Hanuman Chalisa

हनुमन्चालीसा · ഹനുമാൻ ചാലീസ

Also known as Hanumān Cālīsā

A forty-verse devotional hymn to Hanuman by Tulsidas.

Attributed to Tulsidas Period 16th century CE 40 verses

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Details

Structure: Verse
Text type: stotra
Counting convention: 40 chaupais plus two dohas; the dohas are not counted in the forty.
Counts: Verified against the source edition
Rights: Sanskrit source text is in the public domain; the imported edition and translator credits are recorded per text.
Dating source: Approximate scholarly range; traditional chronology differs.
Languages online: Sanskrit

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Introduction

The Hanuman Chalisa is a short Awadhi hymn in praise of Hanuman, attributed to Tulsidas. It consists of forty chaupais framed by two dohas.

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