සංකට මෝචන නාම තිහාරෝ
संकट मोचन नाम तिहारो in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Origin & Story
Devotional Hanuman bhajan (Tulsidas tradition) · Goswami Tulsidas (traditional attribution) · 16th century CE / traditional
Goswami Tulsidas was a great devotee of Hanuman and is traditionally connected with the founding of the Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple at Varanasi, where Hanuman is worshipped as the 'reliever of troubles'. This bhajan, sung in that devotional spirit, addresses Hanuman by his epithet Sankat Mochan and recounts the heroic acts from the Ramayana — the ocean-leap, the search for Sita, the burning of Lanka, the slaying of Ahiravana in the netherworld, and the bringing of the Sanjivani herb — concluding with the devotee's plea that Hanuman, ever Rama's servant, dwell in his heart and banish all fear.
✦ As told in scripture
It is widely believed that wherever the name of Hanuman is sung, ghosts, evil spirits and the torments of malefic planets cannot remain; countless devotees recount that turning to Sankat Mochan in moments of grave danger, illness or fear brought sudden relief, just as Hanuman once restored the dying Lakshmana with the Sanjivani herb.
Complete Text with Meaning
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සංකට මෝචන නාම තිහාරෝ. හේ කේසරී නංදන බල ආගර, හේ රඝුනාථ ප්යාරෝ..
saṃkaṭa mocana nāma tihāro he kesarī naṃdana bala āgara, he raghunātha pyāro
Meaning:'संकट मोचन' ही आपका नाम है, हे केसरीनंदन, हे बल के भंडार, हे श्रीरघुनाथ के प्यारे!
භූත පිශාච නිකට නහිං ආවෛ, ජබ හනුමංත නාම සුනාවෛ. කෝටි කුටිල ග්රහ දූර සිධාවෛ, හේ කේසරී නංදන බල ආගර..
bhūta piśāca nikaṭa nahiṃ āvai, jaba hanumaṃta nāma sunāvai koṭi kuṭila graha dūra sidhāvai, he kesarī naṃdana bala āgara
Meaning:जब कोई हनुमान जी का नाम सुनाता है, तब भूत-पिशाच निकट नहीं आते और करोड़ों कुटिल ग्रह दूर भाग जाते हैं, हे बलवान् केसरीनंदन!
ලාංඝි ගයෝ ශත යෝජන සාගර, මධ්ය පෛඨි කීන්හෝං රඛවාරෝ. සීතා මාත කී සුධි ජබ ලායේ, හේ රඝුනාථ ප්යාරෝ..
lā~ghi gayo śata yojana sāgara, madhya paiṭhi kīnhoṃ rakhavāro sītā māta kī sudhi jaba lāye, he raghunātha pyāro
Meaning:आप सौ योजन का सागर लाँघ गए, (लंका के) मध्य में प्रवेश कर रक्षा की, और जब आप माता सीता की सुधि ले आए, हे रघुनाथ के प्यारे!
ලංකා ජාරි කීන්හ උජියාරෝ, අහිරාවන කහං මාරන හාරෝ. ලඛන ශක්ති ජබ ලාගී උර මේං, සංජීවන බූටී ලෛ ආයෝ..
laṃkā jāri kīnha ujiyāro, ahirāvana kaha~ mārana hāro lakhana śakti jaba lāgī ura meṃ, saṃjīvana būṭī lai āyo
Meaning:आपने लंका जलाकर उसे प्रकाशित कर दिया, और अहिरावण के संहारक हैं; जब लक्ष्मण के हृदय में शक्ति लगी, तब आप संजीवनी बूटी ले आए।
භය භංජන දුඛ දූර කරන කෝ, රාම භක්ත බල ධාම තිහාරෝ. තුලසීදාස සදා හරි චේරෝ, කීජෛ නාථ හෘදය බසේරෝ..
bhaya bhaṃjana dukha dūra karana ko, rāma bhakta bala dhāma tihāro tulasīdāsa sadā hari cero, kījai nātha hṛdaya basero
Meaning:भय का नाश और दुख दूर करने के लिए हे रामभक्त! आपका ही बल का धाम है। तुलसीदास सदा श्रीहरि के दास हैं — हे नाथ! मेरे हृदय में निवास कीजिए।
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Benefits of Chanting संकट मोचन नाम तिहारो
Invokes Hanuman as Sankat Mochan to remove troubles, dangers and calamities
His name is said to drive away ghosts, evil spirits and negative energies
Believed to pacify malefic planetary (graha) influences, including Saturn (Shani)
Bestows fearlessness, courage and inner strength in times of crisis
Removes sorrow and obstacles and protects devotees from harm
Cultivates loving devotion to Hanuman and, through him, to Lord Rama
How to Chant संकट मोचन नाम तिहारो
Sing this bhajan with faith before an image of Hanuman, ideally on Tuesdays and Saturdays which are sacred to him. Light a lamp of mustard or sesame oil and offer sindoor or a garland if possible. It may be sung once or repeated eleven times, especially when facing fear, illness, obstacles or affliction, while remembering Hanuman's mighty deeds and praying for his protection.
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