हनुमान चालीसा
Hanumān Cālīsā
Devotion expressed through courage, wisdom, service and remembrance.
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Begin the guided readingश्रद्धा · ज्ञान · शान्ति
Reverence · Understanding · Peace
01 / The collection
Three paths of remembrance.
विष्णु सहस्रनाम
Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
A thousand names contemplating the all-pervading sustaining presence.
ललिता सहस्रनाम
Lalitā Sahasranāma
A thousand names celebrating the Divine Mother, consciousness and grace.
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Guided word study
श्री हनुमान चालीसा
Opening invocation and first chaupais · Awadhi text with Roman reading
01
श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मन मुकुर सुधारि।
śrīguru caraṇa saroja raja, nija mana mukuru sudhāri
हिन्दी अर्थ
श्रद्धेय गुरु के चरण-कमलों की धूल से अपने मन रूपी दर्पण को निर्मल करके।
English meaning
Having polished the mirror of my mind with the dust of the revered Guru’s lotus feet.
02
बरनऊँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि॥
baranaũ raghuvara bimala jasu, jo dāyaku phala cāri
हिन्दी अर्थ
मैं श्रीराम के निर्मल यश का वर्णन करता हूँ, जो जीवन के चार फल प्रदान करता है।
English meaning
I narrate the pure glory of Rama, which bestows the four aims of human life.
03
बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके, सुमिरौं पवन-कुमार।
buddhihīna tanu jānikē, sumirauṃ pavana-kumāra
हिन्दी अर्थ
अपने को बुद्धि में अल्प जानकर मैं पवनपुत्र हनुमान का स्मरण करता हूँ।
English meaning
Knowing myself to be limited in wisdom, I remember Hanuman, the Son of the Wind.
04
बल बुधि विद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेस बिकार॥
bala budhi vidyā dehu mohiṃ, harahu kalēsa bikāra
हिन्दी अर्थ
मुझे बल, बुद्धि और विद्या दें तथा मेरे दुःख और दोष दूर करें।
English meaning
Grant me strength, discernment and knowledge; remove my afflictions and faults.
05
जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर।
jaya hanumāna jñāna guna sāgara
हिन्दी अर्थ
ज्ञान और सद्गुणों के सागर हनुमान की जय हो।
English meaning
Victory to Hanuman, the ocean of knowledge and noble qualities.
06
जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर॥
jaya kapīsa tihuṃ loka ujāgara
हिन्दी अर्थ
वानरों के स्वामी की जय हो, जिनकी कीर्ति तीनों लोकों में प्रकाशित है।
English meaning
Victory to the Lord of the vanaras, renowned throughout the three worlds.
07
राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा।
rāma dūta atulita bala dhāmā
हिन्दी अर्थ
आप श्रीराम के दूत और अतुलनीय बल के धाम हैं।
English meaning
You are Rama’s messenger and the abode of incomparable strength.
08
अंजनि-पुत्र पवनसुत नामा॥
añjani-putra pavanasuta nāmā
हिन्दी अर्थ
आप अंजनी के पुत्र और पवनपुत्र के नाम से विख्यात हैं।
English meaning
You are known as Anjani’s son and the Son of the Wind.
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Sources and editorial note.
Text order and spellings were checked against the Sanskrit Documents archive: Tulsidas's Hanuman Chalisa, the Mahabharata's Vishnu Sahasranama, and the Brahmanda Purana tradition of Lalita Sahasranama.
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