My Hanuman Chalisa: A Commentary
Book Specification
Item Code: | NAN897 |
Author: | Devdutt Pattanaik |
Publisher: | Rupa Publication Pvt. Ltd. |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2017 |
ISBN: | 9788129147950 |
Pages: | 177 (Throughout B/W Illustrations) |
Cover: | Paperback |
Other Details | 8.5 inch X 6.0 inch |
Weight | 140 gm |
Book Description
Every time I experience negativity in the world, and in myself, every time I encounter jealousy, rage, and frustration manifesting as violation and violation and violence, I hear, or read, the Hanuman Chalisa, Composed over four composed over four hundred year ago by Tulsidas, its simple words ( in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi) and its simple metre (Dohas and chaupais) musically evoke the mythology, history, and mystery of Hanuman, the much-loved Hindu deity through whom Vedic Wisdom Reaches the masses.
As verse follows Verse, my frightened crumpled mind begins to expand with knowledge and insight, and my fait in humanity, both within and without, is restored.
DEVDUTT PATTANAIK writes, illustrates and lectures on relevance of mythology in modern times. He has since 1996, written over 30 books and 600 columns on how stories, symbols and rituals construct the subjective truth (myths) of ancient and modern cultures around the world. His books include My Gita and Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management. He consults corporations on leadership and governance and TV channels on mythological serials. His TV shows include Business Sutra on CNBC-TVIB and Devlok on Epic TV. To know more, visit devdutt.com.
Contents
Why My Hanuman Chalisa? | 1 |
The Text | 3 |
The Exploration | 7 |
Doha 1: Establishing the Mind-Temple | 9 |
Doha 2: Statement of Desire | 12 |
Chaupai 1: Why Monkey as God | 16 |
Chaupai 2: Son of Wind | 21 |
Chaupai 3: Thunder Body, Lighming Mind | 25 |
Chaupai 4: Darshan | 29 |
Chaupai 5: Warrior, Servant, and Sage | 32 |
Chaupai 6: Rudra's Eleventh Form | 36 |
Chaupai 7: Clever and Concerned | 39 |
Chaupai 8: Other People's Stories | 42 |
Chaupai 9: Adapting to Context | 47 |
Chaupai 10: Demon-Killer | 51 |
Chaupai 11: Saving Lakshman | 55 |
Chaupai 12: A Brother Like Bharat | 58 |
Chaupai 13: Vishnus Avatar | 61 |
Chaupai 14: Brahma and his Mind-born Sons | 65 |
Chaupai 15: Admirers in Every Direction | 69 |
Chaupai 16: Enabling Sugriv | 72 |
Chaupai 17: Empowering Vibhishan | 76 |
Chaupai 18: Sun as Fruit | 80 |
Chaupai 19: Monkeyness | 83 |
Chaupai 20: In Southeast Asia | 88 |
Chaupai 21: Doorkeeper | 92 |
Chaupai 22: Guardian of Fortune | 96 |
Chaupai 23: Three Worlds | 99 |
Chaupai 24: Frightens Away Ghosts | 104 |
Chaupai 25: Takes Away Ailments | 108 |
Chaupai 26: Aligning with the Divine | 111 |
Chaupai 27: Serving the Hermit-King | 115 |
Chaupai 28: Chariot of Desire | 119 |
Chaupai 29: Four Eras | 122 |
Chaupai 30: In China | 125 |
Chaupai 31: Goddess and Tantra | 128 |
Chaupai 32: Serving God | 132 |
Chaupai 33: Karma and Rebirth | 136 |
Chaupai 34: Heavens | 139 |
Chaupai 35: One is Many | 142 |
Chaupai 36: Problem-Solver | 146 |
Chaupai 37: Guru and Gosain | 149 |
Chaupai 38: Liberation | 152 |
Chaupai 39: Title of the Poem | 155 |
Chaupai 40: About the Poet | 158 |
Doha 3: Becoming Hanuman | 162 |
Further Reading & Acknowledgements | 169 |