𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌸𑌾
Parvati Chalisa in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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The Parvati Chalisa is a popular forty-verse Hindi hymn in praise of Parvati, the Mountain-Goddess. Drawing on the Puranas and the Shiva–Parvati cycle (notably the Shiva Purana and Kalidasa's Kumarasambhava), it celebrates her birth as Himalaya's daughter, her legendary penance to win Shiva, and her forms as Gauri, Uma, Kali and Annapurna. It is widely recited by devotees of the Divine Mother and by those seeking marital and domestic happiness.
✦ As told in scripture
Tradition holds that Parvati's penance was so intense that the sages who came to test her resolve could not move her from it, and the gods themselves came to grant her boon. Devotees believe that sincere recitation of this chalisa, like Parvati's own devotion, removes obstacles to marriage, restores harmony between estranged couples, and brings the protective grace of the Divine Mother to the household.
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॥ 𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌾 ॥ 𑌜𑌯 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿 𑌤𑌨𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌜𑍇, 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿। 𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀, 𑌅𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍇! 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿! 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿॥
|| Doha || Jaya Giri Tanaye Dakshaje, Shambhu Priye Gunakhani. Ganapati Janani Parvati, Ambe! Shakti! Bhavani.
Meaning:Victory to Parvati, daughter of the mountain, born of Daksha, beloved of Shambhu, a treasure of virtues; mother of Ganapati, O Amba, O Shakti, O Bhavani! Even Brahma cannot fathom your mystery; the five-faced Shiva ever meditates on you, the six-faced Kartikeya cannot fully sing your praise, and the thousand-tongued Shesha labours in vain to describe you.
॥ 𑌚𑍗𑌪𑌾𑌈 ॥ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑍇𑌦 𑌨 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑌰𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍇। 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌬𑌦𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌕𑍋 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍇॥ 𑌷𑌡𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌕𑌹𑌿 𑌨 𑌸𑌕𑌤 𑌯𑌶 𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍋। 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌬𑌦𑌨 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌮 𑌕𑌰𑌤 𑌘𑌨𑍇𑌰𑍋॥
|| Chaupai || Brahma Bheda Na Tumharo Pave. Panchabadana Nita Tumako Dhyave. Shadmukha Kahi Na Sakata Yasha Tero. Sahasabadana Shrama Karata Ghanero.
Meaning:The chalisa lovingly describes the Goddess's beauty — her coral lips, dark beautiful eyes, saffron-marked forehead, golden garments and jewelled throne worshipped by Indra and all beings. It tells how, through her ancient merit, she won Shiva, the lord of the three worlds, as her husband, though he rides an old bull, dwells in cremation grounds and wears serpents as ornaments. It recounts how Shiva drank the halahala poison to save the gods and became Nilakantha, and how Parvati, as his consort, destroys sins and bestows auspiciousness. It names her Gauri, Uma, Shankari, Kali and Annapurna, the sustainer of the world, and narrates her severe penance — taking no food, water or air until only bones remained — by which she won the name Uma and the boon of Shiva as husband. Whoever recites this chalisa, the Lord grants them wealth, progeny and happiness; O Parvati, remain ever the boon-giver to your devotees.
𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍋 𑌪𑌾𑌰 𑌨 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌤 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾। 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑌿𑌤 𑌸𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾॥ 𑌅𑌧𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌲 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍇। 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌯 𑌨𑌯𑌨 𑌕𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍇॥
Tero Para Na Pavata Mata. Sthita Raksha Laya Hita Sajata. Adhara Pravala Sadrisha Arunare. Ati Kamaniya Nayana Kajarare.
𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤 𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌿𑌤 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌰। 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌮 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰॥ 𑌕𑌨𑌕 𑌬𑌸𑌨 𑌕𑌂𑌚𑍁𑌕𑌿 𑌸𑌜𑌾𑌯𑍇। 𑌕𑌟𑌿 𑌮𑍇𑌖𑌲𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯 𑌲𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍇॥
Lalita Lalata Vilepita Keshara. Kunkuma Akshata Shobha Manohara. Kanaka Basana Kanchuki Sajaye. Kati Mekhala Divya Laharaye.
𑌕𑌂𑌠 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌰 𑌹𑌾𑌰 𑌕𑍀 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌾। 𑌜𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌖𑌿 𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌾॥ 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣 𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤 𑌛𑌵𑌿 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌆𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣 𑌕𑍀 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍀॥
Kantha Madara Hara Ki Shobha. Jahi Dekhi Sahajahi Mana Lobha. Balaruna Ananta Chhavi Dhari. Abhushana Ki Shobha Pyari.
𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌜𑌡़𑌿𑌤 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨। 𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌨॥ 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤। 𑌜𑌗 𑌮𑍃𑌗 𑌨𑌾𑌗 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌰𑌵 𑌕𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤॥
Nana Ratna Jadita Sinhasana. Tapara Rajati Hari Chaturanana. Indradika Parivara Pujita. Jaga Mriga Naga Yaksha Rava Kujita.
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌶 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯। 𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 𑌸𑌕𑌲 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌂𑌬 𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌅𑌣𑍁-𑌅𑌣𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌉𑌜𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍀॥
Giri Kailasha Nivasini Jaya Jaya. Kotika Prabha Vikasini Jaya Jaya. Tribhuvana Sakala Kutumba Tihari. Anu-Anu Manh Tumhari Ujiyari.
𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇𑌶! 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 𑌕𑍇 𑌜𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌰𑌖𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍇॥ 𑌉𑌨𑌸𑍋 𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌹 𑌜𑌬। 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌨 𑌉𑌦𑌿𑌤 𑌭𑌏 𑌤𑌬॥
Hain Mahesha Pranesha! Tumhare. Tribhuvana Ke Jo Nita Rakhavare. Unaso Pati Tum Prapta Kinha Jaba. Sukrita Puratana Udita Bhae Taba.
𑌬𑍂𑌢़𑌾 𑌬𑍈𑌲 𑌸𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌕𑍀। 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌕𑍋𑌉 𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌕𑍀॥ 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰। 𑌆𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣 𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌂𑌗 𑌭𑌯𑌂𑌕𑌰॥
Budha Baila Savari Jinaki. Mahima Ka Gave Kou Tinaki. Sada Shmashana Vihari Shankara. Abhushana Hain Bhujanga Bhayankara.
𑌕𑌂𑌠 𑌹𑌲𑌾𑌹𑌲 𑌕𑍋 𑌛𑌵𑌿 𑌛𑌾𑌈। 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌂𑌠 𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑌦𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑌾𑌈॥ 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑌗𑌨 𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑌿𑌤 𑌅𑌸 𑌕𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌹𑍋𑌂। 𑌵𑌿𑌷 𑌲𑍈 𑌆𑌪𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌹𑍋𑌂॥
Kantha Halahala Ko Chhavi Chhai. Nilakantha Ki Padavi Pai. Deva Magana Ke Hita Asa Kinhon. Visha Lai Apu Tinahin Ami Dinhon.
𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍀 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌛𑌵𑌿 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀॥ 𑌦𑍇𑌖𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌸𑍗𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍋। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 𑌚𑌕𑌿𑌤 𑌬𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍋॥
Taki Tum Patni Chhavi Dharini. Durita Vidarini Mangalakarini. Dekhi Parama Saundarya Tiharo. Tribhuvana Chakita Banavanaharo.
𑌭𑌯 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾। 𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌯 𑌹𑍈 𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲 𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾॥ 𑌸𑍗𑌤 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁 𑌪𑌹𑌂 𑌆𑌈। 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜 𑌛𑍋𑌡़𑌿 𑌸𑍋 𑌧𑌾𑌈॥
Bhaya Bhita So Mata Ganga. Lajjamaya Hai Salila Taranga. Sauta Samana Shambhu Pahn Ai. Vishnu Padabja Chhodi So Dhai.
𑌤𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑍋𑌂 𑌕𑌮𑌲 𑌬𑌦𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌝𑌾𑌯𑍋। 𑌲𑌖𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑍀𑌶 𑌚𑌢़𑌾𑌯𑍋॥ 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌅𑌭𑌯 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌅𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Tehi Kon Kamala Badana Murajhayo. Lakhi Satvara Shiva Shisha Chadhayo. Nityananda Kari Varadayini. Abhaya Bhakta Kara Nita Anapayini.
𑌅𑌖𑌿𑌲 𑌪𑌾𑌪 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌪 𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍀। 𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀॥ 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌯𑍀। 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧 𑌪𑍀𑌠 𑌤𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌆𑌪𑍁 𑌬𑌨𑌾𑌯𑍀॥
Akhila Papa Trayatapa Nikandani. Maheshvari Himalaya Nandini. Kashi Puri Sada Mana Bhayi. Siddha Pitha Tehi Apu Banayi.
𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀। 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌦 𑌸𑌨𑍇𑌹 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀॥ 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯 𑌅𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍇। 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧 𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍇॥
Bhagavati Pratidina Bhiksha Datri. Kripa Pramoda Saneha Vidhatri. Ripukshaya Karini Jaya Jaya Ambe. Vacha Siddha Kari Avalambe.
𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀 𑌉𑌮𑌾 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍀। 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌜𑌗 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍀॥ 𑌸𑌬 𑌜𑌨 𑌕𑍀 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀। 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑌤𑍀॥
Gauri Uma Shankari Kali. Annapurna Jaga Pratipali. Saba Jana Ki Ishvari Bhagavati. Patiprana Parameshvari Sati.
𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌠𑌿𑌨 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍀𑌨𑍀। 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦 𑌸𑍋𑌂 𑌜𑌬 𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌲𑍀𑌨𑍀॥ 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌨 𑌨𑍀𑌰 𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁 𑌅𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾। 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌨 𑌭𑌯𑌉 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾॥
Tumane Kathina Tapasya Kini. Narada Son Jaba Shiksha Lini. Anna Na Nira Na Vayu Ahara. Asthimatra Tana Bhayau Tumhara.
𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌘𑌾𑌸 𑌕𑍋 𑌖𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌯𑌉। 𑌉𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑌬 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌉॥ 𑌤𑌪 𑌬𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌿 𑌋𑌷𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌤 𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍇। 𑌲𑌗𑍇 𑌡𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌡𑌿𑌗𑍀 𑌨 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇॥
Patra Ghasa Ko Khadya Na Bhayau. Uma Nama Taba Tumane Payau. Tapa Biloki Rishi Sata Padhare. Lage Digavana Digi Na Hare.
𑌤𑌬 𑌤𑌵 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌉। 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌋𑌷𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌜 𑌗𑍇𑌹 𑌸𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌉॥ 𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌸 𑌤𑌬 𑌆𑌏। 𑌵𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑌚𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌏॥
Taba Tava Jaya Jaya Jaya Ucchareu. Saptarishi Nija Geha Sidhareu. Sura Vidhi Vishnu Pasa Taba Ae. Vara Dene Ke Vachana Sunae.
𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌉𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌰 𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌮 𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍋। 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑌤 𑌜𑌗 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 𑌜𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍋॥ 𑌏𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌹𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍋𑌊 𑌗𑌏। 𑌸𑍁𑌫𑌲 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌲𑌏॥
Mange Uma Vara Pati Tum Tinaso. Chahata Jaga Tribhuvana Nidhi Jinaso. Evamastu Kahi Te Dou Gae. Suphala Manoratha Tumane Lae.
𑌕𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌹 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌸𑍋𑌂 𑌹𑍇 𑌭𑌾𑌮𑌾। 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑌹𑌾𑌈 𑌹𑌰 𑌕𑍀 𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌾॥ 𑌜𑍋 𑌪𑌢़𑌿𑌹𑍈 𑌜𑌨 𑌯𑌹 𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌸𑌾। 𑌧𑌨 𑌜𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌦𑍇𑌇𑌹𑍈 𑌤𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌈𑌸𑌾॥
Kari Vivaha Shiva Son He Bhama. Punah Kahai Hara Ki Bama. Jo Padhihai Jana Yaha Chalisa. Dhana Jana Sukha Deihai Tehi Isa.
॥ 𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌾 ॥ 𑌕𑍂𑌟 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗 𑌶𑌿𑌰, 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿। 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌜 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑌿𑌤, 𑌰𑌹𑌹𑍁 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌿॥
|| Doha || Kuta Chandrika Subhaga Shira, Jayati Jayati Sukha Khani. Parvati Nija Bhakta Hita, Rahahu Sada Varadani.
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Benefits of Chanting Parvati Chalisa
Invokes the grace of Goddess Parvati for marital harmony and a happy married life
Recited by unmarried women and men praying for a suitable life-partner, following Parvati's own example
Bestows family happiness, progeny and domestic well-being
Destroys sins and the threefold suffering, bringing auspiciousness (mangala)
Brings the combined blessings of Shiva and Shakti when chanted with devotion
Strengthens devotion to the Divine Mother in her gentle (saumya) form
Believed to grant wealth, family and happiness as promised in the closing verse
How to Chant Parvati Chalisa
Recite after worshipping Goddess Parvati (often together with Shiva). Begin with the opening doha, recite the forty chaupais with devotion, and conclude with the closing doha. It is especially recited during Navratri, on Mondays (sacred to Shiva-Parvati), and on vows such as Teej and Hartalika undertaken for marital happiness. Married women traditionally recite it for the welfare and longevity of their husbands and families.
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