Shree Hanuman Chalisa - श्री हनुमान चालीसा (अर्थसहित) The Hanuman Chalisa is believed to be one of the most powerful poems dedicated to Lord Hanuman. Penned in Awadhi by Sant Tulsidas, a 16-century poet, the Chalisa is a compilation of forty poems or Chalis chaupayis meaning forty quatrain verses. And the recitation of the Chaupayis begins and ends with a Doha (couplet). This Hanuman Jayanti, chant the Hanuman Chalisa, to seek the blessings of the mighty Bajrangbali.