The Mangal Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Mangal Dev (Mars, Bhauma), recited for courage, energy and relief from the effects of Mangal dosha.
जय जय मंगल देव तुम, भूमि पुत्र महान।
करहु कृपा निज दास पर, हरहु सकल भय आन॥
जय जय श्री अंगारक देवा। करत सदा संतन की सेवा॥
भूमि पुत्र तुम भौम कहाओ। मंगलकारी जग में गाओ॥
रक्त वरण तन शोभा भारी। मेष वृश्चिक के तुम अधिकारी॥
मेढ़ा वाहन तुम पर साजे। शक्ति गदा कर सुन्दर राजे॥
साहस शक्ति तुम्हीं से आवे। वीर भाव जन तुमसे पावे॥
मंगल दोष जो कुण्डल माहीं। ध्यान धरे तेहि कष्ट न नाहीं॥
मंगलवार जो पूजन कीजे। मन इच्छित वरदान सो लीजे॥
लाल वस्त्र लाल फूल चढ़ावे। गुड़ का भोग तुम्हें जो लावे॥
मूँगा धारण जो जन कीजे। मंगल कृपा सो जन लीजे॥
रक्त विकार सब दूर हो जावे। शत्रु नाश तुरत सो पावे॥
जो जन तुमको शीश नवावे। साहस शक्ति सो जन पावे॥
भाई बन्धु में स्नेह बढ़ावो। भूमि भवन का सुख दिलवावो॥
मंगल दोष से विवाह रुक जावे। तुम्हरी कृपा से शीघ्र हो जावे॥
हनुमत संग तुम पूजे जाते। मंगलवार सब भक्त मनाते॥
ऋण से मुक्ति तुरत हो जावे। मंगल कृपा सब सुख पावे॥
श्रद्धा से जो ध्यान लगावे। सो नर निर्भय जग में जावे॥
मंगल 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॥
मंगल देव की कृपा जो पावे। सो नर सकल मंगल पावे॥
मंगल देव चालीसा, पढ़े सुने जो कोय।
साहस शक्ति सब पाइये, मंगल मंगल होय॥
Jai jai Mangal dev tum, bhoomi putra mahaan.
Karahu kripa nij daas par, harahu sakal bhay aan.
Jai jai Shri Angaarak deva. Karat sada santan ki seva.
Bhoomi putra tum Bhaum kahaao. Mangalkaari jag me gaao.
Rakt varan tan shobha bhaari. Mesh Vrishchik ke tum adhikaari.
Medha vaahan tum par saaje. Shakti gada kar sundar raaje.
Saahas shakti tumhi se aave. Veer bhaav jan tumse paave.
Mangal dosh jo kundal maahi. Dhyaan dhare tehi kasht na naahi.
Mangalvaar jo poojan keeje. Man ichchhit vardaan so leeje.
Laal vastra laal phool chadhaave. Gud ka bhog tumhe jo laave.
Moonga dhaaran jo jan keeje. Mangal kripa so jan leeje.
Rakt vikaar sab door ho jaave. Shatru naash turat so paave.
Jo jan tumko sheesh navaave. Saahas shakti so jan paave.
Bhai bandhu me sneh badhaavo. Bhoomi bhavan ka sukh dilvaavo.
Mangal dosh se vivaah ruk jaave. Tumhri kripa se sheeghra ho jaave.
Hanumat sang tum pooje jaate. Mangalvaar sab bhakt manaate.
Rin se mukti turat ho jaave. Mangal kripa sab sukh paave.
Shraddha se jo dhyaan lagaave. So nar nirbhay jag me jaave.
Mangal 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.
Mangal dev ki kripa jo paave. So nar sakal mangal paave.
Mangal dev Chalisa, padhe sune jo koy.
Saahas shakti sab paaiye, mangal mangal hoy.
Frequently asked questions about Mangal Chalisa
When is the Mangal Chalisa recited?
On Tuesdays, Mangal's own day, and at Angarki Chaturthi when the Chaturthi falls on a Tuesday. Morning after a bath, before a red flower and a lamp, is the usual time.
What does Mars signify in a chart?
Energy, courage, initiative and conflict; siblings, land and property; blood and muscle in the body. The Chalisa calls him Bhoomi putra, son of the earth, and lord of Mesh and Vrishchik.
Does it help with Mangal dosha?
Mangal upasana, the Tuesday vrat and red daan are among the remedies the tradition gives for an afflicted Mars. Whether the dosha is present, and whether it is cancelled, is a chart matter - check it on the Manglik dosha calculator before assuming either.
What is given in daan for Mars?
Masoor dal, jaggery, copper, red cloth and a red flower, on a Tuesday. Hanuman worship is the other remedy the tradition names, since he is held to govern Mangal's fierceness - see the Hanuman Chalisa.
Is Mars a malefic to be feared?
Mars is a natural malefic but not an enemy - the same energy that damages when unchecked is what carries any hard work through. Classical texts treat him as strength wrongly aimed rather than as harm, and the Chalisa asks for the aim, not the strength.
About the Mangal Chalisa
The Mangal Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Mangal Dev (Mars, Bhauma), recited for courage, energy and relief from the effects of Mangal dosha.
A chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty (chalis) verses (chaupais), framed by opening and closing dohas (couplets). The Mangal 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.
