jama kuber, dikpaal jahan te
kabi kobid, kahi sakai kahan te ( 15 )
Meaning:- ' jama or yama' = Yama, the incharge of Hell. 'kuber' = Kuber the incharge of wealth.
dikpaal = the rulers of eight directions. 'jahan te' = where from. 'kabi' = poet, 'kobid' = ordinary singer or scholar. 'kahi' = to describe, 'sakai' = ability. 'kahan te' = how can?
Now, combining both the verses of 14 and 15, it comes to this sense.
Whereas even the great sages like Sanaka, even Brahma, and the great Narada, Goddess Saraswati, God Vishnu and Shiva, all the eight rulers of directions like Yama and Kubera are unable to tell your greatness, then how can ordinary poets and singers or scholars narrate your greatness?
This shows how indescribable Hanuman's greatness is.
tum upakara, sugrivahi kinha
Rama milaaya, rajapada dinha ( 16 )
Meaning:- 'tum' = you, 'upakara' = help, 'sugrivahi' = to Sugreeva (king of monkey state), 'kinha' = did
'milaaya' = made meet, 'rajapada' = kingship, 'dinha' = to make give.
Hanuman, you helped Sugriva by meeting him with Sri Rama and bestowing him with his kingdom usurped by his brother 'Vaali".
tumharo mantra, vibhishana maanaa
lankeshwar bhaye, sab jaga jaanaa ( 17 )
Meaning:- 'tumharo' = your, 'mantra' = repeated utterance or advice, 'vibhishana' = brother of Ravana, 'maanaa' = accepted, 'lankeshwar' = Lord or king of Lanka, 'bhaye or huye' = became, 'sab' = whole, 'jag' = world, 'jaanaa' = known.
O Hanuman, Vibhishana accepted your advice ( to not support Ravana) and became King of Lanka; all the world knows this fact.
yuga sahasra, jojan par bhaanu
lilyo taahi, madhur phal jaanu ( 18 )
Meaning:- 'yuga' = age of world (there are four ages of world known as Satya, Treta, Dwapara, Kali). 'sahasra' = one thousand, 'jojan or yojan' = distance of 8 miles is known as one yojan. 'par' = at, 'bhanu' = Sun, 'lilyo' = took, 'taahi' = you, 'madhura' = sweet, 'phal' = fruit, 'jaanu' = knowing or assuming.
Hanuman, you assumed the Sun situated at one thousand yuga yojan distance as a sweet fruit and went to eat him. The distance is measured as one yuga x 1000 x 8 miles = 12000 years x 1000 x 8 = 96,000,000 miles.
prabhu mudrika, meli mukha maahi
jaladhi laanghi gaye, acharaj naahi ( 19 )
Meaning:- 'prabhu' = lord, 'mudrika' = ring, 'meli' = precious, 'mukha' = mouth or face, 'maahi' = keeping, 'jaladhi' = ocean, 'langhi' = jumping, 'gaye' = went, 'acharaj' = surprise or wonder, 'naahi' = not at all.
O Hanuman, you kept the precious ring given by Rama in your mouth and leaped the ocean. It is no wonder.
durgama kaaj, jagat ke jete
sugama anugrah, tumhare tete ( 20 )
Meaning:- 'durgama' = difficult, unattainable. 'kaaj' = work or job, 'jagat' = world, 'ke' = of, 'jete'= whichever, 'sugama' = easy, easily reachable. 'anugrah' = grace, 'tumhare' = yours, 'tete' = with.
Whichever or all unattainable tasks of the world become easily accomplished with your grace.
Rama dwaare, tum rakh waare
hota na aagya, binu paisaare ( 21 )
Meaning:- 'dwaare' = door, 'tum' = you, 'rakhwaare' = keeper, protector. 'hota' = happen, exist. 'na' = without, 'aagya or aagjna' = permission. 'binu'= anybody or nobody, 'paisaare' = enter into.
Hanuman, you are the keeper at doors of Rama. Nobody can reach him without your permission.
saba sukha lahai, tumaari sharanaa
tuma rakshak, kaahoo ko daranaa ( 22 )
Meaning:- 'saba or sab' = all, 'sukha' = happiness, 'lahai' = to possess or acquire. 'tumaari or tumhari' = your, 'sharan' = refuge, abode. 'tuma' = you, 'rakshak' = protector, 'kaahoo ko' = why, 'darana' = afraid.
All happiness will be there in your refuge. You are the protector, why should one fear?
aapana teja, sahaaro aapai
tinau loka, haank te kaapai ( 23 )
Meaning:- 'aapan' = your, 'teja' = power, 'samharo or sahaaro' = to remember, 'aapai' = yourself. 'tinau' = three, 'loka' = worlds, 'haank'= roar or fearful sound, 'te' = with, 'kaapai or kaampai' = tremble with fear.
O Hanuman, when you remember your powers and roar, all three worlds tremble with fear.
There can be one more meaning here. Instead of 'sahaaro aapai' in the first line,
it may be 'sawaaro aapai' which means control yourselves.
It will mean that people are unable to see his shining glare and trembling with fear. So, he is being requested to control his glaring body.
bhuta pishacha, nikat nahi aavai
mahaabira jaba, naam sunaavai ( 24 )
Meaning:- 'bhuta' = evil spirits, 'pishacha' = ghosts, 'nikat'= near, 'nahi' = not, 'aavai' = come, 'mahabira' = Hanuman, 'jab' = when, 'naam' = name, 'sunaavai' = to utter to be heard.
When Hanuman's name is uttered or heard, the evil spirits and ghosts will never come near to you.
naasai roga, harai sab pira
japat nirantara, hanumat bira ( 25 )
Meaning:- 'naasai' = destroyed, 'roga' = disease, 'harai' = defeated, to make disappear, 'sab' = all, 'pira' = sufferings. 'japat' = by chanting, 'nirantar' = continually, ' hanumat' = Hanuman's. 'bira or veera' = bravery.
By continuously chanting the name of brave Hanuman, all diseases and sufferings will get destroyed and removed.
sankat se, hanuman chhudaavai
manu krama vachana, dhyaan jo laavai ( 26 )
Meaning:- 'sankat' = problems or obstacles, 'se' = from, 'chhudaavai' = to free, 'manu or man' = mind,
'krama' = sequence or controlled, 'vachan' = words or talk, 'dhyaan' = concentration, 'jo' = who, 'laavai' = brings.
Whoever brings control of mind and words and concentrates on him, Hanuman will free them from all problems and adversities of life.
sab par Rama, tapasvi raaja
tin ke kaaja, sakala tum saaja ( 27 )
Meaning:- 'sab' = all, 'par' = over, 'tapasvi' = one who has done penance, 'raaja' = king, 'tin ke' = of whom, 'kaaj' = deeds or tasks, 'sakala' = all, 'tum' = you, 'saaja' = decorated or accomplished.
Rama himself is a great ascetic king possessing powers obtained from penance and even then you have accomplished all his tasks.
aur manorath, jo koi laavai
taasu amita jiwan, phal paavai ( 28 )
Meaning:- 'aur' = and or further, 'manorath' = wishes or desires, 'jo' = who, 'koi' = anybody, 'laavai' = bring, 'taasu'= that one, 'amita' = limitless, 'jiwan' = life, 'phal' = fruit, 'paavai' = obtain or get.
And whoever brings further wishes, he gets unlimited fruits of those wishes in his life.
chaaron jug, paratap tumhaaraa
hai parasiddhh, jagat ujiyaaraa ( 29 )
Meaning:- ' chaaron' = four, 'jug or yug' = age of world, 'paratap or prataap' = valour, glory. 'tumhaara' = your, 'hai' = is, 'parasiddhh' = famous, 'jagat' = world, 'ujiyaara' = shining or illuminating.
O Hanuman, your glory is famous in all the four ages of the world and illuminating the whole world.
saadhu santa ke, tuma rakhawaare
asura nikandana, Rama dulaare ( 30 )
Meaning:- ' saadhu' = sage, 'santa' = saint or pious man, 'ke' = of, 'tum' = you, 'rakhawaare' = protector, 'asura' = demon, 'nikandana' = destroyer, 'dulaare' = dear.
You are the protector of sages and saints, destroyer of demons and dearest to Rama.
ashta siddhi, nau nidhi ke daataa
as vara dinh, jaanaki maataa ( 31 )
Meaning:- 'ashta' = eight, 'siddhi' = some powers attained through penance and austerity (supernatural powers), 'nau' = nine, 'nidhi' = treasure, 'ke' = of, 'daata' = giver or bestower, 'as' = thus, 'vara' = blessing or boon, 'dinh' = gave, 'jaanaki' = Sita, daughter of Janaka. 'maata' = mother.
Mother Sita has granted you the boon that you can bestow your devotees with the eight supernatural powers and nine treasures.
Rama rasaayana, tumhare paasaa
saadar ho, raghupati ke daasaa ( 32 )
Meaning:- 'rasaayana' = abode of love or devotion, 'tumhare' = with you or in you, 'paasa or paas' = near. 'saadar' = with respect, 'ho' = is or are. 'raghupati ke' = Rama's. 'daasaa or daas' = servant.
O, Hanuman, Rama's love/devotion is with you (or you are the abode of Rama's love). Respectfully, you are Rama's servant.
tumhare bhajan, Rama ko bhaavai
janama janam ke, dukha bisaraavai ( 33 )
Meaning:- 'tumhare' = yours, 'bhajan' = worship with songs, 'ko' = to, 'bhaavai' = pleasant or desired. 'janam' = birth or life, 'dukha' = sorrow, 'bisaraavai' = to forget or disperse.
Hanuman, the praises of yourself through songs by devotees are most liked by Rama and so will disperse all the sorrows from the birth cycles of your devotees.
anta kaala, raghubara pura jaayi
jahaa janma, haribhakta kahaai ( 34 )
Meaning:- 'anta' = end or ending, 'kaala' = time, 'raghubara' = Sri Ram, 'pura' = city or abode. 'jaayi' =
will go, 'jahaa' = where, 'janma' = take birth, 'haribhakta' = Hari's devotee or devotee of God, 'kahaai' = will be called or known as.
At the end of their life, they will go to God's abode and wherever they may take birth they will be known as devotees of Hari (Vishnu).
Here, we should note that a devotee when goes to God's abode, will have no rebirth. But, it is said by Tulsidas that they want to take birth again as they like to be called as Haribhaktas in the world.
aur devataa, chitta na dharai
hanumat seyi, sarva sukha karai ( 35 )
Meaning:- 'aur' = more or any other, 'devata' = angel or god, 'chitta' = heart, 'na' = no, 'dharai' = to keep or wear, 'hanumat' = Hanuman, 'seyi or sei' = with, 'sarva' = all, 'sukha' = happiness, 'karai' = to achieve.
Even if he does not keep any other devata (angel or God) in his mind, he can possess all happiness and bliss with the grace of Hanuman.
sankat katai, mitai sab pira
jo sumirai, hanumat balbira ( 36 )
Meaning:- 'sankat' = problem, 'katai' = get solved or pass away, 'mitai' = get destroyed, 'sab or saba' = all, 'pira' = ailments, 'jo' = who, 'sumirai' = remembers, 'balbira or bala bira' = strong and brave.
Whoever remembers the strong and brave Hanuman, his problems get solved and all ailments get removed or destroyed.
jai jai jai, hanumaan gusaai
kripaa karahu, gurudev ki naai ( 37 )
Meaning:- 'jai or jaya' means victory, 'gusaai or goswami' = master of senses or cognition, 'kripa' = grace or mercy, 'karahu' = to do or bestow, 'gurudev' = teacher, 'ki' = of, 'naai' = like or just like.
O Hanuman, master of senses and intuitions, be there victory, victory, victory. Please, bestow grace upon me like a guru (teacher) does.
yaha shata baara, paatth kar joi
chhutahi bandi, mahaa sukh hoi ( 38 )
Meaning:- 'yaha' = this, 'shata' = 100, 'baar' = times, 'paatth' = recite, 'kar' = do, 'joi' = whoever, 'chhutahi'= to get released, 'bandi' = bondage, 'maha' = great, 'sukh' = pleasure, bliss. 'hoi' = to occur.
Whoever recites this Chalisa 100 times (exactly it may be 108 times), will be released from the material bondage and attains eternal bliss.
jo yah padhai, hanuman chalisa
hoyi siddhi, saakhi gaurisa ( 39 )
Meaning:- 'jo' = who, 'yah' = this, 'padhai' = reads, hanuman chalisa, "hoyi" = will happen or take place. 'siddhi' = spernatural power, 'saakhi' = companionship, 'gaurisa' = Lord Shiva (Goddess Gauri's husband).
Whoever reads or recites this "Hanuman Chalisa" obtains supernatural powers and becomes Shiva's companion.
Tulsidas sadaa, Hari chera
kijai naath, hridaya mah dera ( 40 )
Meaning:- 'tulsidas' refers to the author 'Tulsidas'. 'sadaa' = always, 'Hari chera' = Hari's follower.
'kijai'= do please, 'naath' = lord, 'hridaya' = heart, 'mah or mama' = my or mine, 'dera' = abode.
(Tulsidas says) He is always known as Hari's follower. So, please make my heart your abode.
Now, the Concluding Doha
pavana tanayu sankata haranu mangala murati roop |
Rama Lakhana Sita sahitu hridaya basahu sura bhoop ||
Meaning:- 'pavana' = wind or air, 'tanaya' = son, 'sankata' = problem, 'harana' = remover, 'mangala' = auspicious and delightful, 'murat' = shaped, 'roop' = form, 'sahit or sahitu' = accompanied, 'hridaya' = heart, 'basahu' = reside, 'sura' = angel (devata), 'bhoop' = chief or leader.
O Hanuman, son of wind, remover of problems, who is shaped in an auspicious form, please reside in my heart along with Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita, O chief of Angels or Good Spirits.
