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Hanuman Chalisa

श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि। बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि॥

बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके सुमिरौं पवन-कुमार। बल बुधि बिद्या देहु मोहिं हरहु कलेस बिकार॥

जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर। जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर॥

राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा। अंजनि-पुत्र पवनसुत नामा॥

महाबीर बिक्रम बजरंगी। कुमति निवार सुमति के संगी॥

कंचन बरन बिराज सुबेसा। कानन कुंडल कुंचित केसा॥

हाथ बज्र औ ध्वजा बिराजै। काँधे मूँज जनेऊ साजै॥

संकर सुवन केसरीनंदन। तेज प्रताप महा जग बंदन॥

बिद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर। राम काज करिबे को आतुर॥

प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया। राम लखन सीता मन बसिया॥

सूक्ष्म रूप धरि सियहिं दिखावा। बिकट रूप धरि लंक जरावा॥

भीम रूप धरि असुर सँहारे। रामचंद्र के काज सँवारे॥

लाय सजीवन लखन जियाये। श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाये॥

रघुपति कीन्ही बहुत बड़ाई। तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई॥

सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं। अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं॥

सनकादिक ब्रह्मादि मुनीसा। नारद सारद सहित अहीसा॥

जम कुबेर दिगपाल जहाँ ते। कबि कोबिद कहि सके कहाँ ते॥

तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा। राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा॥

तुम्हरो मंत्र बिभीषन माना। लंकेस्वर भए सब जग जाना॥

जुग सहस्र जोजन पर भानू। लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू॥

प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं। जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं॥

दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते। सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते॥

राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे। होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे॥

सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना। तुम रच्छक काहू को डर ना॥

आपन तेज सम्हारो आपै। तीनों लोक हाँक तें काँपै॥

भूत पिसाच निकट नहिं आवै। महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै॥

नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा। जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा॥

संकट तें हनुमान छुड़ावै। मन क्रम बचन ध्यान जो लावै॥

सब पर राम तपस्वी राजा। तिन के काज सकल तुम साजा॥

और मनोरथ जो कोई लावै। सोइ अमित जीवन फल पावै॥

चारों जुग परताप तुम्हारा। है परसिद्ध जगत उजियारा॥

साधु संत के तुम रखवारे। असुर निकंदन राम दुलारे॥

अष्ट सिद्धि नौ निधि के दाता। अस बर दीन जानकी माता॥

राम रसायन तुम्हरे पासा। सदा रहो रघुपति के दासा॥

तुम्हरे भजन राम को पावै। जनम जनम के दुख बिसरावै॥

अंत काल रघुबर पुर जाई। जहाँ जन्म हरि-भक्त कहाई॥

और देवता चित्त न धरई। हनुमत सेइ सर्ब सुख करई॥

संकट कटै मिटै सब पीरा। जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा॥

जै जै जै हनुमान गोसाईं। कृपा करहु गुरु देव की नाईं॥

जो सत बार पाठ कर कोई। छूटहि बंदि महा सुख होई॥

जो यह पढ़ै हनुमान चालीसा। होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा॥

तुलसीदास सदा हरि चेरा। कीजै नाथ हृदय महँ डेरा॥

पवनतनय संकट हरन मंगल मूरति रूप। राम लखन सीता सहित हृदय बसहु सुर भूप॥

Meaning · English

With the dust of my guru's lotus feet I polish the mirror of my mind, and tell the spotless fame of Raghu's best, giver of the four fruits.

Knowing this body to be without understanding, I remember you, son of the Wind. Give me strength, wisdom and learning, and take away my troubles and faults.

Victory to Hanuman, ocean of knowledge and virtue. Victory to the lord of the monkeys, who lights up the three worlds.

Messenger of Rama, dwelling place of strength beyond measure, son of Anjani, known by the name Son of the Wind.

Great hero, mighty in valour, with a body hard as the thunderbolt: you clear away bad sense and keep company with good sense.

Golden is your colour, and you shine, finely dressed; rings hang at your ears, and your hair falls in curls.

In your hand shine the thunderbolt and the flag; across your shoulder the sacred thread of munj grass adorns you.

Child of Shankar, joy of Kesari, your blaze and your might are great; the whole world bows to you.

Learned, rich in good qualities, exceedingly clever, you are always eager to carry out Rama's work.

You take delight in hearing the Lord's deeds; Rama, Lakshmana and Sita make their home in your heart.

Taking a tiny form, you showed yourself to Sita; taking a huge and fearsome form, you set Lanka on fire.

Taking on a terrible form, he struck down the demons, and he set right the work of Ramachandra.

You brought the life-giving herb and brought Lakshmana back to life. Rama, hero of the Raghus, full of joy, drew you to his heart.

The lord of the Raghus praised you greatly: you are as dear to me as Bharata, my brother.

"A thousand mouths sing your fame," saying this, the husband of Shri drew you to his neck and held you close.

Sanaka and the others, Brahma and the gods, the chief among sages, Narada, Sarada, and with them the lord of serpents.

Yama, Kubera and the guardians of the directions cannot tell it all; how then could poets and scholars ever tell it?

You did Sugriva a great kindness: you brought him to meet Rama, and gave him the royal seat.

Vibhishana heeded your counsel and became lord of Lanka. The whole world knows it.

The sun stood a thousand ages of leagues away, and you swallowed it, taking it for a sweet fruit.

Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth, you leaped across the ocean. There is no wonder in that.

However many tasks in the world are hard to accomplish, every one of them becomes easy through your grace.

You are the guard who keeps Rama's door. No one goes in there unless you give the word.

Whoever comes to your shelter finds every comfort. With you as protector, why should anyone be afraid?

Your own blazing might, only you can hold it back. At your roar, all three worlds tremble.

Ghosts and flesh-eating spirits do not come near when the name of the Great Hero is spoken aloud.

Disease is destroyed and all pain is taken away for the one who keeps repeating, without ceasing, brave Hanuman.

Hanuman sets free from trouble whoever keeps him in thought, in action and in speech.

Over all stands Rama, the king who lived as an ascetic. Every one of his tasks, you carried through to the end.

And whoever brings any other wish of the heart, that very one receives the fruit of life, without measure.

Your splendour stands through all four ages; it is famous everywhere, a light shining across the whole world.

You are the guardian of holy men and saints, the destroyer of demons, the darling of Rama.

You are the giver of the eight powers and the nine treasures; Mother Janaki gave you this boon.

You hold the elixir of Rama; forever you remain the servant of the lord of the Raghus.

By singing of you, one reaches Rama, and the sorrows of birth after birth are forgotten.

At life's end they go to the city of Raghubar, and wherever they are born again, they are called Hari's devotee.

Even one who keeps no other god in mind, serving Hanuman alone, is given every kind of happiness.

Troubles are cut away and every pain is wiped out for whoever keeps in mind Hanuman, the hero of great strength.

Victory, victory, victory to you, Hanuman, my master. Be gracious to me, the way a guru is gracious.

Whoever recites this a hundred times is set free from bondage, and great happiness comes to them.

Whoever reads this Hanuman Chalisa will meet with fulfilment, and Gauri's lord stands as witness to that word.

Tulsidas is forever the servant of Hari. Lord, come and make your home here, inside my heart.

Son of the Wind, remover of troubles, whose very form is blessing: king of the gods, dwell in my heart, together with Rama, Lakshmana and Sita.

अर्थ · हिन्दी

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