Definitely a proud moment for India. The identity of our country is known in the world by the land of saints, sannyasis, great men, this has been proved once again. Hanuman Chalisa has become the first devotional music video to cross 2 million views on YouTube.
In Hindu society hanuman chalisa has been given high significance since ancient times. Even today, a person can find it is receited by millions of Hindu homes, everyday. The chapter of the verses in hanuman chalisa is tale of commitment and devotion of lord hanuman to lord ram. It propagates the eternal feeling of love and sacrifice, holding the god in your heart.
While writing on this topic I feel extremely blessed and proud that India holds rich culture, heritage and yes it is the proud moment for us that hanuman chalisa has become the first devotional music video to cross 2 million views on YouTube. I wish I could express my emotions over here but I can’t find an appropriate word to describe the moment.
Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu hymn in praise of lord Hanuman. Produced by gulshan Kumar rendition of Hanuman Chalisa, sung by Hariharan. In may 2020, it had crossed 1 billion views and currently YouTube has declared Hanuman Chalisa has become the first devotional music video to cross 2 million views.
Hanuman Chalisa was written by Tulsidas in the awadhi language. Tulsidas is best known for his text Ramcharitmanas. Apart from the awadhi language, Hanuman Chalisa includes Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati languages are also available. The word Chalisa is mainly derived from the number Chalis, which in Hindi means 40, and Hanuman Chalisa consists of a total of 40 verses.
Lord Hanuman is a devotee of shri Ram and one of the vital characters in a well known Hindu epic, The Ramayan. The shaivate tradition claims lord hanuman is the incarnation of God Shiva. Folk tales acclaims the power of hanuman.
As per Hindu religious beliefs, by chanting these 40 verses for 40 days with faith and devotion can get your wishes fulfilled and you can get the darshan of 12 jyotirlingas of lord Shiva and paanch mukhi hanuman.
By chanting hanuman Chalisa on a daily basis purifies both mind and body. It protects an individual from all evils throughout everyday life.