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Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu: Lyrics With Meaning

Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu script (హనుమాన్ చాలీసా): all 86 lines with English transliteration, the meaning of every verse, and a printable Telugu PDF.

The short answer

Here is the full Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu script, all 86 lines: two opening dohas, forty chaupais and a closing doha.

Each line is shown in Telugu letters with its transliteration in English letters, and the meaning of every verse in plain English follows. The Telugu text is converted letter by letter from the original Devanagari of Diya's prayer library, so it matches the Hindi text exactly. A printable Telugu PDF is linked below.

Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu (హనుమాన్ చాలీసా)

All 86 lines of the Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu script, each with its transliteration in English letters. The Telugu is converted letter by letter from the Devanagari of Diya's prayer library; for the original Hindi script, see Hanuman Chalisa lyrics in English and Hindi.

TeluguTransliteration
శ్రీగురు చరన సరోజ రజ, నిజ మన ముకుర సుధారి।Shreeguru charana saroja raja, nija mana mukura sudhaari|
బరనఊఁ రఘుబర బిమల జసు, జో దాయక ఫల చారి॥Baranaoon raghubara bimala jasu, jo daayaka phala chaari||
బుద్ధిహీన తను జానికే, సుమిరౌం పవన-కుమార।Buddhiheena tanu jaanike, sumiraum pavana-kumaara|
బల బుద్ధి విద్యా దేహు మోహిం, హరహు కలేశ వికార॥Bala buddhi vidyaa dehu mohim, harahu kalesha vikaara||
జయ హనుమాన జ్ఞాన గుణ సాగర।Jaya hanumaana jnyaana guna saagara|
జయ కపీస తిహుఁ లోక ఉజాగర॥Jaya kapeesa tihun loka ujaagara||
రామదూత అతులిత బల ధామా।Raamadoota atulita bala dhaamaa|
అంజని-పుత్ర పవనసుత నామా॥Amjani-putra pavanasuta naamaa||
మహాబీర బిక్రమ బజరంగీ।Mahaabeera bikrama bajaramgee|
కుమతి నివార సుమతి కే సంగీ॥Kumati nivaara sumati ke samgee||
కంచన బరన బిరాజ సువేసా।Kamchana barana biraaja suvesaa|
కానన కుణ్డల కుంచిత కేసా॥Kaanana kundala kumchita kesaa||
హాథ వజ్ర ఔ ధ్వజా బిరాజై।Haatha vajra au dhvajaa biraajai|
కాఁధే మూఁజ జనేఊ సాజై॥Kaandhe moonja janeoo saajai||
శంకర సువన కేసరీ నందన।Shamkara suvana kesaree namdana|
తేజ ప్రతాప మహా జగ వందన॥Teja prataapa mahaa jaga vamdana||
విద్యావాన గునీ అతి చాతుర।Vidyaavaana gunee ati chaatura|
రామ కాజ కరిబే కో ఆతుర॥Raama kaaja karibe ko aatura||
ప్రభు చరిత్ర సునిబే కో రసియా।Prabhu charitra sunibe ko rasiyaa|
రామ లఖన సీతా మన బసియా॥Raama lakhana seetaa mana basiyaa||
సూక్ష్మ రూప ధరి సియహిం దిఖావా।Sookshma roopa dhari siyahim dikhaavaa|
వికట రూప ధరి లంక జరావా॥Vikata roopa dhari lamka jaraavaa||
భీమ రూప ధరి అసుర సంహారే।Bheema roopa dhari asura samhaare|
రామచన్ద్ర కే కాజ సఁవారే॥Raamachandra ke kaaja sanvaare||
లాయ సజీవన లఖన జియాఏ।Laaya sajeevana lakhana jiyaae|
శ్రీరఘుబీర హరషి ఉర లాఏ॥Shreeraghubeera harashi ura laae||
రఘుపతి కీన్హీ బహుత బడాఈ।Raghupati keenhee bahuta badaaee|
తుమ మమ ప్రియ భరతహి సమ భాఈ॥Tuma mama priya bharatahi sama bhaaee||
సహస బదన తుమ్హరో జస గావైం।Sahasa badana tumharo jasa gaavaim|
అస కహి శ్రీపతి కంఠ లగావైం॥Asa kahi shreepati kamtha lagaavaim||
సనకాదిక బ్రహ్మాది మునీసా।Sanakaadika brahmaadi muneesaa|
నారద సారద సహిత అహీసా॥Naarada saarada sahita aheesaa||
జమ కుబేర దిగపాల జహాఁ తే।Jama kubera digapaala jahaan te|
కవి కోవిద కహి సకే కహాఁ తే॥Kavi kovida kahi sake kahaan te||
తుమ ఉపకార సుగ్రీవహిం కీన్హా।Tuma upakaara sugreevahim keenhaa|
రామ మిలాయ రాజ పద దీన్హా॥Raama milaaya raaja pada deenhaa||
తుమ్హరో మంత్ర విభీషణ మానా।Tumharo mamtra vibheeshana maanaa|
లంకేశ్వర భఏ సబ జగ జానా॥Lamkeshvara bhae saba jaga jaanaa||
యుగ సహస్ర యోజన పర భానూ।Yuga sahasra yojana para bhaanoo|
లీల్యో తాహి మధుర ఫల జానూ॥Leelyo taahi madhura phala jaanoo||
ప్రభు ముద్రికా మేలి ముఖ మాహీం।Prabhu mudrikaa meli mukha maaheem|
జలధి లాఁఘి గయే అచరజ నాహీం॥Jaladhi laanghi gaye acharaja naaheem||
దుర్గమ కాజ జగత కే జేతే।Durgama kaaja jagata ke jete|
సుగమ అనుగ్రహ తుమ్హరే తేతే॥Sugama anugraha tumhare tete||
రామ దుఆరే తుమ రఖవారే।Raama duaare tuma rakhavaare|
హోత న ఆజ్ఞా బిను పైసారే॥Hota na aajnyaa binu paisaare||
సబ సుఖ లహై తుమ్హారీ సరనా।Saba sukha lahai tumhaaree saranaa|
తుమ రక్షక కాహూ కో డరనా॥Tuma rakshaka kaahoo ko daranaa||
ఆపన తేజ సమ్హారో ఆపై।Aapana teja samhaaro aapai|
తీనోం లోక హాఁక తేం కాఁపై॥Teenom loka haanka tem kaanpai||
భూత పిశాచ నికట నహిం ఆవై।Bhoota pishaacha nikata nahim aavai|
మహాబీర జబ నామ సునావై॥Mahaabeera jaba naama sunaavai||
నాసై రోగ హరై సబ పీరా।Naasai roga harai saba peeraa|
జపత నిరంతర హనుమత బీరా॥Japata niramtara hanumata beeraa||
సంకట తేం హనుమాన ఛుడావై।Samkata tem hanumaana chhudaavai|
మన క్రమ వచన ధ్యాన జో లావై॥Mana krama vachana dhyaana jo laavai||
సబ పర రామ తపస్వీ రాజా।Saba para raama tapasvee raajaa|
తిన కే కాజ సకల తుమ సాజా॥Tina ke kaaja sakala tuma saajaa||
ఔర మనోరథ జో కోఈ లావై।Aura manoratha jo koee laavai|
సోఈ అమిత జీవన ఫల పావై॥Soee amita jeevana phala paavai||
చారోం జుగ పరతాప తుమ్హారా।Chaarom juga parataapa tumhaaraa|
హై పరసిద్ధ జగత ఉజియారా॥Hai parasiddha jagata ujiyaaraa||
సాధు సంత కే తుమ రఖవారే।Saadhu samta ke tuma rakhavaare|
అసుర నికందన రామ దులారే॥Asura nikamdana raama dulaare||
అష్ట సిద్ధి నౌ నిధి కే దాతా।Ashta siddhi nau nidhi ke daataa|
అస బర దీన జానకీ మాతా॥Asa bara deena jaanakee maataa||
రామ రసాయన తుమ్హరే పాసా।Raama rasaayana tumhare paasaa|
సదా రహో రఘుపతి కే దాసా॥Sadaa raho raghupati ke daasaa||
తుమ్హరే భజన రామ కో పావై।Tumhare bhajana raama ko paavai|
జనమ జనమ కే దుఖ బిసరావై॥Janama janama ke dukha bisaraavai||
అంత కాల రఘుబర పుర జాఈ।Amta kaala raghubara pura jaaee|
జహాఁ జన్మ హరిభక్త కహాఈ॥Jahaan janma haribhakta kahaaee||
ఔర దేవతా చిత్త న ధరఈ।Aura devataa chitta na dharaee|
హనుమత సేఇ సర్వ సుఖ కరఈ॥Hanumata sei sarva sukha karaee||
సంకట కటై మిటై సబ పీరా।Samkata katai mitai saba peeraa|
జో సుమిరై హనుమత బలబీరా॥Jo sumirai hanumata balabeeraa||
జయ జయ జయ హనుమాన గోసాఈం।Jaya jaya jaya hanumaana gosaaeem|
కృపా కరహు గురుదేవ కీ నాఈం॥Kripaa karahu gurudeva kee naaeem||
జో సత బార పాఠ కర కోఈ।Jo sata baara paatha kara koee|
ఛూటహి బంది మహా సుఖ హోఈ॥Chhootahi bamdi mahaa sukha hoee||
జో యహ పఢై హనుమాన చాలీసా।Jo yaha padhai hanumaana chaaleesaa|
హోయ సిద్ధి సాఖీ గౌరీసా॥Hoya siddhi saakhee gaureesaa||
తులసీదాస సదా హరి చేరా।Tulaseedaasa sadaa hari cheraa|
కీజై నాథ హృదయ మహఁ డేరా॥Keejai naatha hridaya mahan deraa||
పవనతనయ సంకట హరన, మంగల మూరతి రూప।Pavanatanaya samkata harana, mamgala moorati roopa|
రామ లఖన సీతా సహిత, హృదయ బసహు సుర భూప॥Raama lakhana seetaa sahita, hridaya basahu sura bhoopa||

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Hanuman Chalisa meaning in English, verse by verse

The line numbers match the Telugu table above, counting from the top.

VerseMeaning in English
Opening doha 1 (lines 1–2)With the dust of my guru's lotus feet I polish the mirror of my mind, and then I sing the pure glory of Rama, best of the Raghu clan, which gives the four fruits of life.
Opening doha 2 (lines 3–4)Knowing myself to be without understanding, I remember Hanuman, son of the Wind. Give me strength, wisdom and knowledge, and take away my troubles and faults.
Chaupai 1 (lines 5–6)Victory to Hanuman, ocean of wisdom and virtue. Victory to the lord of the monkeys, who lights up the three worlds.
Chaupai 2 (lines 7–8)You are Rama's messenger, home of matchless strength, known as Anjani's son and the son of the Wind.
Chaupai 3 (lines 9–10)Great hero, mighty, with a body as strong as a thunderbolt: you drive away bad thinking and stay beside good sense.
Chaupai 4 (lines 11–12)Your body shines golden and you are finely dressed, with rings in your ears and curly hair.
Chaupai 5 (lines 13–14)In your hands shine a thunderbolt (vajra) and a flag, and a sacred thread of munja grass sits on your shoulder.
Chaupai 6 (lines 15–16)You are the son of Shankara (Shiva) and the joy of Kesari; your radiance and glory are honored by the whole world.
Chaupai 7 (lines 17–18)You are learned, virtuous and very clever, always eager to do Rama's work.
Chaupai 8 (lines 19–20)You love to hear the Lord's story; Rama, Lakshmana and Sita live in your heart.
Chaupai 9 (lines 21–22)Taking a tiny form you showed yourself to Sita; taking a terrifying form you set Lanka on fire.
Chaupai 10 (lines 23–24)Taking a mighty form you destroyed the demons and completed Rama's tasks.
Chaupai 11 (lines 25–26)You brought the life-giving herb and revived Lakshmana, and Rama embraced you with joy.
Chaupai 12 (lines 27–28)Rama praised you greatly: 'You are as dear to me as my brother Bharata.'
Chaupai 13 (lines 29–30)'May the thousand-mouthed serpent sing your glory,' the Lord said, and he held you close.
Chaupai 14 (lines 31–32)Sanaka and the sages, Brahma and the great munis, Narada, Saraswati and the king of serpents,
Chaupai 15 (lines 33–34)Yama, Kubera and the guardians of the directions, and all poets and scholars: none of them can fully tell your glory.
Chaupai 16 (lines 35–36)You did Sugriva a great kindness: you brought him to Rama and gave him back his kingdom.
Chaupai 17 (lines 37–38)Vibhishana followed your counsel and became king of Lanka, as the whole world knows.
Chaupai 18 (lines 39–40)The sun, thousands of yojanas away, you swallowed, thinking it was a sweet fruit.
Chaupai 19 (lines 41–42)With the Lord's ring in your mouth you leapt across the ocean; no wonder at all for you.
Chaupai 20 (lines 43–44)Every hard task in the world becomes easy by your grace.
Chaupai 21 (lines 45–46)You guard Rama's door; no one enters without your permission.
Chaupai 22 (lines 47–48)Whoever takes refuge in you finds every happiness; with you as protector, there is nothing to fear.
Chaupai 23 (lines 49–50)Only you can hold your own power; the three worlds tremble at your roar.
Chaupai 24 (lines 51–52)Ghosts and evil spirits do not come near when the name of the great hero is spoken.
Chaupai 25 (lines 53–54)Illness is destroyed and all pain removed by steadily repeating the name of brave Hanuman.
Chaupai 26 (lines 55–56)Hanuman frees from trouble everyone who keeps him in mind, deed and word.
Chaupai 27 (lines 57–58)Rama, the ascetic king, is above all, and you carried out all his work.
Chaupai 28 (lines 59–60)Whoever comes to you with any wish receives the boundless fruit of life.
Chaupai 29 (lines 61–62)Your glory fills all four ages, and your light is known throughout the world.
Chaupai 30 (lines 63–64)You protect the holy and the good, destroy the demons, and are dear to Rama.
Chaupai 31 (lines 65–66)You can give the eight powers and nine treasures; Mother Sita gave you this boon.
Chaupai 32 (lines 67–68)You hold the elixir of Rama's name; may you always remain the servant of Rama.
Chaupai 33 (lines 69–70)Through devotion to you one reaches Rama and forgets the sorrows of many lifetimes.
Chaupai 34 (lines 71–72)At the end one goes to Rama's city, and wherever one is born, one is known as a devotee of Hari.
Chaupai 35 (lines 73–74)Even without keeping any other god in mind, serving Hanuman brings every happiness.
Chaupai 36 (lines 75–76)Troubles are cut away and all pain ends for whoever remembers the mighty hero Hanuman.
Chaupai 37 (lines 77–78)Victory, victory, victory to Lord Hanuman! Be gracious to me as a guru is.
Chaupai 38 (lines 79–80)Whoever recites this a hundred times is freed from bondage and finds great happiness.
Chaupai 39 (lines 81–82)Whoever reads this Hanuman Chalisa gains success; Shiva, Lord of Gauri, is witness.
Chaupai 40 (lines 83–84)Tulsidas, forever Hari's servant, prays: Lord, make your home in my heart.
Closing doha (lines 85–86)Son of the Wind, remover of troubles, embodiment of all that is auspicious: with Rama, Lakshmana and Sita, live in my heart, king of the gods.

Download the Hanuman Chalisa Telugu PDF

Download the Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu (PDF): the Telugu text with transliteration and the verse-by-verse meaning, ready to print. The English and Hindi version is here.

How to recite the Hanuman Chalisa

Light a diya before Hanuman, begin with the two opening dohas, recite the forty chaupais, and close with the final doha. Tuesdays and Saturdays are traditional days. Diya, the app, lets you read the Hanuman Chalisa line by line and keep a daily practice. Diya is available for iPhone. See the Diya app.

Questions people ask

Is this the full Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu?

Yes, all 86 lines: the two opening dohas, the forty chaupais and the closing doha, in Telugu script with English transliteration.

Is the Telugu Hanuman Chalisa different from the Hindi one?

No. It is the same Awadhi hymn by Tulsidas, written in Telugu letters. The Telugu here is converted letter by letter from the Devanagari original, so the words are identical.

Where can I download the Hanuman Chalisa in Telugu as a PDF?

Use the PDF link on this page. It prints the Telugu text with transliteration and the verse-by-verse meaning on A4 pages.

Research notes

Sources

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  1. Hanuman Chalisa (Diya prayer library)

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