Vishnu Chalisa

The Vaishnavites orthe followers of Sri Hari Vishnu believe the reciting the Vishnu Chalisa is the simplest means of invoking the lord. The Sri Vishnu Chalisa is composed in Sanskrit and essentially sings the praises of the "Paalanhaar" (sustainer & preserver) Sri Vishnu. In the Vishnu Chalisa he is hailed as the God of the Universe - the Supreme Being. The Lord is addressed as Sri Krishna, so far his last incarnation as a mortal on earth. He is called the lovable child of Devaki and Vasudev, as beautiful as the stunning lotus flower the one who fulfills all wishes of his devotees. In the Vishnu Chalisa a devotee also praises the physical form of Sri Hari Vishnu, his four arms adorned with lotus, a mace, a conch and a discus. Sung in innumerable tunes, Sri Vishnu Chalisa will undoubtedly take a devotee to a higher pedestal of spirituality.

II Jai jai jai shri jagat pati, jagatadhar anant
Vishveshvar akhilesh aj, sarveshvar bhagvant II

Jai jai dhranidhar shruti sagar
Jayati gadadhar sadgun aagar

Shri vaasudev devaki nandan
Vaasudev, nasan-bhav-phandan

Namo-namo sacharachar-svaami
Paranbrahma prabhu namo namo namami

Namo-namo tribhuvan pati ish
Kamalaa pati keshav yogish

Garudadhvaj aj, bhav bhai hari
Murlidhar hari madan muraari

Narayan shripati purushottam
Padmanabhi narhari sarvottam

Jai maadhav mukuud,
Vanmali khal dal mardan, daman-kuchali

Jai aganit indniya sarangdhar
Vishva rupa vaman anand kar

Jai jai lokadhyaksh-dhananijai
Sahastragya Jagannath jayati jai

Jai madhusudan anupam anan
Jayati vaayu-vahan vajra kanan

Jai govind janaardan deva
Shubh phal lahat gahat tav seva

Shyam saroruh sam tan sohat
Darsha karat, sur nar muni mohat

Bhai vishaal mukut shir sajat
Ur vaijanti mal virajat

Tirchhi bhrikuti chap janu dhare
Tin-tar nain kamal arunaare

Nasha chibuk kapol manohar
Mridu muskaan kunj adharan par

Janu mani pankti dashan man bhavan
Basan pit tan param suhaavan

Rupa chaturbhuj bhushit bhushan
Varad hast, mochan bhav dushan

Kanjarun sam kartal sundar
Sukh samuh gun madhur samundar

Kar mahan lasit shankh ati pyara
Subhag shabda jai dene hara

Ravi sam chakra dvitiya kar dhaare
Khal dal danav sainya sanhare

Tritiya hast mahan gada prakaashan
Sadaa tap-traya-pap vinashan

Padma chaturth hath mahah dhare
Chari padarath dene hare

Vaahan garud manogativana
Tihun tyagat, jan hit bhagvana

Pahunchi tahan pat rakhat svami
Ko hari sam bhaktan anugami

Dhani-dhani mahima again ananta
Dhanya bhaktavatsal bhagvanta

Jab-jab surahin asur dukhdinha
Taba tab prakati, kasht hari linha

Sab sur-muni brahmadi maheshu
Sahi na sakyo ati kathin kaleshu

Tab tahan dhari bahu rup nirantar
Mardyo-dal danvahi bhayahkar

Shaiyya shesh, sindhu bich sajit
Sang Lakshmi sada-virajit

Puran shakti dhanya-dhan-khani
Anand bhakti bharani sukh dani

Jasu virad nigamagam gaavat
Sharad shesh par nahin pavat

Rama radhika siya sukh dhama
Sohi vishnu krishna aru rama

Aganit rup anup apara
Nirgun sagun svarup tumhara

Naahin kachhu bhed ved as bhashat
Bhaktan se nahin antar rakhat

Shri prayaag-durvasa-dhama
Sundardas tivari grama

Jag hit lagi tumahin jagdisha
Nij-mati rachyo vishnu-chalisa

Jo chit dai nit padhat padhavat
Puran bhakti shakti sarsavat

Ati sukh vasat, ruj rin nasat
Vaibhav vikashat, sumati prakashat

Avat sukh, gavat shruti sharad
Bhashat vyas-bachan nishi narad

Milat subhag phal shok nasavat
Ant sainaya jan han pad pavat

IIDohaII
Prem sahit gahi dhyaan mahan, hridai bich jagdish,
Arpit shaaligram kahan, kari tulasi nit shish
Kshan bhangur tanu jani, kari ahankar parihar
Sar rup ishvar lakhai, taji asar sansaar,
Satya shodh kari ur gahai, ek brahma onkaar,
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,
Char padarath navahun nidhi, deyan dwarikadhis.

Jai sri vishnu !