Anjaneya Bhujangam
Anjaneya Bhujangam in English · English
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The Anjaneya Bhujangam is a cherished traditional hymn. A hymn to Anjaneya (Hanuman), son of Anjana, in the undulating Bhujanga ("serpent") metre — adoring the mighty devotee of Rama, remover of fear, granter of strength and well-being.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Anjaneya Bhujangam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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oṃ śrīrāmajayam | oṃ sadguruśrītyāgarājasvāmine namo namaḥ | oṃ āñjaneyāya vidmahe | rāmadūtāya dhīmahi | tanno yajaḥ pracodayāt || sadārāmabhaktiprasārapraḍīnaṃ sadātārakānandanāmopagaṅgam | sadādhyānalīnaṃ sadānāmagānaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 1|| sadārāmanāmaplavāhlādarūpaṃ sadārāmanāmādharasmeravaktram | sadārāmagānātimādhuryakaṇṭhaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 2|| sadānāmayogaṃ sadārāmarāgaṃ sadācittasampūrṇanāmaprabhāvam | sadābrahmaniṣṭhaṃ varajñānapūrṇaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 3|| sadārāmadāsaṃ mahāvīravaryaṃ sadānāmapeyūṣapānapramattam | sunāmaprahṛṣṭaṃ sabhaktāgragaṇyaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 4|| sunāmasvarālāpabāṣpākulākṣaṃ susaṅgītanāmaprabhāvasvabhāvam | svarasvādunāmopabhogyaṃ subhāgyaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 5|| sasūryaprakāśaṃ sasattvapravācaṃ asādhyaprabhāvaṃ susādhyapramāṇam | sadādhyātarāmasvarūpaprakāśaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 6|| sasattvaṃ phalāśaṃ sumedhāvilāsaṃ susītāmanaśśokanāśaṃ praśāntam | suvegaṃ yajaṃ taṃ bhaje rāmadūtaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 7|| mahadbrahmacaryaṃ manovākstharāmaṃ manaskāyasañjīvanauṣadhyadheyam | mahīdhārakandhāradhārapratāpaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 8|| sasītasvarārāmanāmaprageyaṃ sasaṅgītasāhityavidyāpravīṇam | susaptasvarānandanṛtyābhilāsyaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 9|| hariśreṣṭharatnaṃ haripreṣṭhabhaktaṃ harismerahṛtpadmavāsānurāgam | haraprītanāmapriyaṃ bhaktavaryaṃ harāṃśaṃ hanūmantaśūraṃ namāmi || 10|| himāgapraśāntisvamādhuryagāyaṃ himānandagaṅgāplavāhlādageyam | himāpūtaramyāṣṭradhyānasthadevaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 11|| manogālanāgītarāmābhirāmaṃ surāgānurāgaṃ sunāmābhijapyam | manojasvarāgītasītāvarāptaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 12|| varānandarāmasvavācābhinandaṃ sarāgaprabhāṣaṃ svarārāmarāmam | kurogapraṇāśaṃ varārogyadāyaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 13|| susatkāryasiddhiṃ susadbhaktibuddhiṃ virāgatvavṛddhiṃ surāgapravṛddhim | sunādapravṛttiṃ subodhaṃ suśaktiṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 14|| susaṅgītavāṇiṃ susatpuṣpapāṇiṃ kavisphūrtiraktiṃ kapiṃ rāgahṛṣṭim | sadāsattvadṛṣṭiṃ sadāsaktipuṣṭiṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 15|| gurutyāgarājendrasadgānalolaṃ tadāhlādasannāmagānaprasannam | kṛtāñjalyatipreṣṭhanāmapralīnaṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 16|| gurutyāgarājendraśiṣyopagītaṃ supuṣpopahāraṃ subhaktipraṇītam | manojastutisphūrtipuṣpārcitaṃ taṃ sadātrāṇabhaktaṃ namāmyāñjaneyam || 17|| bhujaṅgaprayātasphuradbhaktigītaṃ bhujaṅgaprayātapragītipramodam | bhujaṅgāvatārānujapreṣṭhabhaktaṃ bhaje mārutiṃ taṃ sabhaktaṃ subhadram || 18|| subhadraṃ varānandarāmānurāgaṃ subhadraṃ svarānandanāmābhigeyam | subhadraṃ varārāmarāmopasevaṃ subhadraṃ hanūmantadhīraṃ bhajeham || 19|| śrīsītārāmabhaktāya rāmanāmaratāya ca | nāmagānābhilolāya āñjaneyāya maṅgalam || iti sadguruśrītyāgarājasvāminaḥ śiṣyayā bhaktayā puṣpayā kṛtaṃ āñjaneyabhujaṅgaprayātastotraṃ gurau samarpitam | oṃ śubhamastu |
Meaning:A hymn to Anjaneya (Hanuman), son of Anjana, in the undulating Bhujanga ("serpent") metre — adoring the mighty devotee of Rama, remover of fear, granter of strength and well-being.
Benefits of Chanting Anjaneya Bhujangam
Recitation of the Anjaneya Bhujangam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and during Hanuman Jayanti.
A treasured Sanskrit hymn, suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Anjaneya Bhujangam
Bathe and sit facing east before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Anjaneya Bhujangam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays and during Hanuman Jayanti.
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