Verse 41 of 42
Closing chaupai of Durga Chalisa
Devidas Sharan Nij Jani देवीदास शरण निज जानी।
Karahu Kripa Jagdamb Bhavani करहु कृपा जगदम्ब भवानी॥
Meaning
Knowing Devidas as one who has come to your shelter, show him your grace, O Jagadamba Bhavani.
Why this verse matters
Here the poet places his name, Devidas, as poets did in a closing verse. Little is reliably known about him.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- devīdāsa śaraṇa nija jānī|karahu kṛpā jagadamba bhavānī||
- Telugu
- దేవీదాస్ శరణ్ నిజ్ జానీ।కరహు కృపా జగదంబ భవానీ॥
- Tamil
- தே³வீதா³ஸ் ஶரண் நிஜ் ஜாநீ।கரஹு க்ருʼபா ஜக³த³ம்ப³ ப⁴வாநீ॥
- Kannada
- ದೇವೀದಾಸ್ ಶರಣ್ ನಿಜ್ ಜಾನೀ।ಕರಹು ಕೃಪಾ ಜಗದಂಬ ಭವಾನೀ॥
- Malayalam
- ദേവീദാസ് ശരണ് നിജ് ജാനീ।കരഹു കൃപാ ജഗദമ്ബ ഭവാനീ॥
- Gujarati
- દેવીદાસ્ શરણ્ નિજ્ જાની।કરહુ કૃપા જગદમ્બ ભવાની॥
- Bengali
- দেবীদাস্ শরণ্ নিজ্ জানী।করহু কৃপা জগদম্ব ভবানী॥