Arre maala japo re chhathh maiyya ke naam kee
Posted on: October 27, 2025
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#the Decade of Seventies – 1971 – 1980 #
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(Lyricist Kavi Pradeep- 41)
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The Holy Festival of Chhathh Pujaa is going on at present. This festival is dedicated to ‘Chhathh Maiyyaa’ (Mother Chhathh) and ‘Surya Devta’ (Lord Sun). ‘Chhathh Pujaa’ is one of the biggest festivals of India which was confined to the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and some parts of Uttarakhand in the past. But nowadays now it is observed all over the country whereever people from these states have migrated for job and cannot make it to their native places. Moreover those who have settled elsewhere in India have started to observe it in their new residences instead of going back to their original native places on this occasion.
Last year I was in Vadodara when this festival was being celebrated there.Arrangements were made at many places for devotees to offer their prayers. This year, after a passage of 10 years, I amback at the western border of India, viz at Katchch. Comapred to what I observed here one decade ago, the “Chhath Pooja” has grown up in scale and it is now being observed on a big scale even at smaller places.
Traditionally, various organisations in these parts help people celebrate “navratri festival” by making necessary arrangements. The same arrangements are nowadays being offered by them for ‘Chhath Pooja” as well. So, one can say that corporate social responsibility(CSR) that took care of the acrivities of “navratri festival” has started to include the activities of “chhath pooja” too in their corporate social responsibility(CSR).
On the occasion of this ‘chhathh parv’ I am once again presenting a song from a movie “Chhathh Maiyaa Kee Mahimaa-1979”. This movie was released as a Hindi Movie and it was directed by Tapeshwar Prasad for Indraneel Films, Bombay. This movie was passed by the Censor Board on 16.04.1979 and it was from the genre of ‘religious’ movie. The cast of this movie included Maneesh, Gayatree, Namrata (new discovery), Jeewan, Abhi Bhattacharya, Shahu Modak, B.M. Vyas, Master Indraneel, Asit Sen, Rajendra Nath, Bhagwan, Birbal, Amarnath, Surya Kumar, Amal Sinha, Padma Khanna, Uma Dhawan, Sultaa, Geeta, Padma Devi, Usha Sharma, Jayant Meeta, Kavita, Sanchita and others.
“Chhathh Maiyaa Kee Mahimaa-1979” has ten songs in it which were written by Kavi Pradeep (six songs) and Vindhyawasini Devi (four songs). The music for this movie was composed by Bhupen Hazarika. The singers for this movie are Mahendra Kapoor, Usha Mangeshkar, Vindhyawasini Devi, Asha Bhonsle and Lata Mangeshkar. (The footnote in HFGK for this movie page mentions that the four songs written by Bindhyavasini Devi were composed by her as confirmed by herself).
Today’s song is in the voice of Mahendra Kapoor and Usha Mangeshkar. Lyrics are by Kavi Pradeep who, as we are aware, had contributed many lyrics for mythological /devotional movies.
Only audio of this song is available.
Song-Arre maala japo re chhathh maiyya ke naam kee (Chhathh Maiyya Kee Mahima)(1979) Singers-Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Lyrics-Kavi Pradeep, MD-Bhupen Hazaarika
Both
Lyrics
arey maalaa japo re
chhathh maiyyaa ke naam kee
arey maalaa japo re
chhathh maiyyaa ke naam kee
apnee ye jananee
badee hai kaam kee
gaao re gaao re
gun garimaa gaao o o
arey gaao re gaao re
gun garimaa gaao
chhathh mahaaraanee kee ee
o o o re jee
ye maa laakhon mein ek
o bali bali jaao re ae
ho bali bali jaao re
ye rakhtee sab kee tek
bali bali jaao re ae
ho bali bali jaao re ae
is baat mein naheen atirek
ye maataa badee hai bholee re ae
is baat mein naheen atirek
ye maataa badee hai bholee re ae
ye dil kee badee hai nek
bali bali jaao re ae
ho bali bali jaao re aeem>
arey apnee ye maiyyaa
badee hai kamaal kee
rakhtee khabar ye
gagan paataal kee
dev lok mein hai rajdhaanee ee ee
arey dev lok mein hai rajdhaanee
is thakuraanee kee◦◦
ho o o re jee
arey maalaa japo re
chhathh maiyyaa ke naam kee
apnee ye jananee
badee hai kaam kee jee
ye maa badee lalit lalaam
iskaa kya kehnaa
ho
ho iskaa kyaa kehnaa
ye sab ke sanwaare kaam
iskaa kyaa kehnaa aa
ho iskaa kya kehnaa aa
tum jahaan jahaan ho
wahaan wahaan
poojo isko re ae
tum jahaan jahaan ho
wahaan wahaan
poojo isko re ae
girton ko ye letee thhaam
iskaa kyaa kehnaa aa
ho iskaa kyaa kehnaa
arey kyaa karen ham is
maa kee badaaaee
door kare ye karam kathhinaaee
pal pal kartee ye nigraanee ee ee
arey pal pal kartee ye nigraanee
har zindagaanee kee ee
o re jee em>
ye baanjh kee bhartee god
dhan dhan chhathh maiyyaa aa
ho dhan dhan chhathh maiyyaa
banjar mein ugaatee paudh
dhan dhan chhathh maiyyaa aa
o dhan dhan chhathh maiyyaa
kitnaa hee puraanaa kodhh
kisee kaa kyun naa ho re ae
kitnaa hee puraanaa kodhh
kisee kaa kyun naa ho re ae
ye jad se detee khod
dhan dhan chhathh maiyyaa aa
o dhan dhan chhathh maiyyaa
arey karo re karo
is maa kee bhaktifont>
iskee bhakti mein
badee hai shakti
badee hai adbhut kathaa kahaanee ee
arey badee hai adbhut kathaa kahaanee
is vardaanee kee ee
o o re jee
arey maalaa japo re
chhathh maiyyaa ke naam kee
apnee ye jananee
badee hai kaam kee jee ee ee
4 Responses to "Arre maala japo re chhathh maiyya ke naam kee"
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 pm
Good Evening Sir,
Very beautiful prayer.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards and blessings,
Uma🙏
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November 1, 2025 at 8:43 am
It’s my pleasure to share it here on this blog. Thanks for liking it and your comments on the post. Thanks for your blessings too. They will keep me going.
Regards,
Avinash
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October 28, 2025 at 12:10 pm
Avinash Ji
Thanks for the post. It is only in the last 4 years or so, I became aware of the importance of ChChat Puja, for a section of people ( after people in my building complex -Bangalore-started celebrating it, though on a low key.)
I was not aware of there being a deity ” Chhat Maiya” , though I was aware of Sun god worship in this festival.
Today’s song has a devotional fervor like similar ones in Hindi films
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October 28, 2025 at 7:53 pm
My pleasure Sir jee. Thanks for liking this presentation and your comments on this post.
Regards,
Avinash
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