Een Chalisa is een hindu devotionele hymne (stotra). De Vishwananda Chalisa is geschreven voor Paramahamsa Vishwananda en tijdens Gurupurnima bekend gemaakt.
Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda Chalisa
doha
Shaam varan mukh Chandrama
Sandal gulab sugandh
Karuna krupa ke murthi
Jai Vishwananda Bhagwan
He who is like the moon in the twilight,
From who me emanates the smell of sandalwood and roses
He who is compassion and grace personified
All glories to my Lord Vishwananda
Choupai
Jai Gurudev jai jai Vishwananda, Jai jai bhaktan ke rakhwaiya………….1
All glories to Gurudev all glories to you oh Vishwananda
All glories to Him who is the protector of the devotee
Jai ho pabhu tum hriday ke vasa, tum Peetha Nilaya Nivasa……………….2
All glories to you, the one who resides in the heart
You who is ever residing at Shrew Peetha Nilaya
Tum ho deen bandhu, tum swami, Anaathon ke naath tum antaryami……..3
You are the friend of the fallen oh master
The protector to the orphaned, you are the inner witness.
Tum hi prabhu bhakt hitkari, das ke naath aur tum hi Swami………..4
Oh prabhu you are the benefactor,
The Lord and master to your devotees
Tum ho Raam, Dashrath ke dulare
Narasimha aur tum murali wale……5
You are Ramchandra the loving child of king Dashrath
You Narasimha and the Flute player..
Hum aye prabhu sharan tumhari, Darshan Dijo prem avatari………….6
We have come to take shelter from you,
Bless us with your darshan oh avatar of love
Radha ke tum Krishna kanhai, Gopin ke sang raas rachaye……..7
You are Krishna, the Beloved of Radharani
Who danced the raas with the gopis
Tum ho prabhu Mahavatar ke dasa, Aatma kriya ke tum data…….8
You are the disciple of Mahavatar,
The one who gave us Atma kriya Yoga
Om nama narayana mantra tumne diya hai, Ramanuj acharya k priya hai……….9
You have given us the mantra Om Namo Narayanaya,
And you are most dear to Shri Ramanuj Acharya
He prabhu tum anat avinashi, Ghat ghat wasi antaryami………10
Oh lord you are the eternal and indestructible one
Who lives and bears witness to all things
Garuda shesh hai das tumhare Prabhu tum shank chakra gadadhari….11
Garuda and Anant Shesh are you eternal servants
You oh prabhu are the carrier of the conch, disc and gada (Lord Narayana)
Matsya kurma narasimha tum swami, Vitthala Panduranga naam tumhari….12
You have come as matsya kurma and Narasimha
You are also know by the names Vitthala and Panduranga.
Tumhe pavitra charitra kehi bidhi Naath kahi k sunao me….13
So great and pure are your glories
How do I explain and sing them..
13 June janam tum liya hai Narayan avatar jab liya hai…14
You who appeared on the 13th June
As Narayana taking avatar
Vedavyas Rangaraj ke daasa Tum ho prabhu Srirang Nivasa…..15
You are the disciple of Shri Vedavyas Rangaraj Ji
My lord you are Ranganath ever present at Srirangam
Mahamandaleshwar naam tumhare Nirmohi Akhara ke pyare….16
Oh lord you were given the title of Mahamandaleshwar, as you are dear to Nirmohi Akhara ji
Bhakti Marga ko tum ne diya hai
Bhakton ke tum kaaj saware….17
You have given this path of bhakti
To save those who are devoted to you
Lakshmi , Bhumi Santoshi kee Swami, Meera radha bhi Dasi tumhari….18
You are the eternal consort of Lakshmi, Bhumi and Santoshi
Mirabai and radha rani are devoted only to you
Bhagirath ne prathna kiye hai, charano se Ganga Ji liye hai….19
From praying to you, king Bhagirath was able to bring Ganga devi to this earth
Gajendra ko tum ne bhachaye, Shila ko Stri bhi tum ne bnaye….20
You are the savior of Gajendra,
And you turned the stone back into a woman(Ahilya)
Ravan ke tum vad kiya hai,
Sita mata ke tum priya hai….21
You are the Beloved to mother sita,
And the destroyer of Ravana
Yug yug aye hai tum Swami, tum ho prabhu deen hitakari…22
You have come in every age,
Oh prabhu you are the benefactor of the fallen
Shabri maata tumhri priya hai Navda bhakti ke gyaan diy hai….23
Pleased with the devotion of Shabri devi,
You blessed her with the knowledge of Navda Bhakti
(9 forms of devotion)
Bhakt Pralad ke praan bhachaye Hirankashipu ko moksh dilaye….24
You are the savior of Pralad and the one who granted hiranyakashipu salvation
Mitr Sudama ke dukh Tum ho Hari praano se pyari…25
You are the remover of sorrows to your friend Sudama
Oh Hari, you are more dear to me than my life.
Sukhdev goswami ke daata, Bhagvath me prabhu tum hi nivasa….26
You are the worshipable Lord of Sukhdev Goswami
And you are ever present in the Bhagavatham
Draupadi ko tum vastra diya hai, Bhaari sabha me laaj bachaye….27
You saved the honour of Draupadi in public,
By providing her with an endless saree
Leela tumre anant hai swami, nij charno me vaas dilaye…28
Your Leela’s (plays) are endless oh master,
Please grant me a place at your lotus feet
Bhakti marga ka sadhna diye ho, Prabhu bhakti ke gyaan diye ho…29
By giving us the sadhna of Bhakti Marga
You have given us the knowledge of devotion to the Lord (you)
Jap kirtan smaran karne se, Vithal ko avashya milenge….30
By doing Japam, kirtana and being in remem rance of you,
oh Vitthala may I one day meet you
Ekadashi ka paat padhaye, shaligram ke pooj karaye…31
You have given us the glories of Ekadashi fast
And the instruction of Shaligram pooja
Roop tumahri anant hai swami, jai jai jai Vishwananda tumhare…. 32
As your forms are endless oh master
Al glories to you oh Vishwananda
Hum aye hai dwaar tumahre, nij seva me hum bhi lagaye….33
We have come to your door
Please bless us by allowing us to be of some service to you
Vishwananda Nilaya Nivasa, tum ho prabhu man ke prakasha…34
You are present at Sri Vishwananda Nilaya (ashram in SA)
You are the light of the mind and heart
Kumbh Mele me tum Aaye, sadhu sang bhi Hari nahaye….35
You attended the kumbh mela,
Oh Hari, you bathed along with the sadhus
Vrindavan me ashram banaye, Hari aaye Gopin ko nachaye….36
In Vrindavan you have erected the ashram (Sri Giridhar dhaam)
Oh Hari, once again you have come to make your Gopis dance
Kali yug me tum sri Vishwananda, sat chit anand aur brahmananda…37
In this kaliyug, you have come as Shri Vishwananda
You are satchit ananda and Brahmananda
Is bhaktin ko seva lagaye, charno se kabhi dur na bitaye…38
Bless this devotee with service to you,
Let me not be ever away from your feet
Kaam krodh madh moh mita kar, Prem bhav man me sama kar…..39
Remove from me lust, anger, greed and illusion,
And awaken divine love inside me oh Gurudev
Ye hai is atma ke hai prathna, aur is hriday ke adradhna….40
This is the prayer of my soul
And the worship of my heart
Doha
Yaha chalisa Gurudev ki,
Jo koi bhakt bhi gaye,
Satguru dev ke Prem se
Un Charno miljaye
May whichever devotee who sings this Chalisa of Gurudev, by His blessing attain the eternal abode at His lotus feet.
Satguru Swami Vishwananda ki Jai!
