Sri Hanuman Chalisa English version

Along with the significances, given below is Sri Hanuman Chalisa in English language. The purpose to give Sri Hanuman Chalisa in English is to help people to pronounce it correctly. (note some people spell Sri as Shri. Both are the same)

Who composed or wrote Hanuman Chalisa & Hanuman Chalisa is originally written in which language?

Hanuman Chalisa was originally composed or written by the great Saint Goswami Tulsidas who was an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman. It was written in Awadhi language.

It was composed by him as a form of prayer in which he is intensely praising Lord Hanuman & narrating various incidents of his life in the form of dohas(which means 2 lines coupled together). It has forty stanzas or 40 dohas. To read more about how Lord Hanuman became incredibly powerful, click here

Why did Tulsidas compose Shri Hanuman Chalisa?

During the era of Tulsidas, India & entire Indian subcontinent was under perpetual attacks & invasions by Arabic invaders. Akbar was the Mughal emperor at that time & the indigenous residents of India, i.e the Hindus, were subjected to a lot of torture & were made to bear un-explicable atrocities by these foreign invaders & their armies.

Saint Tulsidas’s fame, of being a siddha yogi & a saint, who can perform miracles, reached Akbar’s ears. He ordered his troops to get Tulsidas before him. Tulsidas was forcibly brought to Akbar’s court near Fatehpur Sikri. Akbar asked the saint to perform miracles to please him. The humble saint Tulsidas politely refused saying, I do not perform miracles, it is Lord Ram & Lord Hanuman, who are responsible for such extra-ordinarily unbelievable incidents which keep happening around him, when he prays to them.

The emperor ordered Tulsidas to pray & make the Hindu gods, Lord Ram & Lord Hanuman, perform some magic to please him or else get ready to be thrown into the prison. The great saint Tulsidas refused to perform miracles saying, “my god & his blissful lila which you are referring to as miracles are not meant for entertainment.”

Thus Tulsidas was imprisoned. He had to spend a lot of days in Emperor Akbar’s prison at Fatehpur Sikri. That was the time when Tulsidas, the great saint, had composed Shri Hanuman Chalisa. The day he had finished composing Hanuman Chalisa, there were a lot of monkeys that had swarmed the entire area in which Tulsidas was being held as a prisoner.

The fort area of Fatehpur Sikri, the court, the palace, the prison, roads, houses of soldiers were all heavily infested with monkeys. These monkeys created a total mess & a hell of a chaotic situation. They were attacking soldiers & people with their fangs & claws, eating & destroying fruits & foodstuff. No one was able to understand from where did so many monkeys appear all of a sudden.

Some men went to emperor Akbar & told him that this could be the wrath of the Hindu Gods – Lord Ram & Lord Hanuman as they had wrongly & forcefully detained the great Saint & poet Tulsidas. Akbar ordered his soldiers to immediately release Tulsidas. Akbar fell at the feet of Tulsidas & sought his forgiveness. Tulsidas, being a humble saint, forgave him immediately. This is the factual tale behind the creation & composition of Shri Hanuman Chalisa.

Sri Hanuman Chalisa lyrics in English

Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj, Nij man mukura sudhari,

baranau Raghuvar bimal jasa, jo daayaku fal chaari,

buddhi heen tanu jaanikae, sumairau pawan kumar,

bal buddhi vidya dehu mohi, harahu kalesh vikar…

Jai Hanuman Gyan gun sagar, jai kapeesh tihu lok ujagar, (1)

Ram doot atulit bal dhama, Anjani putra pawan sut nama, (2)

mahaavir vikram bajrangi, kumati nivari sumati ke sangi, (3)

kanchan baran biraj subesaa, kaanan kundal kunchit kesaa, (4)

hath bajra aur dhwajaa biraaje, kaandhe mooja janeu saaje, (5)

shankar suvan kesari nandan, teja prataap mahaa jag vandan, (6)

bidyaa vaan guni ati chaatur, Ram kaaj karibai ko aatur, (7)

prabhu charitra sunibai ko rasiya, ram lakhan sita man basiya, (8)

sookshma roop dhari siyahi dikhawa, bikat roop dhari lanka jarawa, (9)

Bheem roopa dhari asur sanhaare, Ram Chandra ji ke kaaj sawaare, (10)

laay Sanjeevani Lakhan jiyaae, Shri Raghuveer harashi ur laae, (11)

Raghupati keenhi bahut badaai, tum mam priya Bharatahi sam bhai, (12)

sahasra badan tumhro yash gaawe, as kahi Shripati kanth lagaawe, (13)

Sanakaadik Brahmaadi munisa, Naarad saarad sahit aheesaa, (14)

Jam Kuber Digpaal jahaa te, kavi kovid kahi sake kahaa te, (15)

Tum upkaar Sugreevahi kinha, Ram milaay raaj pad dinha, (16)

tumhro mantra Vibheeshan mana, Lankeshwar bhae sab jag jana, (17)

jug sahasra yojan par Bhanu, leelhyo taahi madhur phal jaanu, (18)

prabhu mudrika meli mukh maahi, jaladhi laanghi gae acharaj nahi, (19)

durgam kaaj jagat ke jete, sugam anugrah tumhre tete, (20)

Ram duwaare tum rakhwaare, hot na aagyaa binu paisaare, (21)

sab sukh lahai tumhaari sharanaa, tum rakshak kaahu ko darna, (22)

aapan tej samhaaro aapai, teeno loka haank tai kaanpai, (23)

bhoot pishaach nikat nahi aawai, Mahaveer jab naam sunavai, (24)

naasai rog harai sab peeraa, japat nirantar hanumat viraa, (25)

sankat te Hanuman chhudawai, man kram vachan dhyan jo laawai, (26)

sab par Ram tapaswi raja, tin ke kaaj sakal tum saajaa, (27)

aur manorath jo koi laawai, soi amit jivan phal pawai, (28)

charo jug par taap tumhara, hai parsiddh jagat ujiyara, (29)

sadhu sant ke tum rakhware, asur nikandan Ram dulaare, (30)

ashta siddhi nav nidhi ke daataa, as war deen Janki mata, (31)

Ram rasaayan tumhare paasaa, sadaa raho Raghupati ke daasaa, (32)

tumhare bhajan Ram ko pawai, janam janam ke dukh bisraawe, (33)

ant kaal Raghuvar pur jaai, jahaa janm Hari bhakt kahaai, (34)

aur devta chitta na dharai, Hanumat sei sarva sukh karai, (35)

sankat katai mitai sab pira, jo sumirai Hanumat bal vira, (36)

Jai jai jai Hanumaan gosaai, kripa karahu gurudev ke naai, (37)

jo sat baar path kar koi, chhootahi bandi maha sukh hoi, (38)

jo yah padhai hanuman chalisa, hoi siddha sakhi gaurisa, (39)

Tulsidas sadaa Hari chera, keejai nath hriday mah dera. (40)

Pawan tanay sankat harana, mangal moorti roop,

Ram Lakhna Sita sahit, hriday basahi sur bhoop.

Siyawar Ram Chandra ki jai

Pawan Sut Hanuman ki jai

Umapati Mahadev ki jai…

The spelling & words used in the above transliteration of Sri Hanuman Chalisa are such that the pronunciation is done in Awadhi language, as written by Saint Tulsidas.

Hanuman Chalisa Doha in English

There are a few dohas(collection of 2 lines/verses taken together) that are chanted by devotees for specific purposes.

For protection against diseases & incurable physical ailments:-

“Naasai Rog Harai sab peeraa, japat nirantar hanumat viraa” – the 25th verse of Hanuman Chalisa is chanted by Hanuman devotees for getting relief from ailments that they have been plagued with since a long time. Even those ailments which were difficult to detect were cured by chanting this doha.

Numerous bhakts & devotees have reported that they got unbelievable relief on chanting the 25th verse of Hanuman Chalisa & their ailments were cured.

Procedure to chant Sri Hanuman Chalisa dohas in English.

The process of chanting & recitations of specific Sri Hanuman Chalisa dohas are very easy & deprived of any kinds of complications. To begin with, one must apply tilak on forehead using chandan paste(chandan powder mixed with water) or kesar or even vermillion. If none of these is available, then one can apply tilak using turmeric paste(turmeric mixed with water).

After applying tilak, one needs to sit on an aasan which is made up of a non conducting element & start chanting the doha[or shlok or mantra] by focusing our entire concentration on the point between both our eyebrows(known as aagya chakra). Try to mentally imagine the image of Lord Hanuman at that point & continue chanting. The aasan needs to be made of wool or the material from which blankets are made.

Why should you sit on aasan or asan for chanting and puja?

The idea behind sitting on an aasan for any kind of chanting, recitation, puja or spiritual rituals is to stop the flow of spiritual energy(earthing) being generated during that process, from the body to the earth.

Whenever we chant a mantra, spiritual energy is generated within our body as a result of continuous chanting of special words embedded in the mantras. This spiritual energy flows & starts circulating in the entire body covering every nerve vessel, flesh, bones & reaching every part of our body. When the chanting is done continuously for some time, problems & ailments that have been plaguing the entire system within the human body get rectified as a result of the current of the spiritual energy.

Hence, in Hinduism ie Sanatan Dharm, it is always advised to do any kind of chanting(mantra jap), recitations(path), any kind of rituals and/or prayers while being seated on an aasan.

How many times chanting of Sri Hanuman Chalisa doha is needed?

If you have time you can chant as many times as possible. At least chant it for a 100 times daily. It is advisable to chant using a mala(chain made up of 108 beads). Thus if you chant one mala, it would mean you have chanted the doha 108 times. 3 malas chanting implies a chanting of 324 times etc…

The higher is the number of chants, more quickly will you see the positive results. There are people who chant ritualistically by sitting on an aasan during mornings & in the evenings. They chant a fixed number of malas, say 3 malas in the morning & 3 malas in the evening. Apart from this ritualistic chanting, they continue chanting it(mentally within) throughout the day while continuing with their routine.

Mantra Chanting Principle

The principle or rule of chanting is simple. More is the chanting done, more quickly will you get the results. In Sanskrit – “अधिकस्य जपम अधिकस्य फलम” which means the more you chant the more fruits you get or rewards you reap. So those who wish to get quick results should continue chanting & take care that the spiritual energy generated as a result of the chanting which flows in the body in the form of spiritual current, should ‘not get earthing’

Requirements of aasan or asan for the chanting

From a spiritual perspective, aasans made up of wool or the material which makes up a blanket alone are ideal. One can sit & start chanting & nothing else is needed. Those who do chanting should have their own personal aasan. One individual’s aasan should not be shared/used by another person.

However, if someone wants to do the chanting in a very disciplined & ritualistic way then he can place an aasan made of kush(a form of dry grass) on the ground & above it place the woolen asan or the ‘blanket asan’.

But as the aasan made of kush is difficult to get, hence the woolen aasan is enough. Now that you are seated on your aasan chant the Sri Hanuman chalisa doha as much as you can.

Benefits of chanting Sri Hanuman Chalisa Doha

Apart from the doha mentioned above for curing diseases there are other dohas which are very famous & chanted by Hanuman devotees.

Sri Hanuman Chalisa doha for protection from negative, paranormal energies & elements-

Bhoot Pishach nikat nahi aavai, Mahavir jab naam sunaavai – (24)

Sri Hanuman Chalisa doha for protection from any problem that pops up in life suddenly-

sankat te hanuman chhudawai, man kram bachan dhyan jo laavai – (26)

sankat katai mitai sab pira, jo sumirai hanumat bal vira – (36)

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