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The complete Tirupati Balaji 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.
भगवान तिरुपति बालाजी (वेंकटेश्वर) की पूजा का बहुत महत्व है। वे भगवान विष्णु के अवतार हैं और उनकी आराधना करने से भक्तों को सुख, शांति और समृद्धि प्राप्त होती है। रामानुज पदकमल का, मन में धर कर ध्यान।
bhagavana tirupati balaji (vemkateshvara) ki puja ka bahuta mahatva hai| ve bhagavana vishnu ke avatara haim aura unaki aradhana karane se bhaktom ko sukha, shamti aura samrriddhi prapta hoti hai| ram
Opening invocation – salutation to Tirumala Balaji and the framing of the Chalisa-prayer.
कलियुग में प्रत्यक्ष हैं, वेंकटेश भगवान ।। जय श्रीवेंकटेश करुणा कर ।
kaliyuga mem pratyaksha haim, vemkatesha bhagavana || jaya shrivemkatesha karuna kara |
Verse 1 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
श्रीनिवास स्वामी सुख सागर ।। जय जय तिरुपति धाम निवासी ।
shrinivasa svami sukha sagara || jaya jaya tirupati dhama nivasi |
Verse 2 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
अखिल लोक स्वामी अविनाशी ।। जय श्रीवेंकटेश भगवाना ।
akhila loka svami avinashi || jaya shrivemkatesha bhagavana |
Verse 3 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
करुणा सागर कृपा निधाना ।। सप्तगिरि शेषाचल वासी ।
karuna sagara krripa nidhana || saptagiri sheshachala vasi |
Verse 4 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
तिरुपति पर्वत शिखर निवासी ।। श्री दर्शन महिमा अति भारी ।
tirupati parvata shikhara nivasi || shri darshana mahima ati bhari |
Verse 5 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
आते नित लाखों नर नारी ।। देव ऋषि गंधर्व जगाते ।
ate nita lakhom nara nari || deva rrishi gamdharva jagate |
Verse 6 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सुप्रभात सब मिल कर गाते ।। सकल सृष्टि के प्राणी आवें ।
suprabhata saba mila kara gate || sakala srrishti ke prani avem |
Verse 7 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सुप्रभात शुभ दर्शन पावें ।। विश्वरूप दर्शन सुखकारी ।
suprabhata shubha darshana pavem || vishvarupa darshana sukhakari |
Verse 8 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
श्रीविग्रह की शोभा भारी ।। वेद पुराण शास्त्र यश गावें ।
shrivigraha ki shobha bhari || veda purana shastra yasha gavem |
Verse 9 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
अति दुर्लभ दर्शन बतलावें ।। जिन पर प्रभु कृपा करते हैं ।
ati durlabha darshana batalavem || jina para prabhu krripa karate haim |
Verse 10 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
उनको यह दर्शन मिलते हैं ।। महा विष्णु श्रीमन्नारायण ।
unako yaha darshana milate haim || maha vishnu shrimannarayana |
Verse 11 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
भक्तों के कारज सारायण ।। शेषाचल पर सदा विराजे ।
bhaktom ke karaja sarayana || sheshachala para sada viraje |
Verse 12 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
शंख चक्र कर सुन्दर साजे ।। अभय हस्त की मुद्रा प्यारी ।
shamkha chakra kara sundara saje || abhaya hasta ki mudra pyari |
Verse 13 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सफल कामना करती सारी ।। वेंकटेश प्रभु तिरुपति बाला ।
saphala kamana karati sari || vemkatesha prabhu tirupati bala |
Verse 14 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
शरणागत रक्षक प्रतिपाला ।। श्रीवैकुण्ठ लोक निज तज कर ।
sharanagata rakshaka pratipala || shrivaikuntha loka nija taja kara |
Verse 15 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
श्रीस्वामी पुष्करिणी तट पर ।। भक्त कार्य करने को आये ।
shrisvami pushkarini tata para || bhakta karya karane ko aye |
Verse 16 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
कलियुग में प्रत्यक्ष कहाये ।। स्वामी तीर्थ पुण्यप्रद पावन ।
kaliyuga mem pratyaksha kahaye || svami tirtha punyaprada pavana |
Verse 17 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
स्नान मात्र सब पाप नशावन ।। जो इसमें करते हैं स्नान ।
snana matra saba papa nashavana || jo isamem karate haim snana |
Verse 18 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
उनको मिलता पुण्य महान ।। प्रथम यहां दर्शन अधिकारी ।
unako milata punya mahana || prathama yaham darshana adhikari |
Verse 19 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
श्रीवराह स्वामी सुखकारी ।। पहले दर्शन इनका करके ।
shrivaraha svami sukhakari || pahale darshana inaka karake |
Verse 20 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
भू-वराह को प्रथम सुमिर के ।। श्रीवेंकटेश चरण चित धरना ।
bhu-varaha ko prathama sumira ke || shrivemkatesha charana chita dharana |
Verse 21 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
श्रीनिवास के दर्शन करना ।। वेंकटेश सम इस कलियुग में ।
shrinivasa ke darshana karana || vemkatesha sama isa kaliyuga mem |
Verse 22 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
अन्य देव नहीं इस जग में ।। पहले भी नहीं हुआ कहीं है ।
anya deva nahim isa jaga mem || pahale bhi nahim hua kahim hai |
Verse 23 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
आगे हो यह सत्य नहीं है ।। ‘ओऽम्’ नम: श्रीवेंकटबाला ।
age ho yaha satya nahim hai || ‘o.am’ nama: shrivemkatabala |
Verse 24 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
भक्तजनों के तुम रखवाला ।। भक्त जहां अगणित नित आते ।
bhaktajanom ke tuma rakhavala || bhakta jaham aganita nita ate |
Verse 25 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सोना चांदी नकद चढ़ाते ।। श्रद्धा से कर हुण्डी सेवा ।
sona chamdi nakada cha.dhate || shraddha se kara hundi seva |
Verse 26 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सेवा से पाते सब मेवा।। श्रीनिवास की सुन्दर मूर्ति ।
seva se pate saba meva|| shrinivasa ki sundara murti |
Verse 27 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
मनोकामना करती पूर्ति ।। दर्शन कर हर्षित सब तन मन ।
manokamana karati purti || darshana kara harshita saba tana mana |
Verse 28 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सुन्दर सुखद सुशोभित दर्शन ।। दिव्य मधुर सुन्दर प्रसाद है ।
sundara sukhada sushobhita darshana || divya madhura sundara prasada hai |
Verse 29 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
‘लड्डू’ अमृत दिव्य स्वाद है ।। महाप्रसाद दिव्य जो पाते ।
‘laddu’ amrrita divya svada hai || mahaprasada divya jo pate |
Verse 30 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
उनके पाप सभी कट जाते ।। महिमा अति प्रसाद की भारी ।
unake papa sabhi kata jate || mahima ati prasada ki bhari |
Verse 31 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
मिटती भव बाधायें सारी ।। केशर-चंदन युत चरणामृत ।
mitati bhava badhayem sari || keshara-chamdana yuta charanamrrita |
Verse 32 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
दिव्य सुगन्धित प्रभु का तीरथ ।। तीर्थ-प्रसाद भक्त जो पाते ।
divya sugandhita prabhu ka tiratha || tirtha-prasada bhakta jo pate |
Verse 33 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
आवागमन मुक्त हो जाते ।। ‘चौरासी’ में फिर नहीं आते।
avagamana mukta ho jate || ‘chaurasi’ mem phira nahim ate|
Verse 34 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
जो प्रसाद ‘लड्डू’ का पाते ।। सुख संपत्ति वांछित फल पावे ।
jo prasada ‘laddu’ ka pate || sukha sampatti vamchita phala pave |
Verse 35 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
फिर वैकुण्ठ लोक में जावे ।। ‘वें’ का अर्थ पाप बतलाया ।
phira vaikuntha loka mem jave || ‘vem’ ka artha papa batalaya |
Verse 36 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
‘कट’ का अर्थ काट दे माया ।। माया पाप काटने वाला ।
‘kata’ ka artha kata de maya || maya papa katane vala |
Verse 37 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
वेंकटेश प्रभु तिरुपति बाला ।। श्रीनिवास विष्णु अवतारा ।
vemkatesha prabhu tirupati bala || shrinivasa vishnu avatara |
Verse 38 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
महिमा जानत है जग सारा ।। जो यह श्री चालीसा गावे ।
mahima janata hai jaga sara || jo yaha shri chalisa gave |
Verse 39 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
सकल पदारथ जग के पावे ।। शब्द पुष्प श्री चरण चढ़ाकर ।
sakala padaratha jaga ke pave || shabda pushpa shri charana cha.dhakara |
Verse 40 of the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa – praise of Tirumala Balaji in the Chalisa structure.
Why this chalisa
What the Tirupati Balaji Chalisa is recited for, and what people turn to it for.
Daily anchor for Tirumala Balaji-bhakti
Many homes recite the Tirupati Balaji 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
Thursday & Saturday and the major Tirumala Balaji 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. Tirupati Balaji (Venkateswara) is the form of Vishnu at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh; one of the most-visited Hindu shrines worldwide
For pilgrim recitation
The Chalisa is recited during pilgrimage to the major Tirumala Balaji shrines.
For households where Tirumala Balaji is the kuldevta
For households where Tirumala Balaji is the family deity, the Chalisa is the daily morning prayer and a central rite during family events.
Origin
The Tirupati Balaji Chalisa is the household-tradition Chalisa of Tirupati Venkateshwara. The text is generally placed in the late 19th to early 20th century CE; many published copies attribute it simply to tradition. Tirupati Balaji (Venkateswara) is the form of Vishnu at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh; one of the most-visited Hindu shrines worldwide
Tirumala Balaji is honoured in the wider Hindu tradition with festivals, pilgrimage shrines, and household worship. The Chalisa makes Tirumala Balaji-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 Tirumala Balaji'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, Narasimha Chalisa, and Lakshmi 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 Tirumala Balaji: yellow flowers, akshat (rice), fruits, ghee diya, dhoop. Yellow flowers, tulsi leaves, basil, chandan paste. The famous Tirupati laddu is the central prasad.
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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. Tirupati Balaji is the wealthiest temple form of Vishnu; recite with the prosperity-and-Vaishnav emphasis.
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After
Sit quietly with eyes closed for a moment. End with the bija mantra of Tirumala Balaji if known.
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Daily practice and special days
Thursday & Saturday is auspicious. Brahmotsavam (Ashwin) is the 9-day annual festival. Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Margashirsha Shukla) draws lakhs of pilgrims.