The Brihaspati Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Guru Brihaspati Dev (Jupiter), recited for wisdom, marriage, progeny, prosperity and a strong Jupiter.
जय जय श्री गुरु देव प्रभु, बृहस्पति महाराज।
ज्ञान बुद्धि वैभव दिओ, पूरण करहु सब काज॥
जय जय श्री बृहस्पति देवा। करत सदा देवन की सेवा॥
देवगुरु तुम जग में जाने। ज्ञान बुद्धि के स्वामी माने॥
पीत वरण तन शोभा भारी। धनु मीन के तुम अधिकारी॥
गज वाहन तुम पर अति साजे। दण्ड कमण्डल कर में राजे॥
ज्ञान बुद्धि तुम्हीं से आवे। विद्या वैभव जन तुमसे पावे॥
गुरु दोष जो कुण्डल माहीं। ध्यान धरे तेहि कष्ट न नाहीं॥
गुरुवार जो पूजन कीजे। मन इच्छित वरदान सो लीजे॥
पीत वस्त्र पीत फूल चढ़ावे। चने दाल का भोग लगावे॥
पुखराज धारण जो जन कीजे। गुरु की कृपा सो जन लीजे॥
विवाह योग शीघ्र बन जावे। सन्तान सुख जन तुमसे पावे॥
जो जन तुमको शीश नवावे। ज्ञान वैभव सो जन पावे॥
कन्या के विवाह बन जावे। गुरु की कृपा से सुख सो पावे॥
धन धान्य से घर भर जावे। पुत्र पौत्र का सुख सो पावे॥
शिक्षा में जो जन ध्यान लगावे। उच्च पद सो जन पावे॥
धर्म मार्ग पर तुम चलवावो। सत्य ज्ञान का दीप जलावो॥
श्रद्धा से जो ध्यान लगावे। सो नर ज्ञानी जग में जावे॥
गुरु देव की महिमा भारी। पूजत नर नारी सब प्यारी॥
कलियुग में महिमा अति न्यारी। भक्तन के तुम हो हितकारी॥
जो यह पाठ करे चालीसा। पूरण आस करे जगदीशा॥
गुरु देव की कृपा जो पावे। सो नर सकल मंगल पावे॥
बृहस्पति देव चालीसा, पढ़े सुने जो कोय।
ज्ञान वैभव सब पाइये, मंगल मंगल होय॥
Jai jai Shri Guru dev Prabhu, Brihaspati Maharaaj.
Gyan buddhi vaibhav dio, pooran karahu sab kaaj.
Jai jai Shri Brihaspati deva. Karat sada devan ki seva.
Devguru tum jag me jaane. Gyan buddhi ke swami maane.
Peet varan tan shobha bhaari. Dhanu Meen ke tum adhikaari.
Gaj vaahan tum par ati saaje. Dand kamandal kar me raaje.
Gyan buddhi tumhi se aave. Vidya vaibhav jan tumse paave.
Guru dosh jo kundal maahi. Dhyaan dhare tehi kasht na naahi.
Guruvaar jo poojan keeje. Man ichchhit vardaan so leeje.
Peet vastra peet phool chadhaave. Chane daal ka bhog lagaave.
Pukhraaj dhaaran jo jan keeje. Guru ki kripa so jan leeje.
Vivaah yog sheeghra ban jaave. Santaan sukh jan tumse paave.
Jo jan tumko sheesh navaave. Gyan vaibhav so jan paave.
Kanya ke vivaah ban jaave. Guru ki kripa se sukh so paave.
Dhan dhaany se ghar bhar jaave. Putra pautra ka sukh so paave.
Shiksha me jo jan dhyaan lagaave. Uchch pad so jan paave.
Dharm maarg par tum chalvaavo. Satya gyan ka deep jalaavo.
Shraddha se jo dhyaan lagaave. So nar gyani jag me jaave.
Guru dev ki mahima bhaari. Poojat nar naari sab pyaari.
Kaliyug me mahima ati nyaari. Bhaktan ke tum ho hitkaari.
Jo yah paath kare Chalisa. Pooran aas kare jagdeesha.
Guru dev ki kripa jo paave. So nar sakal mangal paave.
Brihaspati dev Chalisa, padhe sune jo koy.
Gyan vaibhav sab paaiye, mangal mangal hoy.
Frequently asked questions about Guru
When is the Brihaspati Chalisa recited?
On Thursdays, Guru's day, and at Guru Purnima. Households keeping the Brihaspativar vrat read it before breaking the fast, in yellow clothing with yellow offerings and a chana-dal or besan bhog.
What does Jupiter signify in a chart?
Wisdom, dharma, teachers, wealth, marriage for a woman and children - the great benefic. The Chalisa calls him Devguru and lord of Dhanu and Meen, and asks for gyan and vaibhav together.
What is given in daan for Jupiter?
Chana dal, turmeric, yellow cloth, gold, ghee and a yellow topaz, on a Thursday. Respect for teachers and elders, and the giving of knowledge itself, are what the tradition treats as the real Guru daan.
Is it recited for marriage or children?
Very commonly, since Jupiter governs both in the classical scheme - and the Thursday vrat is kept for the same reasons. What your own chart says is a separate question; the marriage yoga reading looks at the actual placements.
What is the Guru Chandal yoga this Chalisa is read for?
Jupiter conjunct Rahu, which the tradition treats as wisdom under distortion. Guru upasana, Thursday fasting and yellow daan are the standard remedies - check the combination on the Guru Chandal checker.
About the Guru - Brihaspati Chalisa
The Brihaspati Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Guru Brihaspati Dev (Jupiter), recited for wisdom, marriage, progeny, prosperity and a strong Jupiter.
A chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty (chalis) verses (chaupais), framed by opening and closing dohas (couplets). The Guru - Brihaspati Chalisa above is given in both Hindi (Devanagari) and English (Hinglish, Roman script) so you can read it in whichever script you are most comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above. It is traditionally recited with devotion, often after a bath and before the deity, especially on the day associated with the deity.
A chalisa is forty verses. It is not the short lamp-song (that is an aarti) and not a longer Sanskrit stotram. Other forty-verse hymns are on the Chalisa index. For japa of a compact formula use a mantra. If you are keeping a fast, the story is under Vrat Katha.
