Listen to Sri Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Introduction & Origin of Sri Hanuman Chalisa (హనుమాన్ చాలీసా పరిచయం)
Sri Hanuman Chalisa (శ్రీ హనుమాన్ చాలీసా / श्री हनुमान चालीसा) is a monumental 40-verse hymn composed in the 16th century by the saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas in the Awadhi language. Dedicated to Lord Hanuman—the living embodiment of selfless devotion (Bhakti), celibacy (Brahmacharya), fearlessness, and wisdom—the word “Chalisa” is derived from the Hindi word “Chalis” (forty), denoting the forty lyrical rhyming couplets (Chaupais) bookended by two opening Dohas and one concluding Doha.
According to traditional lore, when Tulsidas was imprisoned by Mughal Emperor Akbar for refusing to perform miracles on demand, the saint composed the Hanuman Chalisa in captivity. Upon completing the 40th verse, a vast legion of monkeys surrounded the imperial palace, convincing the emperor of the saint’s divine spiritual stature. Across centuries, the hymn has served as the supreme protective shield for devotees confronting fear, acute anxiety, black magic, physical illnesses, and the malefic gaze of Saturn (Shani Sade Sati).
Opening Dohas (ప్రారంభ దోహాలు)
Doha 1:
శ్రీ గురు చరణ సరోజ రజ నిజమను ముకుర సుధారి ।
వరణౌ రఘువర విమల యశ జో దాయక ఫల చారి ॥
Śrī Guru Caraṇa Saroja Raja Nija Manu Mukura Sudhāri |
Baraṇau Raghuvara Bimala Jasu Jo Dāyaku Phala Cāri ||
Meaning: Cleansing the mirror of my mind with the sacred dust of the lotus feet of Sri Guru, I narrate the spotless, pure glory of Sri Raghuvara (Lord Rama), which bestows the four supreme fruits of life—Dharma (Righteousness), Artha (Wealth), Kama (Fulfilled Desires), and Moksha (Liberation).
Doha 2:
బుద్ధిహీన తను జానికై సుమిరౌ పవనకుమార్ ।
బల బుద్ధి విద్యా దేహు మోహి హరహు కలేశ వికార్ ॥
Buddhihīna Tanu Jānikai Sumirau Pavana-Kumāra |
Bala Buddhi Vidyā Dehu Mohi Harahu Kaleśa Bikāra ||
Meaning: Conscious of my physical and intellectual limitations, I meditate upon You, O Son of the Wind God (Pavanputra Hanuman)! Bestow upon me physical strength, keen intellect, and spiritual knowledge, and eradicate all my afflictions and inner impurities.
Chaupai-by-Chaupai English Meaning & Spiritual Commentary
Chaupais 1 to 5: The Divine Splendor & Physical Form
Chaupai 1: Jaya Hanumāna Jñāna Guṇa Sāgara | Jaya Kapīśa Tihu Loka Ujāgara ||
Meaning: Victory to Lord Hanuman, who is an infinite ocean of divine wisdom and virtuous qualities! Victory to the Lord of the Vanaras, whose refulgence illuminates all the three cosmic worlds!
Chaupai 2: Rāmadūta Atulita Baladhāmā | Añjani Putra Pavanasuta Nāmā ||
Meaning: You are the foremost emissary of Sri Rama, the boundless repository of incomparable strength. You are known to the universe as the son of Mother Anjana and the divine offspring of the Wind God (Pavanputra).
Chaupai 3: Mahāvīra Vikrama Bajarangī | Kumati Nivāra Sumati Ke Saṅgī ||
Meaning: O supreme warrior (Mahavira), of formidable valor, whose limbs are as resilient as a thunderbolt (Bajrangbali)! You dispel evil thoughts and base desires, and you are the eternal companion of wisdom and noble intellect.
Chaupai 4: Kañcana Varaṇa Virāja Suveśā | Kānana Kuṇḍala Kuñcita Keśā ||
Meaning: Your complexion radiates with the brilliant sheen of molten gold, dressed in handsome robes. Radiant kundalas (earrings) grace your ears, and your curly hair flows majestically.
Chaupai 5: Hātha Vajra Au Dhvajā Virājai | Kāndhe Mūñja Janevū Sājai ||
Meaning: In your hands shine the thunderbolt weapon and the victory flag of Sri Rama. Across your sacred shoulder rests the holy sacred thread woven of sacred Munja grass.
Chaupais 6 to 10: Shiva Incarnation & Heroic Feats in Lanka
Chaupai 6: Śaṅkara Suvana Kesarī Nandana | Teja Pratāpa Mahā Jaga Vandana ||
Meaning: You are the eleventh Rudra incarnation of Lord Shiva and the delight of King Kesari. Your radiant aura and supreme glory are revered and saluted throughout the entire cosmos.
Chaupai 7: Vidyāvāna Guṇī Ati Cātura | Rāma Kāja Karibe Ko Ātura ||
Meaning: You are the master of all eighteen sciences, possessed of countless virtues, sharpest in intellect, and always eagerly enthusiastic to carry out the mission of Lord Sri Rama.
Chaupai 8: Prabhu Caritra Sunibe Ko Rasiyā | Rāma Lakhana Sītā Mana Basiyā ||
Meaning: You delight endlessly in listening to the divine exploits of Sri Rama. Lord Rama, Mother Sita, and brother Lakshmana reside eternally enshrined within your heart.
Chaupai 9: Sūkṣma Rūpa Dhari Siyahi Dikhāvā | Vikaṭa Rūpa Dhari Laṅka Jalāvā ||
Meaning: Assuming an unassuming, subtle microscopic form, you appeared before Mother Sita in the Ashoka Vatika; assuming a terrifying, colossal form, you set the golden city of Lanka ablaze.
Chaupai 10: Bhīma Rūpa Dhari Asura Saṃhāre | Rāmacandra Ke Kāja Saṃvāre ||
Meaning: Assuming a formidable, gigantic form, you crushed the demon hordes and accomplished every task entrusted to you by Lord Ramachandra.
Chaupais 11 to 20: Sanjeevani Revival & Crossing the Ocean
Chaupai 11: Lāya Sañjīvana Lakhana Jiyāye | Śrī Raghuvīra Haraṣi Ura Lāye ||
Meaning: Carrying the Dronagiri mountain with the Sanjeevani herb from the Himalayas, you revived Lakshmana from the brink of death. Overwhelmed with profound joy, Sri Rama clasped you to His heart in an embrace of tears.
Chaupai 12: Raghupati Kīnhī Bahuta Baḍāyī | Tuma Mama Priya Bharatahi Sama Bhāyī ||
Meaning: Sri Rama praised you profusely, proclaiming: “You are as dearly beloved to me as my own brother Bharata!”
Chaupai 13: Sahasra Vadana Tumharo Yaśa Gāvaiṃ | Asa Kahi Śrīpati Kaṇṭha Lagāvaiṃ ||
Meaning: Saying, “May the thousand-headed Adisesha sing your glorious praise!”, Sri Rama embraced you warmly around the neck.
Chaupai 14 & 15: Sanakādika Brahmādi Munīśā | Nārada Śārada Sahita Ahīśā || Yama Kubera Digapāla Jahāṃ Te | Kavi Kovida Kahi Sake Kahāṃ Te ||
Meaning: Sages like Sanaka, Lord Brahma, celestial seers like Narada, Goddess Saraswati, and the King of Serpents sing your virtues. Even Yama (Lord of Death), Kubera (Lord of Wealth), and the Dikpalas (guardians of cardinal directions) fail to express the full measure of your greatness; how then can mortal poets describe it?
Chaupai 16 & 17: Tuma Upakāra Sugrīvahiṃ Kīnhā | Rāma Milāya Rājapada Dīnhā || Tumharo Mantra Vibhīṣaṇa Mānā | Laṅkeśvara Bhaye Saba Jaga Jānā ||
Meaning: You rendered great service to Sugriva by uniting him with Sri Rama and restoring his royal kingdom. Vibhishana heeded your righteous counsel and became the king of Lanka, as the whole world knows.
Chaupai 18 & 19: Yuga Sahasra Yojana Para Bhānū | Līlyo Tāhi Madhura Phala Jānū || Prabhu Mudrikā Meli Mukha Māhīṃ | Jaladhi Lāṅghi Gaye Acaraja Nāhīṃ ||
Meaning: Mistaking the Sun located millions of miles away (Yuga Sahasra Yojana) for a sweet red fruit, you swallowed it in your childhood play! Holding Sri Rama’s signet ring in your mouth, you leaped across the vast roaring ocean—a feat causing no wonder for your boundless strength.
Chaupai 20: Durgama Kāja Jagata Ke Jete | Sugama Anugraha Tumhare Tete ||
Meaning: Whatever impossible and insurmountable tasks exist in this universe become effortlessly easy by your compassionate grace.
Chaupais 21 to 30: Spiritual Healing, Fearlessness & Protection
Chaupai 21 & 22: Rāma Duāre Tuma Rakhavāre | Hota Na Ājñā Binu Paisāre || Saba Sukha Lahai Tumhārī Śaraṇā | Tuma Rakṣaka Kāhū Ko Ḍara Nā ||
Meaning: You are the divine sentinel at Sri Rama’s court; none can enter without your sanction. All joy and auspicious security reside in your shelter; when you are the protector, who is there to fear?
Chaupai 23 & 24: Āpana Teja Saṃhāro Āpai | Tīnoṃ Loka Hāṅka Te Kāṃpai || Bhūta Piśāca Nikaṭa Nahiṃ Āvai | Mahāvīra Jaba Nāma Sunāvai ||
Meaning: Only you can contain your blazing radiance; at your roar, all three worlds tremble! Ghosts, malevolent spirits, and negative energies dare not approach the chanter when the name of Mahavira is proclaimed.
Chaupai 25: Nāsai Roga Harai Saba Pīrā | Japata Nirantara Hanumata Vīrā ||
Meaning: All illnesses, chronic diseases, and agonizing pain are vanquished for one who ceaselessly chants the name of the valiant hero Hanuman.
Chaupai 26: Saṅkaṭa Te Hanumāna Chuḍāvai | Mana Krama Vacana Dhyāna Jo Lāvai ||
Meaning: Lord Hanuman delivers from all distress whoever meditates upon Him with pure mind, action, and speech.
Chaupai 27 & 28: Saba Para Rāma Tapasvī Rājā | Tinake Kāja Sakala Tuma Sājā || Aura Manoratha Jo Koī Lāvai | Soī Amita Jīvana Phala Pāvai ||
Meaning: Lord Sri Rama is the sovereign ascetic king over all, and you executed all His missions with perfection. Whoever comes to you with sincere heartfelt prayers receives the nectar fruit of life that never diminishes.
Chaupai 29 & 30: Cāroṃ Yuga Paratāpa Tumhārā | Hai Parasiddha Jagata Ujiyārā || Sādhu Santa Ke Tuma Rakhavāre | Asura Nikandana Rāma Dulāre ||
Meaning: Your blazing majesty endures through all four world ages (Satyuga, Treta, Dvapara, Kaliyuga); your renown illuminates the entire universe. You are the loving protector of saints and hermits, the destroyer of demons, and the darling of Sri Rama.
Chaupais 31 to 40: Siddhis, Moksha & The 100 Recitations Vow
Chaupai 31: Aṣṭa Siddhi Nava Nidhi Ke Dātā | Asa Vara Dīnha Jānakī Mātā ||
Meaning: Mother Janaki (Sita Devi) granted you the divine boon to bestow the Eight Mystic Siddhis (Anima, Mahima, Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Ishitva, Vashitva) and the Nine Celestial Treasures (Nava Nidhis) upon deserving devotees.
Chaupai 32 & 33: Rāma Rasāyana Tumhare Pāsā | Sadā Raho Raghupati Ke Dāsā || Tumhare Bhajana Rāma Ko Pāvai | Janma Janma Ke Dukha Bisarāvai ||
Meaning: You hold the divine elixir of Rama’s name (Rama Rasayana); you remain the eternal servant of the Lord of Raghu. By singing your hymns, one reaches Lord Rama and forgets the agonizing sorrow of countless rebirths.
Chaupai 34 & 35: Anta Kāla Raghuvara Pura Jāyī | Jahāṃ Janma Haribhakta Kahāyī || Aura Devatā Citta Na Dharayī | Hanumata Seyi Sarva Sukha Karayī ||
Meaning: At the time of departure from this body, the devotee enters the spiritual realm of Sri Rama (Saket Dhama), where he is forever known as God’s devotee. Even without contemplating any other divinity, one attains all heavenly and earthly joy simply by worshipping Hanuman!
Chaupai 36 & 37: Saṅkaṭa Kaṭai Miṭai Saba Pīrā | Jo Sumirai Hanumata Balabīrā || Jai Jai Jai Hanumāna Gosāyīṃ | Kṛpā Karo Gurudeva Kī Nāyīṃ ||
Meaning: All adversities vanish and all suffering dissolves for whoever remembers the mighty warrior Hanuman. Victory, victory, victory to Lord Hanuman! Bestow your compassion upon me as my divine Guru!
Chaupai 38, 39 & 40: Jo Śata Bāra Pāṭha Kara Koī | Chūṭahi Bandi Mahā Sukha Hoī || Jo Yaha Paḍhai Hanumāna Cālīsā | Hoya Siddhi Sākhī Gaurīsā || Tulasīdāsa Sadā Hari Cerā | Kījai Nātha Hṛdaya Maha Ḍerā ||
Meaning: Whoever recites this hymn one hundred times is released from all worldly bondage and attains supreme bliss. Whoever reads this Hanuman Chalisa attains spiritual perfection, with Lord Shiva (Gaurisa) as the eternal witness. Tulsidas is the eternal servant of Sri Hari; O Lord Hanuman, please dwell forever in the sanctuary of my heart!
Closing Doha (ముగింపు దోహా)
పవనతనయ సంకట హరణ మంగళ మూరతి రూప ।
రామ లఖన సీతా సహిత హృదయ బసహు సుర భూప ॥
Pavanatanaya Saṅkaṭa Haraṇa Maṅgala Mūrati Rūpa |
Rāma Lakhana Sītā Sahita Hṛdaya Basahu Sura Bhūpa ||
Meaning: O Son of the Wind God, dispeller of all tribulations, the very embodiment of auspiciousness! Please dwell forever in my heart along with Sri Rama, Lakshmana, and Mother Sita, O King of Divinities!
Tuesday & Saturday Hanuman Puja Vidhi & Remedies (హనుమాన్ పూజా విధానం)
- Auspicious Days: Tuesdays (Mangalavaram) and Saturdays (Shanivaram) are deeply sacred for Lord Hanuman.
- Sindoor & Chameli Oil: Applying red vermilion (Sindoor) mixed with fragrant Jasmine (Chameli) oil pleases Lord Hanuman, evoking Mother Sita’s blessings for Sri Rama’s longevity.
- Tamalapaku Garland (Betel Leaf Mala): Offering a garland made of 108 fresh betel leaves (Tamalapaku / Paan) with red thread relieves chronic health issues and pacifies Rahu and Saturn.
- Prasadam Offerings: Offer jaggery with roasted gram (Gud Chana), bananas, sweet boondi laddu, or vadamala.
- Chanting 7 or 11 Times: Reciting the Chalisa 7 or 11 times consecutively on Saturday morning burns past karmic obstacles and eases the severity of Shani Sade Sati.
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