Shri Hanuman
Shri Hanuman
Shri Hanuman
Jai Hanuman Gyaan Gun Sagar
|| dohA ||
shrI guru charana saroja raja,
nija manu mukura sudhAri|
baranauM raghubara vimala jasu,
jo dAyaku phala chAri||
buddhihIna tanu jAnikai,
sumirauM pavana-kumAra|
bala buddhi vidyA dehu mohiM,
harahu kalesha vikAra||
|| chaupAI ||
jaya hanumAna j~nAna guNa sAgara|
jaya kapIsa tihu.N loka ujAgara||
rAma dUta atulita bala dhAmA|
aMjani-putra pavanasuta nAmA||
mahAvIra vikrama bajaraMgI|
kumati nivAra sumati ke saMgI||
kaMchana barana birAja suvesA|
kAnana kuNDala kuMchita kesA||
hAtha vajra au dhvajA birAjai|
kA.Ndhe mU.Nja janeU sAjai||
shaMkara suvana kesarInandana|
teja pratApa mahA jaga vandana||
vidyAvAna guNI ati chAtura|
rAma kAja karibe ko Atura||
prabhu charitra sunibe ko rasiyA|
rAma lakhana sItA mana basiyA||
sUkShma rupa dhari siyahiM dikhAvA|
vikaTa rupa dhari laMka jarAvA||
bhIma rupa dhari asura saMhAre|
rAmachandra ke kAja saMvAre||
lAya sajIvana lakhana jiyAye|
shrIraghuvIra haraShi ura lAye||
raghupati kInhI bahuta baDa़AI|
tuma mama priya bharatahi sama bhAI||
sahasa badana tumharo yasha gAvaiM|
asa kahi shrI 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 vibhIShana mAnA|
laMkeshvara bhaye saba jaga jAnA||
juga sahasra yojana para bhAnU|
lIlyo tAhi madhura pha़la jAnU||
prabhu mudrikA meli mukha mAhIM|
jaladhi lAMghi gae acharaja nAhIM||
durgama kAja jagata ke jete|
sugama anugraha tumhare tete||
rAma duAre tuma rakhavAre|
hota na Aj~nA binu paisAre||
saba sukha lahai tumhArI saranA|
tuma rakShaka kAhU ko DaranA||
Apana teja samhAro Apai|
tInoM loka hAMka teM kAMpai||
bhUta pishAcha nikaTa nahiM Avai|
mahAvIra jaba nAma sunAvai||
nAsai roga harai saba pIrA|
japata niraMtara hanumata bIrA||
saMkaTa te hanumAna ChuDa़Avai|
mana krama vachana dhyAna jo lAvai||
saba para rAma tapasvI rAjA|
tina ke kAja sakala tuma sAjA||
aura manoratha jo koI lAvai|
soi amita jIvana pha़la pAvai||
chAroM juga paratApa tumhArA|
hai parasiddha jagata ujiyArA||
sAdhu santa ke tuma rakhavAre|
asura nikandana rAma dulAre||
aShTa 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.N janma hari-bhakta kahAI||
aura devatA chitta na dharaI|
hanumata seI sarva sukha karaI||
saMkaTa kaTai miTai saba pIrA|
jo sumirai hanumata balabIrA||
jaya jaya jaya hanumAna gosAI|
kRRipA karahu gurudeva kI nAI||
jo shata bAra pATha kara koI|
ChUTahiM baMdi mahA sukha hoI||
jo yaha paDha़ai hanumAna chAlIsA|
hoya siddhi sAkhI gaurIsA||
tulasIdAsa sadA hari cherA|
kIjai nAtha hRRidaya maha.N DerA||
|| dohA ||
pavanatanaya saMkaTa harana,
maMgala mUrati rupa|
rAma lakhana sItA sahita,
hRRidaya 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