“बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके, सुमिरौं पवन कुमार। बल बुद्धि विद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेश विकार॥”
The Hanuman Chalisa is one of the most widely recited prayers in India today. Millions of people chant it every Tuesday, Saturday, or during difficult phases of life without realizing that its origins are linked to one of the darkest moments in Tulsidas’s life.