Video:How the Hanuman Chalisa came to be
Goswami Tulsidas, a saint whose life is full of miracles, writes the Hanuman Chalisa in sweet Awadhi. But why not in Sanskrit?
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Goswami Tulsidas is a saint whose whole life is full of miracles, and the Hanuman Chalisa is his gift to us, born of deep devotion. He writes it in sweet Awadhi, in two-line dohas and four-line chaupais, so that everyone can learn it, feel it, and remember it with ease. In this course we learn it with stories, life skills, mudras, and activities, and we begin the way the chant does, with Rama’s name. So why does a great poet choose Awadhi over Sanskrit?