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20-461: The Hanuman Chalisa ( Hindi pronunciation: [ɦənʊmaːn tʃaːliːsaː] ; Forty chaupais on Hanuman ) is a Hindu devotional hymn ( stotra ) in praise of Hanuman , and popularly recited by millions of Hindus everyday. It is an Awadhi language text attributed to Tulsidas , and is his best known text apart from the Ramcharitmanas . The word 'chālīsā' is derived from 'chālīs' meaning

40-589: A hymn that matched Hanuman’s humble nature. Before the 1980s, no commentary had been composed on the Hanuman Chalisa , which Rambhadracharya attributes to the work not being included in printed editions of collected works of Tulsidas. Indubhushan Ramayani authored the first brief commentary on Hanuman Chalisa . Rambhadracharya's Mahaviri commentary in Hindi, authored in 1983, was called the best commentary on Hanuman Chalisa by Rama Chandra Prasad. The Hanuman Chalisa

60-486: A little girl from them. An animation movie named Shri Hanuman Chalisa directed by Charuvi Agarwal and designed by Charuvi Design Labs is a film on Hanuman. Popular singers who have sung the Hanuman Chalisa include Carnatic singer M. S. Subbulakshmi , as well as Lata Mangeshkar , Mahendra Kapoor , S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , Shankar Mahadevan , Anuradha Paudwal , Kailash Kher , Sukhwinder Singh , Sonu Nigam , Hariharan , and Udit Narayan . The Hanuman Chalisa

80-492: Is identified by a syllable count 16/16, counted with a value of 1 in case of Hrasva (short sounding letter) and 2 in case of Dirgha (long sounding letter). Some of the famous 40 chaupais (known as "chalisa"); This poetry -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about the literature of India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hari Om Sharan Hari Om Sharan (26 September 1932 – 18 December 2007)

100-521: Is one of the most popular, and is regularly played at temples and homes across Northern India. This rendition is based on traditional melodies in the Mishra Khamaj, a raga belonging to the Khamaj That , with the base note taken at the second black key ( kali do ) of the harmonium . A recording based on the same traditional melodies was released in 1992 by Super Cassettes Industries, with Hariharan as

120-546: Is recited by millions of Hindus every day, and a good portion of practising Hindus in India know its text by heart. The Hanuman Chalisa is one of the best selling Hindu religious books and has been sung by many popular bhajan, classical and folk singers. The rendition of Hanuman Chalisa by Hari Om Sharan , originally released in 1974 by the Gramophone Company of India and re-released in 1995 by Super Cassettes Industries ,

140-417: Is very humble and prefers that Rama be honored instead, was not happy with this. That night, Hanuman is said to have come in a dream and destroyed the original verses. Realizing this, Tulsidas changed his approach. He started the hymn by praising Lord Rama and asking for his blessings, while still honoring Hanuman in the rest of the verses. This way, he respected Hanuman’s preference for Rama’s praise and created

160-501: The Hanuman Chalisa is attributed to Tulsidas , a poet-saint who lived in the 16th century CE. He mentions his name in the last verse of the hymn. It is said in the 39th verse of the Hanuman Chalisa that whoever chants it with full devotion to Hanuman , will have Hanuman's grace. Among Hindus worldwide, it is a very popular belief that chanting the Chalisa invokes Hanuman's divine intervention in grave problems. Tulsidas (1497/1532–1623)

180-500: The Partition of India in 1947. He became a professional singer in 1973, singing his first album for HMV . During a trip to Guyana , he met Nandini, a Hindu Indo-Guyanese woman, whom he later married, and settled down within India. He appeared briefly in an English film, Holy Smoke! (1999), as a singer. In 2004, an album of Hari Om's bhajans, sung by the front runners of India's music industry, titled Hari Om – Salutation ,

200-546: The Hanuman Chalisa in both slow and fast formats. In the Hindi movie 1920 (directed by Vikram Bhatt ), Hanuman Chalisa is frequently used in different scenes. One of the scenes show the protagonist Arjun Singh Rathod (played by Rajneesh Duggal ), reciting the Hanuman Chalisa in full. It is used in an important sequence in Bajrangi Bhaijaan , when the protagonist fights back against child traffickers and rescues

220-464: The art, culture and society in India is widespread and is seen to date in vernacular language, Ramlila plays, Hindustani classical music , popular music, and television series. The Hindu deity to whom the prayer is addressed is Hanuman , an ardent devotee of Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu ) and a central character in the Ramayana . A general among the vanaras , Hanuman was a warrior of Rama in

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240-765: The city of Varanasi until his death. The Tulsi Ghat in Varnasi is named after him. He founded the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple dedicated to Hanuman in Varanasi, believed to stand at the place where he had the sight of Hanuman. Tulsidas started the Ramlila plays, a folk-theatre adaption of the Ramayana. He has been acclaimed as one of the greatest poets in Hindi , Indian , and World literature . The impact of Tulsidas and his works on

260-414: The end. The first introductory doha begins with the word ' shrī ,' referring to Shiva, who is considered the guru of Hanuman. The auspicious form, knowledge, virtues, powers and bravery of Hanuman are described in the first ten Chaupais. Chaupais eleven to twenty describe the acts of Hanuman in his service to Rama, with the eleventh to fifteenth Chaupais describing the role of Hanuman in reviving Lakshmana. In

280-665: The number 'forty' in Hindi , denoting the number of verses in the Hanuman Chalisa (excluding the couplets at the beginning and the end). Hanuman is a Hindu deity and a devotee of the Hindu god, Rama . He is one of the central characters of the Ramayana . According to the Shaiva tradition, he is also an incarnation of Shiva . The Hanuman Chalisa praises the power and other qualities of Hanuman including his strength, courage, wisdom, celibacy ( brahmacharya ), and devotion to Rama. The authorship of

300-511: The singer and Gulshan Kumar as the artiste. Other notable renditions include those by bhajan singers Anup Jalota and Ravindra Jain , Hindustani vocalists Pandit Jasraj and Rajan and Sajan Mishra , and the Carnatic vocalist M.S. Subbulakshmi . The renditions by Unni Krishnan , Nithyasree Mahadevan , Pandit Bhimsen Joshi , Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji and Morari Bapu are also popular. Among western singers Krishna Das has performed

320-456: The twenty-first Chaupai, Tulsidas describes the need of Hanuman's kripa ( transl.  divine grace ). At the end, Tulsidas greets Hanuman with subtle devotion and requests him to reside in his heart and in the heart of devotees. The concluding doha again requests Hanuman to reside in the heart, along with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita. When Tulsidas first wrote the Hanuman Chalisa, he began by directly praising Hanuman. However, Hanuman, who

340-473: The war against the rakshasa king Ravana . Hanuman's exploits are much celebrated in a variety of religious and cultural traditions, particularly in Hinduism, to the extent that he is often the object of worship according to some bhakti traditions , and is the prime deity in many temples known as Hanuman Mandirs. The work consists of forty-three verses – two introductory dohas , forty Chaupais , and one doha in

360-460: Was a Hindu poet-saint, reformer and philosopher renowned for his devotion for Rama . A composer of several popular works, he is best known for being the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas , a retelling of the Ramayana in the vernacular Awadhi language . Tulsidas was acclaimed in his lifetime to be a reincarnation of Valmiki , the composer of the original Ramayana in Sanskrit . Tulsidas lived in

380-526: Was an Indian Hindu devotional singer and lyricist. Most of his career was dedicated to singing devotional songs in praise of Sita , Rama , and Hanuman . As a Bhajan singer in the 1970s, he recorded albums such as Premanjali Pushpanjali and Daata Ek Ram . During his musical career spanning over 35 years, he released over 20 devotional albums. Shri Hari Om Sharan was born in Lahore , now Pakistan , on 26 September 1932. His family migrated to India after

400-685: Was sung by Amitabh Bachchan in chorus with twenty other singers. This recording was released as a part of the Shri Hanuman Chalisa album in 2011 and received an unprecedented response by the releasing music label during November 2011. A rendition of Hanuman Chalisa sung by Hariharan became the first devotional song and first on YouTube to cross 3.5 billion views in November 2023. Chaupai (poetry) Famous chaupais include those of poet-saint Tulsidas (used in his classical text Ramcharitamanas and poem Hanuman Chalisa ) . Chaupai

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