Pavan Tanay Sankat Haran: Hanuman Chalisa Closing Doha Meaning
Closing DohaVerse 43 of 43
पवनतनय संकट हरन,मंगल मूरति रूप।राम लषन सीता सहित,हृदय बसहु सुर भूप॥
Other editions read लखन for लषन (popular printings).
pavanatanaya saṃkaṭa harana,maṃgala mūrati rūpa |rāma laṣana sītā sahita,hṛdaya basahu sura bhūpa ||
Pavan Tanay Sankat Haran,Mangal Murati Roop.Ram Lakhan Sita Sahit,Hriday Basahu Sur Bhoop.
ഹേ വായുപുത്രാ, ദുരിതങ്ങൾ അകറ്റുന്നവനേ, നന്മയും മംഗളവുമായ എല്ലാറ്റിന്റെയും സാക്ഷാൽ പ്രതിരൂപമായ രൂപമുള്ളവനേ: ദേവന്മാരുടെ രാജാവേ, രാമൻ, ലക്ഷ്മണൻ, സീത എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം വന്ന് എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ വസിക്കേണമേ.
Explanation
With this couplet Tulsidas closes the Hanuman Chalisa. He calls Hanuman by three titles: son of the Wind god, remover of troubles, and the living image of all that is auspicious. Then he honours him as king of the gods and makes one last request: come and live in my heart, and bring Rama, Lakshmana and Sita with you.
The prayer follows straight on from the verse before, where Tulsidas calls himself the servant of Hari forever and asks the Lord to make his home in his heart. Here the wish grows wider. Hanuman is so devoted to Rama that wherever Hanuman is, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are with him. In the Ramayana Hanuman serves all three: he finds Sita in Lanka, brings her Rama's ring, and carries the healing mountain to save Lakshmana's life.
The title "remover of troubles" echoes the earlier promise of the hymn that Hanuman frees from trouble those who remember him. So the Chalisa ends as it began, with the devotee turning to Hanuman as the one who leads the heart to Rama.
Devotional Significance
Devotees recite this Doha as the closing seal of every Chalisa recitation, often with folded hands and with a final 'Siyāvara Rāmacandra kī jaya' or 'Pavanasuta Hanumāna kī jaya'. Many repeat it on its own as a short prayer in times of difficulty, trusting Hanuman as saṃkaṭa mocana. Its request that Hanuman dwell in the heart with Rama, Lakshmana and Sita turns the recitation inward, so the hymn ends as an act of inviting the Lord to stay rather than of simply praising him.
The Ramayana Episode
- Episode
- Hanuman's service to Rama, Lakshmana and Sita, from finding Sita in Lanka and giving her Rama's ring to carrying the mountain of healing herbs to save Lakshmana
The verse names no single episode but alludes to Hanuman's service to all three: the search for Sita belongs to the Sundara Kanda and the saving of Lakshmana to the Yuddha Kanda (Lanka Kand in the Ramcharitmanas).
FAQs
Tulsidas addresses Hanuman as the son of the Wind, the remover of troubles and the very image of all that is auspicious. He then honours him as king among the gods and asks him to come and live in his heart, bringing Rama, Lakshmana and Sita with him. It is the final prayer that seals the whole hymn.
Hanuman is so wholly devoted to Rama that wherever he is, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are present too. The Chalisa itself says that Rama, Lakshmana and Sita dwell in Hanuman's mind. By inviting Hanuman, the devotee invites the whole divine family, and Hanuman becomes the one who leads the heart to Rama.
The title gathers up the promises made earlier in the hymn, where Hanuman frees from trouble those who remember him in thought, word and deed, and where all troubles and pains end for one who remembers him. Devotees believe that turning to Hanuman with faith brings relief from hardship and fear.
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