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ශ්රී වෛෂ්ණෝ දේවී චාලීසා

श्री वैष्णो देवी चालीसा in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning and evening; the nine days of Navratri·🎵 Audio included·📜 Traditional Hindi devotional chalisa
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Origin & Story

Traditional Hindi devotional chalisa · Traditional (signed 'Sharma') · Devotional era

Mata Vaishno Devi is revered as a unified form of Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati who, in the age of Kali, took her abode in a cave high in the Trikuta mountains near Katra. The Chalisa narrates her sacred story — her penance for Lord Rama, her flight from the yogi Bhairon, her nine months in the Garbhajoon cave, and her self-revelation as the Pindi — a tale retold by the millions who climb to her shrine crying 'Jai Mata Di.'

As told in scripture

It is told that the Mother granted the yogi Bhairon liberation even as she struck off his head — promising that no pilgrimage to her cave is complete without his darshan too. Pilgrims climb the Trikuta hills singing her praise, and return saying their heartfelt wishes were granted at the Pindi.

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Doha 1

ගරුඩ़ වාහිනී වෛෂ්ණවී ත්රිකුටා පර්වත ධාම . කාලී ලක්ෂ්මී සරස්වතී ශක්ති තුම්හේං ප්රණාම ..

Garuda़ vahini vaishnavi trikuta parvata dhama Kali lakshmi sarasvati shakti tumhem pranama

Meaning:गरुड़ पर सवार हे वैष्णवी, जिनका धाम त्रिकुटा पर्वत है; हे काली, लक्ष्मी और सरस्वती — हे शक्ति, मैं आपको प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Doha 2

වෛෂ්ණෝ වරදානී . කලිකාල මේං ශුභ කල්යාණී ..

Vaishno varadani Kalikala mem shubha kalyani

Meaning:जय हो वैष्णो की, वरदायिनी, कलियुग में कल्याण की शुभ दात्री।

Chaupai 1

මණි පර්වත පර ජ්යෝති තුම්හාරී . පිණ්ඩී රූප මේං හෝ අවතාරී ..

Mani parvata para jyoti tumhari Pindi rupa mem ho avatari

Meaning:मणि पर्वत पर आपकी ज्योति प्रकाशित है; आपने पिण्डी (पवित्र शिला) के रूप में अवतार लिया है।

Chaupai 2

දේවී දේවතා අංශ දියෝ හෛ . රත්නාකර ඝර ජන්ම ලියෝ හෛ ..

Devi devata amsha diyo hai Ratnakara ghara janma liyo hai

Meaning:देवताओं ने अपना अंश दिया; आपने (ऋषि) रत्नाकर के घर जन्म लिया।

Chaupai 3

කරී තපස්යා රාම කෝ පාඌං . ත්රේතා කී ශක්ති කහලාඌං ..

Kari tapasya rama ko paun Treta ki shakti kahalaun

Meaning:"मैंने राम को पाने के लिए तपस्या की; मैं त्रेता युग की शक्ति कहलाती हूँ।"

Chaupai 4

කහා රාම මණි පර්වත ජාඕ . කලියුග කී දේවී කහලාඕ ..

Kaha rama mani parvata jao Kaliyuga ki devi kahalao

Meaning:राम ने कहा: "मणि पर्वत पर जाओ; तुम कलियुग की देवी कहलाओगी।"

Chaupai 5

විෂ්ණු රූප සේ කල්කි බනකර . ලූංගා ශක්ති රූප බදලකර ..

Vishnu rupa se kalki banakara Lunga shakti rupa badalakara

Meaning:"विष्णु रूप में मैं कल्कि बनूँगा, शक्ति के रूप में बदलकर;"

Chaupai 6

තබ තක ත්රිකුටා ඝාටී ජාඕ . ගුඵා අංධේරී ජාකර පාඕ ..

Taba taka trikuta ghati jao Gupha andheri jakara pao

Meaning:"तब तक त्रिकुटा घाटी जाओ और रहने के लिए एक अँधेरी गुफा खोजो।"

Chaupai 7

කාලී ලක්ෂ්මී සරස්වතී මාං . කරේංගී රක්ෂණ පාර්වතී මාං ..

Kali lakshmi sarasvati man Karemgi rakshana parvati man

Meaning:काली, लक्ष्मी और सरस्वती — माता पार्वती — आपकी रक्षक होंगी।

Chaupai 8

බ්රහ්මා විෂ්ණු ශංකර ද්වාරේ . හනුමත භෛරෝං ප්රහරී ප්යාරේ ..

Brahma vishnu shamkara dvare Hanumata bhairom prahari pyare

Meaning:आपके द्वार पर ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और शंकर खड़े हैं; हनुमान और भैरों, प्यारे प्रहरी।

Chaupai 9

රිද්ධි සිද්ධි චංවර ඩුලාවේං . කලියුග වාසී පූජත ආවේං ..

Riddhi siddhi chanvara dulavem Kaliyuga vasi pujata avem

Meaning:रिद्धि और सिद्धि चँवर डुलाती हैं; कलियुग के वासी पूजा करने आते हैं।

Chaupai 10

පාන සුපාරී ධ්වජා නාරියල . චරණාමෘත චරණෝං කා නිර්මල ..

Pana supari dhvaja nariyala Charanamrita charanom ka nirmala

Meaning:पान, सुपारी, ध्वजा और नारियल, और आपके चरणों का निर्मल चरणामृत (अर्पित किया जाता है)।

Chaupai 11

දියා ඵලිත වර මාං මුස්කාඊ . කරන තපස්යා පර්වත ආඊ ..

Diya phalita vara man muskai Karana tapasya parvata ai

Meaning:माता मुस्कुराईं और फलदायी वरदान दिया; वे तपस्या करने पर्वत पर आईं।

Chaupai 12

කලිකාල කී භඩ़කී ජ්වාලා . ඉක දින අපනා රූප නිකාලා ..

Kalikala ki bhada़ki jvala Ika dina apana rupa nikala

Meaning:जब कलियुग की ज्वाला भड़की, एक दिन उन्होंने अपना सच्चा रूप प्रकट किया।

Chaupai 13

කන්යා බන නගරෝටා ආඊ . යෝගී භෛරෝං දියා දිඛාඊ ..

Kanya bana nagarota ai Yogi bhairom diya dikhai

Meaning:कन्या का रूप धारण कर वे नगरोटा आईं; योगी भैरों ने उन्हें देख लिया।

Chaupai 14

රූප දේඛ සුන්දර ලලචායා . පීඡේ පීඡේ භාගා ආයා ..

Rupa dekha sundara lalachaya Pichhe pichhe bhaga aya

Meaning:उनका सुन्दर रूप देखकर वह ललचा गया, और पीछे-पीछे भागता आया।

Chaupai 15

කන්යාඕං කේ සාථ මිලී මාං . කෞල කංදෞලී තභී චලී මාං ..

Kanyaom ke satha mili man Kaula kamdauli tabhi chali man

Meaning:माता कन्याओं के साथ मिल गईं; फिर कौल कंदौली से आगे चलीं।

Chaupai 16

දේවා මාඊ දර්ශන දීනා . පවන රූප හෝ ගඊ ප්රවීණා ..

Deva mai darshana dina Pavana rupa ho gai pravina

Meaning:लांगुर (वीर) ने दर्शन दिया; वे पवन का रूप लेकर प्रवीण (तीव्र) हो गईं।

Chaupai 17

නවරාත්රෝං මේං ලීලා රචාඊ . භක්ත ශ්රීධර කේ ඝර ආඊ ..

Navaratrom mem lila rachai Bhakta shridhara ke ghara ai

Meaning:नवरात्रों में उन्होंने लीला रचाई; वे भक्त श्रीधर के घर आईं।

Chaupai 18

යෝගින කෝ භණ්ඩාරා දීනා . සබනේ රුචිකර භෝජන කීනා ..

Yogina ko bhandara dina Sabane ruchikara bhojana kina

Meaning:उन्होंने योगियों को भण्डारा दिया; सबने रुचि से स्वादिष्ट भोजन किया।

Chaupai 19

මාංස මදිරා භෛරෝං මාංගී . රූප පවන කර ඉච්ඡා ත්යාගී ..

Mamsa madira bhairom mangi Rupa pavana kara ichchha tyagi

Meaning:भैरों ने मांस और मदिरा माँगी; पवन-रूप धारण कर उन्होंने (उसकी माँग त्याग दी और प्रस्थान किया)।

Chaupai 20

බාණ මාරකර ගංගා නිකාලී . පර්වත භාගී හෝ මතවාලී ..

Bana marakara gamga nikali Parvata bhagi ho matavali

Meaning:बाण चलाकर उन्होंने गंगा (बाणगंगा) निकाली; शक्ति से मतवाली होकर वे पर्वत पर भागीं।

Chaupai 21

චරණ රඛේ ඒක ශිලා ජබ . චරණ පාදුකා නාම පඩ़ා තබ ..

Charana rakhe a eka shila jaba Charana paduka nama pada़a taba

Meaning:जब उन्होंने एक शिला पर अपने चरण रखे, उस स्थान का नाम चरण पादुका पड़ा।

Chaupai 22

පීඡේ භෛරෝං ථා බලකාරී . ඡෝටී ගුඵා මේං ජාය පධාරී ..

Pichhe bhairom tha balakari Chhoti gupha mem jaya padhari

Meaning:पीछे बलशाली भैरों ने पीछा किया; वे एक छोटी गुफा (गर्भजून) में चली गईं।

Chaupai 23

නෞ මාහ තක කියා නිවාසා . චලී ඵෝඩ़කර කියා ප්රකාශා ..

Nau maha taka kiya nivasa Chali phoda़kara kiya prakasha

Meaning:वे वहाँ नौ माह रहीं, फिर उसे फोड़कर बाहर आईं, अपनी ज्योति प्रकट करती हुई।

Chaupai 24

ආද්යා ශක්ති බ්රහ්ම කුමාරී . කහලාඊ මාං ආදි කුංවාරී ..

Adya shakti brahma kumari Kahalai man adi kunvari

Meaning:आद्या शक्ति, ब्रह्म की पुत्री, माता आदि कुँवारी (नित्य कुमारी) कहलाईं।

Chaupai 25

ගුඵා ද්වාර පහුංචී මුස්කාඊ . ලාංගුර වීර නේ ආජ්ඤා පාඊ ..

Gupha dvara pahunchi muskai Lamgura vira ne ajna pai

Meaning:गुफा-द्वार पर पहुँचकर वे मुस्कुराईं; वीर लांगुर ने उनकी आज्ञा पाई।

Chaupai 26

භාගා භාගා භෛරෝං ආයා . රක්ෂා හිත නිජ ශස්ත්ර චලායා ..

Bhaga bhaga bhairom aya Raksha hita nija shastra chalaya

Meaning:भैरों भागता हुआ आया; अपनी रक्षा के लिए उसने अपना शस्त्र चलाया।

Chaupai 27

පඩ़ා ශීශ ජා පර්වත ඌපර . කියා ක්ෂමා ජා දියා උසේ වර ..

Pada़a shisha ja parvata upara Kiya kshama ja diya use vara

Meaning:उसका सिर ऊपर पर्वत पर जा गिरा; उन्होंने उसे क्षमा किया और वरदान दिया:

Chaupai 28

අපනේ සංග මේං පුජවාඌංගී . භෛරෝං ඝාටී බනවාඌංගී ..

Apane samga mem pujavaungi Bhairom ghati banavaungi

Meaning:"मैं तुम्हें अपने साथ पुजवाऊँगी; मैं भैरों की घाटी (धाम) बनवाऊँगी।"

Chaupai 29

පහලේ මේරා දර්ශන හෝගා . පීඡේ තේරා සුමරන හෝගා ..

Pahale mera darshana hoga Pichhe tera sumarana hoga

Meaning:"पहले मेरा दर्शन होगा, और उसके बाद तुम्हारा सुमिरन (पूजन)।"

Chaupai 30

බෛඨ ගඊ මාං පිණ්ඩී හෝකර . චරණෝං මේං බහතා ජල ඣර-ඣර ..

Baitha gai man pindi hokara Charanom mem bahata jala jhara-jhara

Meaning:माता पिण्डी बनकर बैठ गईं; उनके चरणों में जल अनवरत झर-झर बहता है।

Chaupai 31

චෞංසඨ යෝගිනී භෛරෝං බරවන . සප්තඍෂි කරතේ සුමරන ..

Chaumsatha yogini bhairom baravana Saptarishi a karate sumarana

Meaning:चौंसठ योगिनियाँ और भैरों सेवा करते हैं; सप्तऋषि पूजा करने आते हैं।

Chaupai 32

ඝංටා ධ්වනි පර්වත පර බාජේ . ගුඵා නිරාලී සුන්දර ලාගේ ..

Ghamta dhvani parvata para baje Gupha nirali sundara lage

Meaning:पर्वत पर घंटे की ध्वनि गूँजती है; अनुपम गुफा सुन्दर दिखती है।

Chaupai 33

භක්ත ශ්රීධර පූජන කීනා . භක්ති සේවා කා වර ලීනා ..

Bhakta shridhara pujana kina Bhakti seva ka vara lina

Meaning:भक्त श्रीधर ने पूजन किया; उसे भक्ति और सेवा का वरदान मिला।

Chaupai 34

සේවක ධ්යානූං තුමකෝ ධ්යායා . ධ්වජා චෝලා ආන චඪ़ායා ..

Sevaka dhyanun tumako dhyaya Dhvaja va chola ana chadha़aya

Meaning:आपके सेवक ध्यानू ने आपका ध्यान किया; उसने आकर ध्वजा और चोला अर्पित किया।

Chaupai 35

සිංහ සදා දර පහරා දේතා . පංජා ශේර කා දුඃඛ හර ලේතා ..

Simha sada dara pahara deta Pamja shera ka duhkha hara leta

Meaning:सिंह सदा आपके द्वार पर पहरा देता है; सिंह का पंजा सब दुःख हर लेता है।

Chaupai 36

ජම්බූ ද්වීප මහාරාජ මනායා . සිර සෝනේ කා ඡත්ර චඪ़ායා ..

Jambu dvipa maharaja manaya Sira sone ka chhatra chadha़aya

Meaning:जम्बूद्वीप के राजा ने आपका मान रखा; उसने आपके सिर पर सोने का छत्र चढ़ाया।

Chaupai 37

හීරේ කී මූරත සංග ප්යාරී . ජගේ අඛණ්ඩ ඉක ජෝත තුම්හාරී ..

Hire ki murata samga pyari Jage akhanda ika jota tumhari

Meaning:हीरे जड़ी एक प्यारी मूरत आपके संग है; आपकी एक अखण्ड ज्योति सदा जलती है।

Chaupai 38

ආශ්වින චෛත්ර නවරාතේ ආඌං . පිණ්ඩී රානී දර්ශන පාඌං ..

Ashvina chaitra navarate aun Pindi rani darshana paun

Meaning:आश्विन और चैत्र की नवरात्रों में मैं आता हूँ; पिण्डी-रानी के दर्शन पाऊँ।

Chaupai 39

සේවක ශර්මා ශරණ තිහාරී . හරෝ වෛෂ්ණෝ විපත හමාරී ..

Sevaka sharma sharana tihari Haro vaishno vipata hamari

Meaning:आपका सेवक शर्मा आपकी शरण में है; हे वैष्णो, हमारी विपत्ति हरो।

Closing Doha

කලියුග මේං මහිමා තේරී හෛ මාං අපරම්පාර . ධර්ම කී හානි හෝ රහී ප්රගට හෝ අවතාර ..

Kaliyuga mem mahima teri hai man aparampara Dharma ki hani ho rahi pragata ho avatara

Meaning:कलियुग में आपकी महिमा, हे माता, अपरम्पार है; जब धर्म की हानि होती है, आप अवतार के रूप में प्रकट होती हैं।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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වෛෂ්ණවී🔊VaishnaviMata Vaishno Devi — the Goddess of Trikuta, a unified form of Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati
ත්රිකුටා🔊TrikutaThe three-peaked mountain near Katra (Jammu) where the shrine is set
පිණ්ඩී🔊PindiThe three natural rock-forms in which the Mother is worshipped in the cave
භෛරෝං🔊BhaironBhairon Nath, the yogi who pursued the Mother and was granted a boon at her hands
ආදි කුංවාරී🔊Adi KunwariThe Eternal Virgin — a shrine on the route where the Mother meditated nine months

Benefits of Chanting श्री वैष्णो देवी चालीसा

Recited to invoke Mata Vaishno Devi — the Goddess of the Trikuta hills, a unified form of Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati — for protection, prosperity and fulfilment of wishes.

Narrates the Mother's sacred story — her penance, the Bhairon episode, the Garbhajoon cave and the Pindi — strengthening faith and devotion.

Believed to grant 'manvanchit phal' (the heart's desire) to those who come to the Mother with firm faith, and to remove obstacles, fear and calamity.

Especially powerful during Navratri (Ashvin and Chaitra), and recited by pilgrims on the yatra to the holy cave at Katra.

Chanted with the Vaishno Devi Aarti and Durga Chalisa to complete the Mother's worship.

How to Chant श्री वैष्णो देवी चालीसा

Repetitions1times
Best TimeMorning and evening; the nine days of Navratri
FaceNorth or facing the deity

After bathing, sit before an image of Mata Vaishno Devi, light a lamp and offer red flowers, a chunri and prasad. Recite the Chalisa with devotion, dwelling on the Mother's sacred story, and conclude with the Vaishno Devi Aarti and the cry 'Jai Mata Di.' It is especially recited daily through the nine days of Navratri, and by pilgrims on the yatra to the Trikuta cave.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री वैष्णो देवी चालीसा written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It is a forty-verse Hindi hymn in praise of Mata Vaishno Devi, the Goddess enshrined in the cave of the Trikuta mountains near Katra (Jammu). It narrates her sacred story and is recited for her protection, blessings and the fulfilment of wishes.
Mata Vaishno Devi is worshipped as a unified manifestation of the three great Goddesses — Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswati. She is worshipped in the form of three natural rock-forms (the Pindi) in a cave high in the Trikuta hills, drawing millions of pilgrims who climb with the cry 'Jai Mata Di.'
It may be recited daily, morning or evening, and is especially powerful through the nine days of Navratri (in Ashvin and Chaitra). Pilgrims recite it on the yatra to the holy cave.
The Chalisa tells how the yogi Bhairon Nath pursued the Mother to the Trikuta hills; she meditated nine months in the Garbhajoon cave, then emerged and, at the cave, struck off his head — yet forgave him and granted that he too would be worshipped, so a pilgrimage is complete only after visiting the Bhairon temple.
The Durga Chalisa praises Goddess Durga in her many forms, while the Vaishno Devi Chalisa is specifically devoted to Mata Vaishno Devi of Trikuta and narrates her own sacred story. Devotees often recite both, with the Vaishno Devi Aarti, during Navratri.

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