Shri Hanuman
Shri Hanuman
Jai Hanuman Gyaan Gun Sagar
|| dohA ||
zrI guru carana saroja raja,
nija manu mukura sudhAri|
baranauM raghubara vimala jasu,
jo dAyaku phala cAri||
buddhihIna tanu jAnikai,
sumirauM pavana-kumAra|
bala buddhi vidyA dehu mohiM,
harahu kaleza vikAra||
|| caupAI ||
jaya hanumAna jJAna guNa sAgara|
jaya kapIsa tihu~ loka ujAgara||
rAma dUta atulita bala dhAmA|
aMjani-putra pavanasuta nAmA||
mahAvIra vikrama bajaraMgI|
kumati nivAra sumati ke saMgI||
kaMcana barana birAja suvesA|
kAnana kuNDala kuMcita kesA||
hAtha vajra au dhvajA birAjai|
kAdhe mUja janeU sAjai||
zaMkara suvana kesarInandana|
teja pratApa mahA jaga vandana||
vidyAvAna guNI ati cAtura|
rAma kAja karibe ko Atura||
prabhu caritra sunibe ko rasiyA|
rAma lakhana sItA mana basiyA||
sUkSma rupa dhari siyahiM dikhAvA|
vikaTa rupa dhari laMka jarAvA||
bhIma rupa dhari asura saMhAre|
rAmacandra ke kAja saMvAre||
lAya sajIvana lakhana jiyAye|
zrIraghuvIra haraSi ura lAye||
raghupati kInhI bahuta baDa़AI|
tuma mama priya bharatahi sama bhAI||
sahasa badana tumharo yaza gAvaiM|
asa kahi zrI pati kaMTha lagAvaiM||
sanakAdika brahmAdi munIsA|
nArada sArada sahita ahIsA||
jama kubera dikapAla jahAM te|
kavi kobida kahi sake kahAM te||
tuma upakAra sugrIvahiM kInhA|
rAma milAya rAja pada dInhA||
tumharo mantra vibhISana mAnA|
laMkezvara bhaye saba jaga jAnA||
juga sahasra yojana para bhAnU|
lIlyo tAhi madhura pha़la jAnU||
prabhu mudrikA meli mukha mAhIM|
jaladhi lAMghi gae acaraja nAhIM||
durgama kAja jagata ke jete|
sugama anugraha tumhare tete||
rAma duAre tuma rakhavAre|
hota na AjJA binu paisAre||
saba sukha lahai tumhArI saranA|
tuma rakSaka kAhU ko DaranA||
Apana teja samhAro Apai|
tInoM loka hAMka teM kAMpai||
bhUta pizAca nikaTa nahiM Avai|
mahAvIra jaba nAma sunAvai||
nAsai roga harai saba pIrA|
japata niraMtara hanumata bIrA||
saMkaTa te hanumAna chuDa़Avai|
mana krama vacana dhyAna jo lAvai||
saba para rAma tapasvI rAjA|
tina ke kAja sakala tuma sAjA||
aura manoratha jo koI lAvai|
soi amita jIvana pha़la pAvai||
cAroM juga paratApa tumhArA|
hai parasiddha jagata ujiyArA||
sAdhu santa ke tuma rakhavAre|
asura nikandana rAma dulAre||
aSTa siddhi navanidhi ke dAtA|
asa bara dIna jAnakI mAtA||
rAma rasAyana tumhare pAsA|
sadA raho raghupati ke dAsA||
tumhare bhajana rAma ko pAvai|
janama janama ke dukha bisarAvai||
antakAla raghubara pura jAI|
jahA~ janma hari-bhakta kahAI||
aura devatA citta na dharaI|
hanumata seI sarva sukha karaI||
saMkaTa kaTai miTai saba pIrA|
jo sumirai hanumata balabIrA||
jaya jaya jaya hanumAna gosAI|
kRpA karahu gurudeva kI nAI||
jo zata bAra pATha kara koI|
chUTahiM baMdi mahA sukha hoI||
jo yaha paDha़ai hanumAna cAlIsA|
hoya siddhi sAkhI gaurIsA||
tulasIdAsa sadA hari cerA|
kIjai nAtha hRdaya maha~ DerA||
|| dohA ||
pavanatanaya saMkaTa harana,
maMgala mUrati rupa|
rAma lakhana sItA sahita,
hRdaya basahu sura bhUpa||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of 40 verses (chalisa) attributed to the 16th-century poet-saint Goswami Tulsidas. It praises Lord Hanuman's strength, devotion to Rama, knowledge, and his role as a protector and messenger. Composed in the Awadhi dialect, it is one of the most widely recited texts in Hindu devotional practice and belongs to the Ramanandi Vaishnava tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Hanuman Chalisa?
- Removes fear and anxiety through invocation of Hanuman's protective qualities
- Grants strength and courage, consistent with Hanuman's nature as described in the Ramayana
- Cultivates wisdom and knowledge by meditating on Hanuman's qualities of discernment
- Removes obstacles in daily life according to traditional accounts of the text's efficacy
When is the best time to recite this?
Tuesdays and Saturdays are the most widely observed days for recitation. Hanuman Jayanti, Rama Navami, morning, and evening are all appropriate. The text is also commonly recited during distress or before important undertakings.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Hanuman Chalisa is attributed to Goswami Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623 CE), who is best known for the Ramcharitmanas, a Awadhi-language retelling of the Ramayana. Traditional accounts associate the chalisa's composition with a period of Tulsidas's personal difficulty. The text reflects the Bhakti movement's emphasis on accessible vernacular devotional poetry directed at the personal deity. The chalisa's structure — two doha couplets framing 40 chaupai verses — follows established conventions of North Indian devotional verse. It has been in continuous use for approximately four centuries and is recited daily in Hanuman temples across India and in diaspora communities worldwide.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shri Bajrang Baan — a Hindi invocatory hymn to Hanuman in the same bhakti tradition, recited alongside the Chalisa for direct protection
- Shri Giriraj Chalisa — another Hindi chalisa in the North Indian Vaishnava devotional tradition