Complete Lakshmi Chalisa in Hindi with Roman transliteration and English meaning - all 40 chaupais and 2 dohas. A devotional prayer to Goddess Lakshmi, bestower of wealth and prosperity.
The Lakshmi Chalisa is a devotional hymn composed in the Awadhi Hindi dialect, structured as 40 chaupais (verses of four lines each) and 2 dohas (couplets), following the same literary format as the Hanuman Chalisa and Shiva Chalisa. "Chalisa" itself means "forty" in Hindi. The hymn glorifies Goddess Lakshmi - the deity of wealth, prosperity, fortune, and beauty - and is recited by millions of devotees across India, particularly on Fridays (considered Lakshmi's day), during Diwali, Kojagari Purnima (Lakshmi Puja), and Navratri.
Reciting the Lakshmi Chalisa is believed to invoke the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for material abundance, removal of financial hardships, and overall well-being. In many Hindu households across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, women recite the Chalisa every Friday morning after taking a bath and lighting a ghee lamp before Lakshmi's idol or image. The hymn is also widely recited during the Varalakshmi Vratam observed in South Indian states, particularly Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
This page presents the complete Lakshmi Chalisa text in Hindi script with Roman transliteration for readers unfamiliar with Devanagari, and English meaning for each verse - making it accessible to Malayali, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada devotees as well as the Indian diaspora worldwide.