हनुमान चालीसा
Hanumāna Cālīsā
Deity
hanuman
Verses
43
Recitation
~8 min
Best Day
Tuesday
Composed by Goswami Tulsidas in the 16th century in the Awadhi language, the Hanuman Chalisa is the most widely recited devotional poem in Hindu households. Its 40 chaupais (4-line verses), flanked by 2 opening dohas (couplets) and 1 closing doha, narrate Hanuman's glories and request his protection. Tulsidas himself is said to have composed it after a vision of Hanuman.
It is traditionally recited on Tuesdays and Saturdays (Hanuman's sacred days), during difficulties, and on Hanuman Jayanti. The Chalisa is famous for its protective power against negative influences, fear, and obstacles. Many devotees recite it daily for courage, strength, and Rama-bhakti.
Doha (couplet) 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि । बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī-guru caraṇa saroja raja, nija manu mukuru sudhāri baranauṃ raghubara bimala jasu, jo dāyaku phala cāri
English meaning
Cleansing the mirror of my mind with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet, I narrate the pure glory of Raghubar (Rama), the giver of the four fruits (dharma, artha, kama, moksha).
Doha (couplet) 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके, सुमिरौं पवन कुमार । बल बुधि बिद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेस बिकार ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
buddhihīna tanu jānike, sumirauṃ pavana kumāra bala budhi bidyā dehu mohiṃ, harahu kalesa bikāra
English meaning
Knowing my body to be devoid of wisdom, I remember the Son of the Wind (Hanuman). Grant me strength, intellect, and knowledge — and remove my afflictions and impurities.
Chaupai 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर । जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jaya hanumāna jñāna guna sāgara jaya kapīsa tihuṃ loka ujāgara
English meaning
Glory to Hanuman, ocean of wisdom and virtue. Glory to the lord of monkeys, illuminator of the three worlds.
Chaupai 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
राम दूत अतुलित बल धामा । अंजनि पुत्र पवनसुत नामा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma dūta atulita bala dhāmā añjani putra pavana-suta nāmā
English meaning
Messenger of Rama, abode of incomparable strength. Son of Anjani, known as the Son of the Wind.
Chaupai 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
महाबीर बिक्रम बजरंगी । कुमति निवार सुमति के संगी ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mahābīra bikrama bajaraṅgī kumati nivāra sumati ke saṅgī
English meaning
Great hero, mighty one, with limbs as strong as thunderbolts (Bajrangi). Remover of evil thoughts, companion of those of pure intellect.
Chaupai 4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कंचन बरन बिराज सुबेसा । कानन कुंडल कुंचित केसा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kañcana barana birāja subesā kānana kuṇḍala kuñcita kesā
English meaning
Of golden complexion, beautifully attired, with earrings in your ears and curly hair.
Chaupai 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
हाथ बज्र अरु ध्वजा बिराजै । काँधे मूँज जनेऊ साजै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
hātha bajra aru dhvajā birājai kāṃdhe mūṃja janeū sājai
English meaning
A thunderbolt (mace) and a banner shine in your hands. A munja-grass sacred thread adorns your shoulder.
Chaupai 6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शंकर सुवन केसरी नंदन । तेज प्रताप महा जग बंदन ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śaṅkara suvana kesarī nandana teja pratāpa mahā jaga vandana
English meaning
Son (incarnation) of Shankara, delight of Kesari. Of great brilliance and majesty, worshipped by the whole world.
Chaupai 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
बिद्यावान गुनी अति चातुर । राम काज करिबे को आतुर ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bidyāvāna gunī ati cātura rāma kāja karibe ko ātura
English meaning
Learned, virtuous, and exceedingly clever, ever eager to perform Rama's tasks.
Chaupai 8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रभु चरित्र सुनिबे को रसिया । राम लखन सीता मन बसिया ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prabhu caritra sunibe ko rasiyā rāma lakhana sītā mana basiyā
English meaning
You delight in hearing the Lord's exploits. Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita dwell in your heart.
Chaupai 9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सूक्ष्म रूप धरि सियहिं दिखावा । बिकट रूप धरि लंक जरावा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sūkṣma rūpa dhari siyahiṃ dikhāvā bikaṭa rūpa dhari laṅka jarāvā
English meaning
Taking a tiny form you appeared before Sita. Taking a fierce form you burned Lanka.
Chaupai 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
भीम रूप धरि असुर सँहारे । रामचंद्र के काज सँवारे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhīma rūpa dhari asura saṃhāre rāmacandra ke kāja saṃvāre
English meaning
Taking a fearsome form you destroyed the demons, and accomplished all the tasks of Lord Ramachandra.
Chaupai 11
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
लाय सजीवन लखन जियाये । श्रीरघुबीर हरषि उर लाये ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lāya sajīvana lakhana jiyāye śrī-raghubīra haraṣi ura lāye
English meaning
Bringing the Sanjeevani herb you revived Lakshmana, and Sri Raghuvira (Rama), overjoyed, embraced you to his heart.
Chaupai 12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रघुपति कीन्हीं बहुत बड़ाई । तुम मम प्रिय भरतहि सम भाई ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
raghupati kīnhīṃ bahuta baḍāī tuma mama priya bharatahi sama bhāī
English meaning
Raghupati (Rama) praised you greatly: "You are dear to me as my brother Bharata."
Chaupai 13
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सहस बदन तुम्हरो जस गावैं । अस कहि श्रीपति कंठ लगावैं ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sahasa badana tumharo jasa gāvaiṃ asa kahi śrī-pati kaṇṭha lagāvaiṃ
English meaning
"The thousand-mouthed Shesha sings your glory" — so saying, the Lord of Sri (Rama) embraces you.
Chaupai 14
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सनकादिक ब्रह्मादि मुनीसा । नारद सारद सहित अहीसा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sanakādika brahmādi munīsā nārada sārada sahita ahīsā
English meaning
Sanaka and the great sages, Brahma and the others, Narada, Saraswati, and the lord of serpents (Shesha) —
Chaupai 15
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जम कुबेर दिगपाल जहाँ ते । कबि कोबिद कहि सकैं कहाँ ते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jama kubera digapāla jahāṃ te kabi kobida kahi sakaiṃ kahāṃ te
English meaning
Yama, Kubera, the guardians of the directions — where can poets and scholars find words to describe your glory?
Chaupai 16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तुम उपकार सुग्रीवहिं कीन्हा । राम मिलाय राज पद दीन्हा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tuma upakāra sugrīvahiṃ kīnhā rāma milāya rāja pada dīnhā
English meaning
You did great kindness to Sugriva — uniting him with Rama, you bestowed upon him his throne.
Chaupai 17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तुम्हरो मंत्र बिभीषन माना । लंकेश्वर भए सब जग जाना ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tumharo mantra bibhīṣana mānā laṅkeśvara bhae saba jaga jānā
English meaning
Vibhishana accepted your counsel, and became the king of Lanka — all the world knows this.
Chaupai 18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जुग सहस्र जोजन पर भानू । लील्यो ताहि मधुर फल जानू ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
juga sahasra jojana para bhānū līlyo tāhi madhura phala jānū
English meaning
The sun, separated by thousands of yojanas of yugas — you swallowed it, mistaking it for a sweet fruit.
Chaupai 19
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं । जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prabhu mudrikā meli mukha māhīṃ jaladhi lāṃghi gaye acaraja nāhīṃ
English meaning
Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth, you leapt across the ocean — no wonder at all.
Chaupai 20
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
दुर्गम काज जगत के जेते । सुगम अनुग्रह तुम्हरे तेते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
durgama kāja jagata ke jete sugama anugraha tumhare tete
English meaning
However many difficult tasks there are in this world, all become easy by your grace.
Chaupai 21
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
राम दुआरे तुम रखवारे । होत न आज्ञा बिनु पैसारे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma duāre tuma rakhavāre hota na ājñā binu paisāre
English meaning
You are the gatekeeper at Rama's door — no one enters without your permission.
Chaupai 22
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सब सुख लहै तुम्हारी सरना । तुम रच्छक काहू को डर ना ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba sukha lahai tumhārī saranā tuma racchaka kāhū ko ḍara nā
English meaning
All happiness is found in taking refuge in you. When you are the protector, there is fear of nothing.
Chaupai 23
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आपन तेज सम्हारो आपै । तीनों लोक हाँक तें काँपै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āpana teja samhāro āpai tīnoṃ loka hāṃka teṃ kāṃpai
English meaning
You alone restrain your own splendour — the three worlds tremble at your roar.
Chaupai 24
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
भूत पिशाच निकट नहिं आवै । महाबीर जब नाम सुनावै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhūta piśāca nikaṭa nahiṃ āvai mahābīra jaba nāma sunāvai
English meaning
Ghosts and evil spirits do not approach, when one chants the name "Mahavira" (Hanuman).
Chaupai 25
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नासै रोग हरै सब पीरा । जपत निरंतर हनुमत बीरा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nāsai roga harai saba pīrā japata nirantara hanumata bīrā
English meaning
Disease is destroyed and all pain is removed, by continuous chanting of the brave Hanuman.
Chaupai 26
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
संकट तें हनुमान छुड़ावै । मन क्रम बचन ध्यान जो लावै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saṅkaṭa teṃ hanumāna chuḍāvai mana krama bacana dhyāna jo lāvai
English meaning
Hanuman releases one from all distress — whoever meditates on him through mind, action, and word.
Chaupai 27
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सब पर राम तपस्वी राजा । तिन के काज सकल तुम साजा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba para rāma tapasvī rājā tina ke kāja sakala tuma sājā
English meaning
Rama, the ascetic king, is supreme over all — and you accomplish every one of his tasks.
Chaupai 28
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
और मनोरथ जो कोई लावै । सोई अमित जीवन फल पावै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aura manoratha jo koī lāvai soī amita jīvana phala pāvai
English meaning
Whoever brings any other desire to you, they obtain its limitless fruit in this life.
Chaupai 29
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
चारों जुग परताप तुम्हारा । है परसिद्ध जगत उजियारा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
cāroṃ juga paratāpa tumhārā hai parasiddha jagata ujiyārā
English meaning
Your majesty pervades all four ages, famous and illuminating the entire world.
Chaupai 30
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
साधु संत के तुम रखवारे । असुर निकंदन राम दुलारे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sādhu santa ke tuma rakhavāre asura nikandana rāma dulāre
English meaning
You are the protector of saints and sages, destroyer of demons, beloved of Rama.
Chaupai 31
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अष्ट सिद्धि नौ निधि के दाता । अस बर दीन्ह जानकी माता ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aṣṭa siddhi nau nidhi ke dātā asa bara dīnha jānakī mātā
English meaning
Bestower of the eight siddhis (mystic powers) and nine treasures — such a boon was given to you by Mother Janaki (Sita).
Chaupai 32
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
राम रसायन तुम्हरे पासा । सदा रहो रघुपति के दासा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma rasāyana tumhare pāsā sadā raho raghupati ke dāsā
English meaning
The elixir of Rama-bhakti is with you; may you forever remain the servant of Raghupati.
Chaupai 33
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तुम्हरे भजन राम को पावै । जनम जनम के दुख बिसरावै ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tumhare bhajana rāma ko pāvai janama janama ke dukha bisarāvai
English meaning
Through your worship one attains Rama, and forgets the sorrows of countless births.
Chaupai 34
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अंत काल रघुबर पुर जाई । जहाँ जन्म हरि भक्त कहाई ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
anta kāla raghubara pura jāī jahāṃ janma hari bhakta kahāī
English meaning
At the end of life one goes to Raghuvar's abode, where one is born as a devotee of Hari.
Chaupai 35
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
और देवता चित्त न धरई । हनुमत सेइ सर्व सुख करई ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aura devatā citta na dharaī hanumata sei sarva sukha karaī
English meaning
Even without holding any other deity in mind, serving Hanuman alone bestows every happiness.
Chaupai 36
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
संकट कटै मिटै सब पीरा । जो सुमिरै हनुमत बलबीरा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saṅkaṭa kaṭai miṭai saba pīrā jo sumirai hanumata balabīrā
English meaning
Distress is dispelled and all pain ends, for whoever remembers the mighty hero Hanuman.
Chaupai 37
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जय जय जय हनुमान गोसाईं । कृपा करहु गुरुदेव की नाईं ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jaya jaya jaya hanumāna gosāīṃ kṛpā karahu gurudeva kī nāīṃ
English meaning
Glory, glory, glory to Lord Hanuman! Bestow your grace as a Guru bestows it on a disciple.
Chaupai 38
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जो शत बार पाठ कर कोई । छूटहि बंदि महा सुख होई ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jo śata bāra pāṭha kara koī chūṭahi bandi mahā sukha hoī
English meaning
Whoever recites this a hundred times is freed from bondage and attains great happiness.
Chaupai 39
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जो यह पढ़ै हनुमान चालीसा । होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jo yaha paḍhai hanumāna cālīsā hoya siddhi sākhī gaurīsā
English meaning
Whoever reads this Hanuman Chalisa attains accomplishment — Lord Shiva (husband of Gauri) is the witness.
Chaupai 40
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तुलसीदास सदा हरि चेरा । कीजै नाथ हृदय महँ डेरा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tulasīdāsa sadā hari cerā kījai nātha hṛdaya mahaṃ ḍerā
English meaning
Tulsidas is forever the servant of Hari — O Lord, please make my heart your dwelling place.
Doha (couplet) 1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पवन तनय संकट हरन, मंगल मूरति रूप । राम लखन सीता सहित, हृदय बसहु सुर भूप ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pavana tanaya saṅkaṭa harana, maṅgala mūrati rūpa rāma lakhana sītā sahita, hṛdaya basahu sura bhūpa
English meaning
O Son of the Wind, remover of distress, embodiment of auspiciousness — O Lord of the gods, please dwell in my heart along with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita.
Sources verified against
When should I recite Hanuman Chalisa?
Best days: Tuesday, Saturday. Best time: morning.
What language is this stotra in?
The original is in Sanskrit (or Awadhi for the Hanuman Chalisa). We provide it in Devanagari script, IAST transliteration for pronunciation, and English meaning for understanding.
How accurate is the text?
Each stotra is cross-validated against multiple published authoritative sources, listed on this page under "Sources verified against". If you spot any discrepancy from your tradition, please let us know.
How long does it take to recite?
Approximately 8 minutes at a steady, devotional pace.
