Hanuman Mantras · हनुमान मंत्र

Four widely recited Sanskrit prayers to Hanuman: the Hanuman Gayatri and three verses of praise.

Mantra 1
ॐ आञ्जनेयाय विद्महे वायुपुत्राय धीमहि तन्नो हनुमत् प्रचोदयात् ॥ॐ आञ्जनेयाय विद्महे वायु पुत्राय धीमहि तन्नो हनुमत् प्रचोदयात् ॥om anjaneyaya vidmahe vayu putraya dhimahi tanno hanumat prachodayat ||
oṁ āñjaneyāya vidmahe vāyuputrāya dhīmahi tanno hanumat pracodayāt ॥
हनुमान गायत्री: ॐ। हम आञ्जनेय (अंजना-पुत्र) को जानें, पवनपुत्र का ध्यान करें; वे हनुमान हमें प्रेरित करें।
Hanuman Gayatri: Om. May we know Anjaneya (son of Anjana); may we meditate on the son of the Wind; may Hanuman inspire us.
Shloka 1
अतुलितबलधामं हेमशैलाभदेहं दनुजवनकृशानुं ज्ञानिनामग्रगण्यम् ।अतुलित बल धामं हेम शैलाभ देहं दनुज वन कृशानुं ज्ञानिनामग्रगण्यम् ।atulita bala dhamam hema shailabha deham danuja vana krishanum gyaninamagraganyam |सकलगुणनिधानं वानराणामधीशं रघुपतिप्रियभक्तं वातजातं नमामि ॥सकल गुण निधानं वानराणामधीशं रघुपति प्रिय भक्तं वातजातं नमामि ॥sakala guna nidhanam vanaranamadhisham raghupati priya bhaktam vatajatam namami ||
atulitabaladhāmaṃ hemaśailābhadehaṃ danujavanakṛśānuṃ jñānināmagragaṇyam । sakalaguṇanidhānaṃ vānarāṇāmadhīśaṃ raghupatipriyabhaktaṃ vātajātaṃ namāmi ॥
अतुलनीय बल के धाम, सोने के पर्वत जैसी कांति वाले शरीर वाले, दैत्य-रूपी वन के लिए अग्नि, ज्ञानियों में अग्रगण्य, सब गुणों के भंडार, वानरों के स्वामी, रघुपति (राम) के प्रिय भक्त पवनपुत्र को मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ।
I bow to the son of the Wind: the abode of matchless strength, whose body shines like a golden mountain, a fire to the forest of demons, foremost among the wise, the treasury of all virtues, lord of the monkeys, the beloved devotee of Raghupati (Ram).
Shloka 2
बुद्धिर्बलं यशो धैर्यं निर्भयत्वं अरोगता अजाड्यं वाक्पटुत्वं च हनुमत्स्मरणाद् भवेत् ॥बुद्धिर् बलं यशो धैर्यं निर्भयत्वं अरोगता अजाड्यं वाक्पटुत्वं च हनुमत् स्मरणाद् भवेत् ॥buddhir balam yasho dhairyam nirbhayatvam arogata ajadyam vakpatutvam cha hanumat smaranad bhavet ||
buddhirbalaṃ yaśo dhairyaṃ nirbhayatvaṃ arogatā ajāḍyaṃ vākpaṭutvaṃ ca hanumatsmaraṇād bhavet ॥
बुद्धि, बल, यश, धैर्य, निर्भयता, आरोग्य, जड़ता का अभाव और वाणी की कुशलता हनुमान जी के स्मरण से प्राप्त होते हैं।
Intelligence, strength, fame, courage, fearlessness, good health, freedom from dullness and skill in speech come from remembering Hanuman.
Shloka 3
यत्र यत्र रघुनाथकीर्तनं तत्र तत्र कृतमस्तकांजलिम् ।यत्र यत्र रघुनाथ कीर्तनं तत्र तत्र कृत मस्तकांजलिम् ।yatra yatra raghunatha kirtanam tatra tatra krita mastakanjalim |बाष्पवारि परिपूर्ण लोचनं मारुतिं नमत राक्षसांतकम् ॥बाष्प वारि परिपूर्ण लोचनं मारुतिं नमत राक्षसांतकम् ॥bashpa vari paripurna lochanam marutim namata rakshasantakam ||
yatra yatra raghunāthakīrtanaṃ tatra tatra kṛtamastakāṃjalim । bāṣpavāri paripūrṇa locanaṃ mārutiṃ namata rākṣasāṃtakam ॥
जहाँ-जहाँ रघुनाथ (राम) का कीर्तन होता है, वहाँ-वहाँ सिर झुकाकर हाथ जोड़े, आँसुओं से भरे नेत्रों वाले, राक्षसों का अंत करने वाले मारुति को नमस्कार करो।
Wherever the praise of Raghunath (Ram) is sung, there he stands with head bowed and palms joined, his eyes filled with tears: bow to Maruti, the destroyer of demons.

About this text

This page gathers four short Sanskrit prayers to Hanuman that are widely recited on their own. The Hanuman Gayatri follows the pattern of the Gayatri mantra, asking him to inspire our understanding. Atulita-bala-dhamam is the third invocation verse of the Sundarkand in Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, praising him as the abode of matchless strength; some editions end it with vatatmajam instead of vatajatam, both meaning "son of the Wind". Buddhir-balam lists the gifts that come from remembering Hanuman, and Yatra yatra describes him standing with folded hands and tearful eyes wherever Ram's name is sung. Each prayer has been compared separately against independent editions. The Manojavam verse has its own page.

How it is recited

These are recited in daily worship, before reading the Sundarkand or Hanuman Chalisa, and especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays; the Gayatri is often chanted 108 times on a mala. Customs vary.