It also mentions the benefits of reciting this hymn. The Hanuman Chalisa describes various heroic acts of Sri Hanumanji along with his virtues and his various names. Besides the forty lines, the Hanuman Chalisa also consists of two ‘Dohas’, in the beginning, to pray Sri Hanumanji and one Doha at the end asking Sri Hanumanji to reside in the heart of a devotee along with Lord Rama, Mother Sitaji and Lord Rama’s brother Sri Lakshmanji. Each line of the hymn is called a “Chaupai”, a verse with two parts which rhyme. Saint Tulsidas wrote separately “The Hanuman Chalisa”, a forty-line hymn describing the glories of Sri Hanumanji. It describes courage, intelligence, humility, and the mighty power of Sri Hanumanji. The Rama Charita Manas has seven Kands (sections) in which the Fifth Kand is called the “Sundara Kanda”, meaning it is an excellent, wonderful, and most appealing Kanda. Today almost all Hindus in North India are familiar with or have heard of The Rama Charita Manas and they have been inspired by the virtues and devotion described in the book. He rewrote the Ramayana as “Rama Charita Manasa” in the people’s language Awadhi which is close to Hindi. Saint Tulsidas wanted the Ramayana to be known by all in Northern India whether they knew Sanskrit or not. The great epic Ramayana was originally written by Sage Valmiki. Sri Hanumanji helped Saint Tulsidas to have the vision of Lord Rama. He had a vision of Sri Hanumanji, the ideal servant of Lord Rama. Saint Tulsidas (1532 – 1623) was a Hindu poet-saint who was a great devotee of Lord Rama. The poet-saint who wrote Shri Hanuman Chalisa Students enjoyed remembering Sri Hanumanji’s character, vigor, intelligence, love, and devotion and his eagerness to do any work for Lord Rama. Almost all the students told me that during these days their minds keep repeating the Hanuman Chalisa. A few students learned the whole Hanuman Chalisa and most of them learned 24-28 chaupais out of 40. But, to my amazement, they enjoyed learning its text and meaning, and most importantly singing it.
Since this was one of the four topics of their camp, we only had five online classes. I was very happy to teach them because it is the best opportunity for me to learn and think more about Shri Hanuman Chalisa. Last week in a five-day summer camp 10th-grade high school students requested that they want to learn Shri Hanuman Chalisa.
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