Verse 41 of 43
Chaupai 39 of Hanuman Chalisa
Jo Yah Padhai Hanuman Chalisa जो यह पढ़ै हनुमान चलीसा।
Hoy Siddhi Sakhi Gaurisa होय सिद्धि साखी गौरीसा॥
Meaning
Whoever reads this Hanuman Chalisa attains fulfilment. Lord Shiva, husband of Gauri, is witness to this.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jo जो | whoever |
| Yah यह | this |
| Padhai पढ़ै | reads |
| Hanuman Chalisa हनुमान चलीसा | the Hanuman Chalisa |
| Hoy होय | there comes |
| Siddhi सिद्धि | fulfilment, success |
| Sakhi साखी | witness |
| Gaurisa गौरीसा | lord of Gauri (Shiva) |
Why this verse matters
Gita Press prints the metrical form 'चलीसा' here to fit the 16-beat chaupai line; most singers pronounce it 'Chalisa'.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- jo yaha paṛhai hanumāna calīsā|hoya siddhi sākhī gaurīsā||
- Telugu
- జో యహ్ పఢై హనుమాన్ చలీసా।హోయ్ సిద్ధి సాఖీ గౌరీసా॥
- Tamil
- ஜோ யஹ் படை⁴ ஹநுமாந் சலீஸா।ஹோய் ஸித்³தி⁴ ஸாகீ² கௌ³ரீஸா॥
- Kannada
- ಜೋ ಯಹ್ ಪಢೈ ಹನುಮಾನ್ ಚಲೀಸಾ।ಹೋಯ್ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಸಾಖೀ ಗೌರೀಸಾ॥
- Malayalam
- ജോ യഹ് പഢൈ ഹനുമാന് ചലീസാ।ഹോയ് സിദ്ധി സാഖീ ഗൌരീസാ॥
- Gujarati
- જો યહ્ પઢૈ હનુમાન્ ચલીસા।હોય્ સિદ્ધિ સાખી ગૌરીસા॥
- Bengali
- জো যহ্ পঢৈ হনুমান্ চলীসা।হোয্ সিদ্ধি সাখী গৌরীসা॥