Ganesh Chalisa is a devotional song based on Lord Ganesh as the model devotee of the Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

. It is a poem written in the Awadhi language. The Ganesh Chalisa has gained enormous popularity among the modern-day Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

s. Many of them recite it as a prayer daily.

Each of the 40 Verses of the Ganesh Chalisa convey one particular form of blessing and depending on the Bhava

Bhava

The term bhāva is often translated as feeling, emotion, mood, devotional state of mind. In Buddhist thought, bhāva denotes the continuity of life and death, including reincarnation, and the maturation arising therefrom...

or Shraddha (faith and devotion) of the devotee, the fruits of the particular verse are attained.

External links

• Ganesh Chalisa knol text.