Sankat Mochan
संकटमोचन saṃkaṭamocana'Reliever of distress', a title of Hanuman; also the Varanasi temple traditionally founded by Tulsidas. The Chalisa is recited above all for the protection this title names.
Where this term appears
- What is the Hanuman Chalisa? Worship
Tulsidas is said to have founded the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi at the spot where he was granted the sight of Hanuman, and the Chalisa is of a piece with his life's work: turning the great Sanskrit story …
- The city of Rama Treatise
…e embodiment of devotion, established the temple that stands today as Sankat Mochan , "the remover of troubles".