Verse 42 of 43
Chaupai 40 of Hanuman Chalisa
Tulsidas Sada Hari Chera तुलसीदास सदा हरि चेरा।
Kijai Nath Hriday Mah Dera कीजै नाथ हृदय महँ डेरा॥
Meaning
Tulsidas is for ever the servant of Hari. O Lord, make your home in my heart.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tulsidas तुलसीदास | Tulsidas |
| Sada सदा | always |
| Hari हरि | Hari (Shri Ram) |
| Chera चेरा | servant |
| Kijai कीजै | please make |
| Nath नाथ | O Lord |
| Hriday हृदय | heart |
| Mah महँ | in |
| Dera डेरा | dwelling |
Why this verse matters
Here Tulsidas places his own name, as poets of his time did in a closing verse (the 'chhap').
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- tulasīdāsa sadā hari cerā|kījai nātha hṛdaya maham̐ ḍerā||
- Telugu
- తులసీదాస్ సదా హరి చేరా।కీజై నాథ్ హృదయ్ మహఁ డేరా॥
- Tamil
- துலஸீதா³ஸ் ஸதா³ ஹரி சேரா।கீஜை நாத்² ஹ்ருʼத³ய் மஹம் டே³ரா॥
- Kannada
- ತುಲಸೀದಾಸ್ ಸದಾ ಹರಿ ಚೇರಾ।ಕೀಜೈ ನಾಥ್ ಹೃದಯ್ ಮಹಁ ಡೇರಾ॥
- Malayalam
- തുലസീദാസ് സദാ ഹരി ചേരാ।കീജൈ നാഥ് ഹൃദയ് മഹഁ ഡേരാ॥
- Gujarati
- તુલસીદાસ્ સદા હરિ ચેરા।કીજૈ નાથ્ હૃદય્ મહઁ ડેરા॥
- Bengali
- তুলসীদাস্ সদা হরি চেরা।কীজৈ নাথ্ হৃদয্ মহঁ ডেরা॥