Shukra Chalisa praises Shukra Dev through white garments, cooling fragrance, jewels, beauty, compassion, and the removal of attachment and distress. The source’s repeated petitions create a meditative, refrain-like rhythm.
Its actual structure contains thirty-six main units, not forty. This edition preserves the one opening unit and two closing units while giving every Roman stanza an individual English meaning.
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Shukra Chalisa Lyrics in English
Read the complete source-linked devotional sequence in simple Roman script.
Opening Doha
Shri ganapati guru gauri, shankar hanumat kinh
Binavaun shubh phal den hari, mud mangal din
Shukra Chalisa
Jayati jayati shukr dev dayala karat sada janapratipala
Shvetambar, shvet varan, shobhit mukh mand, chandan hiy lobhit
Sundar ratnajatit abhushan priyahin madhur, shital suvasan
Sapt bhuj, sobha nidhi lavany karat sada jan, mangal kany
Mangalamay, sukh sada savarath dinadayalu, kripa nidhi parath
Shubhr svachchh, ganga jal jaisa darshan se, harashay manaisa
Tribhuvan, maha mangal kari dinan hit, kripa nidhi sari
Dev danav, rishi muni bhaktan kasht mitavan, bhanjan jagatan
Mohabari, manahar hiyara sarv vidhi sukh, saukhy phulara
Karat krodh, chapal bhuj dhari kasht nivaran, sant dukhari
Shubhr varn, tanu mand suhana kasht mitavan, harshit nana
Dusht haran, sujanan hitakari sarv badha, nivaran nyari
Sur patihin, prabhu kripa vilasin kasht nivaran, shubhr suvasin
Ved puran, pathat jan svami manaharan, mohabari kami
Sapt bhuj, ratnajatit mala kasht nivaran, shubh phalashala
Sukh rakshak, sarvasukh data sarv kamana, phal data
Manav krit, pap hare prabhu sarv badha, nivaran raghu
Rog nivaran, dukh haranakar sarv vidhi, shubh phal denekar
Naman sakal, sur nar muni karate vrat upasak, dukh haran karate
Sharanagat, kripa nidhi soi jan rakshak, mohe dukh hoi
Shuddh bhav, se jo nit gavai sarv sukh, param pad pavai
Vrindavan men, mandir nirmit jahan shuddh bhaktan, sada sharanagat
Sant janan ke, kasht mitavat bhavabandhan se, sahaj chhudavat
Sakal kamana, purn karavat mohabhang, bhavasagar taravat
Jayati jayati, kripanidhan shukr dev, Shri vishv viddhan
Pranavaun, nath sakal gun sagar vividh vighn haran, sukhadayak
Sur muni janan, ati priy svami shubhr varn, rup manahari
Jay jay jay, Shri shukr dayala karahun kripa, bhav bandhan tala
Dhyan dharat, jan houn sukhari kripa drishti, shanti hitakari
Adham kayar, subuddhi sudharo moh nivaran, kasht nivaro
Lakshmipati, shubh phal data santajanan, dukh bhanjan rata
Jay jay jay, kripa nidhi shukr karahun kripa, harahun sab du:kh
Pranavaun nath, sakal gun sagar vividh vighn haran, sukhadayak
Rup tej bal, sanpann sada shanti dayak, jan sukh data
Tribhuvan men, mangal karatu sarv badha, harata shukri
Manav krit, pap hare prabhu sarv badha, nivaran raghu
Closing Dohas
Namo namo Shri shukr suhave
Sarv badha, kasht mitave
Yah chalisa, jo nit gavai
Sukh sanpatti, param pad pavai
Shukra Chalisa Meaning in English
Opening Doha Meaning
After remembering Ganesha, the guru, Gauri, Shiva, and Hanuman, the poet asks Hari for auspicious and joyful fruit.
Chalisa Meaning
Victory to compassionate Shukra Dev, who continually cares for people.
White clothing, a fair radiance, crown, and sandalwood adorn his attractive form.
Beautiful jewel-set ornaments and a gentle, cooling fragrance make his presence pleasing.
His seven-armed form is portrayed as a treasury of beauty that brings auspiciousness.
Filled with welfare, he arranges happiness and approaches the poor as an ocean of grace.
Pure and bright like Ganga water, his vision brings delight to the mind.
He spreads auspiciousness through the three worlds and directs compassion toward the vulnerable.
Gods, asuras, sages, and devotees look to him to break the world’s burdens.
He draws away delusion, charms the heart, and allows many forms of happiness to flower.
Even when forcefully active, his purpose is to remove hardship and support suffering saints.
His bright and handsome form dispels trouble and brings varied forms of joy.
He overcomes harmful conduct, helps good people, and removes unusual obstructions.
By divine grace he relieves hardship and remains established in luminous purity.
Readers of Veda and Purana praise the Lord whose attractive nature can master attachment.
A jewel-set garland adorns his seven-armed form, which is associated with favourable results.
He protects happiness, gives well-being, and grants the fruit of suitable aspirations.
The Lord is asked to remove human wrongdoing and every obstructing influence.
He is praised as one who relieves illness and sorrow and gives auspicious results in many ways.
Gods, humans, and sages bow, while those who observe vows seek freedom from suffering.
Whoever comes to this ocean of mercy for refuge trusts him as a personal protector.
One who sings daily with a pure intention seeks happiness and the highest spiritual state.
The source remembers a temple in Vrindavan where sincere devotees continually seek shelter.
He removes the troubles of saints and gently releases them from worldly bondage.
He fulfils wholesome aims, breaks infatuation, and carries devotees across the worldly ocean.
Victory to Shukra Dev, treasure of compassion and praised knower within the universe.
The devotee bows to the Lord as an ocean of virtues who removes varied obstacles and gives comfort.
Dear to gods and sages, his luminous appearance is praised as deeply beautiful.
Repeated victory is offered to compassionate Shukra, asked to open the lock of worldly bondage.
Those who meditate seek happiness through his peaceful and compassionate glance.
The speaker asks that cowardice and poor judgment be corrected and attachment and hardship removed.
He is called a giver of auspicious fruit who remains engaged in easing the pain of saints.
The prayer again calls Shukra an ocean of grace and asks him to remove every sorrow.
Bowing again to the ocean of virtues, the devotee seeks relief from obstacles and renewed happiness.
His form is filled with radiance and strength, while his grace gives peace and well-being.
Across the three worlds, Shukra is praised for creating welfare and removing obstruction.
The final main unit repeats the appeal that the Lord remove wrongdoing and every hindrance.
Closing Dohas Meaning
Salutations to beautiful Shukra, who is asked to remove every obstacle and hardship.
Whoever sings this Chalisa daily seeks happiness, sufficient prosperity, and the highest state.
Shukra Chalisa: Brightness, Beauty, and Discernment
Shukra is approached in the Navagraha tradition through brightness, refinement, pleasure, relationship, and prosperity. The hymn’s white imagery and cooling fragrance express these qualities poetically.
Yet the text also asks for freedom from moha, or binding attachment. Beauty and comfort are therefore balanced by discernment, purity of intention, and movement beyond worldly bondage.
Main Themes in the Shukra Chalisa
Grace appears as composure and refinement rather than force, repeatedly cooling distress and restoring balance.
Enjoyment is not the final destination: the Chalisa asks that attachment be broken and the highest state remain visible.
How to Read the Shukra Chalisa
The source uses intentional repetition, so read slowly enough to notice changes in each petition rather than merging them together.
Friday is traditionally associated with Shukra; astrological concerns still call for careful judgment rather than guaranteed claims.
Frequently Asked Questions
The audited Hindi source contains three clear blocks of twelve units and explains them through units 1–36.
White clothing, bright complexion, sandalwood, jewels, fragrance, and a multi-armed form shape the source imagery.
No. It also asks for purity, relief from attachment, spiritual refuge, peace, and the highest state.
No. It explains a devotional text and does not promise a particular planetary outcome.