#220 The powerful blessing and meaning of Hanuman Chalisa
- Posted by Swamini
- Categories Podcast transcripts
- Date April 2, 2023
- Comments 0 comment
If there is a devata who can be present with you and for you, more instantly than anything instant,┬а he is none other than Hanuman. The greatest devotee of Bhagavan Sri Rama, Hanuman blesses with his bhakti and shakti, much required by all, particularly Vedanta students., After you listen to this episode, you will notice something different and this is not an auto-suggestion. Also, Hanuman ji is one of the seven Chiranjeevis meaning immortal beings, who will live among humanity until the end of Kali Yuga to bless us. Different words are added as a suffix to indicate our respect like ji, in Northern India and many other parts, тАШavareтАЩ in Kannada language or garu in Telegu language or San in Japanese. Hence, I will say the name Hanuman with all reverence.┬а┬а┬а┬а
Millions of Hindus recite the Hanuman Chalisa every day. One of the renditions on youtube has passed 3 billion views and is the most watched Indian music video as of Nov 2022.
Hanuman Chalisa is s super powerful stotra in praise of Hanuman. Authored by Goswami Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, it occurs in the Ramcharitmanas written in the 16th century, which is a retelling of Valmiki Ramayana. Tulsidas ji also established the Sankat Mochan mandir in the place in Varanasi where he saw Hanuman ji. I fondly remember the sweet blessing of being in the house of Goswami Tulsidas, on Tulsi ghat on the banks of the Ganga in Kashi, gazing at the Ganga from its small windows with bars. The two storeyed house with steep steps stands tall at Tulsi ghat. Perhaps you can visit one day.
Hanuman Chalisa, consists of forty-three verses тАУ two dohas, rhyming couplets which serve as the introductory verses, 40 chaupais, where each chaupai is a stanza with four lines and one doha in the end.┬а
The first introductory doha begins with the word┬аshr─л, which refers to Shiva, who is considered the guru of Hanuman.
In the first ten Chaupais, the auspicious form, knowledge, virtues, powers and bravery of Hanuman are described.
The 11-20 chaupais describe the acts of Hanuman in his service to Rama.
From the twenty-first Chaupai, Tulsidas describes the need of Hanuman’s┬аkrpa or grace. At the end, Tulsidas greets Hanuman with devotion┬аand requests him to reside in his heart and in the heart of devotees.┬аThe concluding doha again requests Hanuman to reside in the heart, along with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita.
рд╢реНрд░реАрдЧреБрд░реБ рдЪрд░рди рд╕рд░реЛрдЬ рд░рдЬ рдирд┐рдЬ рдордиреБ рдореБрдХреБрд░реБ рд╕реБрдзрд╛рд░рд┐ ред
рдмрд░рдирдЙрдБ рд░рдШреБрдмрд░ рдмрд┐рдорд▓ рдЬрд╕реБ рдЬреЛ рджрд╛рдпрдХреБ рдлрд▓ рдЪрд╛рд░рд┐ рее
After purifying the mirror of my mind with the dust of the lotus feet of Sri Guru, I begin the description of the spotless glories of Lord Rama that bestow the four human ends in life.
рдмреБрджреНрдзрд┐рд╣реАрди рддрдиреБ рдЬрд╛рдирд┐рдХреЗ,
рд╕реБрдорд┐рд░реМрдВ рдкрд╡рди рдХреБрдорд╛рд░
рдмрд▓ рдмреБрдзрд┐ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛ рджреЗрд╣реБ рдореЛрд╣рд┐,
рд╣рд░рд╣реБ рдХрд▓реЗрд╢ рд╡рд┐рдХрд╛рд░редред
O Lord Hanuman! The son of Wind God! You know me with the shortcomings of my intellect. Please remove all afflictions and defects in me and grant me the strength of the body, intelligence and knowledge.
рдЪреМрдкрд╛рдИ
рдЬрдп рд╣рдиреБрдорд╛рди рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдЧреБрди рд╕рд╛рдЧрд░ рдЬрдп рдХрдкреАрд╕ рддрд┐рд╣реБрдБ рд▓реЛрдХ рдЙрдЬрд╛рдЧрд░реерезрее
Victory unto you O Hanuman! The ocean of wisdom and virtue! O Lord of the monkeys! The illuminator of the three worlds!
рд░рд╛рдо рджреВрдд рдЕрддреБрд▓рд┐рдд рдмрд▓ рдзрд╛рдорд╛ рдЕрдВрдЬрдирд┐ рдкреБрддреНрд░ рдкрд╡рдирд╕реБрдд рдирд╛рдорд╛реереирее
O Messenger of Lord Rama, the abode of incomparable strength! O Son of Anjana, having the name Pavanasuta, son of Pavan, Deity of Air!
┬а
рдорд╣рд╛рдмреАрд░ рдмрд┐рдХреНрд░рдо рдмрдЬрд░рдВрдЧреА рдХреБрдорддрд┐ рдирд┐рд╡рд╛рд░ рд╕реБрдорддрд┐ рдХреЗ рд╕рдВрдЧреАреерейрее
You are a great warrior with a body having the power of a thunderbolt. You are the remover of wrong tendencies and the companion of noble thoughts.
┬а
рдХрдВрдЪрди рдмрд░рди рдмрд┐рд░рд╛рдЬ рд╕реБрдмреЗрд╕рд╛ рдХрд╛рдирди рдХреБрдВрдбрд▓ рдХреБрдБрдЪрд┐рдд рдХреЗрд╕рд╛реерекрее
You have golden hue and you shine in beautiful clothes. You wear ornamental earrings. You have fine curly hair.
рд╣рд╛рде рдмрдЬреНрд░ рдФ рдзреНрд╡рдЬрд╛ рдмрд┐рд░рд╛рдЬреЗ рдХрд╛рдБрдзреЗ рдореВрдБрдЬ рдЬрдиреЗрдК рд╕рд╛рдЬреЗреерелрее
You shine with flag and thunderbolt in your hands and the sacred thread made of munja grass across your shoulders.
рд╢рдВрдХрд░ рд╕реБрд╡рди рдХреЗрд╕рд░реА рдирдВрджрди рддреЗрдЬ рдкреНрд░рддрд╛рдк рдорд╣рд╛ рдЬрдЧрд╡рдВрджрдирееремрее
The one, who is the incarnation of Lord Siva and son of Kesari! You are adored by the entire universe for your radiance and valour.
┬а
рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд╡рд╛рди рдЧреБрдиреА рдЕрддрд┐ рдЪрд╛рддреБрд░ рд░рд╛рдо рдХрд╛рдЬ рдХрд░рд┐рдмреЗ рдХреЛ рдЖрддреБрд░рееренрее
You are learned, virtuous and extremely skilled and eager to carry out the work of Sri Rama.
┬а
рдкреНрд░рднреБ рдЪрд░рд┐рддреНрд░ рд╕реБрдирд┐рдмреЗ рдХреЛ рд░рд╕рд┐рдпрд╛ рд░рд╛рдо рд▓рдЦрди рд╕реАрддрд╛ рдордирдмрд╕рд┐рдпрд╛реереорее
You enjoy listening to the glories of your master. You have Rama, Lakshmana and Sita abiding in your mind.
┬а
рд╕реВрдХреНрд╖реНрдо рд░реВрдк рдзрд░рд┐ рд╕рд┐рдпрд╣рд┐ рджрд┐рдЦрд╛рд╡рд╛ рдмрд┐рдХрдЯ рд░реВрдк рдзрд░рд┐ рд▓рдВрдХ рдЬрд░рд╛рд╡рд╛реерепрее
Assuming a tiny form you showed yourself to Sita. Assuming a difficult form, you burnt the city of Lanka
┬а
рднреАрдо рд░реВрдк рдзрд░рд┐ рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рд╕рдБрд╣рд╛рд░реЗ рд░рд╛рдордЪрдВрджреНрд░ рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдЬ рд╕рд╡рд╛рдБрд░реЗреерезрежрее
Assuming a gigantic form you destroyed the asuras and fulfilled the tasks of Sri Rama.
┬а
рд▓рд╛рдп рд╕рдЬреАрд╡рди рд▓рдЦрди рдЬрд┐рдпрд╛рдП рд╢реНрд░реА рд░рдШреБрдмреАрд░ рд╣рд░рд╖рд┐ рдЙрд░ рд▓рд╛рдПреерезрезрее
Bringing the sanjivani herb (along with the hill) when you saved Lakshmana, Sri Rama embraced you with joy.
┬а
рд░рдШреБрдкрддрд┐ рдХреАрдиреНрд╣реА рдмрд╣реБрдд рдмрдбрд╝рд╛рдИ рддреБрдо рдордо рдкреНрд░рд┐рдп рднрд░рдд-рд╣рд┐ рд╕рдо рднрд╛рдИреерезреирее
Sri Rama praised you profusely and said that you are a dear brother to him like Bharata
┬а
рд╕рд╣рд╕ рдмрджрди рддреБрдореНрд╣рд░реЛ рдЬрд╕ рдЧрд╛рд╡реИ рдЕрд╕ рдХрд╣рд┐ рд╢реНрд░реАрдкрддрд┐ рдХрдВрда рд▓рдЧрд╛рд╡реИреерезрейрее
Sri Rama embracing you over your shoulder, said that even the thousand-hooded serpent, Seshanag, sings your praise.
рд╕рдирдХрд╛рджрд┐рдХ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛рджрд┐ рдореБрдиреАрд╕рд╛ рдирд╛рд░рдж рд╕рд╛рд░рдж рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд рдЕрд╣реАрд╕рд╛реерезрекрее
рдЬрдо рдХреБрдмреЗрд░ рджрд┐рдЧрдкрд╛рд▓ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рддреЗ рдХрд╡рд┐ рдХреЛрд╡рд┐рдж рдХрд╣рд┐ рд╕рдХреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рддреЗреерезрелрее
The sages such as Sanaka etc., the Gods such as Brahma etc., Sage Narada, Goddess Sarasvati and Seshanaga, Deity Yama, Deity Kubera, the Guardian deities, poets and scholars have not been able to describe your glories fully.
┬а
рддреБрдо рдЙрдкрдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реБрдЧреНрд░реАрд╡рд╣рд┐ рдХреАрдиреНрд╣рд╛ рд░рд╛рдо рдорд┐рд▓рд╛рдп рд░рд╛рдЬ рдкрдж рджреАрдиреНрд╣рд╛реерезремрее
You did a great help to Sugriva by introducing him to Sri Rama and restoring the throne to him.
┬а
рддреБрдореНрд╣рд░реЛ рдордВрддреНрд░ рдмрд┐рднреАрд╖рдг рдорд╛рдирд╛ рд▓рдВрдХреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рднрдпреЗ рд╕рдм рдЬрдЧ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛реерезренрее
The whole world knows that Vibhishana accepted your advice and became the king of Lanka.
┬а
рдЬреБрдЧ рд╕рд╣рд╕реНрддреНрд░ рдЬреЛрдЬрди рдкрд░ рднрд╛рдиреВ рд▓рд┐рд▓реНрдпреЛ рддрд╛рд╣рд┐ рдордзреБрд░ рдлрд╝рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдиреВреерезреорее
The sun is located at such a distance that it would take thousands of yugas to reach.. Seeing it as a sweet fruit, you swallowed it effortlessly
┬а
рдкреНрд░рднреВ рдореБрджреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдореЗрд▓рд┐ рдореБрдЦ рдорд╛рд╣реА рдЬрд▓рдзрд┐ рд▓рд╛рдБрдШрд┐ рдЧрдП рдЕрдЪрд░рдЬ рдирд╛рд╣реАреерезрепрее
That you crossed the ocean, carrying the ring of Sri Rama in your mouth is not a matter for wonder ( as you are seen to be capable of such deeds in the past).
┬а
рджреБрд░реНрдЧрдо рдХрд╛рдЬ рдЬрдЧрдд рдХреЗ рдЬреЗрддреЗ рд╕реБрдЧрдо рдЕрдиреБрдЧреНрд░рд╣ рддреБрдореНрд╣рд░реЗ рддреЗрддреЗреереирежрее
Whatever difficult tasks are there in the world, they become easy to perform by your grace.
┬а
рд░рд╛рдо рджреБрдЖрд░реЗ рддреБрдо рд░рдЦрд╡рд╛рд░реЗ рд╣реЛрдд рдирд╛ рдЖрдЬреНрдЮрд╛ рдмрд┐рдиреБ рдкреИрд╕рд╛рд░реЗреереирезрее
You are the gatekeeper of Sri Rama where nobody can enter without your permission
┬а
рд╕рдм рд╕реБрдЦ рд▓рд╣реИрдВ рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реА рд╕рд░рдирд╛ рддреБрдо рд░рдХреНрд╖рдХ рдХрд╛рд╣реБ рдХреЛ рдбрд░рдирд╛реереиреирее
In your refuge, one enjoys all happiness. When you are the protector, what for one has to be afraid of.
┬а
рдЖрдкрди рддреЗрдЬ рд╕рдореНрд╣рд╛рд░реЛ рдЖрдкреИ рддреАрдиреЛрдВ рд▓реЛрдХ рд╣рд╛рдБрдХ рддреИ рдХрд╛рдкреИреереирейрее
You alone can keep your brilliant power under check. All the three worlds tremble before your power.
┬а
рднреВрдд рдкрд┐рд╢рд╛рдЪ рдирд┐рдХрдЯ рдирд╣рд┐ рдЖрд╡реИ рдорд╣рд╛рдмреАрд░ рдЬрдм рдирд╛рдо рд╕реБрдирд╛рд╡реИреереирекрее
No ghosts or dead spirits dare to come near the one who chants the name of you, who are a great warrior.
┬а
рдирд╛рд╕реИ рд░реЛрдЧ рд╣рд░реЗ рд╕рдм рдкреАрд░рд╛ рдЬрдкрдд рдирд┐рд░рдВрддрд░ рд╣рдиреБрдордд рдмреАрд░рд╛реереирелрее
O Lord Hanuman, the warrior! All diseases get destroyed and pains disappear when your name is chanted constantly.
┬а
рд╕рдВрдХрдЯ рддреИ рд╣рдиреБрдорд╛рди рдЫреБрдбрд╛рд╡реИ рдорди рдХреНрд░рдо рд╡рдЪрди рдзреНрдпрд╛рди рдЬреЛ рд▓рд╛рд╡реИреереиремрее
Lord Hanuman frees from all hardships one who devotes his mind to him in deeds, words and thoughts
┬а
рд╕рдм рдкрд░ рд░рд╛рдо рддрдкрд╕реНрд╡реА рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рддрд┐рдирдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдЬ рд╕рдХрд▓ рддреБрдо рд╕рд╛рдЬрд╛реереиренрее
You accomplishes the tasks of King Rama who accomplishes the desires of ascetics.
┬а
рдФрд░ рдордиреЛрд░рде рдЬреЛ рдХреЛрдИ рд▓рд╛рд╡реИ рд╕реЛрдИ рдЕрдорд┐рдд рдЬреАрд╡рди рдлрд▓ рдкрд╛рд╡реИреереиреорее
On whom so ever your grace is there, may he have any desire in his mind, he gains results in his life which do not have any limit.
┬а
рдЪрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдЬреБрдЧ рдкрд░рддрд╛рдк рддреБрдореНрд╣рд╛рд░рд╛ рд╣реИ рдкрд░рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рдЬрдЧрдд рдЙрдЬрд┐рдпрд╛рд░рд╛реереирепрее
Your glory prevails through all the four yugas (satya,dvaapara, treta and kali), time-cycle, and your glory shines in and through the world.
┬а
рд╕рд╛рдзреБ рд╕рдВрдд рдХреЗ рддреБрдо рд░рдЦрд╡рд╛рд░реЗ рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рдирд┐рдХрдВрджрди рд░рд╛рдо рджреБрд▓рд╛рд░реЗреерейрежрее
O RamaтАЩs beloved! You are the protector of the saints and sages and you are the destroyer of the asuras.
┬а
рдЕрд╖реНрдЯ рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд┐ рдиреМ рдирд┐рдзрд┐ рдХреЗ рджрд╛рддрд╛ рдЕрд╕ рдмрд░ рджреАрди рдЬрд╛рдирдХреА рдорд╛рддрд╛реерейрезрее
Mother Sita has granted you the boon that you will be granter of eight yogic powers and the nine treasures.
┬а
рд░рд╛рдо рд░рд╕рд╛рдпрди рддреБрдореНрд╣рд░реЗ рдкрд╛рд╕рд╛ рд╕рджрд╛ рд░рд╣реЛ рд░рдШреБрдкрддрд┐ рдХреЗ рджрд╛рд╕рд╛реерейреирее
You have the medicine that is the name of Rama with you since you always remain a servant of Lord Rama.
┬а
рддреБрдореНрд╣рд░реЗ рднрдЬрди рд░рд╛рдо рдХреЛ рдкрд╛рд╡реИ рдЬрдирдо рдЬрдирдо рдХреЗ рджреБрдЦ рдмрд┐рд╕рд░рд╛рд╡реИреерейрейрее
The worship of you takes one to Lord Rama and it sweeps away the sufferings of all the past lives.
┬а
рдЕрдВрддрдХрд╛рд▓ рд░рдШреБрд╡рд░рдкреБрд░ рдЬрд╛рдИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдБ рдЬрдиреНрдо рд╣рд░рд┐рднрдХреНрдд рдХрд╣рд╛рдИреерейрекрее
At the end of his life, such a person goes to the abode of Lord Rama and (if he again takes) birth, he will (continue to be called) a haribhakta, a devotee of the Lord Vishnu.
┬а
рдФрд░ рджреЗрд╡рддрд╛ рдЪрд┐рддреНрдд рдирд╛ рдзрд░рдИ рд╣рдиреБрдордд рд╕реЗрдИ рд╕рд░реНрд╡ рд╕реБрдЦ рдХрд░рдИреерейрелрее
To him who does not think of any other deity than Hanuman in his mind, all the deities bestow happiness to him.
┬а
рд╕рдВрдХрдЯ рдХрдЯреИ рдорд┐рдЯреИ рд╕рдм рдкреАрд░рд╛ рдЬреЛ рд╕реБрдорд┐рд░реИ рд╣рдиреБрдордд рдмрд▓рдмреАрд░рд╛реерейремрее
All difficulties are warded off and all pains are removed for those who think of the all powerful Hanuman.
┬а
рдЬреИ рдЬреИ рдЬреИ рд╣рдиреБрдорд╛рди рдЧреБрд╕рд╛рдИрдБ рдХреГрдкрд╛ рдХрд░рд╣реБ рдЧреБрд░реБ рджреЗрд╡ рдХреА рдирд╛рдИреерейренрее
Victory unto to you! Victory unto to you! Victory unto to you! Oh Hanuman! Oh our Gurudev! bless us.
┬а
рдЬреЛ рд╕рдд рдмрд╛рд░ рдкрд╛рда рдХрд░ рдХреЛрдИ рдЫреВрдЯрд╣рд┐ рдмрдВрджрд┐ рдорд╣рд╛ рд╕реБрдЦ рд╣реЛрдИреерейреорее
Whosoever chants this calisa one hundred times will become freed from the bondage and gain highest happiness.
┬а
рдЬреЛ рдпрд╣ рдкрдврд╝реЗ рд╣рдиреБрдорд╛рди рдЪрд╛рд▓реАрд╕рд╛ рд╣реЛрдп рд╕рд┐рджреНрдз рд╕рд╛рдЦреА рдЧреМрд░реАрд╕рд╛реерейрепрее
Whoever chants this Hanuman Calisa will gain his desired ends. Lord Siva is the witness (for this statement)
┬а
рддреБрд▓рд╕реАрджрд╛рд╕ рд╕рджрд╛ рд╣рд░рд┐ рдЪреЗрд░рд╛ рдХреАрдЬреИ рдирд╛рде рд╣реГрджрдп рдорд╣ рдбреЗрд░рд╛реерекрежрее
Tulasidas, who is always the servant of Lord, prays that the Lord reside in his heart.
рджреЛрд╣рд╛
рдкрд╡рди рддрдирдп рд╕рдВрдХрдЯ рд╣рд░рди, рдордВрдЧрд▓ рдореВрд░рддрд┐ рд░реВрдкред
рд░рд╛рдо рд▓рдЦрди рд╕реАрддрд╛ рд╕рд╣рд┐рдд, рд╣реГрджрдп рдмрд╕рд╣реБ рд╕реБрд░ рднреВрдкрее
May Hanuman who removes hardships, who is auspiciousness embodied and who is the king of gods, reside in my heart along with Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita
рд╕рд┐рдпрд╛рд╡рд░ рд░рд╛рдордЪрдВрджреНрд░ рдХреА рдЬрдп
рдкрд╡рдирд╕реБрдд рд╣рдиреБрдорд╛рди рдХреА рдЬрдп
рдЙрдорд╛рдкрддреА рдорд╣рд╛рджреЗрд╡ рдХреА рдЬрдп
рдмреЛрд▓реЛ рднрдЗ рд╕рдм рд╕рдВрддрди рдХреА рдЬрдп
Glory unto Sri Ramachandra┬а
Glory unto the son of Pavan, Hanuman┬а
Glory unto Shiva, the consort of Uma
Glory unto all good people
You may also like
#227 Brahman, Ishvara, Devatas – same or different?
22 May, 2023
A few years ago, a podcaster asked me, тАЬHave you seen God?тАЭ I said тАШYesтАЩ тАЬWhat? What do you mean? тАЬ тАШWell, I see you! All forms are forms of Bhagavan just as all waves are forms of water.тАЩ I …
#226 How to control your mind
16 May, 2023
To control the mind, we understand what the mind is. In the Vedic tradition, the mind is called antah karana тАУ an inner instrument. The body is bahya karana, an external instrument. This antah karana, inner instrument is four fold. …
#225 Karma Yoga in resolving conflicts
8 May, 2023
Life involves relating to the other. While relating to the partner, colleague, parents or children┬а differences invariably emerge in opinions, personalities, likes and dislikes. For example, I love going to temples. You love hanging out at the beach. On the …