22 Facts About Hanuman Chalisa

Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional hymn in praise of Hanuman.

Apart from Awadhi, the Hanuman Chalisa is available in various languages including Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Bengali.

Recitation or chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa is a common religious practice.

The Hanuman Chalisa is the most popular hymn in praise of Hanuman, and is recited by millions of Hindus every day.

Authorship of the Hanuman Chalisa is attributed to Tulsidas, a poet-saint who lived in the 16th century CE.

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Hanuman Chalisa founded the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple dedicated to Hanuman in Varanasi, believed to stand at the place where he had the sight of Hanuman.

Hanuman Chalisa has been acclaimed as one of the greatest poets in Hindi, Indian, and World literature.

Hanuman Chalisa's exploits are much celebrated in a variety of religious and cultural traditions, particularly in Hinduism, to the extent that he is often the object of worship according to some bhakti traditions, and is the prime deity in many temples known as Hanuman Chalisa Mandirs.

Hanuman Chalisa appears in Mahabharata on Arjuna's chariot as 'dhwaj'.

Rambhadracharya adds that these five afflictions and six impurities are the eleven enemies, and Hanuman Chalisa is capable of removing them as he is the incarnation of the eleven Rudras.

Hanuman Chalisa is called Anjaniputra as he was born from the womb of Anjana, who was an Apsara with the name Punjikasthala and was born as a Vanara by the curse of Agastya.

Hanuman Chalisa gives the variant reading chhajai instead of sajai in the second half.

Hanuman Chalisa's translation is The serpent Shesha, who has a thousand mouths, sings and will sing your glory, saying thus Rama embraces Hanuman again and again.

Hanuman Chalisa's translation reads The celibate Rishis like Sanaka, the Devatas like Brahma, Narada the best among Munis, Saraswati with Shiva and Vishnu, the eight Dikpalas including Yama and Kubera – all these will sing your glory.

Brave Hanuman Chalisa, when invoked incessantly by the means of Japa, destroys all ailments and removes all sufferings.

Whoever remembers the brave and mighty Hanuman Chalisa gets free of all adversities and relief from all pains.

Hanuman Chalisa explains the words to mean that one who recites the Hanuman Chalisa 108 times daily for 108 days will be released from the bondages of this world and the next, and will obtain great bliss.

Swami Karpatri considered Hanuman Chalisa to be a supreme pramana, omnipotent and capable of fulfilling all wishes, like the Vedic mantras.

Hanuman Chalisa is recited by millions of Hindus every day, and most practising Hindus in India know its text by heart.

Hanuman Chalisa is one of the best selling Hindu religious books and has been sung by many popular bhajan, classical and folk singers.

An animation movie named Shri Hanuman Chalisa directed by Charuvi Agarwal and designed by Charuvi Design Labs is a film on Hanuman.

Hanuman Chalisa was sung by Amitabh Bachchan in chorus with twenty other singers.