Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa
hanumAn cAlIsA
dohA
zrI guru caraNa saroja raja nijamana mukura sudhAri |
varaNau raghuvara vimalayaza jo dAyaka phalacAri ||
buddhihIna tanujAnikai sumirau pavana kumAra |
bala buddhi vidyA dehu mohi harahu kaleza vikAra ||
dhyAnam
atulita baladhAmaM svarNa zailAbha deham |
danuja vana kRzAnuM jJAninA magragaNyam ||
sakala guNa nidhAnaM vAnarANA madhIzam |
raghupati priya bhaktaM vAtajAtaM namAmi ||
goSpadIkRta vArAziM mazakIkRta rAkSasam |
rAmAyaNa mahAmAlA ratnaM vande-(a)nilAtmajam ||
yatra yatra raghunAtha kIrtanaM tatra tatra kRtamastakAJjalim |
bhASpavAri paripUrNa locanaM mArutiM namata rAkSasAntakam ||
manojavaM mAruta tulyavegam |
jitendriyaM buddhi matAM variSTam ||
vAtAtmajaM vAnarayUtha mukhyam |
zrI rAma dUtaM zirasA namAmi ||
caupAI
jaya hanumAna jJAna guNa sAgara |
jaya kapIza tihu loka ujAgara || 1 ||
rAmadUta atulita baladhAmA |
aJjani putra pavanasuta nAmA || 2 ||
mahAvIra vikrama bajaraGgI |
kumati nivAra sumati ke saGgI ||3 ||
kaJcana varaNa virAja suvezA |
kAnana kuNDala kuJcita kezA || 4 ||
hAthavajra au dhvajA virAjai | [aura]
kAnthe mUJja janevU sAjai || 5||
zaGkara suvana kesarI nandana | [zaGkara svayaM]
teja pratApa mahAjaga vandana || 6 ||
vidyAvAna guNI ati cAtura |
rAma kAja karive ko Atura || 7 ||
prabhu caritra sunive ko rasiyA |
rAmalakhana sItA mana basiyA || 8||
sUkSma rUpadhari siyahi dikhAvA |
vikaTa rUpadhari laGka jalAvA || 9 ||
bhIma rUpadhari asura saMhAre |
rAmacandra ke kAja saMvAre || 10 ||
lAya saJjIvana lakhana jiyAye |
zrI raghuvIra haraSi uralAye || 11 ||
raghupati kInhI bahuta baDAyI (I) |
tuma mama priya bharata sama bhAyI || 12 ||
sahasra vadana tumharo yazagAvai |
asa kahi zrIpati kaNTha lagAvai || 13 ||
sanakAdika brahmAdi munIzA |
nArada zArada sahita ahIzA || 14 ||
yama kubera digapAla jahAM te |
kavi kovida kahi sake kahAM te || 15 ||
tuma upakAra sugrIvahi kInhA |
rAma milAya rAjapada dInhA || 16 ||
tumharo mantra vibhISaNa mAnA |
laGkezvara bhaye saba jaga jAnA || 17 ||
yuga sahasra yojana para bhAnU |
lIlyo tAhi madhura phala jAnU || 18 ||
prabhu mudrikA meli mukha mAhI |
jaladhi lAGghi gaye acaraja nAhI || 19 ||
durgama kAja jagata ke jete |
sugama anugraha tumhare tete || 20 ||
rAma duAre tuma rakhavAre |
hota na AjJA binu paisAre || 21 ||
saba sukha lahai tumhArI zaraNA |
tuma rakSaka kAhU ko Dara nA || 22 ||
Apana teja samhAro Apai |
tInoM loka hAGka te kAmpai || 23 ||
bhUta pizAca nikaTa nahi Avai |
mahavIra jaba nAma sunAvai || 24 ||
nAsai roga harai saba pIrA |
japata nirantara hanumata vIrA || 25 ||
saGkaTa se hanumAna chuDAvai |
mana krama vacana dhyAna jo lAvai || 26 ||
saba para rAma tapasvI rAjA |
tinake kAja sakala tuma sAjA || 27 ||
aura manoratha jo koyi lAvai |
tAsu amita jIvana phala pAvai || 28 ||
cAro yuga pratApa tumhArA |
hai prasiddha jagata ujiyArA || 29 ||
sAdhu santa ke tuma rakhavAre |
asura nikandana rAma dulAre || 30 ||
aSThasiddhi nava nidhi ke dAtA |
asa vara dInha jAnakI mAtA || 31 ||
rAma rasAyana tumhAre pAsA |
sadA raho raghupati ke dAsA || 32 || [sAdara ho]
tumhare bhajana rAmako pAvai |
janma janma ke dukha bisarAvai || 33 ||
anta kAla raghupati purajAyI | [raghuvara]
jahAM janma haribhakta kahAyI || 34 ||
aura devatA citta na dharayI |
hanumata seyi sarva sukha karayI || 35 ||
saGkaTa ka(ha)Tai miTai saba pIrA |
jo sumirai hanumata bala vIrA || 36 ||
jai jai jai hanumAna gosAyI |
kRpA karahu gurudeva kI nAyI || 37 ||
yaha zata vAra pATha kara koyI | [jo]
chUTahi bandi mahA sukha hoyI || 38 ||
jo yaha paDe hanumAna cAlIsA |
hoya siddhi sAkhI gaurIzA || 39 ||
tulasIdAsa sadA hari cerA |
kIjai nAtha hRdaya maha DerA || 40 ||
dohA
pavana tanaya saGkaTa haraNa - maGgala mUrati rUp |
rAma lakhana sItA sahita - hRdaya basahu surabhUp ||
siyAvara rAmacandrakI jaya | pavanasuta hanumAnakI jaya | bolo bhAyI saba santanakI jaya |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Hanuman Chalisa is a 40-verse Hindi devotional hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman, attributed to the poet-saint Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623 CE). Written in the Awadhi language using the doha-chaupai meter, it describes Hanuman's divine qualities, his devotion to Lord Rama, and his legendary deeds from the Ramayana. The text is the most widely recited Hanuman devotional composition in India and belongs to the Ramanandi Vaishnava tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Hanuman Chalisa?
- Recitation is associated with protection from fear, danger, and negative influences
- Said to bestow strength, courage, and mental steadiness
- Associated with the removal of obstacles in worldly and spiritual life
- Regular chanting is held to cultivate devotion and grant wisdom
When is the best time to recite this?
Tuesday and Saturday are the traditional days for Hanuman worship. Morning and evening are the standard recitation times. Hanuman Jayanti is the most significant annual occasion for a complete recitation. The Chalisa is also recited during illness, adversity, or any period requiring strength and protection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Tulsidas was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint whose principal work, the Ramcharitmanas (c. 1574 CE), is a retelling of the Valmiki Ramayana in Awadhi. The Hanuman Chalisa is attributed to him by consistent tradition, though the precise date and circumstances of its composition are not historically documented. It gained widespread circulation in North India during the 17th century and subsequently spread across the subcontinent. The text became the foundational devotional text for Hanuman worship, displacing older Sanskrit hymns in popular daily practice.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Bajrang Baan — another Hindi Hanuman hymn from the same North Indian devotional context, used for protection
- Hanuman Ashtottara Sata Namavali — the 108-name namavali for Hanuman used in puja archana