Vinay Chalisa — Neem Karoli Baba: Lyrics in English and Hindi, Meaning and Benefits

Vinay Chalisa is a devotional hymn of reverence, devotion and surrender to Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj. In it the devotee prays humbly at the feet of Maharaj-ji for peace, good sense, positivity and spiritual guidance. Neem Karoli Baba, lovingly called Maharaj-ji, is one of India’s best-known saints, and his life is remembered as an example of love, service, compassion and the remembrance of Ram naam.

On this page you will find the complete Vinay Chalisa in English and Hindi, what is known about its author, its significance, benefits, how to recite it and answers to common questions.

What is Vinay Chalisa?

“Vinay” means humble prayer, and “Chalisa” a hymn of about forty verses. The Vinay Chalisa is recited by devotees of Neem Karoli Baba every day, at Kainchi Dham and at his ashrams and temples, and especially on the Kainchi Dham foundation day (15 June) and on Guru Purnima. Many devotees sing it together with the Hanuman Chalisa, because Maharaj-ji was a great devotee of Lord Hanuman.

Who wrote Vinay Chalisa?

There is no clearly established historical record of the original author of Neem Karoli Baba’s Vinay Chalisa. Some online sources mention the name Dayal Sharma, but this cannot be independently confirmed, so it is not right to name any one person as the author with certainty. The Chalisa expresses a devotee’s faith, humility and surrender to Maharaj-ji — Baba is the one being praised in it, and there is no evidence that he wrote it himself.

Who was Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj?

Neem Karoli Baba was born as Lakshmi Narayan Sharma in Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, in the early 1900s. A great devotee of Lord Hanuman, he lived a life of simplicity, love and service, and his teaching was “love everyone, serve everyone, remember God”. He founded the Kainchi Dham ashram near Nainital in Uttarakhand, along with temples and ashrams in Vrindavan and elsewhere. He took mahasamadhi in Vrindavan in 1973. Devotees from India and abroad still visit his ashrams — read his life story, miracles and teachings.

Religious and spiritual significance

• The message of humility — the devotee approaches the guru without ego.
• Reverence for the guru — it expresses gratitude and devotion to Maharaj-ji.
• The glory of Ram naam — Baba always encouraged the remembrance of Rama.
• Love and service — the heart of his teaching.
• Faith in God — surrendering worries and trusting divine grace.

Benefits of reciting Vinay Chalisa

• Peace of mind and relief from stress.
• Patience in difficult situations.
• Positive thinking.
• Growing devotion to Rama and Hanuman.
• Letting go of ego.
• Love and harmony in the family.
• Spiritual progress through regular remembrance.

How and when to recite Vinay Chalisa

• Recite it in the morning or evening, after bathing, before a picture of Neem Karoli Baba and Lord Hanuman.
• Light a lamp and incense and offer flowers; many devotees offer tulsi and sweets.
• Tuesdays, Saturdays, Guru Purnima and 15 June (Kainchi Dham Pratishtha Diwas) are especially popular days.
• Many devotees recite the Hanuman Chalisa together with it.

Vinay Chalisa lyrics in English

The Chalisa in English (Roman) letters, verse by verse from the Hindi text below.

Doha
Main hun buddhi malin ati,
Shraddha bhakti vihin
Karun vinay kachhu aapki,
Ho sab hi vidhi din

Chaupai
Jai jai nib karoli baba,
Kripa karhu aavai sadbhava

Kaise main tav stuti bakhanu,
Nam gram kachhu main nahin janun

Jape kripa drishti tum karhu,
Rog shok duhkh darid harhu

Tumharau rup log nahin janai,
Japai kripa karhu soi bhanai 4

Kari de arpan sab tan man dhan,
Pavai sukh alaukik soi jan

Daras paras prabhu jo tav karai,
Sukh sampati tinke ghar bharai

Jai jai sant bhakt sukhdayak,
Riddhi siddhi sab sampati dayak

Tum hi vishnu ram shri krishna,
Vichrat purn karan hit trishna 8

Jai jai jai jai shri bhagvanta,
Tum ho sakshat hanumanta

Kahi vibhishan ne jo bani,
Param satya kari ab main mani

Binu hari kripa milhi nahin santa,
So kari kripa karhi duhkh anta

Soi bharos mere ur aayo,
Ja din prabhu darshan main payo 12

Jo sumirai tumko ur mahi,
Taki vipti nasht hwai jahi

Jai jai jai gurudev hamare,
Sabhi bhanti ham bhaye tihare

Ham par kripa shighra ab karhu,
Param shanti de duhkh sab harhu

Rok shok duhkh sab mit javai,
Japai ram ramhi ko dhyavai 16

Ja vidhi hoi param kalyana,
Soi soi aap dehu vardana

Sabhi bhanti hari hi ko puje,
Rag dwesh dwandan so jujhe

Karai sada santan ki seva,
Tum sab vidhi sab layak deva

Sab kuchh de hamko nistaro,
Bhavsagar se par utaro 20

Main prabhu sharan tihari aayo,
Sab punyan ko phal hai payo

Jai jai jai gurudev tumhari,
Bar bar jaun balihari

Sarwatra sada ghar ghar ki jano,
Rukho sukho hi nit khano

Bhesh vastra hai sada aise,
Jane nahin kou sadhu jaise 24

Aisi hai prabhu rahni tumhari,
Vani kaho rahasyamay bhari

Nastik hun aastik hwai javai,
Jab swami chetak dikhlavai

Sab hi dharman ke anuyayi,
Tumhe manavai shish jhukai

Nahin kou swarath nahin kou ichchha,
Vitran kar deu bhaktan bhiksha 28

Kehi vidhi prabhu main tumhe manaun,
Jaso kripa-prasad tav paun

Sadhu sujan ke tum rakhvare,
Bhaktan ke ho sada sahare

Dushtau sharan aani jab parai,
Puran ichchha unki karai

Yah santan kari sahaj subhau,
Suni aashcharya karai jani kau 32

Aisi karhu aap ab daya,
Nirmal hoi jai man aur kaya

Dharm karm mein ruchi hoi jave,
Jo jan nit tav stuti gavai

Aave sadgun tape bhari,
Sukh sampati soi pave sari

Hoy tasu sab puran kama,
Ant samay pavai vishrama 36

Chari padarath hai jag mahi,
Tav kripa prasad kachhu durlabh nahi

Trahi trahi main sharan tihari,
Harhu sakal mam vipda bhari

Dhanya dhanya bar bhagya hamaro,
Pavai daras paras tav nyaro

Karmahin aru buddhi vihina,
Tav prasad kachhu varnan kinha 40

Doha
Shraddha ke yah pushp kachhu,
Charnan dhari samhar
Kripasindhu gurudev prabhu,
Kari lijai swikar

Vinay Chalisa in Hindi

॥ दोहा ॥
मैं हूँ बुद्धि मलीन अति ।
श्रद्धा भक्ति विहीन ॥
करूँ विनय कछु आपकी ।
हो सब ही विधि दीन ॥

॥ चौपाई ॥
जय जय नीब करोली बाबा ।
कृपा करहु आवै सद्भावा ॥

कैसे मैं तव स्तुति बखानू ।
नाम ग्राम कछु मैं नहीं जानूँ ॥

जापे कृपा द्रिष्टि तुम करहु ।
रोग शोक दुःख दारिद हरहु ॥

तुम्हरौ रूप लोग नहीं जानै ।
जापै कृपा करहु सोई भानै ॥4॥

करि दे अर्पन सब तन मन धन ।
पावै सुख अलौकिक सोई जन ॥

दरस परस प्रभु जो तव करई ।
सुख सम्पति तिनके घर भरई ॥

जय जय संत भक्त सुखदायक ।
रिद्धि सिद्धि सब सम्पति दायक ॥

तुम ही विष्णु राम श्री कृष्णा ।
विचरत पूर्ण कारन हित तृष्णा ॥8॥

जय जय जय जय श्री भगवंता ।
तुम हो साक्षात् हनुमंता ॥

कही विभीषण ने जो बानी ।
परम सत्य करि अब मैं मानी ॥

बिनु हरि कृपा मिलहि नहीं संता ।
सो करि कृपा करहि दुःख अंता ॥

सोई भरोस मेरे उर आयो ।
जा दिन प्रभु दर्शन मैं पायो ॥12॥

जो सुमिरै तुमको उर माहि ।
ताकि विपति नष्ट ह्वै जाहि ॥

जय जय जय गुरुदेव हमारे ।
सबहि भाँति हम भये तिहारे ॥

हम पर कृपा शीघ्र अब करहु ।
परम शांति दे दुःख सब हरहु ॥

रोक शोक दुःख सब मिट जावै ।
जपै राम रामहि को ध्यावै ॥16॥

जा विधि होई परम कल्याणा ।
सोई सोई आप देहु वरदाना ॥

सबहि भाँति हरि ही को पूजे ।
राग द्वेष द्वंदन सो जूझे ॥

करै सदा संतन की सेवा ।
तुम सब विधि सब लायक देवा ॥

सब कुछ दे हमको निस्तारो ।
भवसागर से पार उतारो ॥20॥

मैं प्रभु शरण तिहारी आयो ।
सब पुण्यन को फल है पायो ॥

जय जय जय गुरुदेव तुम्हारी ।
बार बार जाऊं बलिहारी ॥

सर्वत्र सदा घर घर की जानो ।
रूखो सूखो ही नित खानो ॥

भेष वस्त्र है सादा ऐसे ।
जाने नहीं कोउ साधू जैसे ॥24॥

ऐसी है प्रभु रहनी तुम्हारी ।
वाणी कहो रहस्यमय भारी ॥

नास्तिक हूँ आस्तिक ह्वै जावै ।
जब स्वामी चेटक दिखलावै ॥

सब ही धर्मन के अनुयायी ।
तुम्हे मनावै शीश झुकाई ॥

नहीं कोउ स्वारथ नहीं कोउ इच्छा ।
वितरण कर देउ भक्तन भिक्षा ॥28॥

केही विधि प्रभु मैं तुम्हे मनाऊँ ।
जासो कृपा-प्रसाद तव पाऊँ ॥

साधु सुजन के तुम रखवारे ।
भक्तन के हो सदा सहारे ॥

दुष्टऊ शरण आनी जब परई ।
पूरण इच्छा उनकी करई ॥

यह संतन करि सहज सुभाऊ ।
सुनी आश्चर्य करई जनि काउ ॥32॥

ऐसी करहु आप अब दाया ।
निर्मल होई जाइ मन और काया ॥

धर्म कर्म में रूचि होई जावे ।
जो जन नित तव स्तुति गावै ॥

आवे सद्गुन तापे भारी ।
सुख सम्पति सोई पावे सारी ॥

होय तासु सब पूरन कामा ।
अंत समय पावै विश्रामा ॥36॥

चारि पदारथ है जग माहि ।
तव कृपा प्रसाद कछु दुर्लभ नाही ॥

त्राहि त्राहि मैं शरण तिहारी ।
हरहु सकल मम विपदा भारी ॥

धन्य धन्य बड़ भाग्य हमारो ।
पावै दरस परस तव न्यारो ॥

कर्महीन अरु बुद्धि विहीना ।
तव प्रसाद कछु वर्णन कीन्हा ॥40॥

॥ दोहा ॥
श्रद्धा के यह पुष्प कछु ।
चरणन धरी सम्हार ॥
कृपासिन्धु गुरुदेव प्रभु ।
करी लीजै स्वीकार ॥

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