Since this was one of the four topics of their camp, we only had five online classes. But, to my amazement, they enjoyed learning its text and meaning, and most importantly singing it. A few students learned the whole Hanuman Chalisa and most of them learned 24-28 chaupais out of 40. Almost all the students told me that during these days their minds keep repeating the Hanuman Chalisa. 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.
Saint Tulsidas (1532 – 1623) was a Hindu poet-saint who was a great devotee of Lord Rama. He had a vision of Sri Hanumanji, the ideal servant of Lord Rama. Sri Hanumanji helped Saint Tulsidas to have the vision of Lord Rama. The great epic Ramayana was originally written by Sage Valmiki. Saint Tulsidas wanted the Ramayana to be known by all in Northern India whether they knew Sanskrit or not. He rewrote the Ramayana as “Rama Charita Manasa” in the people’s language Awadhi which is close to Hindi. 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.
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