Shri Hanuman Chalisa श्री हनुमान चालीसा

Episode 23 चौपाई 40 (Chaupai 40)

Episode 22 चौपाई 38 व 39 (Chaupai 38 and 39)

Episode 21 चौपाई 36 व 37 (Chaupai 36 and 37)

Episode 20 चौपाई 34 व 35 (Chaupai 34 and 35)

Episode 19 चौपाई 32 व 33 (Chaupai 32 and 33)

Episode 18 चौपाई 30 व 31 (Chaupai 30 and 31)

Episode 17 चौपाई 28 व 29 (Chaupai 28 and 29)

Episode 16 चौपाई 26 व 27 (Chaupai 25 and 26)

Episode 15 चौपाई 24 व 25 (Chaupai 24 and 25)

Episode 14 चौपाई 22 व 23 (Chaupai 22 and 23)

Episode 13 चौपाई 20 व 21 (Chaupai 20 and 21)

Episode 12 चौपाई 18 व 19 (Chaupai 18 and 19)

Episode 11 चौपाई 16 व 17 (Chaupai 16 and 17)

Episode 10 - चौपाई 14 व 15 (Chaupai 14 and 15)

Episode 9 - चौपाई 12 व 13 (Chaupai 12 and 13)

This Podcast narrates Hanuman Chalisa with translation in Hindi. The Hanuman Chalisa is a popular Hindu hymn devoted to the monkey god, Hanuman, himself a devotee of Lord Rama. Chalisa is derived from the Hindi word, chalisa (sometimes spelled calis), which means “forty.” The Hanuman Chalisa is, therefore, so-called because it has 40 verses that praise Hanuman. Millions of Hindus recite the hymn daily from memory. The hymn is believed to have been composed by the 16th-century poet, Goswami Tulsidas, who also wrote "Ramcharitmanas," an adaptation of the epic poem, "Ramayana." Hanuman also called Anjaneya (Sanskrit: आञ्जनेय) is a Hindu god and a divine vanara companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one of the Chiranjivis. Hanuman is regarded to be the son of the wind-god Vayu, who in several stories played a direct role in Hanuman's birth and considered to be an incarnation or son of Shiva in Shaivism. Hanuman is mentioned in several other texts, such as the epic Mahabharata and the various Puranas. Evidence of devotional worship to Hanuman is largely absent in these texts, as well as in most archeological sites. According to Philip Lutgendorf, an American Indologist, the theological significance of Hanuman and devotional dedication to him emerged about 1,000 years after the composition of the Ramayana, in the 2nd millennium CE, after the arrival of Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent. Lutgendorf also writes that the skills in Hanuman's resume also seem to derive in part from his windy patrimony, reflecting Vayu's role in both body and cosmos. Bhakti movement saints such as Samarth Ramdas have positioned Hanuman as a symbol of nationalism and resistance to persecution. The Vaishnava saint Madhava said that whenever Vishnu incarnates on earth, Vayu accompanies him and aids his work of preserving dharma. In the modern era, Hanuman's iconography and temples have been increasingly common. He is viewed as the ideal combination of "strength, heroic initiative and assertive excellence" and "loving, emotional devotion to his personal god Rama", as Shakti and Bhakti.[15] In later literature, he is sometimes portrayed as the patron god of martial arts such as wrestling and acrobatics, as well as activities such as meditation and diligent scholarship. He symbolizes the human excellence of inner self-control, faith, and service to a cause, hidden behind the first impressions of a being who looks like a Vanara. Hanuman is considered to be a bachelor and an exemplary celibate. Some scholars have identified Hanuman as one potential inspiration for Sun Wukong, the Monkey King character in the Chinese epic adventure Journey to the West.[19][20]

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