Opening Doha 1 · Goswami Tulsidas
I polish the mirror of my mind with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet. Then I sing the spotless glory of Rama, the best of the Raghu line, who grants the four rewards of life: duty, wealth, desire, and liberation.
श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि ।
बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि ॥
śrīguru charana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri |
baranaum̐ raghubara bimala jasu jo dāyaku phala chāri ||
Awadhi devotional hymn · Shree Hanuman Chalisa
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I polish the mirror of my mind with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet. Then I sing the spotless glory of Rama, the best of the Raghu line, who grants the four rewards of life: duty, wealth, desire, and liberation.
श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि ।
बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि ॥
śrīguru charana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri |
baranaum̐ raghubara bimala jasu jo dāyaku phala chāri ||
I know my mind is not wise, so I call on you, Hanuman, son of the Wind. Give me strength, understanding, and knowledge, and take away my pain and my faults.
बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके सुमिरौं पवन-कुमार ।
बल बुधि बिद्या देहु मोहिं हरहु कलेस बिकार ॥
buddhihīna tanu jānike sumirauṃ pavana-kumāra |
bala budhi bidyā dehu mohiṃ harahu kalesa bikāra ||
Hail, Hanuman, sea of wisdom and virtue. Hail, Lord of the Monkeys, whose light fills the three worlds.
जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर ।
जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर ॥१॥
jaya hanumāna jñāna guna sāgara |
jaya kapīsa tihum̐ loka ujāgara ||1||
You are Rama's messenger, the home of strength beyond measure. You are known as Anjani's son and the Wind's son.
राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा ।
अञ्जनि-पुत्र पवनसुत नामा ॥२॥
rāma dūta atulita bala dhāmā |
añjani-putra pavanasuta nāmā ||2||
Great hero, mighty one, with a body hard as a thunderbolt: you drive out bad thinking and keep company with good thinking.
महाबीर बिक्रम बजरङ्गी ।
कुमति निवार सुमति के सङ्गी ॥३॥
mahābīra bikrama bajaraṅgī |
kumati nivāra sumati ke saṅgī ||3||
Your skin is golden and your dress is fine. You wear earrings, and your hair is curled.
कञ्चन बरन बिराज सुबेसा ।
कानन कुण्डल कुञ्चित केसा ॥४॥
kañchana barana birāja subesā |
kānana kuṇḍala kuñchita kesā ||4||
A thunderbolt and a flag are in your hands, and a sacred thread of munja grass rests on your shoulder.
हाथ बज्र औ ध्वजा बिराजै ।
काँधे मूँज जनेऊ साजै ॥५॥
hātha bajra au dhvajā birājai |
kām̐dhe mūm̐ja janeū sājai ||5||
Son of Shiva and joy of Kesari, your brilliance and power are honored by the whole world.
सङ्कर सुवन केसरीनन्दन ।
तेज प्रताप महा जग बन्दन ॥६॥
saṅkara suvana kesarīnandana |
teja pratāpa mahā jaga bandana ||6||
You are learned, virtuous, and very clever, and always eager to do Rama's work.
बिद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर ।
राम काज करिबे को आतुर ॥७॥
bidyāvāna gunī ati chātura |
rāma kāja karibe ko ātura ||7||
You love to hear the Lord's story. Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita live in your heart.
प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया ।
राम लखन सीता मन बसिया ॥८॥
prabhu charitra sunibe ko rasiyā |
rāma lakhana sītā mana basiyā ||8||
You took a tiny form and showed yourself to Sita. You took a fearsome form and burned Lanka.
सूक्ष्म रूप धरि सियहिं दिखावा ।
बिकट रूप धरि लङ्क जरावा ॥९॥
sūkṣma rūpa dhari siyahiṃ dikhāvā |
bikaṭa rūpa dhari laṅka jarāvā ||9||
You took a huge, terrifying form and struck down the demons, and you carried out Rama's tasks.
भीम रूप धरि असुर सँहारे ।
रामचन्द्र के काज सँवारे ॥१०॥
bhīma rūpa dhari asura sam̐hāre |
rāmachandra ke kāja sam̐vāre ||10||
You brought the sanjivani herb and brought Lakshmana back to life. Glad, Raghuvir held you to his heart.
लाय सञ्जीवन लखन जियाये ।
श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाये ॥११॥
lāya sañjīvana lakhana jiyāye |
śrīraghubīra haraṣi ura lāye ||11||
Raghupati praised you warmly and said, "You are as dear to me as my brother Bharata."
रघुपति कीन्ही बहुत बड़ाई ।
तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई ॥१२॥
raghupati kīnhī bahuta baḍāī |
tuma mama priya bharatahi sama bhāī ||12||
"A thousand mouths sing your fame," he said, and the Lord of Shri drew you close in an embrace.
सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं ।
अस कहि श्रीपति कण्ठ लगावैं ॥१३॥
sahasa badana tumharo jasa gāvaiṃ |
asa kahi śrīpati kaṇṭha lagāvaiṃ ||13||
Sanaka and the other sages, Brahma and the gods, the great seers, Narada, Sarada, and the Lord of Serpents,
सनकादिक ब्रह्मादि मुनीसा ।
नारद सारद सहित अहीसा ॥१४॥
sanakādika brahmādi munīsā |
nārada sārada sahita ahīsā ||14||
Yama, Kubera, and the guardians of the directions cannot tell your glory in full. How could poets and scholars?
जम कुबेर दिगपाल जहाँ ते ।
कबि कोबिद कहि सके कहाँ ते ॥१५॥
jama kubera digapāla jahām̐ te |
kabi kobida kahi sake kahām̐ te ||15||
You did Sugriva a great favor. You brought him to Rama, and he was given a kingdom and a throne.
तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा ।
राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा ॥१६॥
tuma upakāra sugrīvahiṃ kīnhā |
rāma milāya rāja pada dīnhā ||16||
Vibhishana followed your advice and became king of Lanka. The whole world knows it.
तुम्हरो मन्त्र बिभीषन माना ।
लङ्केस्वर भए सब जग जाना ॥१७॥
tumharo mantra bibhīṣana mānā |
laṅkesvara bhae saba jaga jānā ||17||
The sun is many thousands of yojanas away, yet you swallowed it, taking it for a sweet fruit.
जुग सहस्र जोजन पर भानू ।
लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू ॥१८॥
juga sahasra jojana para bhānū |
līlyo tāhi madhura phala jānū ||18||
With the Lord's ring held in your mouth, you leapt across the ocean. That is no surprise.
प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं ।
जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं ॥१९॥
prabhu mudrikā meli mukha māhīṃ |
jaladhi lām̐ghi gaye acharaja nāhīṃ ||19||
Every hard task in the world becomes easy through your grace.
दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते ।
सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते ॥२०॥
durgama kāja jagata ke jete |
sugama anugraha tumhare tete ||20||
You are the guard at Rama's door. No one enters without your permission.
राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे ।
होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे ॥२१॥
rāma duāre tuma rakhavāre |
hota na ājñā binu paisāre ||21||
Everyone who comes to you for refuge finds joy. With you as their guardian, they have nothing to fear.
सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना ।
तुम रच्छक काहू को डर ना ॥२२॥
saba sukha lahai tumhārī saranā |
tuma racchaka kāhū ko ḍara nā ||22||
Only you can hold back your own power. At your roar, the three worlds shake.
आपन तेज सम्हारो आपै ।
तीनों लोक हाँक तें काँपै ॥२३॥
āpana teja samhāro āpai |
tīnoṃ loka hām̐ka teṃ kām̐pai ||23||
The hymn says that ghosts and evil spirits do not come near when the name of the great hero is spoken.
भूत पिसाच निकट नहिं आवै ।
महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै ॥२४॥
bhūta pisācha nikaṭa nahiṃ āvai |
mahābīra jaba nāma sunāvai ||24||
The hymn says that illness is destroyed and every pain is taken away for those who keep repeating the name of brave Hanuman.
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा ।
जपत निरन्तर हनुमत बीरा ॥२५॥
nāsai roga harai saba pīrā |
japata nirantara hanumata bīrā ||25||
Hanuman frees from trouble the person who fixes mind, deed, and word on him.
सङ्कट तें हनुमान छुड़ावै ।
मन क्रम बचन ध्यान जो लावै ॥२६॥
saṅkaṭa teṃ hanumāna chuḍāvai |
mana krama bachana dhyāna jo lāvai ||26||
Rama, the ascetic, is king over all, and you carry out all of his tasks.
सब पर राम तपस्वी राजा ।
तिन के काज सकल तुम साजा ॥२७॥
saba para rāma tapasvī rājā |
tina ke kāja sakala tuma sājā ||27||
Whoever brings any other wish to you gains the full, boundless fruit of life.
और मनोरथ जो कोई लावै ।
सोई अमित जीवन फल पावै ॥२८॥
aura manoratha jo koī lāvai |
soī amita jīvana phala pāvai ||28||
Your glory spreads through all four ages. It is famous, a light across the world.
चारों जुग परताप तुम्हारा ।
है परसिद्ध जगत उजियारा ॥२९॥
chāroṃ juga paratāpa tumhārā |
hai parasiddha jagata ujiyārā ||29||
You protect the good and the holy, you crush demons, and you are Rama's beloved.
साधु सन्त के तुम रखवारे ।
असुर निकन्दन राम दुलारे ॥३०॥
sādhu santa ke tuma rakhavāre |
asura nikandana rāma dulāre ||30||
You can give the eight powers and the nine treasures. Mother Janaki gave you this boon.
अष्टसिद्धि नौ निधि के दाता ।
अस बर दीन जानकी माता ॥३१॥
aṣṭasiddhi nau nidhi ke dātā |
asa bara dīna jānakī mātā ||31||
You hold the elixir of devotion to Rama, and you always remain Raghupati's servant.
राम रसायन तुम्हरे पासा ।
सदा रहो रघुपति के दासा ॥३२॥
rāma rasāyana tumhare pāsā |
sadā raho raghupati ke dāsā ||32||
By devotion to you, a person finds Rama and forgets the sorrows of life after life.
तुम्हरे भजन राम को पावै ।
जनम जनम के दुख बिसरावै ॥३३॥
tumhare bhajana rāma ko pāvai |
janama janama ke dukha bisarāvai ||33||
At life's end that person goes to Raghubar's city, and in later births is known as a devotee of Hari.
अन्त काल रघुबर पुर जाई ।
जहाँ जन्म हरिभक्त कहाई ॥३४॥
anta kāla raghubara pura jāī |
jahām̐ janma haribhakta kahāī ||34||
There is no need to keep any other god in mind. Serving Hanuman brings every happiness.
और देवता चित्त न धरई ।
हनुमत सेइ सर्ब सुख करई ॥३५॥
aura devatā chitta na dharaī |
hanumata sei sarba sukha karaī ||35||
Trouble is cut away and all pain is wiped out for the one who remembers mighty, brave Hanuman.
सङ्कट कटै मिटै सब पीरा ।
जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा ॥३६॥
saṅkaṭa kaṭai miṭai saba pīrā |
jo sumirai hanumata balabīrā ||36||
Glory, glory, glory to you, Lord Hanuman. Be kind to me, as a guru is to a student.
जय जय जय हनुमान गोसाईं ।
कृपा करहु गुरुदेव की नाईं ॥३७॥
jaya jaya jaya hanumāna gosāīṃ |
kṛpā karahu gurudeva kī nāīṃ ||37||
The hymn says that whoever recites this a hundred times is freed from bonds and finds great happiness.
जो सत बार पाठ कर कोई ।
छूटहि बन्दि महा सुख होई ॥३८॥
jo sata bāra pāṭha kara koī |
chūṭahi bandi mahā sukha hoī ||38||
Whoever reads this Hanuman Chalisa will succeed, and Shiva, Lord of Gauri, is the witness.
जो यह पढ़ै हनुमान चालीसा ।
होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा ॥३९॥
jo yaha paḍhai hanumāna chālīsā |
hoya siddhi sākhī gaurīsā ||39||
Tulsidas is forever the servant of Hari. Lord, make your home in my heart.
तुलसीदास सदा हरि चेरा ।
कीजै नाथ हृदय महँ डेरा ॥४०॥
tulasīdāsa sadā hari cherā |
kījai nātha hṛdaya maham̐ ḍerā ||40||
Son of the Wind, remover of trouble, embodiment of all that is auspicious, live in my heart with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita, king of the gods.
पवनतनय सङ्कट हरन मङ्गल मूरति रूप ।
राम लखन सीता सहित हृदय बसहु सुर भूप ॥
pavanatanaya saṅkaṭa harana maṅgala mūrati rūpa |
rāma lakhana sītā sahita hṛdaya basahu sura bhūpa ||
The Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional hymn to Hanuman, attributed to the poet-saint Goswami Tulsidas and written in Awadhi, a language related to Hindi. It has 43 verses. This page shows every one of them.
It is attributed to Goswami Tulsidas, who lived in the 16th century and into the early 17th. Sources differ on his exact dates, with birth usually given as 1497 or 1532 and death as 1623.
There are 43: two opening dohas, forty chaupais, and one closing doha. The word chalisa comes from the Hindi chalis, which means forty, for the forty chaupais.
In short, the two opening dohas ask the Guru for a clear mind and Hanuman for strength and understanding. The forty chaupais praise Hanuman's qualities and deeds and his devotion to Rama. The closing doha asks him to live in the reader's heart with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita. For the meaning of each line, read the English under every verse on this page.
The first opening doha begins “shrīguru charana saroja raja” (श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज). The first chaupai, the first of the forty, begins “jaya hanumāna jñāna guna sāgara” (जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर).
Tradition sets aside Tuesdays and Saturdays for Hanuman, and many people read it then. Many others read it in the morning or any time they like. It is a custom, not a rule.
There is no single rule. Some people read it once a day. Others read it 3, 7, or 11 times on a special day, or 108 times in a formal practice. Customs differ by family and tradition, so ask your own family or teacher.
Many devotees say it brings them courage and calm, and the hymn itself speaks of protection and blessing. This site does not promise any result. It is a devotional text, not medical advice.
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