Om Hanumate Namah

A short mantra to Hanuman, repeatable against a mala — which the Chalisa, forty verses long, is not.

What it says

Hanumate is the dative of Hanumān; namaḥ is the bow. Oṁ, I bow to Hanuman. The grammar matches the other oṁ … namaḥ mantras: an address, repeated.

Not the Chalisa

The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional poem of forty verses by Tulsidas, recited rather than counted — most people read or sing it through, once or several times, particularly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It does not fit a bead. This mantra does, which is why the two coexist rather than compete.

How it is counted

One repetition per bead, 108 to a mala. Tuesday and Saturday are the days most associated with Hanuman worship in north India, and many keep a higher count on those days.

Some practise this alongside Ram naam rather than instead of it, on the reasoning that Hanuman's own practice was the name of Ram.

Counting it here

Root Jaap counts quietly and keeps nothing about you. Choose a mala size, tap to count, and the screen settles out of the way while you do.

Opens the counter with this mantra chosen. No account, works offline.