The Khatu Shyam Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Shyam Baba of Khatu (Barbarik), worshipped as the Kaliyug avatar of Shri Krishna.
श्री गुरु चरण ध्याय कर, सुमिरि श्याम धनश्याम।
कहत चालीसा श्याम का, पूरण होय सब काम॥
जय जय श्री श्याम सुखकारी। हारे का सहारा बलिहारी॥
बर्बरीक तुम नाम कहाये। भीम पौत्र जग में कहलाये॥
माता मोरवी के तुम प्यारे। वीर महाबली जग से न्यारे॥
तीन बाण तुम धारण कीन्हे। शीश दान प्रभु को तुम दीन्हे॥
कृष्ण प्रसन्न ह्वै वर दीन्हा। श्याम नाम से पूजित कीन्हा॥
कलियुग में तुम श्याम कहाओ। हारे का सहारा बन जाओ॥
खाटू नगरी धाम तुम्हारा। सीकर मण्डल जग से न्यारा॥
दर्शन कर सब कष्ट नशावे। निशान नेजा भक्त चढ़ावे॥
फाल्गुन मेला भरे अति भारी। आवे भक्त नर अरु नारी॥
लखी लखी निशान भक्त आते। श्याम धणी के गुण सब गाते॥
मोर पंख सिर शोभा देता। भक्तन के दुख श्याम हरेता॥
श्याम कुण्ड में जो नर न्हावे। रोग शोक सब दूर सिधावे॥
श्याम भक्त की लाज निभाते। बिगड़ी सबकी श्याम बनाते॥
जो जन श्याम शरण में आवे। मनवांछित फल सो जन पावे॥
हार जीत प्रभु हाथ तुम्हारे। डूबत बेड़े श्याम उबारे॥
निर्धन को धन तुरत दिलावे। रोगी को आरोग्य करावे॥
श्याम नाम का सुमिरन कीजे। मन इच्छित वरदान सो लीजे॥
श्रद्धा से जो शीश नवावे। श्याम कृपा सकल सुख पावे॥
जो यह पाठ करे चालीसा। पूरण आस करे जगदीशा॥
श्याम धणी की कृपा जो पावे। सो नर भव सागर तर जावे॥
खाटू श्याम चालीसा, पढ़े सुने जो कोय।
श्याम कृपा ता पर सदा, मंगल मंगल होय॥
Shri guru charan dhyaay kar, sumiri Shyaam dhanshyaam.
Kahat Chalisa Shyaam ka, pooran hoy sab kaam.
Jai jai Shri Shyaam sukhkaari. Haare ka sahaara balihaari.
Barbarik tum naam kahaaye. Bhim pautra jag me kahlaaye.
Maata Morvi ke tum pyaare. Veer mahabali jag se nyaare.
Teen baan tum dhaaran keenhe. Sheesh daan Prabhu ko tum deenhe.
Krishna prasann hvai var deenha. Shyaam naam se poojit keenha.
Kaliyug me tum Shyaam kahaao. Haare ka sahaara ban jaao.
Khaatu nagri dhaam tumhaara. Sikar mandal jag se nyaara.
Darshan kar sab kasht nashaave. Nishaan neja bhakt chadhaave.
Phaalgun mela bhare ati bhaari. Aave bhakt nar aru naari.
Lakhi lakhi nishaan bhakt aate. Shyaam dhani ke gun sab gaate.
Mor pankh sir shobha deta. Bhaktan ke dukh Shyaam hareta.
Shyaam kund me jo nar nhaave. Rog shok sab door sidhaave.
Shyaam bhakt ki laaj nibhaate. Bigdi sabki Shyaam banaate.
Jo jan Shyaam sharan me aave. Manvaanchhit phal so jan paave.
Haar jeet Prabhu haath tumhaare. Doobat bede Shyaam ubaare.
Nirdhan ko dhan turat dilaave. Rogi ko aarogya karaave.
Shyaam naam ka sumiran keeje. Man ichchhit vardaan so leeje.
Shraddha se jo sheesh navaave. Shyaam kripa sakal sukh paave.
Jo yah paath kare Chalisa. Pooran aas kare jagdeesha.
Shyaam dhani ki kripa jo paave. So nar bhav saagar tar jaave.
Khaatu Shyaam Chalisa, padhe sune jo koy.
Shyaam kripa ta par sada, mangal mangal hoy.
Frequently asked questions about Khatu Shyam Chalisa
Who is Khatu Shyam Ji?
Barbarik - grandson of Bhima, son of Morvi, holder of the three arrows - who gave his head before the Mahabharata war and received from Krishna his own name Shyam and worship through the Kaliyug. His shrine is at Khatu in Sikar, Rajasthan.
Why is he called Haare ka Sahara?
Support of the losing side, from the boon that he would stand with whoever was weaker. That is the whole devotional appeal: people come to him at a low point rather than at a high one.
When is the Chalisa recited?
On Ekadashi and Dwadashi, which are his days, and during the Phalgun Mela at Khatu, the largest gathering of the year. Devotees also read it at bhajan sandhyas held after a vow is fulfilled.
What is offered to him?
Churma, kheer, modak and itra, a nishan flag and kesariya cloth. Carrying the nishan on foot to Khatu is the characteristic offering of this tradition rather than anything bought at the shrine.
Is he worshipped as Krishna?
Yes - devotees address him as Shyam because the name was given by Krishna himself, and the darshan is taken as Krishna's. The Mahabharata figure and the deity are held together rather than distinguished. This page is the forty-verse Chalisa; the lamp-song is the Khatu Shyam aarti, and compact japa formulas sit under Mantra.
About the Khatu Shyam Chalisa
The Khatu Shyam Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Shyam Baba of Khatu (Barbarik), worshipped as the Kaliyug avatar of Shri Krishna.
A chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty (chalis) verses (chaupais), framed by opening and closing dohas (couplets). The Khatu Shyam 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.
