Sri Vishnu Chalisa
By
Sri Sundar Das of Tivari
Village
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
( Vishnu Chalisa is a prayer in forty Hindi
verses addressed to Lord Vishnu. I have
taken the text from http://www.ganesh.us/chalisa/vishnu-chalisa.html. This prayer has been translated several times in the
web. Some of them are http://www.mantraonnet.com/vishnu-chaalisa.html
And http://knol.google.com/k/munindra-misra/sri-vishnu-chalisa-english-hindi/1ac8r252a8rvj/17#)
1.Jai jai jai shri jagat
pati, jagadadhar anant
Vishveshvar akhilesh aj, Sarveshvar Bhagvant.
Victory, Victory to the Lord of the
world ,
The one who carries the world and is the
endless one
Lord of the universe, Lord of everywhere,
He who was not born , Lord of all
beings and God.
2.Jai jai Dhranidhar shruti sagar
jayati Gadadhar sadgun agar.
Victory, victory to the one who carries the earth, The ocean
of Vedas,
Victory to holder of mace , the top among good natured ones,
3.Shri Vasudev Devaki
nandan
Vasudev, nasan-bhav-phandan.
The son of Vasudeva and Devaki ,
And Krishna who cuts off ties of birth.
4.Namo-namo
sacharachar-svami
paranbrahma prabhu namo namo namami.
Salutations and salutations to the lord
of all beings,
Salutations and salutations to the Lord
who is the divine Brahmam.
5.Namo-namo Tribhuvan pati
Ish
Kamala pati keshav yogish.
Salutations and salutations to the God
who is the lord of the three worlds,
Consort of Lakshmi , Kesava and the
Lord of Yogis.
6.Garudadhvaj aj, bhav
bhai hari
Murlidhar Hari Madan murari.
He who has Garuda on his flag , remover
of fear of birth,
He who carries flute, Hari, the very
attractive killer of Mura,
7.Narayan shripati
Purshottam
Padmanabhi narhari sarvottam.
He who is Narayana, consort of Lakshmi
, the best among Purushas,
He who has lotus in his belly , the man
lion and the best of all gods.
8.Jai Madhav Mukuud,vanamali,
khal dal mardan, daman-kuchali.
Victory to Madhava, Mukunda and he who
wears forest garlands,
He beats the groups of bad ones and punishes those with bad habits,
9.Jai aganit indniya
sarangdhar
vishva rup Vaman anand kar.
Victory to one who has countless sense
organs ,
One who carries Saranga the bow,
Personification of universe , dwarf
one
And one who makes us happy
10.Jai jai
lokadhyaksh-dhananijai
sahastragya Jaganath jayati jai.
Victory to him who
presides over the world and Lord Vishnu,
The expert on Vedas , lord
of the universe, victory to you.
11.Jai Madhusudan anupam
anan
jayati Vayu-vahan vajra kanan.
Victory to killer of Madhu
, and incomparable joy ,
Victory to him who rides
on air and the thunderbolt to forests.
12. Jai Govind Janardan
deva
shubh phal lahat gahat tav seva.
Victory to God Govinda and
Janardhana ,
Service to you would bring
in good results.
13.Shyam saroruh sam tan
sohat
darsha karat, sur nar muni mohat.
Your body which is black
like a dark lotus,
Is being seen by devas, men and sages .
13.Bhal vishal mukut shir
sajat
ura vaijanti mal virajat.
You have broad forehead and
Your head is finely decorated by a crown,
And your chest shines with
the garland Vaijayanthi.
14,Tirchhi Bhrikuti chap
janu dhare
tin-tar nain kamal arunare.
Your arched eye brow looks
like a bow,
And the eyes below are
like the red lotus flowers.
15. Nasha chibuk kapol
manohar
mridu muskan kunj adharan par.
Your nose, chin and cheeks
are very pretty,
And so are your lips
with a soft smile .
16.Janu mani pankti dashan
man bhavan
basan pit tan param suhavan.
Your set of teeth , set
like a row of gems is bewitching,
And your body dressed in
yellow is indeed charming.
17.Rup chaturbhuj bhushit
bhushan
varad hast, mochan bhav dushan.
Your form with four hands
decorated by ornaments,
And your blessing hands
remove sins and lead to freedom.
18.Kanjarun sam kartal
sundar
sukh samuh gun madhur samundar.
Your palms are pretty looking
like red lotus,
And leads to lot of good
and are a sweet nectar like sea.
19.Kar mahan lasit shankh
ati pyara
subhag shabda jai dene hara.
In your one great hand is
the dear conch,
Whose good sound gives rise to victory.
20.Ravi sam chakra dvitiya
kar dhare
khal dal danav sainya sanhare.
In another hand you hold a
wheel shining like Sun,
So that you can kill, host
of very bad asuras.
21.Tritiya hast mahan gada
prakashan
sada tap-traya-pap vinashan.
In your third hand the
great mace shines,
Which always removes three
types of suffering and sin.
22.Padma chaturth hath
mahah dhare
chari padarath dene hare.
In your fourth hand you hold a lotus flower,
Which gives the four goodies
viz Dharma, Wealth , passion and
salvation.
23.Vahan Garud
manogativana
tihun tyagat, jan hit Bhagvana.
You travel on Garuda who
travels as fast as mind,
Whom you forsake for the
sake of good of the people.
24.Pahunchi tahan pat
rakhat svami
ko Hari sam bhaktan anugami.
You reach there , where
you are needed,
For who in the world can
follow their devotees like Hari.
25.Dhani-dhani mahima
again ananta
dhanya bhaktavatsal Bhagvanta.
Blessed is your greatness
which is beyond senses and endless
Blessed are you who loves
your devotees.
26.Jab-jab surahin asur
dukhdinha
taba tab prakati, kasht Hari linha.
Whenever asuras gave
trouble to devas,
At all those times you
came and removed their problems.
27.Sab sur-muni Brahmadi
Maheshu
sahi na sakyo ati kathin kaleshu
28.Tab tahan dhari bahu
rup nirantar
mardyo-dal danvahi bhayahkar.
When devas , sages ,
Brahma and Shiva,
Were not able to bear their difficulties,
Then you assumed very many different forms,
And permanently destroyed
those fearsome asuras.
29.Shaiyya shesh, Sindhu
bich sajit
sang Lakshmi sada-virajit.
30.Puran shakti
dhanya-dhan-khani
anand bhakti bharani sukh dani.
Your bed was Adhi sesha,
spread out on the sea,
And with you forever
shined Goddess Lakshmi,
With full powers , Who is
the mine of blessed wealth ,
And giver of joy, devotion
, pleasure and wealth.
31.Jasu virad nigamagam
gavat
sharad shesh par nahin pavat.
You are the one whose fame
is sung by Vedas and shastras ,
But even Adhi Sesha and
Sarswathi cannot find your end.
32.Rema Radhika Siya sukh
dhama
sohi Vishnu Krishna aru Rama.
You gave joy to Lakshmi ,.
Radha and Sita,
In your forms of Vishnu,
Krishna and Rama respectively.
33.Aganit rup anup apara
nirgun sagun svarup tumhara.
Innumerable, incomparable and great
are your forms,
They are also forms
with and without quality.
34.Nahin kachhu bhed ved
as bhashat
bhaktan se nahin antar rakhat.
For the Vedas there is no
difference between them,
And there is also no
difference between you and your devotees.
35.Shri
Prayag-Durvasa-dhama
Sundardas Tivari grama.
36.Jag hit lagi tumahin
Jagdisha
nij-mati rachyo Vishnu-chalisa.
Oh Lord, this Vishnu
Chalisa was composed,
By Sundardas of Tivari
village to his best of ability,
At the hermitage of
Durvasa,
For the good of the world.
37.Jo chit dai nit padhat
padhavat
puran bhakti shakti sarsavat.
38.Ati sukh vasat, ruj rin
nasat
vaibhav vikashat, sumati prakashat.
Those who with devotion
read this,
Or make others read it will be blessed,
With full devotion ,
strength and knowledge.
They would live with great
happiness,
Recover completely from
diseases and debt,
Would become wealthy and
get good thoughts.
39.Avat sukh, gavat shruti
sharada,
bhashat Vyas-bachan rishi Narad.
40.Milat subhag phal shok
nasavat
ant samaya jan Han pad pavat.
Pleasures would come, sings Goddess Saraswathi,
So also tell sage
Vyasa and sage Narada,
Sorrows will vanish good
will come,
And at the end people
would get salvation.
Doha
Prem sahit gahi dhyan
mahan, hridai bicha Jagdish,
Arpit Shaligram kahan, kari Tulasi nit shish.
Kshan bhangur tanu jani, kari ahankar parihar.
Sar rup Ishvar lakhai, taji asar sansar,
Satya shodh kari ur gahai, ek Brahma Onkar,
Atma bodh hovai tabai, milai mukti ke dvar.
Shanti aur sadbhav kahan, jab ur phulahin phul,
Chalisa phal lahahin jan, rahahi Ish anukul.
Ek path jan nit karai, Vishnu dev chalis,
Jai Sri Vishnu !
Char padarath navahun nidhi, deyan Dvarikadhis
This prayer should be sung
with love ,
After making the great
Lord sit in your heart,
Basil flowers should be
offered to Shaligram,
Understanding that the body is transient you should leave out all pride,
And then Know that the
lord is the only reality and the world
is due to him,
Also do basic
study on truth and find that “Om” is Brahmam,
And then you will understand
who you are and Would reach the gates of
salvation,
And if peace and goodwill
are there , You would definitely get the
fruits,
And if you know these forty verses, God will be on your side.
If these forty verses are
read daily and you wish victory to
Vishnu,
The Lord Of Dwaraka would
give you four rewards and nine treasures.