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Hanuman: Sacred Words for Modern Minds

Hanuman: Sacred Words for Modern Minds

Vimlesh Kanti Verma
,
Sunanda Verma
,
Avi Asthana
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A complete and comprehensive collection of the sacred texts of Hanuman
Hanuman is revered across India and is the deity in whom people place the greatest faith, honouring him as Sankatmochan, the one who liberates from all kinds of hardships and suffering. In moments of distress, his name is the first to be invoked.
This book brings together all major sacred texts related to Hanuman in one place, offering both their Hindi and English translations and the phonetic transliterations of the original texts. An index of the dohas and chaupais of the Sundarkand is provided to help readers locate references.
Additionally, this book explores fascinating questions about Hanuman, such as why Rama declared him greater than himself, the stories behind when and why Tulsidas composed the Hanuman Chalisa and Hanuman Bahuk, the number of Sundarkands Tulsidas wrote, why it is called Sundarkand and the significance of performing aarti after prayer, among others.

Imprint: India Penguin Ananda

Published: Jan/2026

ISBN: 9780143478324

Length : 368 Pages

MRP : ₹699.00

Hanuman: Sacred Words for Modern Minds

Vimlesh Kanti Verma
,
Sunanda Verma
,
Avi Asthana

A complete and comprehensive collection of the sacred texts of Hanuman
Hanuman is revered across India and is the deity in whom people place the greatest faith, honouring him as Sankatmochan, the one who liberates from all kinds of hardships and suffering. In moments of distress, his name is the first to be invoked.
This book brings together all major sacred texts related to Hanuman in one place, offering both their Hindi and English translations and the phonetic transliterations of the original texts. An index of the dohas and chaupais of the Sundarkand is provided to help readers locate references.
Additionally, this book explores fascinating questions about Hanuman, such as why Rama declared him greater than himself, the stories behind when and why Tulsidas composed the Hanuman Chalisa and Hanuman Bahuk, the number of Sundarkands Tulsidas wrote, why it is called Sundarkand and the significance of performing aarti after prayer, among others.

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Paperback / Hardback
Amazon

Vimlesh Kanti Verma

Vimlesh Kanti Verma (Author)
Dr. Vimlesh Kanti Verma, PhD, FRAS (London), is a distinguished senior linguist with over five decades of experience in teaching the Hindi language, its literature and applied linguistics at the University of Delhi.

Sunanda Verma (Author)
Sunanda Verma is a writer-journalist. In a previous avatar she was a TV news producer and launched Aaj Tak and Star News (now ABP), which are news channels in India.
She has authored all the eleven titles in the Namaste! Series of books which are bringing diversity into international school curricula around the world.

Avi Asthana (Author)
Avi Asthana is an engineering student at Imperial College, London with a deep interest in language, technology, innovation and cultural preservation. His work in phonetic transliteration enhances linguistic accessibility, making sacred texts more approachable across scripts.

Sunanda Verma

Sunanda Verma is a writer–journalist. In a previous avatar, she was a TV news producer and launched Aaj Tak and Star News (now ABP), which are news channels in India.
She has authored all eleven titles in the Namaste! series of books which is bringing diversity into international school curricula around the world.

Avi Asthana

Avi Asthana is an engineering student at Imperial College, London with a deep interest in language, technology, innovation and cultural preservation. His work in phonetic transliteration enhances linguistic accessibility, making sacred texts more approachable across scripts.

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