Hanuman Chalisa

Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa
	Hanuman showing Rama and Sita within his heart
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Religion	Hinduism
Author	Tulsidas
Language	Awadhi
Verses	40
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The Hanuman Chalisa (Hindi pronunciation: [ɦənʊmaːn tʃaːliːsaː]; Forty chaupais on Hanuman) is a Hindu devotional hymn (stotra) in praise of Hanuman, and popularly recited by millions of Hindus everyday.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It is an Awadhi language text attributed to Tulsidas,^[2] and is his best known text apart from the Ramcharitmanas.^[7]^[8] The word 'chālīsā' is derived from 'chālīs' meaning the number 'forty' in Hindi, denoting the number of verses in the Hanuman Chalisa (excluding the couplets at the beginning and the end).^[2]

Hanuman is a Hindu deity and a devotee of the Hindu god, Rama. He one of the central characters of the Ramayana. According to the Shaiva tradition, he is also an incarnation of Shiva. The Hanuman Chalisa praises the power and other qualities of Hanuman including his strength, courage, wisdom, celibacy (brahmacharya), and devotion to Rama.^[9]

^ Nityanand Misra 2015, p. xviii.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rambhadradas 1984, pp. 1–8. Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hanuman Chalisa in digital version". The Hindu Business Line. 26 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ "किसने लिखी थी हनुमान चालीसा, जिसके बारे में कही जाती हैं कई बातें". News18 India. 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ Karan Singh, in Nityanand Misra 2015, p. xvi.
^ Peebles 1986, p. 99
^ "Book Review / Language Books : Epic of Tulasidas". The Hindu. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ "Lineage shows". The Hindu. 29 November 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ Peebles 1986, p. 100

[1] Nityanand Misra 2015, p. xviii.

[mahaviriintro-2] Rambhadradas 1984, pp. 1–8. Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Hanuman Chalisa in digital version". The Hindu Business Line. 26 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[4] "किसने लिखी थी हनुमान चालीसा, जिसके बारे में कही जाती हैं कई बातें". News18 India. 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[nm2015foreword-5] Karan Singh, in Nityanand Misra 2015, p. xvi.

[6] Peebles 1986, p. 99

[7] "Book Review / Language Books : Epic of Tulasidas". The Hindu. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[8] "Lineage shows". The Hindu. 29 November 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[peeb100-9] Peebles 1986, p. 100

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