातः काल स्नान करावै। तेल और सिन्दूर लगावै॥
pratah kala snana karavai| tela aura sindura lagavai||
Verse 32 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
चन्दन इत्र फुलेल चढ़ावै। पुष्पन की माला पहनावै॥
chandana itra phulela chaढ़avai| pushpana ki mala pahanavai||
Verse 33 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
ले कपूर आरती उतारै। करै प्रार्थना जयति उचारै॥
le kapura arati utarai| karai prarthana jayati ucharai||
Verse 34 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
उनके सभी कष्ट कट जाते। हर्षित हो अपने घर जाते॥
unake sabhi kashta kata jate| harshita ho apane ghara jate||
Verse 35 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
इच्छा पूरण करते जनकी। होती सफल कामना मन की॥
ichcha purana karate janaki| hoti saphala kamana mana ki||
Verse 36 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
भक्त कष्टहर अरिकुल घातक। ध्यान धरत छूटत सब पातक॥
bhakta kashtahara arikula ghataka| dhyana dharata chutata saba pataka||
Verse 37 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
जय जय जय प्रेताधिप जय। जयति भुपति संकट हर जय॥
jaya jaya jaya pretadhipa jaya| jayati bhupati samkata hara jaya||
Verse 38 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
जो नर पढ़त प्रेत चालीसा। रहत न कबहूँ दुख लवलेशा॥
jo nara paढ़ta preta chalisa| rahata na kabahu.n dukha lavalesha||
Verse 39 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
कह भक्त ध्यान धर मन में। प्रेतराज पावन चरणन में॥
kaha bhakta dhyana dhara mana mem| pretaraja pavana charanana mem||
Verse 40 of the Pretraj Chalisa – praise of Pretraj Sarkar in the Chalisa structure.
दुष्ट दलन जग अघ हरन, समन सकल भव शूल।
dushta dalana jaga agha harana, samana sakala bhava shula|
Closing doha sealing the recitation.
जयति भक्त रक्षक प्रबल, प्रेतराज सुख मूल॥
jayati bhakta rakshaka prabala, pretaraja sukha mula||
Closing doha sealing the recitation.
Why this chalisa
What the Pretraj Chalisa is recited for, and what people turn to it for.
Daily anchor for Pretraj Sarkar-bhakti
Many homes recite the Pretraj 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
Saturday & Tuesday and the major Pretraj Sarkar 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. Pretraj Sarkar is the trinity-deity at Mehandipur Balaji (Rajasthan) where afflicted devotees seek healing for ghost/spirit-possession
For pilgrim recitation
The Chalisa is recited during pilgrimage to the major Pretraj Sarkar shrines.
For households where Pretraj Sarkar is the kuldevta
For households where Pretraj Sarkar is the family deity, the Chalisa is the daily morning prayer and a central rite during family events.
Origin
The Pretraj Chalisa is the household-tradition Chalisa of Pretraj Sarkar. The text is generally placed in the late 19th to early 20th century CE; many published copies attribute it simply to tradition. Pretraj Sarkar is the trinity-deity at Mehandipur Balaji (Rajasthan) where afflicted devotees seek healing for ghost/spirit-possession
Pretraj Sarkar is honoured in the wider Hindu tradition with festivals, pilgrimage shrines, and household worship. The Chalisa makes Pretraj Sarkar-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 Pretraj Sarkar'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 Salasar Balaji Chalisa, Kaal Bhairav Chalisa, and Hanuman 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 South. Traditional offerings to Pretraj Sarkar: red flowers, akshat (rice), fruits, ghee diya, dhoop. Traditional offerings include red flowers, fruits, ghee diya, dhoop. Specific to Pretraj Sarkar traditions.
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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. Recite with attention to the Pretraj Sarkar devotional emphasis as outlined in the verses.
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After
Sit quietly with eyes closed for a moment. End with the bija mantra of Pretraj Sarkar if known.
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Daily practice and special days
Saturday & Tuesday is auspicious. Saturdays, Pretraj Sarkar Mela are the central recitation periods. Many devotees do 11 paaths during festivals.