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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Hanumat Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 8× repetitions·🕐 Tuesday and Saturday mornings, or daily during sunrise; in times of difficulty·📜 Traditional Sanskrit Hanuman hymn

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit Hanuman hymn · Traditional (anonymous) · Traditional devotional period

The Hanumat Stotram belongs to the large body of Sanskrit prayers in which the devotee, recalling Hanuman's mighty deeds in the Ramayana — the slaying of Aksha, the humbling of Ravana, the consoling of the grieving Sita, the childhood leap to swallow the sun, and the bringing of the Sanjivani mountain — turns to him with intimate, urgent requests. Its character is that of a sharanagati (taking refuge): having praised Hanuman in the first verse, the devotee spends the remaining verses pouring out personal needs, trusting that the protector of Rama will also protect and provide for the one who worships him with faith.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees recall that just as Hanuman uprooted Ravana's pride and carried the Sanjivani mountain to restore life, those who recite this stotra with faith find their seemingly immovable troubles uprooted — enemies pacified, illnesses eased and bondage broken — the very requests the hymn lays at his feet, fulfilled by his grace.

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Verse 1

𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌹𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌶𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪- 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨𑌂 𑌰𑌘𑍁𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌘𑌨𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿॥௧॥

Akshaadi-raakshasaharam dashakantha-darpa- nirmoolanam raghuvaraanghri-saroja-bhaktam, Seetaa-vishahya-ghana-duhkha-nivaarakam tam Vaayoh sutam gilitabhaanum aham namaami. (1)

Meaning:I bow to that son of the Wind God — the slayer of Aksha and the other demons, the uprooter of the pride of the ten-headed Ravana, the devotee of the lotus feet of Rama, the remover of Sita's unbearable, dense sorrow, the one who (as a child) swallowed the sun.

Verse 2

𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌪𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍍। 𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌚॥௨॥

Maam pashya pashya dayayaa nija-drishtipaataih, Maam raksha raksha parito ripu-duhkha-punjaat, Vashyam kuru trijagataam vasudhaadhipaanaam, Me dehi dehi mahateem vasudhaam shriyam cha. (2)

Meaning:Look upon me, look upon me with compassion through the fall of your gracious glances; protect me, protect me all around from the heap of suffering caused by enemies; make the three worlds and their rulers favourable to me; grant me, grant me abundant land and wealth.

Verse 3

𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌆𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇। 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌪𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௩॥

Aapadbhyo raksha sarvatra aanjaneya namo'stu te, Bandhanam chhedayaashu tvam kapivarya namo'stu te. (3)

Meaning:Protect me from calamities everywhere, O Anjaneya — salutations to you; swiftly cut asunder my bondage, O best of the monkeys — salutations to you.

Verse 4

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇। 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌹𑌨 𑌹𑌨 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍂𑌤 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௪॥

Dehi me sampado nityam trilochana namo'stu te, Dushtarogaan hana hana raamadoota namo'stu te. (4)

Meaning:Grant me prosperity always, O three-eyed one — salutations to you; destroy, destroy my terrible diseases, O messenger of Rama — salutations to you.

Verse 5

𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌟𑌯 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌭𑍂𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾॥௫॥

Ucchaataya ripoon sarvaan mohanam kuru bhoobhujaam, Vidveshino maaraya tvam trimoortyaatmaka sarvadaa. (5)

Meaning:Unsettle and drive away all my enemies, bewilder the kings (who oppose me); slay my adversaries, O you who are the very embodiment of the three deities, always.

Verse 6

𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰 𑌮𑌮 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌯। 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕॥௬॥

Sanjeeva-parvatoddhaara mama duhkham nivaaraya, Ghoraan upadravaan sarvaan naashaya-akshaasuraantaka. (6)

Meaning:O lifter of the Sanjivani mountain, remove my sorrow; destroy all dreadful misfortunes, O slayer of the demon Aksha.

Verse 7

𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑌨𑍂𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌰𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃। 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍॥௭॥

Evam stutvaa hanoomantam narah shraddhaa-samanvitah, Putra-pautraadi-sahitah sarvaan kaamaan avaapnuyaat. (7)

Meaning:Thus having praised Hanuman, a person endowed with faith, together with his sons and grandsons, attains all his desires.

Verse 8

𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶 𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌹 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕। 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌰 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌰॥௮॥

Markateesha mahotsaaha sarvashoka-vinaashaka, Shatroon samhara maam raksha shriyam datvaa cha maam bhara. (8)

Meaning:O Lord of monkeys, of mighty vigour, destroyer of all sorrow — destroy my enemies, protect me, and having granted me prosperity, sustain me.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌹𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊akshaadi-raakshasa-haramThe slayer of Aksha (Ravana's son) and the other demons

𑌦𑌶𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊dashakantha-darpa-nirmoolanamThe uprooter of the pride of the ten-headed one (Ravana)

𑌰𑌘𑍁𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊raghuvara-anghri-saroja-bhaktamThe devotee of the lotus feet of Rama (best of the Raghus)

𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌘𑌨𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊seetaa-vishahya-ghana-duhkha-nivaarakamThe remover of Sita's unbearable, dense sorrow

𑌗𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊gilita-bhaanumThe one who (as a child) swallowed the sun

𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊vaayoh sutam namaamiI bow to the son of the Wind God

𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌯𑌯𑌾🔊maam pashya pashya dayayaaLook upon me, look upon me with compassion

𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍈𑌃🔊nija-drishtipaataihWith the falling of your own (gracious) glances

𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷🔊maam raksha rakshaProtect me, protect me

𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌪𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊ripu-duhkha-punjaatFrom the mass of suffering caused by enemies

𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊vashyam kuru trijagataamMake the three worlds favourable/subservient (to me)

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌚🔊dehi mahateem vasudhaam shriyam chaGrant me abundant land (prosperity) and wealth (Sri)

𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰🔊aapadbhyo raksha sarvatraProtect (me) from calamities everywhere

𑌆𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇🔊aanjaneya namo'stu teO son of Anjana, salutations be to you

𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌯🔊bandhanam chhedayaCut asunder (my) bondage

𑌕𑌪𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯🔊kapivaryaO best among the monkeys (vanaras)

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌃🔊dehi me sampadahGrant me prosperity / abundance

𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌹𑌨 𑌹𑌨🔊dushtarogaan hana hanaDestroy, destroy (my) terrible diseases

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍂𑌤🔊raamadootaO messenger of Rama

𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌟𑌯 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊ucchaataya ripoon sarvaanDrive away/unsettle all (my) enemies

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕🔊trimoortyaatmakaO embodiment of the three deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)

𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰🔊sanjeeva-parvata-uddhaaraO lifter of the Sanjivani mountain

𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕🔊akshaasura-antakaO slayer of the demon Aksha

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃🔊shraddhaa-samanvitahEndowed with faith

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊sarvaan kaamaan avaapnuyaatObtains all (his) desires

𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶 𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌹🔊markateesha mahotsaahaO Lord of monkeys, of mighty enthusiasm/vigour

Benefits of Chanting Hanumat Stotram

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Combines praise of Hanuman's heroic deeds with direct, heartfelt prayers for one's own protection and needs

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Begs Hanuman for protection from enemies and from 'the heap of suffering caused by foes' (ripu-duhkha-punja)

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Prays for the cutting of bondage (bandhanam chhedaya) — recited for release from entanglements and difficulties

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Asks for the destruction of disease ('dushtarogaan hana hana'), invoking Hanuman as a healer

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Seeks prosperity and wealth (vasudhaam shriyam cha) and the favour of the powerful (vashyam kuru)

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Invokes Hanuman as the lifter of the Sanjivani mountain to remove sorrow and dreadful misfortunes

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The phala-shruti promises that the faithful reciter, with family, attains all desires (sarvaan kaamaan avaapnuyaat)

How to Chant Hanumat Stotram

Repetitions8times

Best TimeTuesday and Saturday mornings, or daily during sunrise; in times of difficulty

After bathing, sit before an image of Lord Hanuman and light a lamp; offer sindoor and red flowers. Recite the eight verses with full faith (shraddha), since the stotra itself says it bears fruit for one 'endowed with faith'. Because the prayer openly asks Hanuman for protection, release from bondage, freedom from disease and for prosperity, dwell sincerely on your need as you reach each request. It may be recited 8 times (for its 8 verses) or daily as part of Hanuman worship; reciting it on Tuesdays and Saturdays with a sattvic diet and pure conduct strengthens the practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Hanumat Stotram 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.

The Hanumat Stotram (beginning 'Akshaadi-raakshasaharam') is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to Lord Hanuman. Unusually, it blends adoration of Hanuman's exploits in the Ramayana with bold, direct prayers asking him for protection from enemies, release from bondage, cure of disease, and the gift of prosperity and wealth.

While many Hanuman hymns are purely descriptive, the Hanumat Stotram is strongly petitionary — almost every verse contains an active request ('protect me', 'destroy my diseases', 'grant me prosperity', 'cut my bondage'). It is therefore favoured by devotees who wish to lay their specific troubles directly before Hanuman.

The phala-shruti (verse 7) states that a person endowed with faith who praises Hanuman in this way, together with his children and grandchildren, attains all his desires. The closing verse then appeals to Hanuman as 'Markatesha' (Lord of monkeys) to destroy enemies, protect the devotee, and sustain him with prosperity.

It is best recited on Tuesdays and Saturdays, which are sacred to Hanuman, and during morning worship. Because of its protective and prosperity-giving prayers, many also recite it in times of personal difficulty, illness, or when facing opposition from enemies.