The Surya Chalisa — the forty-verse hymn to Surya Dev, the Sun god, recited for health, vitality, success and the strengthening of the Sun in the horoscope.
कनक बदन कुण्डल मकर, मुक्ता माला अंग।
पद्मासन स्थित ध्याइये, शंख चक्र के संग॥
जय सविता जय जयति दिवाकर। सहस्रांशु सप्ताश्व तिमिरहर॥
भानु पतंग मरीची भास्कर। सविता हंस सुनूर विभाकर॥
Poosha ravi Aaditya naam lai. Hiranyagarbhaay namah kahikai.
Dwaadash naam prem se gaavai. Mastak baarah baar navaavai.
Chaar padaarath so jan paavai. Dukh daaridra agh punj nashaavai.
Namaskaar ko chamatkaar yah. Vidhi Harihar ko kripaasaar yah.
Sevai Bhaanu tumhe man laai. Ashtsiddhi navnidhi tehi paai.
Baarah naam uchchaaran karte. Sahas janam ke paatak tarte.
Upaakhyaan jo karte tav jan. Ripu so jamlahte soi chhin.
Dhan sut jut parivaar badhtu hai. Prabal moh ko phand katatu hai.
Ark sheesh ko raksha karte. Ravi lalaat par nitya biharte.
Soorya netra par nitya viraajat. Karn desh par dinkar chhaajat.
Bhaanu naasika vaas karahu nit. Bhaaskar karat sada mukh ko hit.
Oth rahai Parjanya hamaare. Rasna beech teekshn bas pyaare.
Kanth suvarn ret ki shobha. Tigm tejasah kanth sulobha.
Poosha baahu Mitra peethahi par. Twashta Varun rahat suur par.
Yugal haath par raksha kaaran. Bhaanumaan urmadhya nivaaran.
Naabhi ark paata sab hi vidhi. Baahar bheetar rahat samriddhi.
Savita pusht Mitra kati bhaaga. Janghan guhya Savita badbhaaga.
Raksha ravi se gupt banaavai. Bhaanu urun ko sada bachaavai.
Poosha pad ki raksha karte. Paarbrahm tan me nit biharte.
Sahasraanshu sarvaang sudhaarai. Raksha kavach vichitra vichaarai.
As jojan apne man maahi. Bhay jag beech karahu tehi naahi.
Daridra kushth tehi kabahu na vyaapai. Jo yah Soorya Chalisa jaapai.
Yah baarah naam sahit jo dhyaave. Praat samay jo nit gaave.
Rog shok sankat sab taare. Soorya dev jo sharan nihaare.
Soorya Chalisa padhi suni, shraddha bhakti samet.
Rog shok sab door ho, Soorya dev ke het.
About the Surya Chalisa
The Surya Chalisa — the forty-verse hymn to Surya Dev, the Sun god, recited for health, vitality, success and the strengthening of the Sun in the horoscope.
A chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty (chalis) verses (chaupais), framed by opening and closing dohas (couplets). The Surya 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.