“Dhana Pisaachi” by Madhubanti Bagchi is from the album Jatadhara, starring Sudheer Babu and Sonakshi Sinha. Lyricist Puneet Sharma and composer Samira Koppikar create a powerful invocation. The song introduces a goddess as the “Dusht Sanhaari,” or destroyer of evil.

Dhana Pisaachi
Madhubanti Bagchi • From “Jatadhara”
Jatadhara’s Dhana Pisaachi Lyrics Translation
The verses describe the deity wearing a “maalika” of heads while she growls at the corrupt. The meaning of the “Dhana Pisaachi” lyrics shows the goddess is a purifying force. Supplicants ask her to “har le,” or take away, all darkness from the world.
Dhana Pisaachi Music Video
The track takes the form of a direct address, functioning as a prayer for divine justice. Its central refrain names the goddess the “vyaadh” of the greedy, causing the selfish to tremble. The song’s purpose is to call upon a terrifying power to cleanse avarice.