Verse 8 of 43
Chaupai 6 of Hanuman Chalisa
Sankar Suvan Kesari Nandan संकर सुवन केसरीनंदन।
Tej Pratap Maha Jag Bandan तेज प्रताप महा जग बंदन॥
Meaning
Born of Shiva and the beloved son of Kesari, your radiance and glory are immense, and the whole world bows to you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sankar संकर | Lord Shiva |
| Suvan सुवन | son, born of |
| Kesari Nandan केसरीनंदन | joy (son) of Kesari |
| Tej तेज | radiance |
| Pratap प्रताप | might, glory |
| Maha महा | great |
| Jag जग | the world |
| Bandan बंदन | revered |
Why this verse matters
Hanuman is traditionally revered as an incarnation (amsha) of Shiva. Some editions read 'Shankar swayam Kesari Nandan' ('Shiva himself, as Kesari's son'). We follow the Gita Press reading 'Sankar suvan'.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- saṃkara suvana kesarīnaṃdana|teja pratāpa mahā jaga baṃdana||
- Telugu
- సంకర్ సువన్ కేసరీనందన్।తేజ్ ప్రతాప్ మహా జగ్ బందన్॥
- Tamil
- ஸங்கர் ஸுவந் கேஸரீநந்த³ந்।தேஜ் ப்ரதாப் மஹா ஜக்³ ப³ந்த³ந்॥
- Kannada
- ಸಂಕರ್ ಸುವನ್ ಕೇಸರೀನಂದನ್।ತೇಜ್ ಪ್ರತಾಪ್ ಮಹಾ ಜಗ್ ಬಂದನ್॥
- Malayalam
- സംകര് സുവന് കേസരീനംദന്।തേജ് പ്രതാപ് മഹാ ജഗ് ബംദന്॥
- Gujarati
- સંકર્ સુવન્ કેસરીનંદન્।તેજ્ પ્રતાપ્ મહા જગ્ બંદન્॥
- Bengali
- সংকর্ সুবন্ কেসরীনংদন্।তেজ্ প্রতাপ্ মহা জগ্ বংদন্॥