Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa
hanumān cālīsā
dohā
śrī guru caraṇa saroja raja nijamana mukura sudhāri |
varaṇau raghuvara vimalayaśa jo dāyaka phalacāri ||
buddhihīna tanujānikai sumirau pavana kumāra |
bala buddhi vidyā dehu mohi harahu kaleśa vikāra ||
dhyānam
atulita baladhāmaṃ svarṇa śailābha deham |
danuja vana kṛśānuṃ jñāninā magragaṇyam ||
sakala guṇa nidhānaṃ vānarāṇā madhīśam |
raghupati priya bhaktaṃ vātajātaṃ namāmi ||
goṣpadīkṛta vārāśiṃ maśakīkṛta rākṣasam |
rāmāyaṇa mahāmālā ratnaṃ vande-(a)nilātmajam ||
yatra yatra raghunātha kīrtanaṃ tatra tatra kṛtamastakāñjalim |
bhāṣpavāri paripūrṇa locanaṃ mārutiṃ namata rākṣasāntakam ||
manojavaṃ māruta tulyavegam |
jitendriyaṃ buddhi matāṃ variṣṭam ||
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūtha mukhyam |
śrī rāma dūtaṃ śirasā namāmi ||
caupāī
jaya hanumāna jñāna guṇa sāgara |
jaya kapīśa tihu loka ujāgara || 1 ||
rāmadūta atulita baladhāmā |
añjani putra pavanasuta nāmā || 2 ||
mahāvīra vikrama bajaraṅgī |
kumati nivāra sumati ke saṅgī ||3 ||
kañcana varaṇa virāja suveśā |
kānana kuṇḍala kuñcita keśā || 4 ||
hāthavajra au dhvajā virājai | [aura]
kānthe mūñja janevū sājai || 5||
śaṅkara suvana kesarī nandana | [śaṅkara svayaṃ]
teja pratāpa mahājaga vandana || 6 ||
vidyāvāna guṇī ati cātura |
rāma kāja karive ko ātura || 7 ||
prabhu caritra sunive ko rasiyā |
rāmalakhana sītā mana basiyā || 8||
sūkṣma rūpadhari siyahi dikhāvā |
vikaṭa rūpadhari laṅka jalāvā || 9 ||
bhīma rūpadhari asura saṃhāre |
rāmacandra ke kāja saṃvāre || 10 ||
lāya sañjīvana lakhana jiyāye |
śrī raghuvīra haraṣi uralāye || 11 ||
raghupati kīnhī bahuta baḍāyī (ī) |
tuma mama priya bharata sama bhāyī || 12 ||
sahasra vadana tumharo yaśagāvai |
asa kahi śrīpati kaṇṭha lagāvai || 13 ||
sanakādika brahmādi munīśā |
nārada śārada sahita ahīśā || 14 ||
yama kubera digapāla jahāṃ te |
kavi kovida kahi sake kahāṃ te || 15 ||
tuma upakāra sugrīvahi kīnhā |
rāma milāya rājapada dīnhā || 16 ||
tumharo mantra vibhīṣaṇa mānā |
laṅkeśvara bhaye saba jaga jānā || 17 ||
yuga sahasra yojana para bhānū |
līlyo tāhi madhura phala jānū || 18 ||
prabhu mudrikā meli mukha māhī |
jaladhi lāṅghi gaye acaraja nāhī || 19 ||
durgama kāja jagata ke jete |
sugama anugraha tumhare tete || 20 ||
rāma duāre tuma rakhavāre |
hota na ājñā binu paisāre || 21 ||
saba sukha lahai tumhārī śaraṇā |
tuma rakṣaka kāhū ko ḍara nā || 22 ||
āpana teja samhāro āpai |
tīnoṃ loka hāṅka te kāmpai || 23 ||
bhūta piśāca nikaṭa nahi āvai |
mahavīra jaba nāma sunāvai || 24 ||
nāsai roga harai saba pīrā |
japata nirantara hanumata vīrā || 25 ||
saṅkaṭa se hanumāna chuḍāvai |
mana krama vacana dhyāna jo lāvai || 26 ||
saba para rāma tapasvī rājā |
tinake kāja sakala tuma sājā || 27 ||
aura manoratha jo koyi lāvai |
tāsu amita jīvana phala pāvai || 28 ||
cāro yuga pratāpa tumhārā |
hai prasiddha jagata ujiyārā || 29 ||
sādhu santa ke tuma rakhavāre |
asura nikandana rāma dulāre || 30 ||
aṣṭhasiddhi nava nidhi ke dātā |
asa vara dīnha jānakī mātā || 31 ||
rāma rasāyana tumhāre pāsā |
sadā raho raghupati ke dāsā || 32 || [sādara ho]
tumhare bhajana rāmako pāvai |
janma janma ke dukha bisarāvai || 33 ||
anta kāla raghupati purajāyī | [raghuvara]
jahāṃ janma haribhakta kahāyī || 34 ||
aura devatā citta na dharayī |
hanumata seyi sarva sukha karayī || 35 ||
saṅkaṭa ka(ha)ṭai miṭai saba pīrā |
jo sumirai hanumata bala vīrā || 36 ||
jai jai jai hanumāna gosāyī |
kṛpā karahu gurudeva kī nāyī || 37 ||
yaha śata vāra pāṭha kara koyī | [jo]
chūṭahi bandi mahā sukha hoyī || 38 ||
jo yaha paḍe hanumāna cālīsā |
hoya siddhi sākhī gaurīśā || 39 ||
tulasīdāsa sadā hari cerā |
kījai nātha hṛdaya maha ḍerā || 40 ||
dohā
pavana tanaya saṅkaṭa haraṇa - maṅgala mūrati rūp |
rāma lakhana sītā sahita - hṛdaya basahu surabhūp ||
siyāvara rāmacandrakī jaya | pavanasuta hanumānakī jaya | bolo bhāyī saba santanakī 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