Vibhishana Krita Hanuman Stotram
विभीषणकृत हनुमत् स्तोत्रम् in English · English
Read in your language / script
✦ Meaning
The Vibhishana Krita Hanuman Stotram is a powerful 24-verse Sanskrit hymn to Lord Hanuman, composed by Vibhishana (the righteous brother of Ravana) and traditionally found in the Sri Sudarshana Samhita as a dialogue between Vibhishana and Garuda. Each verse offers salutations to Hanuman, recalling his great deeds in the Ramayana — burning Lanka, crossing the ocean, healing Lakshmana, slaying demons — and praising him as the destroyer of poison, disease, enemies and fear. Its phala-shruti promises that whoever recites it is freed from every kind of fear and gains all spiritual powers.
Origin & Story
Sri Sudarshana Samhita (Vibhishana-Garuda dialogue) · Vibhishana (brother of Ravana, devotee of Rama) · Traditional (Puranic/Samhita literature)
According to tradition, after the great war of the Ramayana, Vibhishana — who had taken refuge in Rama and become king of Lanka — composed this hymn extolling Hanuman, the hero whose deeds had saved Lanka's righteous and destroyed its wicked. The stotra is preserved in the Sri Sudarshana Samhita as part of a dialogue in which it is recounted in connection with Garuda (Tarkshya), the divine eagle and vehicle of Vishnu. Vibhishana, who personally witnessed Hanuman burn Lanka, leap the ocean, and restore the stricken Lakshmana, packs each verse with these very feats, making the hymn both a remembrance of Hanuman's glory and a shield for the devotee.
✦ As told in scripture
The hymn's own phala-shruti is its promised miracle: it declares that for one who recites this Hanuman stotra, 'there is nowhere any fear' — neither from lions, tigers and thieves, nor from poison, disease, royal punishment, malefic planets, fire, flood or famine — and that all spiritual powers come to rest in the palm of the devoted reciter's hand.
Complete Text with Meaning
Tap any line — or the ▶ button — to hear it recited
Namo hanumate tubhyam namo maarutasoonave, Namah shreeraamabhaktaaya shyaamaasyaaya cha te namah. (1)
Meaning:Salutations to you, O Hanuman, son of the Wind God; salutations to the devotee of Sri Rama, the one with a dusky face.
Namo vaanaraveeraaya sugreeva-sakhyakaarine, Lankaavidaahanaarthaaya helaasaagarataarine. (2)
Meaning:Salutations to the heroic vanara who forged the friendship with Sugriva, who set out to burn Lanka and crossed the ocean as if in play.
Seetaashoka-vinaashaaya raamamudraadharaaya cha, Raavanaanta-kulacchedakaarine te namo namah. (3)
Meaning:To the destroyer of Sita's sorrow, the bearer of Rama's signet ring, the cause of the destruction of Ravana's whole clan — salutations again and again.
Meghanaada-makhadhvamsa-kaarine te namo namah, Ashokavana-vidhvamsa-kaarine bhayahaarine. (4)
Meaning:To the wrecker of Meghanada's (Indrajit's) sacrifice — salutations again and again; to the destroyer of the Ashoka grove and the remover of fear.
Vaayuputraaya veeraaya aakaashodaragaamine, Vanapaalashirashcheda-lankaapraasaada-bhanjine. (5)
Meaning:To the heroic son of the Wind who courses through the sky, who beheaded the guards of the grove and shattered the palaces of Lanka.
Jvalat-kanaka-varnaaya deergha-laangoola-dhaarine, Saumitri-jayadaatre cha raamadootaaya te namah. (6)
Meaning:To the one blazing like molten gold, bearing a long tail, who gave victory to Lakshmana (Saumitri), the messenger of Rama — salutations.
Akshasya vadhakartre cha brahmapaasha-nivaarine, Lakshmanaanga-mahaashakti-ghaata-kshata-vinaashine. (7)
Meaning:To the slayer of Aksha, who warded off the noose of Brahma (Brahmastra), who healed the grievous wound dealt to Lakshmana's body by the mighty Shakti weapon.
Rakshoghnaaya ripughnaaya bhootaghnaaya cha te namah, Rikshavaanara-veeraugha-praanadaaya namo namah. (8)
Meaning:Slayer of demons, slayer of foes, slayer of evil spirits — salutations; restorer of life to the host of bear and monkey heroes — salutations again and again.
Parasainya-balaghnaaya shastraastra-ghnaaya te namah, Vishaghnaaya dvishaghnaaya jvaraghnaaya cha te namah. (9)
Meaning:To the destroyer of enemy armies and of weapons and missiles; to the destroyer of poison, of enemies, and of fever — salutations.
Mahaabhaya-ripughnaaya bhakta-traanaika-kaarine, Paraprerita-mantraanaam yantraanaam stambhakaarine. (10)
Meaning:To the destroyer of great and dreadful foes, the one protector of devotees, who paralyzes hostile mantras and yantras directed by others.
Payah-paashaana-tarana-kaaranaaya namo namah, Baalaarka-mandala-graasa-kaarine bhavataarine. (11)
Meaning:To the one who caused stones to float upon the water — salutations; who (as a child) seized the orb of the rising sun, and who ferries us across the ocean of existence.
Nakhaayudhaaya bheemaaya dantaayudha-dharaaya cha, Ripumaayaa-vinaashaaya raamaajnaaloka-rakshine. (12)
Meaning:To the fearsome one armed with his nails and teeth, destroyer of the enemy's illusions, who guards the world by the command of Rama.
Pratigraama-sthitaayaatha raksho-bhootavadhaarthine, Karaalashaila-shastraaya drumashastraaya te namah. (13)
Meaning:To the one present in every village, intent on slaying demons and evil spirits, armed with terrible crags and trees as weapons — salutations.
Baalaika-brahmacharyaaya rudramoorti-dharaaya cha, Vihangamaaya sarvaaya vajradehaaya te namah. (14)
Meaning:To the perfect celibate (brahmachari), bearer of the form of Rudra, who can fly, who is all, whose body is a thunderbolt — salutations.
Kaupeenavaasase tubhyam raamabhakti-rataaya cha, Dakshinaashaa-bhaaskaraaya shata-chandrodayaatmane. (15)
Meaning:To you clad only in a loincloth, ever absorbed in devotion to Rama, like a sun in the southern quarter, radiant as a hundred rising moons.
Krityaakshata-vyathaaghnaaya sarvaklesha-haraaya cha, Svaamyaajnaa-paartha-sangraama-sankhye sanjaya-dhaarine. (16)
Meaning:To the destroyer of the pain caused by black magic (kritya), the remover of every affliction, who, like Sanjaya, ever wins by his master's command in the battles of the field.
Bhaktaanta-divyavaadeshu sangraame jayadaayine, Kilkilaa-bubuko-cchaara-ghorashabda-karaaya cha. (17)
Meaning:To the one who grants victory to devotees in disputes and in battle, who utters the terrible roaring war-cries 'kilkila' and 'bubuk'.
Sarpaagni-vyaadhi-samstambha-kaarine vanachaarine, Sadaa vanaphalaahaara-santriptaaya visheshatah. (18)
Meaning:To the one who immobilizes serpents, fire and disease, who roams the forest, ever content, especially with the fruits of the forest.
Mahaarnava-shilaabaddha-setubandhaaya te namah, Vaade vivaade sangraame bhaye ghore mahaavane. (19)
Meaning:To the one who built the bridge of stones across the great ocean — salutations. In dispute, debate, battle, in dreadful fear, in the great forest,
Simha-vyaaghraadi-chaurebhyah stotrapaathaad bhayam na hi, Divye bhootabhaye vyaadhau vishe sthaavarajangame. (20)
Meaning:From lions, tigers and thieves there is no fear by the recitation of this stotra; in fear of celestial beings and ghosts, in disease, in poison moving or unmoving,
Raajashastra-bhaye chogre tathaa grahabhayeshu cha, Jale sarve mahaavrishtau durbhikshe praanasamplave. (21)
Meaning:in the terrible fear of royal punishment and weapons, and in the fears caused by the planets, in water, in fire, in torrential rain, in famine, in deluge —
Pathet stotram pramuchyeta bhayebhyah sarvato narah, Tasya kvaapi bhayam naasti hanumat-stava-paathatah. (22)
Meaning:a person who recites this stotra is freed from fears on every side; for one who recites this Hanuman hymn, there is nowhere any fear.
Sarvadaa vai trikaalam cha pathaneeyam idam stavam, Sarvaan kaamaan avaapnoti naatra kaaryaa vichaaranaa. (23)
Meaning:This hymn should always be recited at the three junctures of the day; the reciter obtains all his desires — of this there is no doubt.
Vibheeshanakritam stotram taarkshyena samudeeritam, Ye pathishyanti bhaktyaa vai siddhyas-tatkare sthitaah. (24)
Meaning:This stotra composed by Vibhishana was recounted (to and by) Garuda; for those who recite it with devotion, all spiritual powers rest in the palm of their hand.
Iti shree-sudarshana-samhitaayaam vibheeshana-garuda-samvaade vibheeshanakritam hanumat-stotram sampoornam.
Meaning:Thus ends the Hanuman hymn composed by Vibhishana, from the dialogue of Vibhishana and Garuda in the Sri Sudarshana Samhita.
Word-by-Word Meaning
Click any word to hear its pronunciation
Benefits of Chanting विभीषणकृत हनुमत् स्तोत्रम्
Grants complete fearlessness — the phala-shruti declares the reciter is freed from fears 'on every side'
Traditionally recited for protection from enemies, lawsuits, weapons, thieves and wild animals
Believed to neutralize poison, fever and disease, as Hanuman is praised as 'vishaghna' and 'jvaraghna'
Protects against black magic (kritya), hostile mantras and yantras by 'stambhana' (paralysing) their power
Shields the devotee during travel, in fire, flood, famine and natural calamities
Counteracts malefic planetary (graha) influences and the fear they bring
Promised to bestow all desires and all spiritual accomplishments (siddhis) when recited daily with devotion
How to Chant विभीषणकृत हनुमत् स्तोत्रम्
After bathing, sit before an image of Lord Hanuman and light a ghee or mustard-oil lamp; offer sindoor (vermilion) and red flowers. The stotra itself says it should be recited 'trikaalam' — three times a day (morning, midday and evening) — for full benefit. Recite the 24 verses clearly with devotion and trust in Hanuman's protection. In times of acute danger or fear, it may be recited immediately, as the hymn specifically promises freedom from every kind of fear. Maintaining purity, truthfulness and a sattvic diet during a 40-day recitation enhances its power.
Frequently Asked Questions
You May Also Like
ॐ
Read the full विभीषणकृत हनुमत् स्तोत्रम् with verse-by-verse meaning, or explore more sacred texts