Hanuman Chalisa chaupai - 37

             Hanuman Chalisa   Chaupai - 37


    Jai jai jai  Hanuman gosain,

   Kripa karahu  guru deva ki nai.

Victory, victory , victory to You Oh Hanuman, Lord of the senses. Be as compassionate to me as a beloved teacher.

Jai is a term for ' Hail '. It denotes greeting and welcome cry or call out to attract the attention of the person to whom it is addressed. This term is generally used in prayer hymns.

Gosai in Avadhi dialect means one who has control over senses. Hanuman could face any challenge and emerge victorious because he had full control over his body and mind. So Hanuman has the qualities of a great teacher. The guru is the highest divine power revealed in order to release a human soul from bondage. He is Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara in one. In fact, he is Parabrahman Himself. Hanuman was a self realized soul. He is dipicted in later Ramayanas and Upanishads as a teacher explaining Rama tattva ( the essence of Rama ) to Sanaka  and others.

If a devotee qualifies himself as a fitting student with control over his senses , Hanuman as a teacher can grace him with the teachings of the Supreme.

Here Hanuman is requested to bless the devotee with his grace as a preceptor.