Hanuman Chalisa
हनुमान चालीसा hanumān cālīsāA forty-three-verse devotional hymn to Hanuman in Awadhi, ascribed to Tulsidas; very probably the most-recited prayer in the Hindu world.
Where this term appears
- What is the Hanuman Chalisa? Worship
It is called the Hanuman Chalisa , and to understand why it holds the place it holds, you have to look at what it is, who made it, and what it actually says — line by line — including the one verse that the int…
- Who is Hanuman? Deities
A widespread tradition holds that Hanuman is an amsa , a partial descent, of Rudra-Shiva, and the Hanuman Chalisa itself calls him Shankar suvan , the son of Shiva.
- The city of Rama Treatise
To this day the tradition credits him also with the Hanuman Chalisa , the forty-verse hymn to Hanuman that is very likely the most recited devotional poem in all of India, though that attribution is traditional…
- The New Year and the Avatara Treatise
His birthday is kept with the recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa , with worship at his shrines, with the strength and the humility he embodies held up together.