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🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Tuesday or Saturday, and every night at bedtime; above all, just before beginning a journey or travel·📜 Traditional Hanuman stotra — the 'Twelve Names' (Dwadasanama)

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Traditional Hanuman stotra — the 'Twelve Names' (Dwadasanama) · Traditional · Classical Hindu tradition

The Hanuman Dwadasanama is one of the most beloved short hymns to Hanuman, gathering twelve of his names — each a doorway into a moment of the Ramayana: his birth to Anjana and Vayu, his boundless strength, his leap across the ocean to Lanka, his comforting of the grieving Sita, and his saving of Lakshmana with the Sanjivani herb. The closing lines promise the reciter fearlessness and victory, which is why devotees have long recited it at night and before every journey.

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Verse 1

𑌹𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌲𑌃। 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌫𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌖𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌽𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃॥

Hanuman Anjanasunur Vayuputro Mahabalah. Rameshtah Phalgunasakhah Pingaksho'mitavikramah.

Meaning:അദ്ദേഹം ഹനുമാൻ; അഞ്ജനാമാതാവിന്റെ പുത്രൻ; വായുദേവന്റെ പുത്രൻ; മഹാബലവാൻ; രാമന് ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടവൻ; അർജുനന്റെ (ഫാല്ഗുനൻ) സുഹൃത്ത്; പിംഗാക്ഷൻ (തവിട്ടുനിറക്കണ്ണുള്ളവൻ); അളവറ്റ പരാക്രമമുള്ളവൻ.

Verse 2

𑌉𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌃। 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌦𑌶𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌹𑌾॥

Udadhikramanashchaiva Sitashokavinashanah. Lakshmanapranadata cha Dashagrivasya Darpaha.

Meaning:സമുദ്രം ചാടിക്കടന്നവൻ; സീതയുടെ ദുഃഖം നശിപ്പിച്ചവൻ; ലക്ഷ്മണന് ജീവൻ നൽകിയവൻ; ദശഗ്രീവനായ രാവണന്റെ അഹങ്കാരം ഒടുക്കിയവൻ.

Verse 3

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌪𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃। 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃॥

Dvadashaitani Namani Kapindrasya Mahatmanah. Svapakale Pathennityam Yatrakale Visheshatah.

Meaning:വാനരരാജാവും മഹാത്മാവുമായ ഹനുമാന്റെ ഈ പന്ത്രണ്ടു നാമങ്ങൾ ദിനംപ്രതി ഉറങ്ങുന്ന സമയത്തും, വിശേഷിച്ച് യാത്ര പുറപ്പെടുന്നതിനു മുമ്പും ജപിക്കണം.

Verse 4

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑍀 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍॥

Tasya Mrityubhayam Nasti Sarvatra Vijayi Bhavet.

Meaning:ഇവ ജപിക്കുന്നവന് മൃത്യുഭയമില്ല, അവൻ എല്ലായിടത്തും വിജയിയാകുന്നു.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌹𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊HanumanHanuman — the great devotee of Rama

𑌅𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁🔊Anjanasunuson of Mother Anjana

𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰🔊Vayuputrason of Vayu, the Wind-god

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌲🔊Mahabalathe one of immense strength

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟🔊Rameshtathe dearest and most beloved of Rama

𑌫𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌖🔊Phalgunasakhafriend of Phalguna (Arjuna), atop whose chariot-banner he sat

𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷🔊Pingakshathe amber / tawny-eyed one

𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮🔊Amitavikramaof measureless valour and prowess

𑌉𑌦𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣🔊Udadhikramanathe one who leaped across the ocean to Lanka

𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨🔊Sitashokavinashanadestroyer of Sita's grief

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾🔊Lakshmanapranadatagiver of life to Lakshmana, by bringing the Sanjivani herb

𑌦𑌶𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌹𑌾🔊Dashagrivasya Darpahadestroyer of the pride of the ten-headed Ravana

Benefits of Chanting ഹനുമാൻ ദ്വാദശനാമ സ്തോത്രം

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Recites the twelve sacred names of Hanuman — a short, powerful daily stotra

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Traditionally chanted at bedtime and before travel for safety and protection on the journey

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The hymn itself promises freedom from the fear of death and victory everywhere (sarvatra vijayi bhavet)

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Bestows courage, strength and freedom from fear and obstacles

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Easy to memorise — ideal for children and for busy days when time is short

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Especially auspicious on Tuesdays and Saturdays, the days of Hanuman

How to Chant ഹനുമാൻ ദ്വാദശനാമ സ്തോത്രം

Repetitions11times

Best TimeTuesday or Saturday, and every night at bedtime; above all, just before beginning a journey or travel

Sit facing east or north before an image of Hanuman. After a short prayer, recite the twelve names with devotion and a calm mind. Traditionally the stotra is read every night before sleep (svapakale) and, most importantly, just before setting out on a journey (yatrakale) — it is said to ward off danger on the road and grant victory. Being only a few lines, it is easy to learn by heart and recite anywhere.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ഹനുമാൻ ദ്വാദശനാമ സ്തോത്രം written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a short, ancient hymn that calls upon Lord Hanuman by twelve sacred names — Hanuman, Anjanasunu, Vayuputra, Mahabala, Rameshta, Phalgunasakha, Pingaksha, Amitavikrama, Udadhikramana, Sitashokavinashana, Lakshmanapranadata and Dashagrivasya-darpaha — each recalling a glory of his life in the Ramayana.

Traditionally every night at bedtime (svapakale) and, with special importance, before beginning any journey (yatrakale). Tuesdays and Saturdays, which are sacred to Hanuman, are especially auspicious.

The stotra itself promises that one who recites it has no fear of death and becomes victorious everywhere (tasya mrityubhayam nasti, sarvatra vijayi bhavet). It is chanted for protection — particularly safe travel — for courage, and for freedom from fear.

Hanuman; Anjanasunu (son of Anjana); Vayuputra (son of the Wind-god); Mahabala (the mighty one); Rameshta (beloved of Rama); Phalgunasakha (friend of Arjuna); Pingaksha (amber-eyed); Amitavikrama (of boundless valour); Udadhikramana (who leaped the ocean); Sitashokavinashana (destroyer of Sita's grief); Lakshmanapranadata (saviour of Lakshmana); and Dashagrivasya-darpaha (crusher of Ravana's pride).