Jai jai Baalaaji Hanumaana. Saalaasar dhaam viraaje jaana.
Daadhi moonchh roop ati pyaara. Bhaktan ke tum ho rakhvaara.
Anjani putra Pavan ke laala. Sankat mochan deendayaala.
Ram doot tum bal ke saagar. Teen lok me naam ujaagar.
Saalaasar me dhaam suhaave. Darshan kar sab kasht nashaave.
Choorma bhog tumhe jo laave. Manvaanchhit phal so jan paave.
Mohandaas ki bhakti nibhaai. Prakat bhaye Baalaaji Saai.
Dharti se jab moorat aai. Bhaktan ki sab aas pujaai.
Mangal Shani ko mela bhaari. Aave bhakt nar aru naari.
Nishaan neja bhakt chadhaave. Baalaaji ke gun sab gaave.
Bhoot pret sab nikat na aave. Baalaaji naam jo jan gaave.
Rog shok sankat sab taare. Baalaaji jo sharan nihaare.
Haare ka tum bano sahaara. Doobat beda paar utaara.
Nirdhan ko dhan turat dilaave. Rogi ko aarogya karaave.
Shraddha se jo dhyaan lagaave. So nar Baalaaji sukh paave.
Man kram vachan jo naam japaave. Bhav saagar se paar so jaave.
Baalaaji ki mahima bhaari. Poojat nar naari sab pyaari.
Saalaasar ki mahima gaao. Sankat mochan sharan me aao.
Jo yah paath kare Chalisa. Pooran aas kare jagdeesha.
Baalaaji ki kripa jo paave. So nar sakal mangal paave.
Saalaasar Baalaaji, Chalisa jo gaay.
Sankat sab door ho, sukh sampati ghar aay.
Frequently asked questions about Salasar Balaji Chalisa
Who is Salasar Balaji?
Hanuman Ji as worshipped at Salasar in Churu, Rajasthan, in a bearded and moustached form - daadhi moonchh, as the Chalisa says - which is unusual and is the mark of this shrine. Balaji is the Rajasthani name for Hanuman.
When is the Chalisa recited?
On Tuesdays and Saturdays like any Hanuman recitation, and at the great melas of Chaitra Purnima and Ashwin Purnima, when lakhs walk to Salasar. Devotees also read it before setting out on the yatra.
What is offered at Salasar?
Churma and laddu as prasad, a nishan flag, coconut, and sawamani offerings made when a vow is fulfilled. Sindoor and chola are applied at the shrine by the temple, not by devotees.
How does it differ from the Hanuman Chalisa?
The Hanuman Chalisa is Tulsidas's Awadhi hymn recited everywhere; this one belongs to the Salasar shrine and names its dham, its bearded form and its local tradition. Many devotees read both, the Tulsidas text first.
Is a visit to Salasar necessary?
No. The Chalisa is a household recitation and needs only a lamp and attention. The yatra is undertaken when a devotee is able, and often as the fulfilment of a vow already made at home.
About the Salasar Balaji Chalisa
The Salasar Balaji Chalisa - the forty-verse hymn to Balaji of Salasar, the bearded form of Lord Hanuman revered in Rajasthan.
A chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty (chalis) verses (chaupais), framed by opening and closing dohas (couplets). The Salasar Balaji Chalisa above is given in both Hindi (Devanagari) and English (Hinglish, Roman script) so you can read it in whichever script you are most comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above. It is traditionally recited with devotion, often after a bath and before the deity, especially on the day associated with the deity.
A chalisa is forty verses. It is not the short lamp-song (that is an aarti) and not a longer Sanskrit stotram. Other forty-verse hymns are on the Chalisa index. For japa of a compact formula use a mantra. If you are keeping a fast, the story is under Vrat Katha.
