
The halahala, the blue throat, the world saved.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
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The halahala, the blue throat, the world saved.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
Mainaka, Surasa and Simhika on the way.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Book V, all 68 sargas — Hanuman's leap across the sea, and the message that reaches Rama at last.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana

A boy who listened from before he was born.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 1–4
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa

The Devi, her lion, and nine nights of lamps.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
A sage asks the king for his two young sons, to guard a forest sacrifice, and teaches them everything.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Bhima's son, half-giant and all heart, who bought the Pandavas a night no one else could have won.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 5–8
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa

Adi Parva: a house that looked lovely, and the tunnel that saved a family.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 9–12
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 13–16
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 17–20
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 21–24
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa

A boy who kept a name in his heart no matter what.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 25–28
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 29–32
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 33–36
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Night lamps and old fears.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
Hanuman Chalisa, chaupai 37–40
From the original text · Hanuman Chalisa
Forty lines that make you brave.
From the original text · Family tradition, with its sources
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