Verse 40 of 43
Chaupai 38 of Hanuman Chalisa
Jo Sat Bar Path Kar Koi जो सत बार पाठ कर कोई।
Chhutahi Bandi Maha Sukh Hoi छूटहि बंदि महा सुख होई॥
Meaning
Whoever recites this a hundred times is freed from bondage and knows great joy.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jo जो | whoever |
| Sat सत | a hundred |
| Bar बार | times |
| Path पाठ | recitation |
| Kar कर | does |
| Koi कोई | anyone |
| Chhutahi छूटहि | is released |
| Bandi बंदि | bondage |
| Maha महा | great |
| Sukh सुख | joy |
| Hoi होई | comes |
Why this verse matters
'Sat bar' literally means 'a hundred times'; some also read 'sat' as 'truly, sincerely'. 'Bandi' is understood both as worldly bondage and as captivity.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- jo sata bāra pāṭha kara koī|chūṭahi baṃdi mahā sukha hoī||
- Telugu
- జో సత్ బార్ పాఠ్ కర్ కోఈ।ఛూటహి బంది మహా సుఖ్ హోఈ॥
- Tamil
- ஜோ ஸத் பா³ர் பாட்² கர் கோஈ।சூ²டஹி ப³ந்தி³ மஹா ஸுக்² ஹோஈ॥
- Kannada
- ಜೋ ಸತ್ ಬಾರ್ ಪಾಠ್ ಕರ್ ಕೋಈ।ಛೂಟಹಿ ಬಂದಿ ಮಹಾ ಸುಖ್ ಹೋಈ॥
- Malayalam
- ജോ സത് ബാര് പാഠ് കര് കോഈ।ഛൂടഹി ബംദി മഹാ സുഖ് ഹോഈ॥
- Gujarati
- જો સત્ બાર્ પાઠ્ કર્ કોઈ।છૂટહિ બંદિ મહા સુખ્ હોઈ॥
- Bengali
- জো সত্ বার্ পাঠ্ কর্ কোঈ।ছূটহি বংদি মহা সুখ্ হোঈ॥