Verse 21 of 43
Chaupai 19 of Hanuman Chalisa
Prabhu Mudrika Meli Mukh Mahi प्रभु मुद्रिका मेलि मुख माहीं।
Jaladhi Langhi Gaye Acharaj Nahi जलधि लाँघि गये अचरज नाहीं॥
Meaning
Holding the Lord's ring in your mouth, you leapt across the ocean, and for you that is no wonder at all.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Prabhu प्रभु | the Lord's |
| Mudrika मुद्रिका | ring |
| Meli मेलि | placing |
| Mukh मुख | mouth |
| Mahi माहीं | in |
| Jaladhi जलधि | ocean |
| Langhi Gaye लाँघि गये | leapt across |
| Acharaj अचरज | wonder |
| Nahi नाहीं | no |
Why this verse matters
Ram gave Hanuman his signet ring as a token for Sita. Tradition adds that one who carries Ram's name can cross any ocean.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- prabhu mudrikā meli mukha māhīṃ|jaladhi lām̐ghi gaye acaraja nāhīṃ||
- Telugu
- ప్రభు ముద్రికా మేలి ముఖ్ మాహీం।జలధి లాఁఘి గయే అచరజ్ నాహీం॥
- Tamil
- ப்ரபு⁴ முத்³ரிகா மேலி முக்² மாஹீம்।ஜலதி⁴ லாங்கி⁴ க³யே அசரஜ் நாஹீம்॥
- Kannada
- ಪ್ರಭು ಮುದ್ರಿಕಾ ಮೇಲಿ ಮುಖ್ ಮಾಹೀಂ।ಜಲಧಿ ಲಾಁಘಿ ಗಯೇ ಅಚರಜ್ ನಾಹೀಂ॥
- Malayalam
- പ്രഭു മുദ്രികാ മേലി മുഖ് മാഹീം।ജലധി ലാഁഘി ഗയേ അചരജ് നാഹീം॥
- Gujarati
- પ્રભુ મુદ્રિકા મેલિ મુખ્ માહીં।જલધિ લાઁઘિ ગયે અચરજ્ નાહીં॥
- Bengali
- প্রভু মুদ্রিকা মেলি মুখ্ মাহীং।জলধি লাঁঘি গযে অচরজ্ নাহীং॥