Shiv Chalisa: Lyrics and Meaning

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• The printed edition reads: जय गणेश गिरिजा सुवन, मंगल मूल सुजान। कहत अयोध्यादास तुम, देहु अभय वरदान॥ Punctuation ours: the commas after the first and third quarters are dropped and a space is put before each danda; the words and their division are as printed.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: जैगणेश गिरिजासुवन, मंगलमूल सुजान। कहत अयोध्यादास तव, देव अभय बरदान॥ जै, गिरिजासुवन, मंगलमूल, बरदान for जय, गिरिजा सुवन, मंगल मूल, वरदान; तव ('your') for तुम ('you'); देव for देहु (both 'give'; in that copy देव is partly covered by a reader's handwriting). Naval Kishore printing, leaf n2.
• Omission An undated Jaipur printing reads: (omitted) The Jaipur printing has no opening doha; the Chalisa begins with the first chaupai under the heading '॥ शिव स्तुति ॥'. Jaipur printing, leaf n15.

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• The printed edition reads: जय गिरजापति दीनदयाला, सदा करत सन्तन प्रतिपाला। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: जै गिरिजापति दीनदयाला। सदा करत संतन प्रतिपाला॥ जै, गिरिजापति, संतन for जय, गिरजापति, सन्तन. Naval Kishore printing, leaves n2–n3.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: जै गिरिजापति दीनदयाल। सदा करत संतन प्रतिपाला। जै, गिरिजापति, दीनदयाल, संतन for जय, गिरजापति, दीनदयाला, सन्तन. Jaipur printing, leaf n15.

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• The printed edition reads: भाल चन्द्रमा सोहत नीके, कानन कुण्डल नागफनी के। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: भाल चन्द्रमा सोहत नीके। काननकुंडल नाग फनीके॥ काननकुंडल, नाग फनीके for कानन कुण्डल, नागफनी के (spelling and word division only). Naval Kishore printing, leaf n3.

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• The printed edition reads: अंग गौर शिर गंग बहाये, मुण्डमाल तन छार लगाये। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: अंग गौर शिव गंगबहाये। मुंडमाल तन छार लगाये॥ शिव for शिर ('head'): the Naval Kishore printing reads 'Shiva lets the Ganga flow'; गंगबहाये, मुंडमाल. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n3.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: अङ्ग गौर शिर गंग बहाये। मुण्डमाल तन छार लगाये। अङ्ग for अंग. Jaipur printing, leaf n15.

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• The printed edition reads: वस्त्र खाल बाघम्बर सोहे, छवि को देख नाग मुनि मोहे। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: वस्त्र खाल बाघम्बर सोहै। छवि को देखि नाग मुनि मोहै। सोहै, देखि, मोहै for सोहे, देख, मोहे. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n3.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: वस्त्र खाल बाघम्बर सोहैं। छवि को देखि नागमुनि मोहैं। सोहैं, देखि, नागमुनि, मोहैं for सोहे, देख, नाग मुनि, मोहे. Jaipur printing, leaf n15.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: वस्त्र खाल बाघम्बर सोहे । छवि को देखि नाग मन मोहे मन ('the mind') for मुनि ('sages'); देखि. Gita Press reads मुनि, as printed.

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• The printed edition reads: मैना मातु कि हवे दुलारी, वाम अंग सोहत छवि न्यारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: मैना मातु की हवे दुलारी। बाम अंग सोहत छवि भारी॥ भारी ('great') for न्यारी ('unique'): the Naval Kishore printing has भारी here and न्यारी in chaupai 6, the other way round; की, बाम. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n3.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: मैना मातुकि हवे दुलारी। बाम अंग सोहत छबिन्यारी। मातुकि, बाम, छबिन्यारी for मातु कि, वाम, छवि न्यारी. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: कर त्रिशूल सोहत छवि भारी, करत सदा शत्रुन क्षयकारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: कर त्रिशूल सोहत छवि न्यारी॥ करत सदा शत्रुन छयकारी॥ न्यारी for भारी (see chaupai 5); छयकारी for क्षयकारी. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n3.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: कर त्रिशूल सोहत छबि भारी। करत सदा शत्रुन क्षयकारी। छबि for छवि. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: नन्दि गणेश सोहैं तहँ कैसे, सागर मध्य कमल हैं जैसे। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: नंदीगण सोहत हैं कैसे। सागर मध्य कमल है जैसे॥ नंदीगण सोहत हैं ('Nandi and the ganas shine') for नन्दि गणेश सोहैं तहँ; है for हैं. Naval Kishore printing, leaves n3–n4.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: नन्दि गणेश सोहैं तंह कैसे। सागर मध्य कमल है जैसे। तंह, है for तहँ, हैं. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: कार्तिक श्याम और गणराऊ, या छवि को कहि जात न काऊ। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: कार्तिक श्याम और गणराऊ। या चवि कौ कहिजात न काऊ। चवि कौ (a misprint) for छवि को; कहिजात. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: देवन जबहीं जाय पुकारा, तबहीं दुःख प्रभु आप निवारा। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: देवन जबहीं जाय पुकारा। तबहिं दुःख प्रभु आप निवारा॥ तबहिं for तबहीं. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n4.
• Addition An undated Jaipur printing reads: देवन जबहिं जायपुकारा तबहीं। दुख प्रभु आप निवारा तबहीं। तबहीं at the end of both half-lines (here it opens the second); जबहिं, दुख. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: किया उपद्रव तारक भारी, देवन सब मिलि तुमहिं जुहारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: किया उपद्रव तारक भारी। देवन सब मिलि तुमहि जुहारी॥ तुमहि for तुमहिं. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n4.

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• The printed edition reads: तुरत षडानन आप पठायउ, लव निमेष महँ मारि गिरायऊ। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: तुरत षडानन आप पठायव। लव निमेष महँ मारि गिरायव॥ पठायव, गिरायव for पठायउ, गिरायऊ. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n4.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: तुरत षडानन आप पठायउ। लव निमेष तह मारि गरायउ। तह for महँ; गरायउ for गिरायऊ. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: आप जलंधर असुर संहारा, सुयश तुम्हार विदित संसारा। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: आप जलंधर असुर संघारा। सुयस तुम्हार विदित संसारा॥ संघारा, सुयस for संहारा, सुयश. Naval Kishore printing, leaves n4–n5.

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• The printed edition reads: त्रिपुरासुर सन युद्ध मचाई, सबहिं कृपा कर लीन बचाई। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: त्रिपुरासुर सन युद्ध मचाई। सबहि कृपा करि लीन बचाइ। सबहि, करि, बचाइ for सबहिं, कर, बचाई. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n5.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: त्रिपुरासुर संग युद्ध मचाई तबहिं कृपा कर लीन बचाई। संग for सन; तबहिं ('then') for सबहिं ('everyone'). Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: त्रिपुरासुर सन युद्ध मचाई । तबहिं कृपा कर लीन बचाई तबहिं ('then') for सबहिं ('all'). Gita Press reads सबहिं, as printed.

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• The printed edition reads: किया तपहिं भागीरथ भारी, पुरब प्रतिज्ञा तासु पुरारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: किया तपहि भागीरथ भारी। पुरव प्रतिज्ञा तासु पुरारी। तपहि, पुरव for तपहिं, पुरब. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n5.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: किया तपहि भागीरथ भारी। पुरब प्रतिज्ञा तासु पुरारी। तपहि for तपहिं. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: दानिन महँ तुम सम कोई नाहिं, सेवक अस्तुति करत सदाहीं। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: दानिन महँ तुम सम कोउ नाहीं। सेवक स्तुति करत सदाहीं॥ कोउ नाहीं for कोई नाहिं; स्तुति for अस्तुति (one syllable fewer). Naval Kishore printing, leaf n5.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: दानिन मंह तुम सम कोई नाहीं। सेवक स्तुति करत सदाहीं। मंह, नाहीं for महँ, नाहिं; स्तुति for अस्तुति. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: वेद नाम महिमा तव गाई, अकथ अनादि भेद नहिं पाई। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: वेद नाम महिमा तुव गाई। अकथ अनादि भेद नहिं पाई॥ तुव for तव (both 'your'). Naval Kishore printing, leaf n5.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: वेद नाम महिमा तब गाई। अकथ अनादि भेद नहिं पाई। तब ('then') for तव ('your'). Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: वेद माहि महिमा तुम गाई । अकथ अनादि भेद नहीं पाई माहि ('in') for नाम; तुम for तव; नहीं. Gita Press reads नाम and तव, as printed.

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• The printed edition reads: प्रगटी उदधि मंथन में ज्वाला, जरे सुरासुर भये विहाला। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: प्रगटी उदधि मथन में ज्वाला। जरत सुरासुर भये बिहाला। जरत ('burning') for जरे ('were burnt'); मथन, बिहाला. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n5.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: प्रगटे उदधिमथन में ज्वाला। जरे सुरासुर भये बिहाला। प्रगटे for प्रगटी; उदधिमथन, बिहाला. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: प्रगटि उदधिमंथन ते ज्वाला। जरे सुरासुर भये विहाला प्रगटि, ते ('from') for प्रगटी, में ('in'); जरे as printed. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 81.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: प्रकटे उदधि मंथन में ज्वाला । जरत सुरासुर भए विहाला प्रकटे for प्रगटी; जरत ('burning') for जरे ('burnt'), as in the Naval Kishore and Pehowa printings; Gita Press and the Jaipur printing read जरे.

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• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: कीन्ह दया तहँ करी सहाई। नीलकंठ तव नाम कहाई॥ कीन्ह for कीन्हीं; तव ('your') for तब ('then'); नीलकंठ. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n6.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: कीन्ह दया तह करी सहाई। नीलकण्ठ तव नाम कहाई। कीन्ह, तह for कीन्हीं, तहँ; तव ('your') for तब ('then'). Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word The 2000 Hardwar printing reads: कीन्हीं दया तहँ करी सहाई, नीलकण्ठ तब नाम कहाई कीन्हीं for कीन्ह. Randhir printing (2000 and 2004), p. 18, leaf n9. Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda. Decision 14 (15 Oct 2026): the display follows today's common wording here, कीन्ह for the printing's कीन्हीं, where Gita Press (booklet 2127, p. 81) and another digital text (siva40.html) agree; so do the Naval Kishore, Jaipur and Pehowa printings. The printed line is in editionReading and is logged as a variant (witness: the 2000 printing). Since 15 Oct 2026 (batch 7, decision 14 addendum d) the word carries a popular attestation, so it counts in the common-wording line.

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• The printed edition reads: पूजन रामचन्द्र जब कीन्हा, जीत के लंक विभीषण दीन्हा। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.

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• The printed edition reads: सहस कमल में हो रहे धारी, कीन्ह परीक्षा तबहिं पुरारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: सहस कमल में हो रहे धारी। कीन्ह परीक्षा तबहि मुरारी। मुरारी (a name of Vishnu, a misprint here) for पुरारी; तबहि. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: सहस कमलमें हो रहधारी। कीन्ह परीक्षा तबहिं पुरारी रहधारी for रहे धारी. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 81.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: सहस कमल में हो रहे धारी । कीन्ह परीक्षा तबहिं त्रिपुरारी त्रिपुरारी for पुरारी (both name Shiva as the foe of Tripura). Gita Press reads पुरारी, as printed.

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• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: एक कमल प्रभु राखेउ जोई। कमलनैन पूजन चह सोई॥ राखेउ, कमलनैन, चह for राखे, कमल नयन, चहँ. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n6.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: एक कमल प्रभु राखेउ जोई। कमल नयन पूजन चह सोई। राखेउ, चह for राखे, चहँ. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word The 2000 Hardwar printing reads: एक कमल प्रभु राखे जोई, कमल नयन पूजन चहँ सोई राखे for राखेउ. Randhir printing (2000 and 2004), p. 19, leaf n10. Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda. Decision 14 (15 Oct 2026): the display follows today's common wording here, राखेउ for the printing's राखे, where Gita Press (booklet 2127, p. 82) and another digital text (siva40.html) agree; so do the Naval Kishore, Jaipur and Pehowa printings. The printed line is in editionReading and is logged as a variant (witness: the 2000 printing). Since 15 Oct 2026 (batch 7, decision 14 addendum d) the word carries a popular attestation, so it counts in the common-wording line.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: एक कमल प्रभु राखेउ गोई। कमल नैन पूजन चह सोई गोई ('hid') for जोई; नैन, चह. sanskritdocuments.org reads जोई, as printed. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 82.

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• The printed edition reads: कठिन भक्ति देखी प्रभु शंकर, भए प्रसन्न दिए इच्छित वर। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: कठिन भक्ति देखा प्रभु शंकर। भये प्रसन्न दिये इच्छित वर॥ देखा for देखी; भये, दिये for भए, दिए. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n6.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: कठिन भक्ति देखि प्रभु शंकर। भये प्रसन्न दिये इच्छित वर। देखि ('having seen') for देखी; भये, दिये for भए, दिए. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: जय २ जय अनंत अविनासी। करत कृपा सब के घट बासी॥ जय २ जय (२ is the repetition figure), अनंत, सब के घट बासी for जै जै जै, अनन्त, सबकी घटवासी. Naval Kishore printing, leaves n6–n7.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: जय जय जय अनंत अविनाशी। करत कृपा सबके घट वासी। जय जय जय, अनंत, अविनाशी, सबके घट वासी for जै जै जै, अनन्त, अविनासी, सबकी घटवासी. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.
• Word The 2000 Hardwar printing reads: जै जै जै अनन्त अविनासी, करत कृपा सबकी घटवासी सबकी for सबके. Randhir printing (2000 and 2004), p. 19, leaf n10. Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda. Decision 14 (15 Oct 2026): the display follows today's common wording here, सबके for the printing's सबकी, where Gita Press (booklet 2127, p. 82) and another digital text (siva40.html) agree; so do the Naval Kishore, Jaipur and Pehowa printings. The printed line is in editionReading and is logged as a variant (witness: the 2000 printing). Since 15 Oct 2026 (batch 7, decision 14 addendum d) the word carries a popular attestation, so it counts in the common-wording line.

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• The printed edition reads: दुष्ट सकल नित मोहि सतावै, भ्रमत रहौं मोहि चैन न आवै। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: दुष्ट सकल नित मोहिं सतावैं॥ भ्रमत रहौं मोहिं चैन न आवै॥ मोहिं, सतावैं for मोहि, सतावै. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n7.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: दुष्ट सकल नित मोहि सतावै। भ्रमत रहे मोहि चैन न आवै। रहे for रहौं. Jaipur printing, leaf n16 (सतावै read again on the page image 2026-10-15: no anusvara).
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: दुष्ट सकल नित मोहिं सतावै। भ्रमत रहे मोहिं चैन न आवै रहे for रहौं; मोहिं. sanskritdocuments.org reads रहौं, as printed. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 82.

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• The printed edition reads: त्राहि त्राहि मैं नाथ पुकारो, यहि अवसर मोहि आन उबारो। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: त्राहि त्राहि मैं नाथ पुकारौं। याहि अवसर मोहि आनि उबारौ॥ पुकारौं, याहि, आनि, उबारौ for पुकारो, यहि, आन, उबारो. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n7.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: त्राहि त्राहि मैं नाथ पुकारा। यहि अवसर मोहि आन उबारो। पुकारा ('called') for पुकारो ('I call'). Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: लै त्रिशूल शत्रुन को मारो, संकट से मोहि आन उबारो। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: लै त्रिशूल शत्रुन को मारौ। संकट से मोहिं आनि उबारौ। मारौ, मोहिं, आनि, उबारौ for मारो, मोहि, आन, उबारो. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n7.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: ले त्रिशूल शत्रुन को मारो। संकट से मोहि आन उबारो। ले for लै. Jaipur printing, leaf n16.

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• The printed edition reads: मातु पिता भ्राता सब कोई, संकट में पूछत नहीं कोई। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: मात पिता भ्राता सबकोई। संकट में पूछत नहिं कोई॥ मात, सबकोई, नहिं for मातु, सब कोई, नहीं. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n7.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: माता पिता भ्राता सब कोई। संकट में पूछत नहिं कोई। माता, नहिं for मातु, नहीं. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

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• The printed edition reads: स्वामी एक है आस तुम्हारी, आय हरहु मम संकट भारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: स्वामी एक है आस तुम्हारी। आय हरहु अब संकट भारी। अब ('now') for मम ('my'). Naval Kishore printing, leaves n7–n8.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: स्वामी एक है आश तुम्हारी। आय हरहु अब संकट भारी। अब ('now') for मम ('my'); आश for आस. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: स्वामि एक है आस तुम्हारी। आय हरहु अब संकट भारी अब ('now') for मम ('my'), as in the Naval Kishore, Jaipur and Pehowa printings; sanskritdocuments.org reads मम, as printed. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 82.

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• The printed edition reads: धन निर्धन को देत सदाहीं, जो कोई जाँचे वो फल पाहीं। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: धन निरधन को देव सदाहीं। जो कोइ जाँचय वो फल पाहीं॥ देव for देत (both 'give'); निरधन, कोइ, जाँचय. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n8.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: धन निर्धन को देत सदाही। जो कोई जांचे वौ फल पाही। सदाही, जांचे, वौ, पाही for सदाहीं, जाँचे, वो, पाहीं. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: धन निर्धन को देत सदा ही । जो कोई जांचे सो फल पाहीं सो for वो (both 'that one'); Gita Press reads वा. sanskritdocuments.org.

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• The printed edition reads: अस्तुति केहि विधि करों तिहारी, क्षमहु नाथ अब चूक हमारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: अस्तुति केहि विधि करौं तुम्हारी। क्षमहु नाथ अब चूक हमारी॥ करौं तुम्हारी for करों तिहारी (both 'yours'). Naval Kishore printing, leaf n8.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: अस्तुति केहि विधि करों तुम्हारी। क्षमहुं नाथ अब चूक हमारी तुम्हारी for तिहारी; क्षमहुं. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

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• The printed edition reads: शंकर हो संकट के नाशन, मंगल कारण विघ्न विनाशन। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: शंकर हौ संकट के नाशन। विघ्न विनाशन मंगल कारन॥ The second half in the other order, 'विघ्न विनाशन मंगल कारन'; हौ for हो. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n8.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: शंकर हो संकट के नाशन। विघ्न विनाशन मंगल कारन। The second half in the other order, 'विघ्न विनाशन मंगल कारन'. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: शंकर हो संकटके नाशन। विघ्न विनाशन मंगल कारन the two phrases of the second half in the other order, as in the Naval Kishore and Jaipur printings; sanskritdocuments.org has the printed order. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 83.

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• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: जोगि यती मुनि ध्यान लगावैं। शारद नारद शीश नवावैं॥ शारद नारद (the names in the other order); जोगि यती. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n8.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: योगी यति मुनि ध्यान लगावें। शारद नारद शीश नवावें। शारद नारद (the names in the other order); योगी, लगावें, नवावें. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word The 2000 Hardwar printing reads: योगि यति मुनि ध्यान लगावैं, नारद शारद शीश नवावैं नारद शारद (the names in the other order). Randhir printing (2000 and 2004), p. 19, leaf n10. Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda. Decision 14 (15 Oct 2026): the display follows today's common wording here, शारद नारद for the printing's नारद शारद (the names in the other order), where Gita Press (booklet 2127, p. 83) and another digital text (siva40.html) agree; so do the Naval Kishore and Jaipur printings. The printed line is in editionReading and is logged as a variant (witness: the 2000 printing).

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• The printed edition reads: नमो नमो जय नमो शिवाये, सुर ब्रह्मादिक पार न पाए। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: नमो नमो जै नमः शिवाये। सुर ब्रह्मादिक पार न पाये॥ जै नमः, पाये for जय नमो, पाए. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n8.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: नमो नमो जै नमो शिवाय। सुर ब्रह्मादिक पार न पाय। जै, शिवाय, पाय for जय, शिवाये, पाए (the first word is misprinted 'तमो' in that copy). Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

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• The printed edition reads: जो यह पाठ करे मन लाई, तापर होत हैं शम्भु सहाई। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: जो यह पाठ करै मनलाई। तापर होत हैं शंभु सहाई॥ करै, मनलाई, शंभु for करे, मन लाई, शम्भु. Naval Kishore printing, leaves n8–n9.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: जो यह पाठ करे मन लाई। तापै रहित है शंभु सहाई! तापै रहित है for तापर होत हैं ('रहित' looks like a misprint for 'होत'). Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

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• The printed edition reads: ऋनिया जो कोई हो अधिकारी, पाठ करे सो पावन हारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: रिनिया जो कोइ हो अधिकारी। पाठ करै सो पावन हारी। रिनिया, कोइ, करै for ऋनिया, कोई, करे. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n9.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: ऋनियां जो कोई हो अधिकारो। पाठ करे सो पावन हारी। ऋनियां, अधिकारो (a misprint) for ऋनिया, अधिकारी. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

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• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: पुत्र होन को इच्छा जोई। निश्चय शिव प्रसाद ते होई॥ पुत्र होन को इच्छा जोई ('whoever wishes for a son to be born') for पुत्रहीन इच्छा कर कोई; ते for तेहि. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n9.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: पुत्र हीन करे इच्छा कोई। निश्चय शिवप्रसाद तेहि होइ। पुत्र हीन करे इच्छा कोई (करे before इच्छा); शिवप्रसाद, होइ. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: पुत्र होन कर इच्छा कोई । निश्चय शिव प्रसाद तेहि होई As now shown. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 83.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: पुत्र होन की इच्छा जोई । निश्चय शिव प्रसाद तेहि होई की for कर; जोई for कोई. Its पुत्र होन is followed (decision 14 addendum c, batch 7).
• Word The 2000 Hardwar printing reads: पुत्रहीन इच्छा कर कोई, निश्चय शिव प्रसाद तेहि होई पुत्रहीन इच्छा कर for पुत्र होन कर इच्छा. Randhir printing (2000 and 2004), p. 20, leaf n10. Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda. Decision 14 (15 Oct 2026; batch 7 addendum count): the display follows today's common wording here, 'पुत्र होन कर इच्छा' ('a wish for a son to be born') for the printing's 'पुत्रहीन इच्छा कर' ('one without a son wishes'): Gita Press (booklet 2127, p. 83) and another digital text (siva40.html) both print पुत्र होन, and the order 'कर/की इच्छा'; Gita Press prints the whole half-line as shown (another digital text: 'की इच्छा जोई'). The printed line is in editionReading and is logged as a variant (witness: the 2000 printing).

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• The printed edition reads: पंडित त्रयोदशी को लावे, ध्यान पूर्वक होम करावे। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: पण्डित त्रयोदशी को लावै। ध्यान पूर्वक होम करावै॥ पण्डित, लावै, करावै for पंडित, लावे, करावे. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n9.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: पण्डित त्रयोदसी को ध्यावै। ध्यान पूर्वक होम करावे। ध्यावै ('meditates') for लावे ('brings'); पण्डित, त्रयोदसी. Jaipur printing, leaf n17 (करावे, with one e-sign, read again on the page image by review 2, 2026-10-15).

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• The printed edition reads: त्रयोदशी व्रत करे हमेशा, तन नहिं ताके रहे कलेशा। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: त्रयोदशी व्रत करै हमेशा। तन नहिं ताके रहै कलेशा॥ करै, रहै for करे, रहे. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n9.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: त्रयोदसी व्रत करे हमेशा। तन नहिं ताके रहे कलेशा। त्रयोदसी for त्रयोदशी. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

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• The printed edition reads: धूप दीप नैवेद्य चढ़ावे, शंकर सम्मुख पाठ सुनावे। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: शंकर सन्मुख पाठ सुनावै। मनक्रमबचन जो ध्यान लगावै॥ The Naval Kishore printing has no 'धूप दीप नैवेद्य चढ़ावे'. Its couplet here is 'शंकर सन्मुख पाठ सुनावै' followed by 'मन क्रम बचन जो ध्यान लगावै' ('and meditates on him in thought, deed and word'). Naval Kishore printing, leaves n9–n10.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: धूप दीप नैवेद्य चढ़ावे। अन्त वास शिवपुर में पावे। The Jaipur printing joins this first half-line to the second half of chaupai 40 and has neither 'शंकर सम्मुख पाठ सुनावे' nor 'जन्म जन्म के पाप नसावे', so it has 40 couplets with the signature. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

• The printed edition reads: जन्म जन्म के पाप नसावे अन्त वास शिवपुर में पावे। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda. The printing has a full stop after नसावे where the other lines have a comma; read as the break between the halves (editionReading leaves the full stop out, as it takes Devanagari only).
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: जन्म २ के पाप नशावै। अन्त बास शिवपुर में पावै॥ जन्म २ (२ is the repetition figure), नशावै, बास, पावै for जन्म जन्म, नसावे, वास, पावे. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n10.
• Omission An undated Jaipur printing reads: धूप दीप नैवेद्य चढ़ावे। अन्त वास शिवपुर में पावे। The Jaipur printing has no 'जन्म जन्म के पाप नसावे'; its couplet joins the first half of chaupai 39 to this second half (see chaupai 39). Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: जन्म जन्म के पाप नसावे । अन्त धाम शिवपुर में पावे धाम ('abode') for वास ('dwelling'). Gita Press reads बास (वास), as printed.

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

• The printed edition reads: कहै अयोध्या आस तुम्हारी, जानि सकल दुःख हरहु हमारी। Layout and punctuation ours: the printing sets each couplet on one line, with a comma between the halves and one danda at the end; we break the line after the first half, end it with ।, end the couplet with ॥ and put a space before each danda.
• Spelling An undated Lucknow printing reads: कहै अयोध्या आश तुम्हारी। जानि सकल दुख हरहु हमारी॥ आश, दुख for आस, दुःख. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n10.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: कहे अयोध्या आस तुम्हारी। जानि सकल दुख हरहु हमारी। कहे, दुख for कहै, दुःख. In the Jaipur printing this is the 40th couplet. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: कहैं अयोध्यादास आस तुम्हारी । जानि सकल दुख हरहु हमारी कहैं अयोध्यादास for कहै अयोध्या (the poet's full name; one word more). Gita Press reads कहे अयोध्या, as printed.

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: नित्त नेम करि प्रातही, पाठ करौं चालीस। तुम मेरी मनकामना, पूर्ण करहु जगदीश॥ करि, प्रातही, मनकामना; करहु for करो. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n10.
• Spelling An undated Jaipur printing reads: नित नेम करि प्रात ही, पाठ करौ चालीस। तुम मेरी मन कामना, पूर्ण करो जगदीश। नित, करि, प्रात ही, करौ, मन कामना for नित्त, कर, प्रातः ही, करौं, मनोकामना. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word The 2000 Hardwar printing reads: नित्त नेम कर प्रातः ही, पाठ करौं चालीस। तुम मेरी मनोकामना, पूर्ण करो जगदीश करौं ('I recite') for करो. Randhir printing (2000 and 2004), p. 20, leaf n10. Punctuation ours: the commas after the first and third quarters are dropped and a space is put before each danda; the words and their division are as printed. Decision 14 (15 Oct 2026): the display follows today's common wording here, करो ('recite', said to the reader) for the printing's करौं ('I recite'), where Gita Press (booklet 2127, p. 84) and another digital text (siva40.html) agree; so does the Pehowa printing. The printed line is in editionReading and is logged as a variant (witness: the 2000 printing). Since 15 Oct 2026 (batch 7, decision 14 addendum d) the word carries a popular attestation, so it counts in the common-wording line.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: नित्त नेम करि प्रातही, पाठ करो चालीस। तुम मेरी मन कामना, पूर्ण करहु जगदीश करि, प्रातही; करहु for the second करो; करो in the first half, as now shown. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 84.
• Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: नित नेम उठि प्रातःही पाठ करो चालीस । तुम मेरी मनकामना पूर्ण करो जगदीश उठि ('rising') for कर; करो in the first half, as now shown.

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

• The printed edition reads: मगसर छठि हेमन्त ऋतु, संवत् चौंसठ जान। अस्तुति चालीसा शिवहि, पूर्ण कीन कल्याण॥ Punctuation ours: the commas after the first and third quarters are dropped and a space is put before each danda; the words and their division are as printed.
• Word An undated Lucknow printing reads: मगसर छठ हिमवंत ऋतु, संवत चौंसठ जान। अस्तुति चालीसा शिवहिं, पूर्ण कीन्ह कल्यान॥ छठ, हिमवंत ('the cold season') for छठि, हेमन्त; संवत, शिवहिं; कीन्ह कल्यान for कीन कल्याण. The Naval Kishore printing ends with '॥ इति ॥'. Naval Kishore printing, leaf n10.
• Word An undated Jaipur printing reads: मंगसर छठ हेमन्त ऋतु, सम्वत् चौसठ आन। स्तुति चालीसा शिवहिं, पूर्ण कीन कल्यान॥ आन (as printed, or a broken जान; faint) for जान; स्तुति for अस्तुति; मंगसर, छठ, सम्वत्, चौसठ, शिवहिं, कल्यान. Jaipur printing, leaf n17.
• Word Today's text from Gita Press, Gorakhpur reads: मगसर छठि हेमंत ऋतु, सम्बत चौंसठ आन। अस्तुति चालीसा शिवहिं, पूर्ण कीन कल्यान आन for जान, as in the Jaipur printing; the Naval Kishore and Pehowa printings read जान, as printed. sanskritdocuments.org has no closing date doha. Gita Press booklet 2127, p. 84.