The real history of Hanuman Chalisa was not written in the temple, this superpower was written behind the bars of the jail.

News India Live, Digital Desk: These quatrains are not just words. These lines are the first thing that comes to mind on the tongue of every child of India, in every fearful heart and in every moment of crisis. But do you know that hanuman chalisa We recite it daily comfortably in our homes or temples, was born in a very scary and difficult situation?

It was composed not while sitting in an ashram, but in a Jail It took place inside. And the story behind this is of a clash between Goswami Tulsidas ji and Mughal emperor Akbar, which created history.

When the king tried to test ‘Ram’
It is about 16th century. The devotion of Goswami Tulsidas ji was being discussed all over the country. The news also reached Emperor Akbar. Akbar thought that this person was a magician who performed miracles. To satisfy his curiosity, Akbar called Tulsidas ji to his court.

The king said to them, “I have heard that you are a great magician, prove your skills by showing us some miracle.”
Tulsidas ji bowed his head very politely and said, “Maharaj, I am not a magician. I am just an ordinary devotee of Shri Ram. It is not my job to show miracles, it is the will of the Lord.”

ego and captivity
This answer pricked Akbar’s ego. He felt that an ordinary saint was avoiding his words. In anger, he immediately arrested Tulsidas ji and put him in the jail of Fatehpur Sikri fort. Akbar said, “Now rot here and show your miracle.”

Janmabhoomi became jail
Tulsidas ji did not create hue and cry in jail. He had full faith in his Ram and Hanuman. While sitting inside the dungeon, he started praising Hanuman ji. He kept writing and singing.
This praise, written in Awadhi language, was of 40 quatrains. He accomplished this while being in jail for 40 days. That’s why it ‘Chalisa’ (40 verses) were said.

And then the real ‘miracle’ happened…
It is said that as soon as Tulsidas ji completed the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, suddenly a disaster struck Fatehpur Sikri and Akbar’s palace. From somewhere, thousands of red faced monkeys (Monkey Army) attacked.

The monkeys neither left the palace, nor the court, nor spared Akbar’s soldiers. There was chaos all around. Even swords and cannons became useless in front of that ‘monkey army’.

Akbar’s bowed head
When Akbar saw this scene and learned from his ministers that all this was the result of keeping the saint in jail, he was shocked. He ran towards the jail barefoot and fell at the feet of Tulsidas ji and apologized. He ordered to release them immediately.

As soon as Tulsidas ji came out of jail, the army of monkeys disappeared as if it had never been there. After that day, Akbar announced that from now on no one would come in the way of Tulsidas and his worshippers.

lesson for us
Think, the Hanuman Chalisa which can melt iron bars and break the pride of a king, can also make our minor problems go away in a moment.
So next time you read Hanuman Chalisa, remember that you are reading the most powerful prayer in history, the one that turned defeat into victory.

“Nasai Rog Harai Sab Pira, Japat Nirant Hanumat Bira.”