Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa
hanumAn chAlIsA
dohA
shrI guru charaNa saroja raja nijamana mukura sudhAri |
varaNau raghuvara vimalayasha jo dAyaka phalachAri ||
buddhihIna tanujAnikai sumirau pavana kumAra |
bala buddhi vidyA dehu mohi harahu kalesha vikAra ||
dhyAnam
atulita baladhAmaM svarNa shailAbha deham |
danuja vana kRRishAnuM j~nAninA magragaNyam ||
sakala guNa nidhAnaM vAnarANA madhIsham |
raghupati priya bhaktaM vAtajAtaM namAmi ||
goShpadIkRRita vArAshiM mashakIkRRita rAkShasam |
rAmAyaNa mahAmAlA ratnaM vande-(a)nilAtmajam ||
yatra yatra raghunAtha kIrtanaM tatra tatra kRRitamastakA~njalim |
bhAShpavAri paripUrNa lochanaM mArutiM namata rAkShasAntakam ||
manojavaM mAruta tulyavegam |
jitendriyaM buddhi matAM variShTam ||
vAtAtmajaM vAnarayUtha mukhyam |
shrI rAma dUtaM shirasA namAmi ||
chaupAI
jaya hanumAna j~nAna guNa sAgara |
jaya kapIsha tihu loka ujAgara || 1 ||
rAmadUta atulita baladhAmA |
a~njani putra pavanasuta nAmA || 2 ||
mahAvIra vikrama bajara~NgI |
kumati nivAra sumati ke sa~NgI ||3 ||
ka~nchana varaNa virAja suveshA |
kAnana kuNDala ku~nchita keshA || 4 ||
hAthavajra au dhvajA virAjai | [aura]
kAnthe mU~nja janevU sAjai || 5||
shaNkara suvana kesarI nandana | [shaNkara svayaM]
teja pratApa mahAjaga vandana || 6 ||
vidyAvAna guNI ati chAtura |
rAma kAja karive ko Atura || 7 ||
prabhu charitra sunive ko rasiyA |
rAmalakhana sItA mana basiyA || 8||
sUkShma rUpadhari siyahi dikhAvA |
vikaTa rUpadhari la~Nka jalAvA || 9 ||
bhIma rUpadhari asura saMhAre |
rAmachandra ke kAja saMvAre || 10 ||
lAya sa~njIvana lakhana jiyAye |
shrI raghuvIra haraShi uralAye || 11 ||
raghupati kInhI bahuta baDAyI (I) |
tuma mama priya bharata sama bhAyI || 12 ||
sahasra vadana tumharo yashagAvai |
asa kahi shrIpati kaNTha lagAvai || 13 ||
sanakAdika brahmAdi munIshA |
nArada shArada sahita ahIshA || 14 ||
yama kubera digapAla jahAM te |
kavi kovida kahi sake kahAM te || 15 ||
tuma upakAra sugrIvahi kInhA |
rAma milAya rAjapada dInhA || 16 ||
tumharo mantra vibhIShaNa mAnA |
la~Nkeshvara bhaye saba jaga jAnA || 17 ||
yuga sahasra yojana para bhAnU |
lIlyo tAhi madhura phala jAnU || 18 ||
prabhu mudrikA meli mukha mAhI |
jaladhi lA~Nghi gaye acharaja nAhI || 19 ||
durgama kAja jagata ke jete |
sugama anugraha tumhare tete || 20 ||
rAma duAre tuma rakhavAre |
hota na Aj~nA binu paisAre || 21 ||
saba sukha lahai tumhArI sharaNA |
tuma rakShaka kAhU ko Dara nA || 22 ||
Apana teja samhAro Apai |
tInoM loka hA~Nka te kAmpai || 23 ||
bhUta pishAcha nikaTa nahi Avai |
mahavIra jaba nAma sunAvai || 24 ||
nAsai roga harai saba pIrA |
japata nirantara hanumata vIrA || 25 ||
sa~NkaTa se hanumAna ChuDAvai |
mana krama vachana 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 ||
chAro yuga pratApa tumhArA |
hai prasiddha jagata ujiyArA || 29 ||
sAdhu santa ke tuma rakhavAre |
asura nikandana rAma dulAre || 30 ||
aShThasiddhi 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 chitta na dharayI |
hanumata seyi sarva sukha karayI || 35 ||
sa~NkaTa ka(ha)Tai miTai saba pIrA |
jo sumirai hanumata bala vIrA || 36 ||
jai jai jai hanumAna gosAyI |
kRRipA karahu gurudeva kI nAyI || 37 ||
yaha shata vAra pATha kara koyI | [jo]
ChUTahi bandi mahA sukha hoyI || 38 ||
jo yaha paDe hanumAna chAlIsA |
hoya siddhi sAkhI gaurIshA || 39 ||
tulasIdAsa sadA hari cherA |
kIjai nAtha hRRidaya maha DerA || 40 ||
dohA
pavana tanaya saNkaTa haraNa - maNgala mUrati rUp |
rAma lakhana sItA sahita - hRRidaya basahu surabhUp ||
siyAvara rAmachandrakI 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