Lalita Mata Chalisa

Hail, hail, hail, Mother Lalita; your virtues and glory are renowned.

You are the beautiful goddess Tripureshwari; gods, men, sages serve your feet.

You are blissful, ending woes; giver of joy, defeater of calamity.

Destroyer of delusion and demons; delighting devotees, spreading light.

Primal power in Shri Vidya’s form; mistress of chakras, matchless-bodied.

Heart-dwelling saviour of devotees, crusher of many woes and perils.

The ten wisdoms are your form; Shri Chandreshwari, Naimisha’s beloved.

Dhumavati, Bagala, Bhairavi, Tara; Bhuvaneshwari, Kamala in expanse.

Shodashi, Chhinnamasta, Matangi — Lalita’s powers attend you.

Lalita, your brow is radiant; you manage devotees’ affairs.

Whenever heavy perils came, you saved devotees from them.

Whoever won your grace saw everything succeed.

End our perils, great Mother; devotees hope only in you.

Tripureshwari, Shailaja, Bhavani; hail, hail, hail, Shiva’s queen.

All yogis gain yogic powers, enjoying great bliss.

Winning your grace, Mother, life turns joyful.

You adopted the suffering — even great fools who sought no refuge.

Whomever you glanced at gained wealth and every joy.

Hail primal power, beloved of Tripura; hail, hail, great power, fear-ender.

Clan-yogini in Kundalini form; Lalita, your play is matchless.

Great Maheshwari, grant great power; Tripura-Sundari, grant constant devotion.

Great blissful gracious one, granting speech to the mute.

Sharing will, wisdom, action, one grows loving in service.

Whoever sings your virtues, Lalita — no woe torments them.

All-blissful garlanded in flame, wielding every power.

Whoever came to your refuge, Mother, saw every peril ended.

Drawer of names, drawer of cares; all-enchanter, raining every joy.

Your glory is world-renowned; you are the merciful world-mother.

Lalita, giver of all fortunes, joy-giver graced with mercy.

You grant bliss, joy, wealth, ending dreadful woes.

Whoever meditates on you with heart at once gains heart’s desires.

You are Lakshmi, Durga, Kali; you are Sharada, discus-and-skull bearer.

Dwelling at the root-base, hail, hail; journeying to the crown, hail, hail.

Piercer of the six chakras, guarding everyone.

Yogis, enjoyers, wrathful, lustful — all are your servants and followers.

You ferry everyone across, Mother, showing mercy to all.

Hemavati, Uma, Brahmani, rending Bhandasura’s heart.

Ender of all perils, support of all, delivering even crooked heretics.

Moon-crested Naimisha-dweller, grace us, Lalita, sin-ender.

Show devotees your vision, swiftly ending doubts and fears.

Whoever reads the Lalita Chalisa finds joy, bliss, lordship.

Upon whom peril falls — reciting ends the peril.

Reciting twenty-one times with focus fulfils every desire.

The sonless gain children’s joy; the poor turn wealthy, singing virtues.

Whoever recites in this way sheds sorrow’s bonds in joy.

Jitendra Chandra Bharatiya declares: reading the Chalisa brings joy.

Know this the simplest remedy: resolved in heart, it succeeds.

Lalita dwells in the heart, granting powers through the Lalita Chalisa.

Lalita, Mother, now show mercy, perfect every deed; bowing the head in faith, we salute you.