Guest guest Report post Posted December 20, 2008 Please what is a " Chalisa " ? I think it might be a form of prayer but why is it different for other prayers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 21, 2008 OMNAMONARAYANAYA Chalis is Hindi for 40. Chalisa is doing something 40 times. Goswami Tulasidas composed the epic Ramayana with a title RAM CHARITA MANAS. Ramcharitmanas was composed as Doheh . Doha is a verse with two lines. Lord Hanuman the disciple and devotee of Lord Sriram was praised in 40 Dohe or two lined poems. This is called HANUMAN CHALISA. Reciting Hanuman Chalisa is believed to be an easy way of Prayer and is " wish fulfilling " . Devotees are advised to recite HANUMAN CHALISA eleven times a day for 40 days. My own experience is the first hand proof .During 1976 I had faced a nearly impossible problem . On advice I recited Hanuman Chalisa eleven times a day for 40 successive days. On the 41st day I received a communication officially that my problem is solved. The number 40 is significant in a number of ways. Devotees of Ayyappa Swamy observe certain austerities for 40 days. Forty days is called a Mandala. Christians begin their fasting prayers 40 days before Easter and end on Easter. Muslims observe 40 days of ritual mourning if bereaved. ijswamy ~SWAMY http://gjnanaswarup.spaces.live.com/blog/ --- On Sat, 12/20/08, mulberry300 <mulberry300 wrote: mulberry300 <mulberry300 Chalisa Saturday, December 20, 2008, 4:09 PM Please what is a " Chalisa " ? I think it might be a form of prayer but why is it different for other prayers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 21, 2008 OMNAMONARAYANAYA Chalis is Hindi for 40. Chalisa is doing something 40 times. Goswami Tulasidas composed the epic Ramayan with a title RAM CHARITHA MANAS. Ramcharitmanas was composed as Doheh . Doha is a verse with two lines. Lord Hanuman the disciple and devotee of Lord Sriram was praised in 40 Dohe or two lined poems. This is called HANUMAN CHALISA. Reciting Hanuman Chalisa is believedto be an easy way of Prayer and is " wish fulfilling " . Devotees are advised to recite HANUMAN CHALISA eleven times a day for 40 days. My own experience is the first hand proof .During 1976 I had faced a nearly impossible problem . On advice I recited Hanuman Chalisa eleven times a day for 40 successive days. On the 41st day I received a communication officially that my problem is solved. The number 40 is significent in a number of ways. Devotees of Ayyappa Swamy observe cerain austerities for 40 days. Forty days is called a Mandala. Christians begin their fasting prayers 40 days before Easter and end on Easter. Muslims observe 40 days of ritual mourning if berieved. ijswamy ~SWAMY http://gjnanaswarup.spaces.live.com/blog/ --- On Sat, 12/20/08, mulberry300 <mulberry300 wrote: mulberry300 <mulberry300 Chalisa Saturday, December 20, 2008, 4:09 PM Please what is a " Chalisa " ? I think it might be a form of prayer but why is it different for other prayers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 21, 2008 Chalisa is a number. It denotes forty. I do not know exactly when this chalisas started. They were all part of the Bhakti school when the praise of Gods in langauges other than Sanskrit started. There are some famous chalisas. My favourite snd the most well known is 'Hanuman Chalisa by Sant Tulasidas. It has got 40 couplets in praise of hanuman. There is one Gayatri Chalisa. May be others too. May be some members can explain the significance of the number 40. Venkat , " mulberry300 " <mulberry300 wrote: > > Please what is a " Chalisa " ? > I think it might be a form of prayer but why is it different for other > prayers? > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
